These changes made to the disability questions mean that the population identified in 2008 is different from that identified in previous years and the results should not be compared. For a summary of all changes to the ACS 2008 survey see: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/SummaryResultsACS2006ContentTest.pdf. Below are the disability questions used in the ACS 2003-7 and those used in the ACS 2008, with descriptions of the major differences between the questions with similar concepts.
Definition of undesirable discharge. : a formal release from military service under conditions other than honorable.
Discharge generally refers to conditions where there is pus or increased mucus production, or anatomical lesions that prevent the anal canal from closing fully, whereas fecal leakage generally concerns disorders of IAS function and functional evacuation disorders which cause a solid fecal mass to be retained in the rectum.