Scientific Data Documentation
Environmental Health Supplement, 1991
DSN: CC37.NHIS91.ENVRHLTH
ABSTRACT
Coverage
An Environmental Health record exists for every person in
the NHIS 1991 completed basic (core) interview sample,
regardless of age.
Topics
Three topics were addressed in the 1991 NHIS Environmental
Health Questionnaire- 1) exposure to household smoke, 2)
testing for lead content of paint in homes built before 1950
and 3) testing air in homes for Radon. This data file
contains data for topics 1 and 2 only. The Radon items are
not included as a result of a mid-year change in the NHIS'
data collection procedures. Information obtained about
Radon testing is available on the 1991 Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Public Use Tape.
For NHIS' 1991 Quarters 1 and 2, the NHIS household
respondent answered the Environmental Health questions.
This person was initially designated as the respondent for
this section of the NHIS questionnaire since it was thought
they would be most knowledgable about Radon and its
presence in the home. A review of completed NHIS
questionnaires after data collection began however, revealed
that household respondents rarely had heard of Radon. Since
this initial knowledge question subsequently screened
respondents from answering all remaining questions about
Radon on the questionnaire, the little information on this
subject that was being obtained in the NHIS could not be
used to produce national estimates under the existing
procedure. Therefore, in Quarters 3 and 4 the designated
respondent for the Environmental Health questions became a
randomly selected adult family member (i.e., the sample
person). This change was necessary in order to produce
national estimates on Radon knowlege.
Even by designating the adult sample person as the
Environmental Health respondent in Quarters 3 and 4,
subsequent Radon analysis is limited. For analysis, the
target population is those with knowledge of Radon. With
few sample persons with knowledge of Radon, the utility of
data collected from these Radon questions is limited. In
addition, limiting these data to a 6-month data collection
period further reduces the sample size for useful subdomain
analysis.
Responses
For the Environmental Health questions, two types of item
non- response are identified.
(1) "Not ascertained" codes (usually code 8) include
blanks when there should have been a response or when
an impossible code appeared.
(2) "Unknown" codes (code 9) include responses of
"don't know", or "refused" when the question was asked.
The response rate for the 1991 Environmental Health
questions was 92.9. This response rate was calculated as
follows:
Household response rate from core (95.8 percent)
multiplied by the Environmental Health response rate
(97.0)
= 92.9 percent
Information Location
The Environmental Health data file consists of:
a. The NHIS person record from the core questionnaire
(locations 1-200)
b. Weight fields (locations 201-215).
c. The special topic data (locations 336-340).
Weights and Variances
Since the NHIS uses a multistage sample design to represent
the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United
States, weights must be used to make accurate national
estimates based on data from the National Health Interview
Survey. Two weights are included on the 1991 Environmental
Health data file:
a. The Final Annual Basic Weight (location 207-215),
calculated for each person in the NHIS sample, is the
weight that will be used in most analyses of the
Environmental Health data. This weight is the
functional equivalent of the Annual Final Basic Weight
found on the NHIS Person Record of the Basic Health and
Demographic component of the survey (i.e the Core
questionnaire).
The Environmental Health Final Annual Basic Weight
differs from that calculated for the Core data tape in
that the weight field on the core data tape is in
binary format and the weight field on this tape is in
character format.
b. The Interim Basic Weight (before age-sex-race
adjustment), required by some software packages for
variance estimation for surveys with complex sample
designs, is also included on the data file (loc. 201-
206).
There are a number of computer programs that yield variance
estimates for data based on complex sample surveys. Some
are based on replication approaches and others are based on
Taylor linearization approaches. In addition to the Interim
Basic Weight (which is the weight prior to
poststratification), included on the Environmental Health
file is the full sample stratum identifier (loc. 179-181),
the pseudo primary sampling unit (PSU) codes (loc. 187-
189), and the type of PSU (loc. 185) to permit the analyst
the capability of using such variance estimation
procedures. These variables and weights are necessary for
directly calculating sampling variances.
Estimating Numbers of Events or Conditions
a. To reduce respondent error, the recall period for
questions about some events is limited to two weeks.
