Field Size	Columns	Description of Field
(SAS Variable Name)	Comments and Values	
		IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION		
2	1-2	Fips State Code (_STATE)		
1	3	Stratum Code (_STRATA)		
3	1-3	State and Stratum (_STSTR)		
5	4-8	PSU Number (_PSU)		
1	9	Record Number (_RECORD)		
6	10-15	Date of Interview (IDATE)		
2	10-11	Date of Interview (IMONTH)		
2	12-13	Date of Interview (IDAY)		
2	14-15	Date of Interview (IYEAR)		
2	16-17	Interviewer Identification (INTVID)		
8	18-25	Telephone Number (PHONENUM)	(left blank)	
3	18-20	Area Code (AREACODE)	(left blank)	
3	21-23	Prefix (PREFIX)	(left blank)	
2	24-25	Suffix (SUFFIX)	(left blank)	
2	26-27	Final Disposition of Telephone Call (DISPCODE)	01= Completed Interview
02= Refused Interview
03= Non-Working Number
04= No Answer
05= Business Telephone
06= No Eligible Respondent at this number
07= No Eligible Respondent could be reached during time period
08= Language barrier prevented completion of interview
09= Interview terminated within questionnaire
10= Line Busy
11= Selected Respondent unable to respond because of physical or mental impairment	
1	28	Winddown (WINDDOWN)	Blank= Regular Mode
    9= Winddown Mode	
2	29-30	Number of Adults in Household (NUMADULT)	01-18= Number of adults, 18 years plus in household	
1	31	Number of Adult Men in Household (NUMMEN)	0-9= Number of adult men, 18 years plus in household	
1	32 	Number of Adult Women in Household (NUMWOMEN)	0-9= Number of adult women, 18 years Plus in household	
		SECTION 1: HEALTH STATUS		
1	33	Q1: Would you say that in general your health is: (GENHLTH)	1= Excellent
2= Very good
3= Good
4= Fair
5= Poor
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	34-35	Q2: Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good? (PHYSHLTH)	01-30= Number of days
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	36-37	Q3: Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? (MENTHLTH)	01-30= Number of days
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	38-39	Q4: During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation? (POORHLTH)	01-30= Number of days
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
		SECTION 2: HEALTH CARE ACCESS		
1	40	Q5: Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare? (HLTHPLAN)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	41	Q6: About how long has it been since you had health care coverage? (PASTPLAN)	1= Within the past 6 months (1 to 6 months ago)
2= Within the past year (6 to 12 months ago)
3= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
4= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
5= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
8= Never
9= Refused	
1	42	Q7: Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost? (MEDCOST)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	43	Q8: About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup? (CHECKUP)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
4= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
8= Never
9= Refused	
		SECTION 3: DIABETES		
1	44	Q9: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes? (DIABETES)	1= Yes
2= Yes, but female told only during pregnancy
3= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		SECTION 4: EXERCISE		
1	45	Q10: During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise? (EXERANY)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	46-47	Q11: What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month? (EXERACT1)	XX= See Last Page, Coding List A for Activity Code
99= Refused	
3	48-50	Q12: How far did you usually walk/run/jog/swim? (EXERDIS1)	001-150= Code Miles and Tenths (One Implied Decimal Place)
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	51-53	Q13: How many times per week or per month did you take part in this activity during the past month? (EXEROFT1)	101-199= Code Times per Week
201-299= Code Times per Month
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	54-56	Q14: And when you took part in this activity, for how many minutes or hours did you usually keep at it? (EXERHMM1)	001-959= Code in Hours and Minutes
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
1	57	Q15: Was there another physical activity or exercise that you participated in during the last month? (EXEROTH2)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	58-59	Q16: What other type of physical activity gave you the next most exercise during the past month? (EXERACT2)	XX= See Last Page, coding List A for Activity Code 
99= Refused	
