Description or Result of Calculation |
Input Variables (From Questionnaire) |
Description of Field and SAS Variable Name |
Output Variables (In Final Data Set) |
Section 1: Health Status |
CV for fair or poor general health |
GENHLTH |
|
_RFHLTH |
Section 3: Health Care Access |
CV for respondents aged 18-64 years that have any form of health care coverage |
HLTHPLAN |
|
_HCVU65 |
Section 4: Exercise |
CV for no leisure time physical activity |
EXERANY2 |
|
_TOTINDA |
Section 6: Hypertension Awareness |
CV for High Blood Pressure |
BPHIGH4 |
|
_RFHYPE5 |
Section 7: Cholesterol Awareness |
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years |
BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK |
|
_CHOLCHK |
CV for ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high |
BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2 |
|
_RFCHOL |
Section 9: Asthma |
CV for lifetime asthma prevalence |
ASTHMA2 |
|
_LTASTHM |
CV for current asthma prevalence |
ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW |
|
_CASTHMA |
Computed asthma status |
ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW |
|
_ASTHMST |
Section 10: Immunization |
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year |
FLUSHOT3 |
|
_FLSHOT3 |
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine |
PNEUVAC3 |
|
_PNEUMO2 |
Section 11: Tobacco Use |
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker |
SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 |
|
_SMOKER3 |
CV for current smoking status |
SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 |
_SMOKER3 |
_RFSMOK3 |
Section 12: Demographics |
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed |
MRACE |
|
MRACEORG |
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed in ascending order |
MRACE |
MRACEORG |
MRACEASC |
Preferred Race |
MRACE, ORACE2 |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC |
_PRACE |
Multiracial Race categorization |
MRACE |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC |
_MRACE |
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. |
MRACE, HISPANC2 |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 |
_RACEG2 |
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. |
MRACE, HISPANC2 |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 |
_RACEGR2 |
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. |
MRACE, HISPANC2 |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2, _RACEGR2 |
_RACE_G |
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen |
MRACE |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC |
_CNRACE |
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, Collapsed |
MRACE |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _CNRACE |
_CNRACEC |
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code |
MRACE, HISPANC2 |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE |
RACE2 |
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. |
AGE |
|
_AGEG5YR |
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. |
AGE |
|
_AGE65YR |
18-64 and 65+ 10 year age groupings. |
AGE |
_IMPAGE |
_AGE_G |
Height in inches |
HEIGHT3 |
|
HTIN3 |
Calculated height in meters |
HEIGHT3 |
HTIN3 |
HTM3 |
Calculated weight in kilograms |
WEIGHT2 |
|
WTKG2 |
Calculated Body Mass Index |
SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 |
HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2 |
_BMI4 |
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index |
SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 |
HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 |
_BMI4CAT |
CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level |
SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 |
HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 |
_RFBMI4 |
Calculated number of children in household |
CHILDREN |
|
_CHLDCNT |
Calculated education level completed |
EDUCA |
|
_EDUCAG |
Calculated income categories |
INCOME2 |
|
_INCOMG |
Section 13: Alcohol Consumption |
Drink occasions per day |
ALCDAY4 |
|
DROCDY2_ |
CV for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) |
ALCDAY4, DRNK3GE5 |
|
_RFBING4 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day |
ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
DROCDY2_ |
_DRNKDY3 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month |
ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
DROCDY2_, _DRNKDY3 |
_DRNKMO3 |
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRHV3 |
CV for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRMN3 |
CV for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRWM3 |
Section 15: Arthritis Burden |
CV for respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis |
HAVARTH2 |
|
_DRDXART |
Section 16: Fruits & Vegetables |
Fruit juice servings per day |
FRUITJUI |
|
FTJUDAY_ |
Fruit servings per day |
FRUIT |
|
FRUTDAY_ |
Green salad servings per day |
GREENSAL |
|
GNSLDAY_ |
Potato servings per day |
POTATOES |
|
POTADAY_ |
Carrot servings per day |
CARROTS |
|
CRTSDAY_ |
Vegetable servings per day |
VEGETABL |
|
VEGEDAY_ |
Calculated servings of fruits & vegetables |
FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL |
FTJUDAY_, FRUTDAY_, GNSLDAY_, POTADAY_, CRTSDAY_, VEGEDAY_ |
_FRTSERV |
Summary index of daily servings fruits and vegetables |
FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL |
_FRTSERV |
_FRTINDX |
Consume five or more servings or fruits or vegetables per day |
FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL |
_FRTSERV |
_FV5SRV |
Section 17: Physical Activity |
Minutes of Moderate Physical Activity |
MODPATIM |
|
_MODPAMN |
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity |
VIGPATIM |
|
_VIGPAMN |
Meet Moderate Recommendations |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY |
_MODPAMN |
MODCAT_ |
Meet Vigorous Recommendations |
VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
_VIGPAMN |
VIGCAT_ |
Meet Moderate and Vigorous Recommendations |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
MODCAT_, VIGCAT_ |
PACAT_ |
CV for Moderate Physical Activity |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
PACAT_ |
_RFPAMOD |
CV for Vigorous Physical Activity |
VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
VIGCAT_ |
_RFPAVIG |
CV for Recommended Physical Activity |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
PACAT_ |
_RFPAREC |
CV for no leisure time exercise or physical activity |
EXERANY2, MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
_RFPAREC |
_RFNOPA |
Section 18: HIV/AIDS |
CV for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV |
HIVTST4, AGE |
|
_AIDTST2 |