These events are: bed days and other restricted
activity days, work loss and school loss days, and
doctor visits. The two-week variables are found in
locations 98-107 and 120-121. Estimates of the total
number of occurrences of these events in the population
can be derived as follows:
Number of events x 26 (number of two-week periods in a
year) x Final Annual Basic Weight
= Total number of events occurring in the
population during the data year, i.e. 1991.
Example: Number of bed days (loc. 100-101) x 26 x Final
Annual Basic Weight (loc. 207-215) = total number of bed
days reported for the population in 1991.
b. The recall period for acute incidence conditions is
also two weeks and an annual estimate of the total
number of acute incidence conditions is calculated
using the same procedures as for two-week events:
Number of acute incidence conditions x 26 x Final
Annual Basic Weight
= Total number of acute incidence conditions
occurring in the population during 1991.
Note: An acute incidence condition is an acute condition
with onset during the two weeks preceding the date of
interview.
c. The recall period for information on hospitalizations
is 12 months. However, in calculating number of
discharges and number of days in hospital (locations
132-141), only discharges occurring in the past 6
months are counted. Therefore, the weighted estimates
for these events must be calculated as follows:
(1) Number of discharges x 2 (number of 6-month
periods in a year) x Final Annual Basic Weight
= Total number of discharges occurring in the
population in one year.
(2) Number of days in hospital associated with
discharges occurring in the past 6 months x 2
(number of 6-month periods in a year) x Final
Annual Basic Weight
= Total number of days of hospitalization
occurring in the population in one year.
Calculation of Rates for Events and Conditions
The number of events or conditions estimated for the
population, as described in item 7 above, can be used as the
basis for calculating rates of occurrence of these events
(or conditions) per person and per 100 persons for the total
U.S. population and for various population subgroups.
Note: Only rates can be estimated from these data. The
percent of the population experiencing a particular type of
event during the data year cannot be estimated. {The percent
of the population experiencing the event in the reporting
period (i.e. two weeks or 6 months) can be estimated but is
generally not meaningful.}
Hospital Data
Data on hospital episodes and days, based on a 12-month
recall are locations 122-131. The Final Annual Basic Weight
is used for calculating estimates of these events in the
same way it is used for all other person-based variables.
These variables do permit estimating the percent of the
population experiencing a hospital episode in the past year
and the percent of the population having a specified number
of hospital days.
Guidelines for Citation of Data
With the goal of mutual benefit, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) requests that recipients of data files
cooperate in certain actions related to their use.
Any published material derived from the data should acknowledge
NCHS as the original source. The suggested citation to appear at
the bottom of all tables is as follows:
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (1991)
When cited in a bibliography, the suggested citation should read:
National Center for Health Statistics (1992). Public Use
File Documentation, National Health Interview Survey of
Environmental Health, 1991 (machine readable data file and
documentation), National Center for Health Statistics,
Hyattsville, Maryland
The published material should also include a disclaimer that
credits any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions reached to
the author (recipients of the data file) and not to NCHS, which
is responsible only for the initial data. Consumers who wish to
publish a technical description of the data should make a
reasonable effort to insure that the description is not
inconsistent with that published by NCHS.
RECORD LAYOUT
Tape Locations 1-25
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Locations Item No. Frequency Items and Codes
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1-2 - RECORD TYPE
120,032 65. Person Record
3-4 - PROCESSING YEAR
120,032 91. 1991
5 - PROCESSING QUARTER
27,367 1. Quarter 1
31,129 2. Quarter 2
30,889 3. Quarter 3
30,647 4. Quarter 4
6-8 HH-5 RANDOM RECODE OF PSU NUMBER
9-10 HH-5 WEEK - CENSUS CODE*
7,050 01, 21, 41, 61, 81 ... Week 01
9,559 02, 22, 42, 62, 82 ... Week 02
9,335 03, 23, 43, 63, 83 ... Week 03
9,345 04, 24, 44, 64, 84 ... Week 04
9,333 05, 25, 45, 65, 85 ... Week 05
9,568 06, 26, 46, 66, 86 ... Week 06
9,482 07, 27, 47, 67, 87 ... Week 07
9,166 08, 28, 48, 68, 88 ... Week 08
9,169 09, 29, 49, 69, 89 ... Week 09
9,514 10, 30, 50, 70, 90 ... Week 10
9,393 11, 31, 51, 71, 91 ... Week 11
9,667 12, 32, 52, 72, 92 ... Week 12
9,451 13, 33, 53, 73, 93 ... Week 13
*This code represents the initial week of assignment. The interview may be
re-assigned for administrative purposes. See Locations 19-20 for the code
which reflects the actual week assigned for conducting the interview.
