diffmemory: Difficulty with memory

Description

diffmemory indicates whether the respondent had serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

Availability

Sample	Years
Basic	20089m1 - present
ORG	2008m6 - present

Values

Value	Label
0	Doesn't experience difficulty
1	Experiences difficulty

Code

Variable creation

********************************************************************************
* Difficulty with remembering, concentrating, or making decisions
********************************************************************************
gen byte diffmemory = .

if $monthlycps == 1 {
    if tm(2009m1) <= $date {
        replace diffmemory = 0 if pedisrem == 2
        replace diffmemory = 1 if pedisrem == 1
    }
}

label var diffmemory "Difficulty with memory"
#delimit ;
lab def diffmemory 
0 "Doesn't experience difficulty"  
1 "Experiences difficulty" 
;
#delimit cr
lab val diffmemory diffmemory
notes diffmemory: 2008m6-present Basic: pedisrem