3	60-62	Q17: How far did you usually walk/run/jog/swim? (EXERDIS2)	001-150= Code Miles and Tenths (One Implied Decimal Place)
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	63-65	Q18: How many times per week or per month did you take part in this activity? (EXEROFT2)	101-199= Code Times per Week
201-299= Code Times per Month
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	66-68	Q19: And when you took part in this activity, for how many minutes or hours did you usually keep at it? (EXERHMM2)	001-959= Code in Hours and Minutes
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
		SECTION 5: TOBACCO USE		
1	69	Q20: Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? (SMOKE100)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	70	Q21: Do you smoke cigarettes now? (SMOKENOW)	1= Yes
2= No
9= Refused	
2	71-72	Q22: On how many of the past 30 days did you smoke cigarettes? (SMOKE30)	01-30= Code Number of days
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused 	
2	73-74	Q23: On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke? (SMOKENUM)	01-76= Number of cigarettes (1 pack=20 cigarettes)
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	75-76	Q23a: On the average, when you smoked during the past 30 days, about how many cigarettes did you smoke a day? (SMOKNM30)	01-76= Number of cigarettes (1 pack=20 cigarettes)
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	77	Q24: During the past 12 months, have you quit smoking for 1 day or longer? (STOPSMOK)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	78-79	Q25: About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly (that is, daily)? (LASTSMOK)	01= Within the past month (0 to 1 month ago)
02= Within the past 3 months (1 to 3 months ago)
03= Within the past 6 months (3 to 6 months ago)
04= Within the past year (6 to 12 months ago)
05= Within the past 5 years (1 to 5 years ago)
06= Within the past 15 years (5 to 15 years ago)
07= 15 or more years ago
77= Don't know/Not sure
88= Never smoked regularly
99= Refused	
				
		SECTION 6: NUTRITION		
3	80-82
	Q26: How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato? (FRUITJUI)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	83-85	Q27: Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit? (FRUIT)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	86-88	Q28: How often do you eat green salad? (GREENSAL)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused 	
3	89-91	Q29: How often do you eat potatoes (not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips)? (POTATOES)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	92-94	Q30: How often do you eat carrots? (CARROTS)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	95-97	Q31: Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat? (For example, a serving of vegetables at both lunch and dinner would be two servings.) (VEGETABL)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per week
301-399= Per month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
		SECTION 7: WEIGHT CONTROL		
1	98	Q32: Are you now trying to lose weight? (LOSEWT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	99	Q33: Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight? (MAINTAIN)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	100	Q34: Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to..
.lose weight?
 keep from gaining weight?
(FEWCAL)	1= Yes, fewer calories
2= Yes, less fat
3= Yes, fewer calories and less fat
4= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	101	Q35: Are you using physical activity or exercise to..
.lose weight?
 keep from gaining weight?
(PHYACT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	102	Q36: In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight? (DRADVICE)	1= Yes, lose weight
2= Yes, gain weight
3= Yes, maintain current weight
4= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		SECTION 8: DEMOGRAPHICS		
2	103-104	Q37: What is your age? (AGE)	01-99= Code age in years
07= Don't know/Not sure
09= Refused	
1	105	Q38: What is your race? (ORACE)	1= White
2= Black
3= Asian, Pacific Islander
4= American Indian, Alaska Native
5= Other: (specify)_______
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	106	Q39: Are you of Spanish/Hispanic origin? (HISPANIC)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	107	Q40: Are you: (MARITAL)	1= Married
2= Divorced
3= Widowed
4= Separated
5= Never been married
6= A member of an unmarried couple
9= Refused	
1	108	Q41: How many children live in your household who are...
