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Urban-rural (Duke only)
Housing stratum (New Haven only)
Sex
Race (New Haven & Duke only)
Weight (New Haven) (Duke:xx.xxxxxxx)
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Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) (Duke only)
Post Stratification Weight (x.xxx) (New
Replicate (Duke)Primary Sampling Unit (P
Inverse of probability of selection (Duk
Non-response adjustment (Duke only xx.xx
Age at time of interview(Io, EB, NH Non-
What is the highest grade or year of reg
Have you ever been married
Now married, (legally) separated, divorc
How long have you been ______? (years)
Currently working at paying job
Are you retired
What year did you retire (not on Iowa te
Ususal occupation
Which groups represent you own and spous
Household composition summary (not on Io
What is your religious preference
How often do you go to religious meeting
How many living children do you have
How many relatives do you feel close to
How many of these relatives do you see-m
How many close friends do you have (not
How many friends do you see monthly
How old are you
When were you born
What is the data today (not on any Iowa
What day of the week is it (not on any I
President of the U.S. (now) (not on any
President of the U.S. (previous) (not on
Mother's maiden name (not on any Iowa in
Telephone number (not on any Iowa interv
Subtract 3 from 20 (not on any Iowa inte
Need help - walk in doors
Walk help - from person or equipment
Walk help - still required
How difficult - walk in doors (not on Io
Need help - bathing
Bathing help - from person or equipment
Bathing help - still required
How difficult - bathing (not on Iowa pro
Need help - personal grooming
Grooming help - from person or equipment
Grooming help - still required
How difficult - grooming (not on Iowa pr
Need help - dressing
Dressing help - from person or equipment
Dressing help - still required
How difficult - dressing (not on Iowa pr
Need help - eating
Eating help - from person or equipment
Eating help - still required
How difficult - eating (not on Iowa prox
Need help - getting from bed to chair
From bed to chair - from person or equip
From bed to chair - still required
How difficult - get from bed to chair(no
Need help - using the toilet
Toilet help - from person or equipment
Toilet help - still required
How difficult - using toilet (not on Iow
Able to do heavy work around the house
Able to walk up and down stairs to 2nd f
Able to walk 1/2 mile w/o help
Difficulty pulling/pushing large objects
Difficulty stooping/crouching/kneeling
Difficulty reaching/extending arms above
Difficulty writing or handling small obj
Ever worn a hearing aid
How often usuallly wear hearing aid
W/wo hear aid-understand speech w/o seei
Do you ear eyeglasses/contact lenses
When wearing glass/len can see friend ac
When wearing glass/len can see friend at
When wearing glass/len can see friend if
When wearing glass/len can read ordinary
When wearing glass/len can read large ne
Difficulty holding urine
Health compared to others in age group
Dr ever told you had heart attack
Ever in hospital for heart attack (not o
Dr ever told you had stroke
Ever in hospital for stroke (not on Iowa
Still have leftover troubles from stroke
Dr ever told you had cancer
Ever in hospital for cancer (not on Iowa
Dr ever told you had diabetes
Ever in hospital for diabetes (not on Io
Currently taking insulin (not on Iowa in
Dr ever told you high blood pressure
Currently taking medication for high blo
Dr ever told you had hip fracture
Ever in hospital for hip fracture (not o
Since age 50 Dr ever told you had any fr
Ever had any pain in chest
Ever had any pressure in chest
Get pain when walking uphill or hurring
Get pain when walking at ordinary pace
What do you do if you get this pain
Standing still, what happens to pain
How soon is the pain relieved
Where was pain (sternum-middle or upper)
Sternum (lower)
Left anterior chest
Left arm
Did you feel it anywhere else
Ever had severe pain front chest-1/2 hr
Did you see a doctor because of this pai
How many of these attacks have you had
Do you get pain in either leg while walk
Pain ever begin when standing still or s