11-12 HH-5 SEGMENT NUMBER
Week plus Segment Number identifies
the segment
13-14 HH-5 HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
Numbered within PSU-Week-Segment
15-16 - PERSON NUMBER
17-18 - BLANK
19-20 HH-5 PROCESSING WEEK CODE (Numbered within
Quarter)
7,050 01. Week 01
9,559 02. Week 02
9,335 03. Week 03
9,345 04. Week 04
9,349 05. Week 05
9,568 06. Week 06
9,493 07. Week 07
9,184 08. Week 08
9,169 09. Week 09
9,514 10. Week 10
9,382 11. Week 11
9,651 12. Week 12
9,433 13. Week 13
21 Recode LATE INTERVIEW (OR LAST ATTEMPT) FLAG
78,194 0. Interview not late
33,390 1. One week late
6,308 2. Two weeks late
2,140 3. Unknown
22-23 HH-10d TYPE OF LIVING QUARTERS:
Housing Unit = (00-07)
1,397 00. Housing unit; kind unknown
111,841 01. House, apartment, flat
51 02. HU in nontransient hotel,
motel, etc.
33 03. HU-permanent in transient hotel,
motel, etc.
16 04. HU in rooming house
5,293 05. Mobile home or trailer with no
permanent room added
829 06. Mobile home or trailer with one
or more permanent rooms added
28 07. HU not specified above
Other Unit = (08-13)
15 08. Quarters not HU in rooming or
boarding house
0 09. Unit not permanent in transient
hotel, motel, etc.
26 10. Unoccupied site for mobile home,
trailer, or tent
400 11. Student quarters in college
dormitory
85 12. Other unit not specified above
18 13. Other unit; kind unknown
24 HH-11 HAS TELEPHONE
107,734 1. Yes, phone number given
4,586 2. Yes, no phone number given
7,303 3. No
409 4. Unknown
25 A-1 SEX
57,324 1. Male
62,708 2. Female
Tape Locations 26-47
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26 - BLANK
27-28 Person AGE
Column
1,993 00. Under 1 year
118,023 01-98. Number of years
16 99. 99+ years of age
29 Recode AGE RECODE #1
9,866 1. Under 5 years
23,802 2. 5-17 years
10,955 3. 18-24 years
37,686 4. 25-44 years
23,007 5. 45-64 years
4,798 6. 65-69 years
4,134 7. 70-74 years
5,784 8. 75 years and over
30 Recode AGE RECODE #2
11,841 1. Under 6 years
20,201 2. 6-16 years
12,581 3. 17-24 years
19,439 4. 25-34 years
18,247 5. 35-44 years
12,772 6. 45-54 years
10,235 7. 55-64 years
8,932 8. 65-74 years
5,784 9. 75 years and over
31-32 Recode AGE RECODE #3
6,015 00-35. Months
114,017 36. Over 3 years
33 - BLANK
34-39 A-3 MONTH AND YEAR OF BIRTH
34-35 MONTH
9,690 01. January
9,173 02. February
9,884 03. March
9,212 04. April
9,505 05. May
9,592 06. June
10,160 07. July
13,572 08. August
9,959 09. September
10,131 10. October
9,496 11. November
9,527 12. December
131 99. Unknown
36-39 YEAR OF BIRTH
202 1880-1899. 1880-1899
119,699 1900-1992. 1900-1992
131 9999. Unknown
40-41 BLANK
42 L-3 MAIN RACIAL BACKGROUND - Reported
(See notation for locations 43-45)
1,106 1. Aleut, Eskimo, or Amer.Indian
3,105 2. Asian/Pacific Islander
17,731 3. Black
94,599 4. White
2,195 5. Other
227 6. Multiple race
1,069 7. Unknown
43-45 Recode RACE RECODES
43 RECODE 1* Persons whose Main
Racial Background
97,866 1. White (location 42) was
17,839 2. Black "other" or "unknown"
4,327 3. Other were classified in the
following recodes by
44 RECODE 2 using the racial
background observed by
97,866 1. White the interviewer. Use
22,166 2. Non-white of these recodes is
recommended for
45 RECODE 3 estimating statistics
for the groups shown
17,839 1. Black here.