A. Less than 5 years old? (CHLD04)	1-7= Code No. of children
8= None
9= Refused	
1	109	B. 5 through 12 years old? (CHLD0512)	1-7= Code No. of children
8= None
9= Refused	
1	110	C. 13 through 17 years old? (CHLD1317)	1-7= Code No. of children
8= None
9= Refused	
1	111	Q42: What is the highest grade or year of school you completed? (EDUCA)	1= Never attended school or kindergarten only
2= Grades 1 through 8 (Elementary)
3= Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School)
4= Grade 12 or GED (High School graduate)
5= College 1 year to 3 years (Some college or technical school)
6= College 4 years or more (College graduate)
9= Refused	
1	112	Q43: Are you currently: (EMPLOY)	1= Employed for wages
2= Self-employed
3= Out of work for more than 1 year
4= Out of work for less than 1 year
5= Homemaker
6= Student
7= Retired
8= Unable to work
9= Refused	
2	113-114	Q44: Which of the following categories best describes your annual household income from all sources? (INCOME)	01= Less than $10,000
02= $10,000 to less than $15,000
03= $15,000 to less than $20,000
04= $20,000 to less than $25,000
05= $25,000 to less than $35,000
06= $35,000 to less than $50,000
07= $50,000 to $75,000
08= Over $75,000
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
3	115-117	Q45: About how much do you weigh without shoes? (WEIGHT)	050-776= Code in pounds
777= Don't know/Not Sure
999= Refused	
3	118-120	Q46: How much would you like to weigh? (WTDESIRE)	050-776= Code in pounds
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	121-123	Q47: About how tall are you without shoes? (HEIGHT)	200-805= Code in feet and inches
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
1	121	The feet portion of respondents height (HTF)	2-8	
2	122-123	The Inches portion of respondents height (HTI)	0-11	
3	124-126	Q48: What county do you live in? (CTYCODE)	XXX= FIPS County code
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
1	127	Q49: Do you have more than one telephone number in your household? (NUMHHOLD)	1= Yes
2= No
9= Refused	
1	128	Q50: How many residential telephone numbers do you have? (NUMPHONS)	1-8= Total residential telephone numbers
9= Refused	
1	129	Q51: Indicate sex of respondent. (SEX)	1= Male
2= Female	
		SECTION 9: WOMEN'S HEALTH		
1	130	Q52: A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram? (HADMAM)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	131	Q53: How long has it been since you had your last mammogram? (HOWLONG)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 3 years (2 to 3 years ago)
4= Within the past 5 years (3 to 5 years ago)
5= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	132	Q54: Was your last mammogram done as part of a routine checkup, because of breast problem other than cancer, or because you've already had breast cancer? (WHYDONE)	1= Routine checkup
2= Breast problem other than cancer
3= Had breast cancer
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	133	Q55: A clinical breast exam is when a doctor, nurse, or other health professional feels the breast for lumps. Have you ever had a clinical breast exam? (PROFEXAM)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	134	Q56: How long has it been since your last breast exam? (LENGEXAM)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 3 years (2 to 3 years ago)
4= Within the past 5 years (3 to 5 years ago)
5= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	135	Q57: Was your last breast exam done as part of a routine checkup, because of a breast problem other than cancer, or because you've already had breast cancer? (REASEXAM)	1= Routine Checkup
2= Breast problem other than cancer
3= Had breast cancer
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	136	Q58: A Pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap smear? (HADPAP)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	137	Q59: How long has it been since you had your last Pap smear? (LASTPAP)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 3 years (2 to 3 years ago)
4= Within the past 5 years (3 to 5 years ago)
5= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	138	Q60: Was your last Pap smear done as part of a routine exam, or to check a current or previous problem? (WHYPAP)	1= Routine exam
2= Check current or previous problem
3= Other
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	139	Q61: Have you had a hysterectomy (that is, an operation to remove the uterus/womb)? (HADHYST)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	140	Q62: To your knowledge, are you now pregnant? (PREGNANT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		SECTION 10: AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND TESTING		
1	141	Q63: Would you be willing to work next to or near a person who you know is infected with the AIDS virus? (WORKAIDS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	142	Q64: If you had a child in school, would you allow him or her to be in the same classroom with another child who is infected with the AIDS virus? (SCHLAIDS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	143-144	Q65: If you had a child in school, at what grade do you think he or she should begin AIDS education in school? (GRADE)	01-12= Code Grade
