respondent sequence number
ever told had congestive heart failure
ever told you had coronary heart disease
ever told you had angina/angina pectoris
ever told you had heart attack
ever told you had a stroke
data release number
interview/examination status
gender - adjudicated.
age at screening adjudicated - recode
age in months < 20 years - recode
exam age in months < 20 yrs - recode
race/ethnicity - recode
linked nh3 race/ethnicity - recode
logical imputation flag for ethnicity
logical imputation flag for race recode
served in the us armed forces
country of birth - recode
education - recode
annual household income
annual cps family income
cps family pir
marital status
pregnancy status
full sample 2 year mec exam weight
full sample 4 year mec exam weight
masked variance pseudo-psu
masked variance pseudo-stratum
full sample 2 year interview weight
full sample 4 year interview weight
blood pressure status
blood pressure time in seconds
blood pressure comment
60 sec hr (30 sec hr * 2)
had food in the past 30 minutes?
had alcohol in the past 30 minutes?
had coffee in the past 30 minutes?
had cigarettes in the past 30 minutes?
arm selected:
coded cuff size
60 sec. pulse (30 sec. pulse * 2):
# of dropped beats in 30 seconds
pulse regular or irregular?
pulse type:
mil: maximum inflation levels (mm hg)
systolic: blood pres  (1st rdg) mm hg
diastolic: blood pres  (1st rdg) mm hg
enhancement used first reading
systolic: blood pres  (2nd rdg) mm hg
diastolic: blood pres  (2nd rdg) mm hg
enhancement used second reading
systolic: blood pres  (3rd rdg) mm hg
diastolic: blood pres  (3rd rdg) mm hg
enhancement used third reading
systolic: blood pres  (4th rdg) mm hg
diastolic: blood pres  (4th rdg) mm hg
enhancement used fourth reading
sbp average reported to examinee
dbp average reported to examinee
last blood pressure reading by doctor
ever told you had high blood pressure
told had high blood pressure - 2+ times
taking prescription for hypertension
told to control weight for hypertension
told to reduce sodium for hypertension
told to exercise more for hypertension
told to reduce alcohol for hypertension
told to do other things for hypertension
told to stop smoking for hypertension
told to increase potassium for hyprtnsn
told of other diet changes for hyprtnsn
told to do other things for hyprtnsn
now taking prescribed medicine
now controlling weight
now reducing salt/sodium
now exercising more
now reducing alcohol consumption
ever had blood cholesterol checked
when blood cholesterol last checked
doctor told you - high cholesterol level
told to eat less fat for cholesterol
told to reduce weight for cholesterol
told to exercise more for cholesterol
told to take prescriptn for cholesterol
now eating fewer high fat foods
now increasing exercise
eating fewer high fat foods on own
controlling weight on own
increasing exercise on own
total cholesterol (mg/dl)
total cholesterol (mmol/l)
hdl-cholesterol (mg/dl)
hdl-cholesterol (mmol/l)
length of a mec exam (sec)
status of a mec exam
comment code for an exam
weight (kg)
weight comment
recumbent length (cm)
recumbent length comment
head circumference (cm)
head circumference comment
standing height (cm)
standing height comment
body mass index (kg/m**2)
upper leg length (cm)
upper leg length comment
maximal calf circumference (cm)
maximal calf comment
upper arm length (cm)
upper arm length comment
arm circumference (cm)
arm circumference comment
waist circumference (cm)
waist circumference comment
thigh circumference (cm)
thigh circumference comment
triceps skinfold (mm)
triceps skinfold comment
subscapular skinfold (mm)
subscapular skinfold comment
amputations?
amputations: upper right extremity?
amputations: ur  above or below elbow?
amputations: upper left extremity?
amputations: ul  above or below elbow?
amputations: lower right extremity?
amputations: lr  above or below knee?
amputations: lower left extremity?
amputations: ll  above or below knee?
2yr am(3-11) & fasting (12+) weights
4yr am(3-11) & fasting (12+) weights
triglyceride (mg/dl)
triglyceride (mmol/l)
ldl-cholesterol (mg/dl)
ldl-cholesterol (mmol/l)
smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life
do you now smoke cigarettes...