102,193 2. Non-black
46-47 L-4 HISPANIC ORIGIN
221 00. Multiple Hispanic
1,208 01. Puerto Rican
495 02. Cuban
2,602 03. Mexican-Mexicano
3,949 04. Mexican-American
132 05. Chicano
1,376 06. Other Latin American
1,348 07. Other Spanish
249 08. Spanish, DK type
1,121 09. Unknown if Spanish origin
107,331 10. Not Spanish origin
*This recode is used to categorize race in Current Estimates tables.
Tape Locations 48-56
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48 L-7 MARITAL STATUS
26,872 0. Under 14 years
54,827 1. Married - spouse in household
794 2. Married - spouse not in househld
6,433 3. Widowed
6,176 4. Divorced
1,936 5. Separated
22,260 6. Never married
734 7. Unknown
49 L-1 VETERAN STATUS
71,982 1. Non-veteran
49 2. WW I
3,640 3. WW II
2,043 4. Korean War
3,603 5. Vietnam veteran
1,168 6. Post-Vietnam
2,125 7. Other service
320 8. Served in Armed Forces, unknown
if war veteran
1,434 9. Unknown if served in Arm.Forces
33,668 Blank. Under 18 years of age
50 L-1 ACTIVE GUARD/RESERVE STATUS FOR PERSONS
ON ACTIVE DUTY IN ARMED FORCES
71,982 0. Non-veteran
948 1. All service in Guard/Reserve
1,864 2. Some service in Guard/Reserve
61 3. Unknown if all service in
Guard/Reserve
9,209 4. No active service in Guard/Reserve
2,300 5. Unknown if ever active member in
Guard/Reserve or served in Armed
Forces
33,668 Blank. Under 18 years of age
51-52 L-2 EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUAL - COMPLETED YEARS
4,833 00. Never attended; kindergarten only
69,709 01-12. Grades 1-12
College:
6,314 13. 1 year
8,167 14. 2 years
2,998 15. 3 years
9,825 16. 4 years
1,971 17. 5 years
4,979 18. 6 years or more
1,370 19. Unknown
9,866 Blank. Under 5 years of age
53 Recode EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUAL RECODE
4,833 0. None; kindergarten only
22,665 1. 1-8 years (elementary)
14,334 2. 9-11 years (high school)
32,710 3. 12 years (high school graduate)
17,479 4. 1-3 years (college)
9,825 5. 4 years (college graduate)
6,950 6. 5+ years (post-college)
1,370 7. Unknown
9,866 Blank. Under 5 years of age
54-55 - HIGHEST EDUCATION OF RESPONSIBLE
ADULT FAMILY MEMBER - (Detail)
260 00. Never attended; kindergarten only
58,495 01-12. Grades 1-12
College:
9,248 13. 1 year
13,478 14. 2 years
4,854 15. 3 years
17,573 16. 4 years
4,097 17. 5 years
11,170 18. 6 years or more
857 19. Unknown
56 - HIGHEST EDUCATION OF RESPONSIBLE ADULT
FAMILY MEMBER - Recode
260 0. None; kindergarten only
6,191 1. 1-8 years (elementary)
10,289 2. 9-11 years (high school)
42,015 3. 12 years (high school graduate)
27,580 4. 1-3 years (college)
17,573 5. 4 years (college graduate)
15,267 6. 5+ years (post-college)
857 7. Unknown
Tape Locations 57-68
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Locations Item No. Frequency Items and Codes
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57 L-8 FAMILY INCOME $20,000 OR MORE
38,152 1. Less than $20,000
