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2005 Variable Layout

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Starting Column Variable Name Field Length
1 _STATE 2
3 _GEOSTR 2
5 _DENSTR2 1
6 PRECALL 1
7 REPNUM 5
12 REPDEPTH 2
14 FMONTH 2
16 IDATE 8
16 IMONTH 2
18 IDAY 2
20 IYEAR 4
24 INTVID 3
27 DISPCODE 3
30 SEQNO 10
30 _PSU 10
40 NATTMPTS 2
42 NRECSEL 6
48 NRECSTR 9
57 CTELENUM 1
58 CELLFON 1
59 PVTRESID 1
60 NUMADULT 2
62 NUMMEN 2
64 NUMWOMEN 2
73 GENHLTH 1
74 PHYSHLTH 2
76 MENTHLTH 2
78 POORHLTH 2
80 HLTHPLAN 1
81 PERSDOC2 1
82 MEDCOST 1
83 CHECKUP 1
84 EXERANY2 1
85 DIABETE2 1
86 BPHIGH4 1
87 BPMEDS 1
88 BLOODCHO 1
89 CHOLCHK 1
90 TOLDHI2 1
91 CVDINFR3 1
92 CVDCRHD3 1
93 CVDSTRK3 1
94 ASTHMA2 1
95 ASTHNOW 1
96 FLUSHOT3 1
97 FLUSPRY2 1
98 PNEUVAC3 1
99 SMOKE100 1
100 SMOKDAY2 1
101 STOPSMK2 1
102 DRNKANY4 1
103 ALCDAY4 3
106 AVEDRNK2 2
108 DRNK2GE5 2
110 MAXDRNKS 2
112 AGE 2
114 HISPANC2 1
115 MRACE 6
121 ORACE2 1
122 MARITAL 1
123 CHILDREN 2
125 EDUCA 1
126 EMPLOY 1
127 INCOME2 2
129 WEIGHT2 4
133 HEIGHT3 4
137 CTYCODE 3
145 NUMHHOL2 1
146 NUMPHON2 1
147 TELSERV2 1
148 SEX 1
149 PREGNANT 1
150 VETERAN 1
151 QLACTLM2 1
152 USEEQUIP 1
153 PAIN30DY 1
154 JOINTSYM 1
155 JOINTRT2 1
156 HAVARTH2 1
157 LMTJOIN2 1
158 FRUITJUI 3
161 FRUIT 3
164 GREENSAL 3
167 POTATOES 3
170 CARROTS 3
173 VEGETABL 3
176 JOBACTIV 1
177 MODPACT 1
178 MODPADAY 2
180 MODPATIM 3
183 VIGPACT 1
184 VIGPADAY 2
186 VIGPATIM 3
189 HIVTST5 1
190 HIVTSTD2 6
196 WHRTST7 2
198 HIVRISK2 1
199 EMTSUPRT 1
200 LSATISFY 1
201 DIABAGE2 2
203 INSULIN 1
204 DIABPILL 1
205 BLDSUGAR 3
208 FEETCHK2 3
211 FEETSORE 1
212 DOCTDIAB 2
214 CHKHEMO3 2
216 FEETCHK 2
218 EYEEXAM 1
219 DIABEYE 1
220 DIABEDU 1
221 LASTDEN3 1
222 RMVTEETH 1
223 DENCLEAN 1
224 VIDIFCLT 1
225 VITELDIF 1
226 VIREADIF 1
227 VIPRFVST 1
228 VINOCARE 2
230 VIEYEEXM 1
231 VIINSUR 1
232 VICATRCT 1
233 VIGLUCMA 1
234 VIMACDEG 1
235 VIATWORK 1
236 VIMISWRK 3
239 PAINACT2 2
241 QLMENTL2 2
243 QLSTRES2 2
245 QLREST2 2
247 QLHLTH2 2
249 HAREHAB 1
250 STREHAB 1
251 CVDASPRN 1
252 ASPUNSAF 1
253 BPEATHBT 1
254 BPSALT 1
255 BPALCHOL 1
256 BPEXER 1
257 BPEATADV 1
258 BPSLTADV 1
259 BPALCADV 1
260 BPEXRADV 1
261 BPMEDADV 1
262 BPHI2MR 1
263 HASYMP1 1
264 HASYMP2 1
265 HASYMP3 1
266 HASYMP4 1
267 HASYMP5 1
268 HASYMP6 1
269 STRSYMP1 1
270 STRSYMP2 1
271 STRSYMP3 1
272 STRSYMP4 1
273 STRSYMP5 1
274 STRSYMP6 1
275 FIRSTAID 1
276 FLUSTLOC 2
278 ASTHMAGE 2
280 ASATTACK 1
281 ASERVIST 2
283 ASDRVIST 2
285 ASRCHKUP 2