55= Kindergarten
88= Never
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	145	Q66: If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom? (CONDUSE)	1= Yes
2= No
3= Would give other advice
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	146	Q67: What are your chances of getting the AIDS virus? (GETAIDS)	1= High
2= Medium
3= Low
4= None
5= Not applicable
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	147	Q68: In the past year, have your chances of getting the AIDS virus increased, decreased, or stayed the same? (GETAIDS1)	1= Increased
2= Decreased
3= Stayed the same
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	148	Q69: Have you ever had your blood tested for the AIDS virus infection? (AIDSTEST)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	149	Q70a: Have you donated blood since March 1985? (DONBLD85)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
4	150-153	Q71a: When did you last donate blood? (LASTDON)	0385-1294= Code month and year of last blood donation
7777= Don't know/Not sure
9999= Refused	
4	154-157	Q70: When was your last AIDS blood test? (LASTTEST)	0180-1294= Code month and year of last test
7777= Don't know/Not sure
9999= Refused	
2	158-159	Q71: What was the main reason you had your last AIDS blood test? (REASTEST)	01= For hospitalization or surgical procedure
02= To apply for health insurance
03= To apply for life insurance
04= For employment
05= To apply for a marriage license
06= For military induction or military service
07= For immigration
08= Just to find out if you were infected
09= Because of referral by a doctor
10= Because of pregnancy 11= Referred by your sex partner
12= Because it was part of a blood donation process
13= For routine checkup
14= Because of occupational exposure
15= Because of illness
87= Other
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	160-161	Q72: Where did you have your last blood test for the AIDS virus? (WHERETST)	01= Private Doctor, HMO
02= Blood bank, plasma center, Red Cross
03= Health Department
04= AIDS clinic, counseling, testing site
05= Hospital, emergency room, outpatient clinic
06= Family planning clinic
07= Prenatal clinic
08= Tuberculosis clinic
09= STD clinic
10= Community health clinic
11= Clinic run by employer
12= Insurance company clinic
13= Other public clinic
14= Drug treatment facility
15= Military induction or military service site
16= Immigration site
17= At home, home visit by nurse or health worker
87= Other
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	162	Q73: Did you receive the results of your last test? (RESULTS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	163	Q74: Did you receive counseling or talk with a health care professional about the results of your test? (COUNSEL)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	164	Q75: Some people use condoms to keep from getting the AIDS virus through sexual activity. How effective do you think a properly used condom is for this purpose? (CONDEFF)	1= Very effective
2= Somewhat effective
3= Not at all effective
4= Don't know how effective
5= Don't know method
9= Refused	
1	165	Q76: Have you personally ever known anyone with AIDS or the AIDS virus? (WITHAIDS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
				
		MODULE 1: SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE		
1	166	Q1: Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff? (USEEVER)	1= Yes, chewing tobacco
2= Yes, snuff
3= Yes, both
4= No, neither
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	167	Q2: Do you currently use any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff? (USENOW)	1= Yes, chewing tobacco
2= Yes, snuff
3= Yes, both
4= No, neither
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 2: RADON TESTING		
1	168	Q1: Have you heard of radon, which is a radioactive gas that occurs in nature? (RADONGAS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	169	Q2: Has your household air been tested for the presence of radon gas? (TESTAIR)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	170	Q3: Do you know how to test your home for the presence of radon? (HOWTEST)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	171	Q4: Do you, or does anyone in your home plan to have your household air tested for radon within the next year? (PLANTEST)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	172	Q5: Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Prolonged exposure to radon gas can be harmful to your health. Do you agree or disagree? (OPINION)	1= Agree
2= Disagree
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	173	Q6: Which, if any, of the following conditions do you think can be caused by prolonged radon exposure?