77,872 2. $20,000 or more
4,008 3. Unknown
58-59 L-8 FAMILY INCOME
613 00. Less than $1,000
680 01. $ 1,000 - $ 1,999
732 02. 2,000 - 2,999
966 03. 3,000 - 3,999
1,301 04. 4,000 - 4,999
1,406 05. 5,000 - 5,999
1,620 06. 6,000 - 6,999
1,623 07. 7,000 - 7,999
1,548 08. 8,000 - 8,999
1,670 09. 9,000 - 9,999
1,945 10. 10,000 - 10,999
1,420 11. 11,000 - 11,999
2,497 12. 12,000 - 12,999
1,491 13. 13,000 - 13,999
1,574 14. 14,000 - 14,999
2,054 15. 15,000 - 15,999
1,554 16. 16,000 - 16,999
1,529 17. 17,000 - 17,999
2,125 18. 18,000 - 18,999
2,429 19. 19,000 - 19,999
9,146 20. 20,000 - 24,999
7,995 21. 25,000 - 29,999
8,448 22. 30,000 - 34,999
6,677 23. 35,000 - 39,999
6,460 24. 40,000 - 44,999
5,559 25. 45,000 - 49,999
23,287 26. $50,000 and over
21,683 27. Unknown
60 Recode FAMILY INCOME RECODE
4,292 0. Under $5,000
3,026 1. $ 5,000 - $ 6,999
4,841 2. 7,000 - 9,999
8,927 3. 10,000 - 14,999
9,691 4. 15,000 - 19,999
9,146 5. 20,000 - 24,999
16,443 6. 25,000 - 34,999
18,696 7. 35,000 - 49,999
23,287 8. $50,000 or more
21,683 9. Unknown
61 Generated NHIS POVERTY INDEX*
93,996 1. At or above poverty threshold
14,536 2. Below poverty threshold
11,500 3. Unknown
62-63 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
62 A-2 TYPE OF FAMILY
12,491 &. Primary individual
1,314 -. Secondary individual
106,050 0. Primary family
177 1-9. Secondary family
63 A-2 RELATIONSHIP TO REFERENCE PERSON
11,894 &. Reference person, living alone
35,558 0. Reference person, 2+ persons in
household
26,766 1. Spouse, other spouse NOT in
Armed Forces and living at home
294 2. Spouse, other spouse IN Armed
Forces and living at home
39,607 3. Child of reference person or
spouse
2,202 4. Grandchild of reference person or
spouse
1,004 5. Parent of reference person or
spouse
2,677 6. Other relative
30 7. Child of ineligible reference
person
*Based on family size, number of children under 18 years of age & family
income using the 1990 poverty levels derived from the August, 1991 Current
Population Survey.
64 Recode FAMILY RELATIONSHIP RECODE
11,894 1. Living alone
1,911 2. Living only with non-relative
54,781 3. Living with spouse
51,446 4. Living with relative - other
65-66 Generated SIZE OF FAMILY*
Unrelated individuals are coded 01
67 Generated SIZE OF FAMILY RECODE
118,658 1-8. Number of members
1,374 9. 9+ members
68 A-2 PARENT/OTHER ADULT RELATIVE
(under 25 years old and never married)
25,815 1. Both parents, no other relative
6,596 2. Mother only
517 3. Father only
2,653 4. Both parents and other 21+ year
old adult relative
2,168 5. Mother and other 21+ year old
adult relative
172 6. Father and other 21+ year old
adult relative
490 7. No parent, but one 21+ year old
adult relative
660 8. No parent, but two or more 21+
year old adult relatives
578 9. Unknown
1,712 0. Other
78,671 Blank. Not applicable (25+ years old
or ever married)
*Count includes spouse in military but living at home.
