record type
survey year
household serial number
family serial number
person number
interview quarter
age
hispanic ethnicity
hispanic subgroup detail
race coded to a single race group
race recode
omb groups w/multiple race
combined race/ethnicity recode
highest level of school completed
fam inc at/above vs. below $20,000
ratio of fam inc to poverty threshold
marital status
number of persons in family
geographic distribution - msa size
weight - interim annual
weight - final annual
stratum for variance estimation
psu for variance estimation
dummy record flag for prevention adult
ever been told you had hypertension
ever told had hypertension on 2+ visits
ever told you had coronary heart disease
ever been told you had angina pectoris
ever been told you had a heart attack
ever told you had a heart cond/disease
ever been told you had a stroke
ever been told you had emphysema
ever been told you had asthma
had an asthma episode/attack, past 12 m
had visit to er due to asthma, past 12 m
ever been told you had an ulcer
had an ulcer in past 12 months
ever told by a doctor you had cancer
what kind of cancer...bladder
what kind of cancer...blood
what kind of cancer...bone
what kind of cancer...brain
what kind of cancer...breast
what kind of cancer...cervix
what kind of cancer...colon
what kind of cancer...esophagus
what kind of cancer...gallbladder
what kind of cancer...kidney
what kind of cancer...larynx-windpipe
what kind of cancer...leukemia
what kind of cancer...liver
what kind of cancer...lung
what kind of cancer...lymphoma
what kind of cancer...melanoma
what kind of cancer...mouth/tongue/lip
what kind of cancer...ovarian
what kind of cancer...pancreatic
what kind of cancer...prostate
what kind of cancer...rectum
what kind of cancer..skin (non-melanoma)
what kind of cancer...skin (dk kind)
type of cancer..soft tissue (muscle)
what kind of cancer...stomach
what kind of cancer ... testicular
what kind of cancer...throat-pharynx
what kind of cancer...thyroid
what kind of cancer...uterine
what kind of cancer...other
what kind of cancer...more than 3 kinds
age first diagnosed w/bladder cancer
age first diagnosed w/cancer of blood
age first diagnosed w/bone cancer
age first diagnosed w/ brain cancer
age first diagnosed w/breast cancer
age first diagnosed w/cervical cancer
age first diagnosed w/colon cancer
age first diagnosed w/esophageal cancer
age first diagnosed w/gallbladder cancer
age first diagnosed w/kidney cancer
age first diag w/cancer: larynx-windpipe
age first diagnosed w/leukemia
age first diagnosed w/liver cancer
age first diagnosed w/lung cancer
age first diagnosed w/lymphoma
age first diagnosed w/melanoma
age first diag w/mouth/tongue/lip cancer
age first diagnosed w/ovarian cancer
age first diagnosed w/pancreatic cancer
age first diagnosed w/prostate cancer
age first diagnosed w/cancer of rectum
age first diag:skin cancer, non-melanoma
age first diag w/skin cancer, dk kind
age first diagnosed w/soft tissue cancer
age first diagnosed w/stomach cancer
age first diagnosed w/testicular cancer
age first diag w/throat-pharynx cancer
age first diagnosed w/thyroid cancer
age first diagnosed w/uterine cancer
age first diagnosed w/other cancer
ever been told you had diabetes
age first diagnosed w/diabetes
are you now taking insulin
are you now taking diabetic pills
told that you had hayfever, past 12 m
told that you had sinusitis, past 12 m
told you had chronic bronchitis, 12 m
told you had weak/failing kidneys, 12 m
told you had liver condition, past 12 m
had pain/aching at joints, past 12 m
joint symptoms present most days for 1 m
joint symptoms began because of injury
duration of joint symptoms: # of units
duration of joint symptoms: time units
duration of joint symptoms: (months)
which joint affected...shoulder-right
which joint affected...shoulder-left
which joint affected...elbow-right
which joint affected...elbow-left
which joint affected...hip-right
which joint affected...hip-left
which joint affected...wrist-right
which joint affected...wrist-left
which joint affected...knee-right
which joint affected...knee-left
which joint affected...ankle-right
which joint affected...ankle-left
which joint affected...toes-right
which joint affected...toes-left
which jnt affected..fingers/thumb-right
which jnt affected..fingers/thumb-left
which joint affected...other, not listed
had neck pain, past 3 months
had low back pain, past 3 months
pain spread down leg/below knees
had pain in jaw/front of ear, past 3 m
had severe headache/migraine, past 3 m