A. Headache? (HEADACHE)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused 	
1	174	B. Asthma? (ASTHMA)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	175	C. Arthritis? (ARTHRIT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	176	D. Lung Cancer? (LUNGCAN)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	177	E. Other cancers besides lung? (CANCERS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	178	Q7: Which of the following best describes your residence? (RESIDE)	1= Single family home, duplex, or townhouse
2= Apartment or condominium at basement level, or on 1st or 2nd floor
3= Apartment or condominium above 2nd floor
4= Trailer or mobile home
5= Other
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 3: DIETARY FAT		
3	179-181	Q1: How often do you eat hot dogs or lunch meats, such as ham or other cold cuts? (HOTDOGS)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	182-184	Q2: How often do you eat bacon or sausage? (BACON)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	185-187	Q3: How often do you eat pork other than ham, bacon, or sausage? (PORK)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	188-190	Q4: How often do you eat hamburgers, cheeseburgers, or meat loaf? (HAMBURG)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	191-193	Q5: How often do you eat beef other than hamburgers, cheeseburgers, or meat loaf? (BEEF)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	194-196	Q6: How often do you eat fried chicken? (FRIEDCHI)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	197-199	Q7: How often do you eat french fries or fried potatoes? (FRENCHFR)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	200-202	Q8: How often do you eat cheese or cheese spreads, not including cottage cheese? (CHEESE)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	203-205	Q9: How often do you eat doughnuts, cookies, cake, pastry, or pies? (DOUGHNUT)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	206-208	Q10: How often do you usually eat snacks, such as chips or popcorn? (SNACKS)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	209-211	Q11: How often do you usually add butter or margarine to bread, rolls, or vegetables? (BUTTER)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	212-214	Q12: How many eggs do you usually eat? (EGGS)	101-199= Per Day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
404-499= Per Year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
3	215-217	Q13: How many glasses (8 oz.) of whole milk do you usually drink? Remember to include drinks made with whole milk or milk on cereal. Do not include low fat milk, such as skim milk or 2% milk. (MILK)	101-199= Per day
201-299= Per Week
301-399= Per Month
401-499= Per year
555= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
				
		MODULE 4: DIABETES		
2	218-219	Q1: How old were you when you were told you have diabetes? (DIABAGE)	01-76= Code age in years
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	220	Q2: Are you now taking insulin? (INSULIN)	1= Yes
2= No
9= Refused	
3	221-223	Q3: Currently, about how often do you use insulin? (INSLNFRQ)	101-106= Times per day
201-242= Times per week
333= Use insulin pump
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused 	
3	224-226	Q4: About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional. (BLDSUGAR)	101-109= Times per Day
201-263= Times per Week
301-399= Times per Month
401-499= Times per Year
888= Never
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
1	227	Q5: Have you ever heard of glycosylated hemoglobin (gli-KOS-ilated he-mo-glo-bin) or hemoglobin "A one C"? (HEMOGLBN)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
2	228-229	Q6: About how many times in the last year have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes? (DOCTDIAB)	01-52= Code times doctor seen for diabetes
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	230	Q7: About how many times in the last year has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for glycosylated hemoglobin or hemoglobin "A one C"? (CHKHEMO)	1-6= Code times checked for glycosylated hemoglobin
8= None
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	231	Q8: About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations? (FEETCHK)	1-6= Code times feet checked for sores or irritations
8= None
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	232	Q9: When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated? (EYEEXAM)	1= Within the past month (0 to 1 month ago)
2= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
3= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
4= 2 or more years ago
8= Never
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	233	Q10: How much of the time does your vision limit you in recognizing people or objects across the street? (VISNDIST)	1= All of the time
2= Most of the time
3= Some of the time
4= A little bit of the time
5= None of the time
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	234	Q11: How much of the time does your vision limit you in reading print in a newspaper, magazine, recipe, menu, or numbers on the telephone? (VISNREAD)	1= All of the time
2= Most of the time
3= Some of the time
4= A little bit of the time
5= None of the time
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	235	Q12: How much of the time does your vision limit you in watching television? (VISIONTV)	1= All of the time
2= Most of the time
3= Some of the time
4= A little bit of the time
5= None of the time
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 5: ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS		
1	236	Q1: What were you doing MOST of the past 12 months? (PASTYEAR)	1= Working at a job or business
