REASON PERSON WITH BRAIN INJURY NOT PROVIDING DATA
Variable 20Ad
date of last revision: 01/01/06
DEFINITION:
If no interview data were provided by the person with brain injury, what was the reason?
CODE:
Person with brain injury....

03 is physically or cognitively unable to respond
04 is not available for interview (e.g., not at home, in the hospital or jail, is working or in school and not available for interview)
05 has stated refusal to take part in interview
06 has not responded to contact (i.e., center staff know the whereabouts of the person with brain injury but he/she has not responded to contact)
07 is lost to follow-up (unknown whereabouts of person with brain injury)
08 has a language barrier (person with brain injury does not speak English and no interpreter was available)
09 expired during follow-up year.
*66 Variable did not exist at time data were collected
77 No data collected at this time (e.g., no funding)
88 Not applicable--interview data was provided by person with brain injury
99 Unknown reason why no interview data was provided by person with brain injury, or unknown reason why no follow-up was attempted.
CHARACTERS:
2 numeric
NOTE:
If in jail, code: 04=not available.

Code 77 is not shown on Form II because it is a special purpose code and should not be used in normal data collection/submission.
EXAMPLE:
Patient unable to respond because of dysarthria.

03

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