Tape Locations 69-91
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Locations Item No. Frequency Items and Codes
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69 B-1 MAJOR ACTIVITY (18+ years old)
B-8
52,668 1. Working
15,851 2. Keeping house
4,968 3. Going to school
12,289 4. Something else
588 5. Unknown
33,668 Blank. Not applicable (Under 18 years)
70 G-4 HEALTH STATUS
45,522 1. Excellent
33,780 2. Very Good
27,873 3. Good
8,735 4. Fair
3,412 5. Poor
710 6. Unknown
71 Recode ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS - (all ages)*
5,177 1. Unable to perform major activity
6,496 2. Limited in kind/amount major
activity
5,590 3. Limited in other activities
102,769 4. Not limited (includes unknowns)
72 Recode ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS MEASURED BY
"ABILITY TO WORK" (18-69 years)
4,967 1. Unable to work
3,482 2. Limited in kind/amount of work
2,951 3. Limited in other activities
65,046 4. Not limited (includes unknowns)
43,586 Blank. Not applicable (under 18 years,
70+ years)
73 B-11 LIMITATION OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES (5-17
years)
114 1. Unable to attend school
704 2. Attends special school/classes
110 3. Needs special school/classes
302 4. Limited in school attendance
459 5. Limited in other activities
22,113 6. Not limited (includes unknowns)
96,230 Blank. Not applicable (under 5 years
or 18+ years)
*This code is used to categorize persons with limitation of activity in the
Current Estimates tables.
74 B-14 NEEDS HELP WITH PERSONAL CARE (5-59 years
old and limited, or age 60-69 years)*
714 1. Unable to perform personal care
needs
1,389 2. Limited in performing other
routine needs
17,146 3. Not limited in performing personal
or routine needs
528 4. Unknown
100,255 Blank. Not applicable (under 5 years; 5-5
years not limited; 70+ years old)
75 D-1 EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN PAST 2 WEEKS
(18+ years)
In the Labor Force: (1-7)
Currently employed: (1-3)
53,284 1. Worked in past 2 weeks
1,160 2. Did not work, has job; not on
lay-off and not looking for work
39 3. Did not work, has job; looking
for work
Unemployed: (4-7)
176 4. Did not work, has job; on lay-off
16 5. Did not work, has job; on lay-
off and looking for work
491 6. Did not work, has job; unknown
if looking or on lay-off
2,230 7. Did not work, has no job;
looking for work or on lay-off
Not in Labor Force (18+ years): (8)
28,968 8. Not in Labor Force (18+ years)
33,668 Blank. Not applicable (Under 18 years old
*For persons 70+ years, codes 1 and 2 in loc. 71 correspond to codes 1 and 2 in
loc. 74.
76 L-6 CLASS OF WORKER
28,968 0. Not in labor force
40,312 1. Private company
1,626 2. Federal Government employee
2,417 3. State Government employee
4,496 4. Local Government employee
1,473 5. Incorporated business
5,462 6. Self-employed
106 7. Without pay
72 8. Never worked
1,432 9. Unknown
33,668 Blank. Under 18
77-79 L-6 INDUSTRY DETAIL CODE
57,396 010-996. Code number
62,636 Blank. Not applicable
80-81 Recode INDUSTRY RECODE 1
SEE APPENDIX B
82-83 Recode INDUSTRY RECODE 2
SEE APPENDIX B
84-86 L-6 OCCUPATION DETAIL CODE
57,396 003-999. Code number
62,636 Blank. Not applicable
87-88 Recode OCCUPATION RECODE 1
SEE APPENDIX C
89-90 Recode OCCUPATION RECODE 2
SEE APPENDIX C
91 L-R RESPONDENT
53,957 1. Self-entirely
7,090 2. Self-partly
58,061 3. Proxy
924 4. Unknown
Tape Locations 92-141
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92 BLANK
93-94 G-5 HEIGHT WITHOUT SHOES (18+ years)
85,600 36-98. Number of inches
764 99. Unknown
33,668 Blank. Under 18 years of age
95-97 G-5 WEIGHT WITHOUT SHOES (18+ years)
84,712 050-500. Number of pounds
1,652 501. Unknown
33,668 Blank. Under 18 years of age