had a head/chest cold past 2 weeks
had stomach prob w/vomit/diarrhea, 2 w
are you currently pregnant
had ever worn a hearing aid
description of hearing w/o hearing aid
trouble seeing even w/glasses/lenses
are you blind or unable to see at all
lost all of upper natural teeth
lost all of lower natural teeth
how often felt sad, past 30 days
how often felt nervous, past 30 days
how often restless/fidgety, past 30 days
how often felt hopeless, past 30 days
felt everything was an effort, past 30 d
how often felt worthless, past 30 days
feelings interfered w/life, past 30 days
work status: last week, past 12 m
number of work loss days, past 12 months
number of bed days, past 12 months
hlth better/worse/same, comp w/12m ago
have hlth prob that requires spec equip
how dif walk 1/4 mile w/o spec equip
how dif walk up 10 steps w/o spec equip
how dif stand for 2 hrs w/o spec equip
how dif sit for 2 hrs w/o spec equip
how dif stoop/bend/kneel w/o spec equip
how dif reach over head w/o spec equip
how dif grasp objects w/o spec equip
how dif lift/carry 10 lbs w/o spec equip
how dif push large object w/o spec equip
how dif go out to events w/o spec equip
how dif social activities w/o spec equip
how dif do acts to relax w/o spec equip
any functional limitation, all conds
vision prob causes diff w/activity
duration of vision prob: # of units
duration of vision prob: time unit
duration of vision prob (in years)
duration of vision prob recode 2
hearing prob causes dif w/activity
dur of hearing prob: # of units
dur of hearing prob: time units
dur of hearing prob (in years)
duration of hearing prob recode 2
arthritis/rheumatism causes dif w/act
duration of arthritis prob: # of units
duration of arthritis prob: time unit
duration of arthritis prob (in years)
duration of arthritis prob recode 2
back/neck prob causes dif w/activity
duration of back/neck prob: # of units
duration of back/neck prob: time units
duration of back/neck prob (in years)
duration of back/neck prob recode 2
fract/bone/joint inj causes dif w/act
dur frac/bone/joint inj: # of units
duration fract/bone/joint inj: time unit
duration fract/bone/joint inj (in years)
duration fract/bone/joint inj recode 2
other injury causes dif w/activity
duration of other injury: # of units
duration of other injury: time units
duration of other injury (in years)
duration of other injury recode 2
heart prob causes dif w/activity
duration of heart prob: # of units
duration of heart prob: time units
duration of heart prob (in years)
duration of heart prob recode 2
stroke causes dif w/activity
duration of stroke: # of units
duration of stroke: time unit
duration of stroke (in years)
duration of stroke recode 2
hypertension causes dif w/activity
duration of hypertension: # of units
duration of hypertension: time units
duration of hypertension (in years)
duration of hypertension recode 2
diabetes causes dif w/activity
duration of diabetes: # of units
duration of diabetes: time units
duration of diabetes (in years)
duration of diabetes recode 2
lung/breathing prob causes dif w/act
duration of lung prob: # of units
duration of lung prob: time units
duration lung prob (in years)
duration of lung prob recode 2
cancer causes dif w/activity
duration of cancer: # of units
duration of cancer: time unit
duration of cancer (in years)
duration of cancer recode 2
birth defect causes dif w/activity
duration of birth defect: # of units
duration of birth defect: time unit
duration of birth defect (in years)
duration of birth defect recode 2
mental retardation causes dif w/activity
duration mental retardation: # of units
duration mental retardation: time unit
duration mental retardation (in years)
duration of mental retardation recode 2
other devel prob causes dif w/activity
duration other devel prob: # of units
duration other devel prob: time units
duration other devel prob (in years)
duration other devel prob recode 2
senility causes dif w/activity
duration of senility: # of units
duration of senility: time units
duration of senility (in years)
duration of senility recode 2
dep/anx/emot prob causes dif w/activity
duration dep/anx/emot prob: # of units
duration dep/anx/emot prob: time units
duration dep/anx/emot prob (in years)
duration dep/anx/emot prob recode 2
weight prob causes dif w/activity
duration of weight prob: # of units
duration of weight prob: time units
duration of weight prob (in years)
duration of weight prob recode 2
missing limb/finger causes dif w/act
duration missing limb/finger: # of units
duration missing limb/finger: time units