287 ASACTLIM 3
290 ASYMPTOM 1
291 ASNOSLEP 1
292 ASTHMED2 1
293 ASINHALR 1
294 RCSBIRTH 6
300 RCSGENDR 1
301 RCHISLAT 1
302 RCSRACE 6
308 RCSBRACE 1
309 RCSRELTN 1
310 CASTHDX2 1
311 CASTHNO2 1
312 CIFLUSHT 1
313 CIFLUMST 1
314 HADMAM 1
315 HOWLONG 1
316 PROFEXAM 1
317 LENGEXAM 1
318 HADPAP2 1
319 LASTPAP2 1
320 HADHYST2 1
321 PSATEST 1
322 PSATIME 1
323 DIGRECEX 1
324 DRETIME 1
325 PROSTATE 1
326 BLDSTOOL 1
327 LSTBLDS2 1
328 HADSIGM3 1
329 LASTSIG2 1
330 OSTPROS 1
331 ARTTODAY 1
332 ARTHWGT 1
333 ARTHEXER 1
334 ARTHEDU 1
335 LOSEWT 1
336 MAINTAIN 1
337 FEWCAL 1
338 PHYACT 1
339 DRADVICE 1
340 IAQHTSRC 1
341 IAQGASAP 1
342 IAQHTDYS 3
345 IAQCODTR 1
346 IAQMOLD 1
347 HEWTRSRC 1
348 HEWTRDRK 1
349 HECHMHOM 3
352 HECHMYRD 3
355 SCLSTSMK 2
357 SCGETCAR 2
359 SCQITSMK 2
361 SCDSCMED 2
363 SCDSCMTH 2
365 HOUSESMK 1
366 INDOORS 1
367 SMKPUBLC 1
368 SMKWORK 1
369 VETSTAT2 1
370 VACARE 1
371 RRCLASS2 1
372 RRCOGNT2 1
373 RRATWORK 1
374 RRHCARE2 1
375 RRPHYSM1 1
376 RREMTSM1 1
377 SVNOTCH 1
378 SVSEXTCH 1
379 SVNOSEX 1
380 SVHADSEX 1
381 SVRELATN 2
383 SVGENDER 1
384 SVEANOSX 1
385 SVEHDSEX 1
386 IPVTHRAT 1
387 IPVPHHRT 1
388 IPVPHYVL 1
389 IPVUWSEX 1
390 IPVPVL12 1
391 IPVSXINJ 1
392 IPVRELTN 2
394 SIPVSKP 1
741 QSTVER 1
742 QSTLANG 2
796 MSCODE 1
800 _STSTR 5
805 _STRWT 10
815 _RAW 10
825 _WT2 10
835 _POSTSTR 10
845 _FINALWT 10
935 _REGION 2
937 _AGEG_ 2
939 _SEXG_ 1
940 _RACEG3_ 1
941 _IMPAGE 2
943 _IMPNPH 1
984 _IMPCTY 3
987 _MSACODE 5
1155 _RFHLTH 1
1156 _TOTINDA 1
1157 _RFHYPE5 1
1158 _CHOLCHK 1
1159 _RFCHOL 1
1160 _LTASTHM 1
1161 _CASTHMA 1
1162 _ASTHMST 1
1163 _FLSHOT3 1
1164 _PNEUMO2 1
1165 _SMOKER3 1
1166 _RFSMOK3 1
1167 DROCDY2_ 3
1170 _RFBING3 1
1171 _DRNKDY3 4
1175 _DRNKMO3 4
1179 _RFDRHV3 1
1180 _RFDRMN3 1
1181 _RFDRWM3 1
1182 MRACEORG 6
1188 MRACEASC 6
1194 _PRACE 2
1196 _MRACE 2
1198 RACE2 1
1199 _RACEG2 1
1200 _RACEGR2 1
1201 _RACE_G 1
1202 _CNRACE 1
1203 _CNRACEC 1
1204 _AGEG5YR 2
1206 _AGE65YR 1
1207 _AGE_G 1
1208 HTIN3 3
1211 HTM3 3
1214 WTKG2 5
1219 _BMI4 4
1223 _BMI4CAT 1
1224 _RFBMI4 1
1225 _CHLDCNT 1
1226 _EDUCAG 1
1227 _INCOMG 1
1228 _DRDXART 1
1229 FTJUDAY_ 3
1232 FRUTDAY_ 3
1235 GNSLDAY_ 3
1238 POTADAY_ 3
1241 CRTSDAY_ 3
1244 VEGEDAY_ 3
1247 _FRTSERV 5
1252 _FRTINDX 1
1253 _FV5SRV 1
1254 _MODPAMN 3
1257 _VIGPAMN 3
1260 MODCAT_ 1
1261 VIGCAT_ 1
1262 PACAT_ 1
1263 _RFPAMOD 1
1264 _RFPAVIG 1
1265 _RFPAREC 1
1266 _RFNOPA 1
1267 _AIDTST2 1
1268 _HIGHRSK 1

 

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