2= Keeping house
3= Going to school
4= Something else
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	237	Q2: Does any impairment or health problem NOW keep you from working at a job or business? (STOPWORK)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	238	Q3: Are you limited in the kind or amount of work you can do because of any impairment or health problem? (LMTDWORK)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	239	Q4: Does any impairment or health problem NOW keep you from doing any housework at all? (NOHOUSWK)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	240	Q5: Are you limited in the kind or amount of housework you can do because of any impairment or health problem? (LMTDHOUS)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	241	Q6: Does any impairment or health problem keep you from working at a job or business? (NOJOB)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	242	Q7: Are you limited in the kind or amount of work you could do because of any impairment or health problem? (LMTDJOB)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	243	Q8: Are you limited in any way in any activities because of any impairment or health problem? (LMTDACT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	244	Q9: Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house? (PRSNLCAR)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	245	Q10: Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons in handling your ROUTINE needs, such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around for other purposes? (ROUTNEED)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	246	Q11: Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house? (PRSNL65)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	247	Q12: Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons in handling your ROUTINE needs, such as everyday household chores, doing necessary business, shopping, or getting around for other purposes? (ROUT65)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	248	Q13: Are you limited in any way in any activities because of an impairment or health problem? (LMTD65)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 6: HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION		
1	249	Q1: Is there one particular clinic, health center, doctor's office, or other place that you usually go to if you are sick or need advice about your health? (PRIMCARE)	1= Yes, one particular place
2= Yes, more than one particular place
3= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 7: HYPERTENSION AWARENESS		
1	250	Q1: About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional? (BPTAKE)	1= Within the past 6 months (1 to 6 months ago)
2= Within the past year (6 to 12 months ago)
3= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
4= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
5= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
8= Never
9= Refused	
1	251	Q2: Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you have high blood pressure? (BPHIGH)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	252	Q3: Have you been told on more than one occasion that your blood pressure was high, or have you been told this only once? (HIGHGT1)	1= More than once
2= Only once
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 8: CHOLESTEROL AWARENESS		
1	253	Q1: Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked? (BLOODCHO)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	254	Q2: About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked? (CHOLCHK)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
4= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	255	Q3: Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high? (TOLDHI)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 9: IMMUNIZATION		
1	256	Q1: During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot? (FLUSHOT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	257	Q2: Have you ever had a pneumonia vaccination? (PNEUMVAC)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
				
		MODULE 10: COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING		
1	258	Q1: A digital rectal exam is when a doctor or other health professional inserts a finger in the rectum to check for cancer and other health problems. Have you ever had this exam? (HADRECTL)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	259	Q2: When did you have your last digital rectal exam? (LASTEXAM)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
4= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	260	Q3: A proctoscopic exam is when a tube is inserted in the rectum to check for cancer and other health problems. Have you ever had this exam? (HADPROCT)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	261	Q4: When did you have your last proctoscopic exam? (LASTPROC)	1= Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)
2= Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)
3= Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)
4= 5 or more years ago
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 11: INJURY CONTROL		
1	262	Q1: How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car? (SEATBELT)	1= Always
2= Nearly Always
3= Sometimes
4= Seldom
5= Never
7= Don't know/Not sure
8= Never drive or ride in a car
9= Refused	
2	263-264	Q2: What is the age of the oldest child in your household under the age of 15? (OLDCHLD)	01-14= Code age in years
88= No children under age 15
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
1	265	Q3: How often does the oldest child (of children under age 15) in your household use a...
car safety seat...
seatbelt...