duration missing limb/finger (in years)
duration missing limb/finger recode 2
musculoskel prob causes dif w/activity
duration musculoskel prob: # of units
duration musculoskel prob: time units
duration musculoskel prob (in years)
duration  musculoskel prob recode 2
circulatory prob causes dif w/activity
duration of circulatory prob: # of units
duration of circulatory prob: time units
duration of circulatory prob (in years)
duration of circulatory prob recode 2
endocrine prob causes dif w/activity
duration of endocrine prob: # of units
duration of endocrine prob: time units
duration of endocrine prob (in years)
duration of endocrine prob recode 2
nervous sys prob causes dif w/activity
duration of nervous sys prob: # of units
duration of nervous sys prob: time unit
duration of nervous sys prob (in years)
duration of nervous system prob recode 2
digestive prob causes dif w/activity
duration of digestive prob: # of units
duration of digestive prob: time unit
duration of digestive prob (in years)
duration of digestive prob recode 2
genitourinary prob causes dif w/activity
duration genitourinary prob: # of units
duration genitourinary prob: time unit
duration genitourinary prob (in years)
duration of genitourinary prob recode 2
skin prob causes dif w/activity
duration of skin prob: # of units
duration of skin prob: time unit
duration of skin prob (in years)
duration of skin prob recode 2
blood prob causes dif w/activity
duration of blood prob: # of units
duration of blood prob: time unit
duration of blood prob (in years)
duration of blood prob recode 2
benign tumor causes dif w/activity
duration of benign tumor: # of units
duration of benign tumor: time unit
duration of benign tumor (in years)
duration of benign tumor recode 2
alcohol or drug prob causes dif w/act
duration alcohol/drug prob: # of units
duration alcohol/drug prob: time unit
duration alcohol/drug prob (in years)
duration alcohol/drug prob recode 2
other mental prob causes dif w/activity
duration other mental prob: # of units
duration other mental prob: time unit
duration other mental prob (in years)
duration other mental prob recode 2
surgical after-effects cause dif w/act
dur surgical after-effects: # of units
dur surgical after-effects: time unit
dur surgical after-effects (in years)
duration surgical after-effects recode 2
'old age' causes dif w/activity
duration of 'old age': # of units
duration of 'old age': time unit
duration of 'old age' (in years)
duration of 'old age' recode 2
fatigue prob causes dif w/activity
duration of fatigue: # of units
duration of fatigue: time unit
duration of fatigue (in years)
duration of fatigue recode 2
pregnancy-related prob causes dif w/act
dur pregnancy prob: # of units
dur pregnancy prob: time unit
dur pregnancy prob (in years)
dur pregnancy prob recode 2
other n.e.c. prob (1) causes dif w/act
duration otr n.e.c. prob (1): # of units
duration otr n.e.c. prob (1): time units
duration otr n.e.c. prob (1) (in years)
duration otr n.e.c. prob (1) recode 2
other n.e.c. prob (2) causes dif w/act
duration otr n.e.c. prob (2): # of units
duration otr n.e.c. prob (2): time units
duration otr n.e.c. prob (2) (in years)
duration otr n.e.c. prob(2) recode 2
vision prob condition status
hearing prob condition status
arthritis/rheum condition status
back/neck prob condition status
fract/bone/joint injury cond status
other injury condition status
heart problem condition status
stroke condition status
hypertension condition status
diabetes condition status
lung/breath problem condition status
cancer condition status
birth defect condition status
mental retardation cond status
other developmental prob cond status
senility cond status
dep/anx/emot prob cond status
weight prob cond status
amputee condition status
musculoskel prob cond status
circulatory cond status
endocrine cond status
nervous sys cond status
digestive prob cond status
genitourinary problem cond status
skin prob condition status
blood prob condition status
benign tumor cond status
alcohol or drug prob cond status
other mental problem cond status
surgical after-effects cond status
'old age' condition status
fatigue condition status
pregnancy condition status
other impair/prob(1) cond stat
other impair/prob(2) cond stat
chronic cond recode
overall functl lim recode by cond status
ever smoked 100 cigarettes
age first smoked fairly regularly
smoke freq: everyday/somedays/not at all
time since quit smoking: # of units
time since quit smoking: time unit
time since quit smoking (in years)
