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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables in the 2006 Data File

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Description or Result of Calculation Input Variables
(From questionnaire)		 Intermediate Variables
(May not be in final data set)		 Output Variables
(In final data set)
Section 1: Health Status
Calculated Variable (CV) for fair or poor general health GENHLTH   _RFHLTH
Section 4: Exercise
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Section 6: Oral Health
CV for having had permanent teeth extracted RMVTETH3   _EXTETH2
CV for having had all permanent teeth extracted AGE, RMVTETH3   _ALTETH2
CV for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past year LASTDEN3, DENCLEAN   _DENVST1
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: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and nonsmoker SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2   _SMOKER3
CV for current smoking status SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3 _RFSMOK3
Section 11: Demographics – Race variables
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
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE RACE2
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
Section 11: Demographics – Age variables
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 _AGEG_G
Section 13: Demographics – BMI Variables
Height in inches HEIGHT3   HTIN3
Height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN3 HTM3
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
Section 11: Demographics—Other Variables
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 14: 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 16: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
CV for Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT5
Section 18: Women's Health
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE   _RFMAM2Y
CV for women age 50 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE   _MAM502Y
CV for women age 18 and older, with intact cervix, that have not had a pap smear with the past 3 years HADPAP2, LASTPAP2, HADHYST2, PREGNANT, SEX, AGE   _RFPAP32
Section 19: Prostate Cancer Screening
CV for men age 40 and older that have not had a PSA test within the past 2 years PSATEST, PSATIME, SEX, AGE   _RFPSA2Y
Section 20: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for age 50 and older that have not had a blood stool test within the past 2 years BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS2, AGE   _RFBLDST
CV for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy HADSIGM3, AGE   _RFSIGM2
Section 21: HIV/AIDS
CV for age 18–64 that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST4, AGE   _AIDTST2

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