when they ride in a car? (CHLDSFTY)	1= Always
2= Nearly always
3= Sometimes
4= Seldom
5= Never
7= Don't know/Not sure
8= Never rides in a car
9= Refused	
1	266	Q4: Can you swim or tread water for 5 minutes in water that is over your head? (SWIM5MIN)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	267	Q5: Has your family practiced or discussed an escape plan in case of a fire at home? (FIREESCP)	1= Yes
2= No
3= Respondent lives alone
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
		MODULE 12: ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION		
1	268	Q1: During the past month, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, wine coolers, or liquor? (DRINKANY)	1= Yes
2= No
7= Don't know/Not sure
9= Refused	
3	269-271	Q2: During the past month, how many days per week or per month did you drink any alcoholic beverages, on the average? (ALCOHOL)	101-107= Days per week
201-231= Days per month
777= Don't know/Not sure
999= Refused	
2	272-273	Q3: On the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average? (NALCOCC)	01-76= Number of drinks
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	274-275	Q4: Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past month did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion? (DRINKGE5)	01-76= Number of times
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
2	276-277	Q5: During the past month, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps too much to drink? (DRINKDRI)	01-76= Number of times
88= None
77= Don't know/Not sure
99= Refused	
12	278-289	BLANK		
161	290-450	STATE ADDED QUESTIONS (STATEQUE)	(left blank)	
		CALCULATED VARIABLES		
2	451-452	New race code (RACE)	01= White, Non-Hispanic
02= Black, Non-Hispanic
03= Hispanic, White
04= Hispanic, Black
05= Other Hispanic
06= Asian or Pacific Islander
07= Aleutian, Eskimo, or American Indian
08= Other
99= Unknown/Refused	
1	453	Computed smoking status(2) (_SMOKER2)	1= Current smoker--smoked all of past 30 days
2= Current smoker--smoked 1-29 days in past 30 days
3= Current smoker--smoked 0 days in past 30 days 
4= Current smoker--unknown number of days smoked in past 30 days 
5= Former smoker
6= Never smoked
9= Refused	
4	454-457	Total number drinks a month (_DRNKMO)	0001-1000= # of Drinks
8888= Did not drink in the past month
9999= Refused	
5	458-462	Weight for Height Percent of Median (_WTFORHT)	#####= (2 implied decimal places)
99999= Unknown	
3	463-465	Body mass index (_BMI)	###= (1 implied decimal place)
999= Unknown	
1	466	Physical activity level (_TOTINDX)	1= Physically inactive (Yr. 2000 Obj. 1.5)
2= Irregular and/or not sustained activity
3= Regular and not intensive
4= Regular and intensive (Yr. 2000 Obj. 1.4)
9= Unknown

Note: Prior to 1992, code 4 represented a measure of a 1990 Objective for physical activity.	
1	467	Computed smokeless status (_SMKLESS)	1= Current user
2= Former user
3= Never used
9= Unknown	
6	468-473	Total grams of fat consumed per day (_GRAMFAT)	######= (2 implied decimal places)
999999= Unknown	
1	474	Summary index for dietary fat (_FATINDX)	1= Less than or equal to 25th percentile
2= 25th-75th Percentile
3= Greater than 75th percentile
9= Unknown	
5	475-479	Total number of servings of fruits and vegetables consumed per day (_FRTSERV)	#####= (2 implied decimal places)
99999= Unknown	
1	480	Summary index for fruits and vegetables (_FRTINDX)	1= Less than once per day or never
2= Once but less than 3 times per day
3= 3 but less than 5 times per day
4= 5 or more times per day
9= Unknown	
		RISK FACTORS		