quit smoking since {month, 1 year ago}
number cigs per day (daily smokers)
number days smoked in past 30 days
number cigs per day (some day smokers)
number cigs a day (all smokers)
smoking status: recode 1
smoking status: recode 2
smoking status: recode 3
tried quit smoking 1+ days, past 12 m
freq vigorous activity: # of units
freq vigorous activity: time units
freq vigorous activity (times per wk)
duration vig activity: # of units
duration vigorous activity: time unit
duration vigorous activity (in minutes)
dur of vigorous activity: <20 or 20+ min
freq moderate activity: # of units
freq moderate activity: time units
freq moderate activity (times per wk)
duration mod activity: # of units
duration mod activity: time unit
duration mod activity (in minutes)
dur of moderate activity: <20 or 20+ min
freq strengthening activity: # of units
freq strengthening activity: time unit
freq strength activity (times per wk)
ever had 12+ drinks in any one year
had 12+ drinks in entire life
freq drank alcohol past year: # of units
freq drank alcohol past year: time unit
freq drank alcohol: days per month
freq drank alcohol: days per week
freq drank alcohol: days in past year
average # drinks on days drank
days had 5+ drinks, past year: # of days
days had 5+ drinks past year: time unit
number of days had 5+ drinks past year
alcohol drinking status: recode
total height in inches
weight w/o shoes (pounds)
desirable body weight
body mass index (bmi)
place usually go when sick
place to go when sick (most often)
usually go there for routine/prev care
where do you go for routine prev care?
source of medical care recode
change hlth care provider in past 12 m
change due to hlth insurance
couldn't get through on phone
couldn't get appt soon enough
wait too long in doctor's office
not open when you could go
no transportation
can't afford presc medicine
can't afford mental hlth care/counseling
can't afford dental care
when did you last see/talk to dentist?
talk to mental hlth prof?
talk to eye doctor?
talk to foot doctor?
talk to a chiropractor?
talk to therapist (pt, ot, rt etc)?
talk to a rn/pa/midwife?
spoke/seen ob/gyn past 12 m?
past 12 m, seen a med specialist
past 12 m, seen a general doctor
does that dr treat both kids and adults
# times in er/ed past 12 m
past 12 m get home care from hlth prof
how many months of home care?
total number of home visits
total number of office visits
had surgery in the past 12 m
total # of surgeries in the past 12 m
last time you saw/spoke to hlth prof
had flu shot past 12 m
ever had pneumonia vaccination
detailed industry classification
simple industry classification
detailed occupation classification
simple occupation classification
class of worker
number of employees at work
years on the job
duration at this job
paid by the hour
paid sick leave
have more than one job
type of employment at second job
second job incorporated business
given blood since march 1985
donated blood past 12 m
blood tested for aids virus infection
why not tested...no reason
why not tested...consider self no risk
why not tested...dr. did not recommend
why not tested...believe test inaccurate
why not tested... nothing done if pos.
why not tested...don't like needles
why not tested...distrust rslts confdntl
why not tested...afraid of losing job
why not tested...other reason (1)
why not tested...other reason (2)
blood test in past 12 m
reason for test...find out if infected
reason for test...dr's request
reason for test...hlth dept's request
reason for test...sex partner's request
reason for test...hosp/surg procedure
reason for test...for hlth/life ins
reason for test...guidline for hlth wkrs
reason for test...apply for a new job
reason for test...military purposes
reason for test...immigration
reason for test...because of pregnancy
reason for test...other reason (1)
reason for test...other reason (2)
location of last aids blood test
get results of last blood test
hlth prof talk to you about aids
given results by person/phone/mail/otr
blood test in the next 12 m
why next 12 m...find out if infected
why next 12 m...hosp/surg procedure
why next 12 m...apply for life/hlth ins
why next 12 m...apply for a job
why next 12 m...join the military
why next 12 m...guidelines for hlth wkrs
why next 12 m...req incl auto aids test
why next 12 m...req in non-hlth employ
why next 12 m...sexual relationship
why next 12 m...planned pregnancy
why next 12 m...other reason (1)
why next 12 m...other reason (2)
location for aids blood test
chances of getting aids virus
are any of these statements true