In what part of you leg do you feel it
Get pain when walk uphill or hurry
Does this pain ever disappear while stil
What do you do if you get this pain whil
What happens to the pain if you stand st
How soon is it relieved
Shortness of breath that makes you stop
Short of breath when walk-level ground,
Short of breath when you are lying flat
Short of breath improve when sit up
Short of breath that wakes you up when a
Usually cough first thing in morning
Usuallly cough during day or night in wi
Cough like this for three months each ye
Usually bring up phlegm first thing in m
Usuallly bring up phlegm twice during da
Usuallly bring up phlegm for three month
Have you had phlegm like this for 3 year
Does your chest ever sound wheezing or w
Do you get this wheezing most days or ni
Ever had attacks of shortness of breath
Breathing obsolutely normal between atta
What is your weight (pounds) (EBoston ro
What is your height (inches)
Gained or lost more than 10 pounds past
What was your usual weight at age 50 (po
What was your usual weight at age 25 (po
Pulse for 30 seconds
First blood pressure reading-Systolic
First blood pressure reading-Diastolic
Second blood pressure reading-Systolic
Second blood pressure reading-Diastolic
How often have trouble falling asleep
How often have trouble waking up during
How often trouble waking up too early
How often get so sleepy in day/eve need
How often feel really rested when wake u
Do you smoke cigarettes (regularly) now
Did you ever smoke cigarettes (regularly
Number cigarettes smoked per day (curren
Number cigarettes smoked per day (former
Age when last smoked regularly
Age when first smoked regularly (former
Age when first smoked regularly (current
Have you had any beer or ale during the
Have you had any beer or ale in the past
Over the (past/last) month how often hav
When you did have beer/ale how many cans
Have you had any wine during the past ye
Have you had any wine in the past month
Over the (past/last) month, how often ha
When you did have wine (past mo) how man
Have you had any liquor in past year
Have you had any liquor in past month
Over past month, how often had liquor
How many drinks did you have - past mont
Ever been a time when you drank quite a
Ever taken any digitalis, Digoxin, Lanox
Do you still take this pill now
For how long have you taken/did you take
Overnight in hospital in past 12 months
Number different times in hospital overn
Have you ever been (a patient) in a nurs
When was the last time you saw a dentist
Did another person sit in on any part of
Interview status
EB-Felt everything was an effort
EB-My sleep was restless
EB-Felt depressed
EB-Felt happy
EB-Felt lonely
EB-People were unfriendly
EB-I enjoyed life
EB-Felt sad
EB-I felt people disliked me
EB-I could not get going
Iowa-I did not feel like eating
Iowa-I felt depressed
Iowa-Felt that everything was an effort
Iowa-My sleep was restless
Iowa-I was happy
Iowa-Felt lonely
Iowa-People were unfriendly
Iowa-I enjoyed life
Iowa-Felt sad
Iowa-I felt people disliked me
Iowa-I could not get going
Iowa-I lacked companionship
Iowa-Felt nervous, tense, and jittery
Iowa-Felt calm and relaxed
Iowa-Felt left out
Iowa-I was worried
Iowa-Felt cross and cranky
Iowa-Felt secure and content
Iowa-There were people I could talk to
Iowa-Felt that I was part of a group of
NH-Felt bothered
NH-Did not feel like eating
NH-Felt blue
NH-Felt just as good as other people
NH-Trouble concentrating
NH-Felt depressed
NH-Felt everything was an effort
NH-Felt hopeful about the future
NH-I thought my life had been a failure
NH-Felt fearful
NH-My sleep was restless
NH-I was happy
NH-Talked less than usual
NH-Felt lonely
NH-People were unfriendly
NH-Enjoyed life
NH-I had crying spells
NH-Felt sad
NH-Felt that people disliked me
NH-I could not get going
DK-Felt bothered
DK-Did not feel like eating
DK-Felt blue
DK-Felt as good as other people
DK-Trouble concentrating
DK-Felt depressed
DK-Felt everything was as effort
DKHOPE
DK-Felt hopeful about the future
DK-Felt fearful
DK-My sleep was restless
DK-I was happy
DK-Talked less than usual
DK-Felt lonely
DK-People were unfriendly
DK-I enjoyed life
DK-I had crying spells
DK-Felt sad
DK-Felt that people disliked me