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 |
RF for fair or poor general health |
GENHLTH |
|
_RFHLTH |
Section 3: Exercise |
RF for no leisure time physical activity |
EXERANY2 |
|
_TOTINDA |
Section 5: Hypertension Awareness |
RF for High Blood Pressure |
BPHIGH3 |
|
_RFHYPE4 |
Section 6: Cholesterol Awareness |
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years |
BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK |
|
_CHOLCHK |
RF for ever having cholesterol checked and told it was
high |
BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2 |
|
_RFCHOL |
Section 7: Fruits and 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, VEGETBLE |
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 9: Asthma |
RF for lifetime asthma prevalence |
ASTHMA2 |
|
_LTASTHM |
RF for current asthma prevalence |
ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW |
|
_CASTHMA |
Computed asthma status |
ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW |
|
_ASTHMST |
Section 10: Immunization |
RF for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot
within the past year |
FLUSHOT |
|
_FLUSHOT |
RF for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia
vaccine |
PNEUVAC2 |
|
_PNEUMOC |
Section 11: Tobacco Use |
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and
non smoker |
SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY |
|
_SMOKER2 |
RF for current smoking status |
SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY |
_SMOKER2 |
_RFSMOK2 |
Section 12: Alcohol Consumption |
Drink occasions per day |
ALCDAY3 |
|
DROCCDY_ |
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N) |
ALCDAY3 |
|
DRNKANY3 |
RF for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) |
ALCDAY3, DRNK2GE5 |
|
_RFBING2 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day |
ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK |
DROCCDY_ |
_DRNKDY2 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month |
ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK |
DROCCDY_, _DRNKDY2 |
_DRNKMO |
RF for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) |
SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY2 |
_RFDRHV2 |
RF for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) |
SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY2 |
_RFDRMN2 |
RF for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) |
SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY2 |
_RFDRWM2 |
Section 14: 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 |
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen |
MRACE |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC |
_CNRACE |
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, Collapsed |
MRACE |
MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _CNRACE |
_CNRACEC |
Section 14: Demographics – Age variables |
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. |
AGE |
|
_AGEG5YR |
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. |
AGE |
|
_AGE65YR |
Section 14: Demographics – BMI Variables |
Height in inches |
HEIGHT |
|
HTIN2 |
Height in meters |
HEIGHT |
HTIN2 |
HTM2 |
Weight in Kilograms |
WEIGHT |
|
WTKG |
Calculated Body Mass Index |
SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT |
HTIN2, HTM2, WTKG |
_BMI2 |
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index |
SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT |
HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 |
_BMI2CAT |
RF for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level |
SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT |
HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 |
_RFBMI2 |
Section 14: Demographics |
Calculated number of children in household |
CHILDREN |
|
_CHLDCNT |
Calculated education level completed |
EDUCA |
|
_EDUCAG |
Calculate income categories |
INCOME2 |
|
_INCOMG |
Section 18: 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 Vigorous Recommendations |
VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
MODCAT_, VIGCAT_ |
PACAT_ |
RF for Moderate Physical Activity |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
PACAT_ |
_RFPAMOD |
RF for Vigorous Physical Activity |
VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
PACAT_ |
_RFPAVIG |
RF for Recommended Physical Activity |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
PACAT_ |
_RFPAREC |
RF for no leisure time physical activity |
EXERANY2 |
|
_TOTINDA |
RF for no leisure time exercise or physical activity |
EXERANY2, MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY |
_RFPAREC |
_RFNOPA |
Section 20: HIV/AIDS |
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV |
HIVTST3, AGE |
|
_AIDSTST |
RF for age 18-64 that have ever participated in high-risk behavior |
HIVRISK2, AGE |
|
_HIGHRSK |
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been counseled within the past 12
months for prevention of STD through condom use |
PCSAIDS, AGE |
|
_STDCNDM |