1	481	At risk for seatbelt use (2) (sometimes, seldom, or never) (_RFSEAT2)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	482	At risk for seatbelt use (3) (nearly always, sometimes, seldom, or never) (_RFSEAT3)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	483	At risk for hypertension (2) (told blood pressure high) (_RFHYPE2)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	484	At risk for smoking (2) (all current smokers) (_RFSMOK2)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	485	At risk for acute drinking (reported having 5+ drinks at least once on an occasion) (_RFDRACU)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	486	At risk for drinking and driving (reported having driven at least once when perhaps had too much to drink) (_RFDRDRI)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	487	At risk for chronic drinking (having 60+ drinks a month) (_RFDRCHR)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	488	At risk for sedentary lifestyle (sedentary or irregular physical activity profile) (_RFLIFES)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	489	Physical activity level - Frequent Regular (Yr. 2000 Obj. 1.3) (_RFREGUL)	1= Does not engage in very regular and sustained activity
2= Engages in very regular and sustained activity
9= Unknown	
1	490	At risk for obesity (greater than 120% of weight for height percent median) (_RFOBESE)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	491	At risk for overweight based on BMI (at risk defined as:
>27.8 for males and
>27.3 for females) (_RFWHBMI)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
1	492	At risk for smokeless tobacco (current user) (_RFTOBAC)	1= Not at risk
2= At risk
9= Unknown	
		WEIGHTING AND STRATIFICATION VARIABLES		
4	493-496	Raw weighting factor unequal selection probability weight (number of adults in household/the number of phone # reaching houshold) (_RAW)	####= (2 implied decimal places)
9999= Unknown	
4	497-500	Cluster size adjustment (CSA) (Expected cluster size divided by the actual cluster size) (_CSA)	####= (2 implied decimal places)
9999= Unknown	
4	501-504	WT1 (Raw * CSA)
The product of unequal selection probability weight and cluster size adjustment (_WT1)	####= (2 implied decimal places)
9999= Unknown	
10	505-514	Post stratification (frequency by age/race/sex distribution from 1990 census divided by the weighted sample frequency by age/race/sex) (_POSTSTR)	##########= (2 implied decimal places)
9999999999= Unknown	
10	515-524	Final weight: Post stratification multiplied by the product of stratum adjustment and the product of unequal selection probability weight and cluster size adjustment (_FINALWT)	##########= (2 implied decimal places)
9999999999= Unknown	
1	525	Age group codes used in post-stratification (_AGEG_)	1= 18 - 24
2= 25 - 34
3= 35 - 44
4= 45 - 54
5= 55 - 64
6= 65+

NOTE: If cell sizes are too small, age categories may have been collapsed.	
1	526	Race group codes used in post-stratification (_RACEG_)	1= White
2= Other than white

NOTE: If cell sizes are too small, race categories may have been collapsed.	
1	527	Sex group codes used in post-stratification (_SEXG_)	1= Male
2= Female	
2	528-529	Age value used to determine age groups (_IMPAGE)	18-99= Reported or imputed ages*
*This value is the reported age or an imputed age, if the respondent refused to give an age.
The imputed age value is only used to estimate the age group used to compute the final weight. It will not be recorded as the respondent's age.
The value of the imputed age will be an average age computed from the sample if the respondent refused to give an age.	
1	530	Three level age grouping (_AGEG)	1= 18 – 34
2= 35 – 54
3= 55 – 99	
2	531-532	Five year age grouping (_AGEG5YR)	01= 18 - 24
02= 25 - 29
03= 30 - 34
04= 35 - 39
05= 40 - 44
06= 45 - 49
07= 50 - 54
08= 55 - 59
09= 60 - 64
10= 65 - 69
11= 70 - 74
12= 75 - 79
13= 80 - 99
14= 07 – 09	
1	533	65+ age grouping (_AGE65YR)	1= 18 - 64
2= 65 - 99
3= 07 - 09	
1	534	White, Non-Hispanic and Non-White race grouping (_RACEG)	1= White
2= Non-White
7= Don’t know/Not sure
9= Refused	
1	535	White, Black, Hispanic, and Other race Grouping (_RACEGR)	1= White
2= Black
3= Hispanic
4= Other
9= Don’t know/Not sure, Refused	
1	536	Had Cholesterol Checked within the past five years (_CHOLCHK)	1= Cholesterol Checked Within The Past Five Years
2= Cholesterol Not Checked Within The Past Five Years
9= Refused Or Unknown	
1	537	Had Blood Pressure Checked within the past two years (_BPCHECK)	1 = Blood Pressure Checked Within The Past Two Years
2 = Blood Pressure Not Checked Within The Past Two Years
9 = Refused Or Unknown	
12	538-549	CDC reserved columns		
1	550	End of file marker	1= End of File Marker