98-99 Recode TOTAL RESTRICTED ACTIVITY DAYS IN PAST
TWO WEEKS
106,792 00. None
13,240 01-14. Days
100-101 D-4 BED DAYS IN PAST TWO WEEKS
112,434 00. None
7,598 01-14. Days
102-103 D-2 WORK-LOSS DAYS IN PAST TWO WEEKS (control
on Currently Employed, 75:1-3)
116,681 00. None
3,351 01-14. Days
104-105 D-3 SCHOOL-LOSS DAYS IN PAST TWO WEEKS
117,869 00. None
2,163 01-14. Days
106-107 D-6 OTHER DAYS OF RESTRICTED ACTIVITY IN PAST
TWO WEEKS
113,707 00. None
6,325 01-14. Days
108-110 G-2 BED DAYS IN PAST 12 MONTHS
66,439 000. None
52,535 001-365. 1-365 days
1,058 366. Unknown
111 Recode BED DAYS IN PAST 12 MONTHS - Recode
66,439 0. None
40,557 1. 1-7 days
8,870 2. 8-30 days
2,439 3. 31-180 days
669 4. 181-365 days
1,058 5. Unknown
112-114 G-3 DOCTOR VISITS IN PAST 12 MONTHS
27,638 000. None
91,941 001-996. Visits
0 997. 997+ visits
453 998. Unknown
115 G-3 INTERVAL SINCE LAST DOCTOR VISIT
195 0. Never
92,951 1. Less than 1 year
11,612 2. 1 to less than 2 years
9,453 3. 2 to less than 5 years
3,748 4. 5 years or more
2,073 5. Unknown
116-117 Generated NUMBER OF CONDITIONS
118-119 Generated NUMBER OF ACUTE INCIDENCE CONDITIONS
120-121 Generated NUMBER OF TWO-WEEK DOCTOR VISITS
122-123 Generated NUMBER OF SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL EPISODES
IN PAST 12 MONTHS
124-126 Generated SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL EPISODE DAYS IN PAST
12 MONTHS
127-128 Generated NUMBER OF SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL EPISODES IN
PAST 12 MONTHS EXCLUDING DELIVERY*
129-131 Generated SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL EPISODE DAYS IN PAST
12 MONTHS EXCLUDING DELIVERY*
132-133 Generated NUMBER OF SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL DISCHARGES
IN PAST 6 MONTHS
134-136 Generated NUMBER OF DAYS IN SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL IN
PAST 12 MONTHS FOR DISCHARGES IN PAST 6
MONTHS
137-138 Generated NUMBER OF SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL DISCHARGES
IN PAST 6 MONTHS EXCLUDING DELIVERY*
139-141 Generated NUMBER OF DAYS IN SHORT-STAY HOSPITAL IN
PAST 12 MONTHS FOR DISCHARGES IN PAST
6 MONTHS EXCLUDING DELIVERY*
*Based on operation codes and reason entered hospital.
Tape Locations 142-340
______________________________________________________________________________
Tape
Locations Item No. Frequency Items and Codes
______________________________________________________________________________
142-143 - BLANK
144 L-9b YEARS LIVED IN STATE OF PRESENT RESIDENCE
1,152 1. Less than 1 year
3,446 2. 1 yr., less than 5 years
3,243 3. 5 yrs., less than 10 yrs.
3,125 4. 10 yrs., less than 15 yrs.
63,124 5. 15 years or more
2,943 9. Unknown
42,999 Blank. Not applicable (Foreign born or
less than 18 years of age)
145 L-9c YEARS LIVED IN UNITED STATES
287 1. Less than 1 year
1,302 2. 1 yr., less than 5 years
1,404 3. 5 yrs., less than 10 yrs.
1,481 4. 10 yrs., less than 15 yrs.
4,564 5. 15 years or more
293 9. Unknown
110,701 Blank. Not applicable (U.S. born or
less than 18 years of age)
146-177 - BLANK
178 Master TYPE OF SUBSTRATUM
Record
16,009 0. Permit
11,786 1. Area, oversampled for blacks
92,237 2. Area, not oversampled for blacks
179-181 - FULL SAMPLE STRATUM IDENTIFIER
182 Master REGION
Record
24,486 1. Northeast
29,638 2. Midwest
39,808 3. South
26,100 4. West
183 Master GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Record
MSA Size
51,734 1. 1,000,000 or more
31,324 2. 250,000 - 999,999
7,656 3. 100,000 - 249,999
1,797 4. Under 100,000
27,521 Blank. Non-MSA
184 BLANK
185 Master TYPE OF PSU
Record
65,873 1. MSA - Self-representing
26,638 3. MSA - Nonself-representing
0 4. Non-MSA - Self-representing
27,521 6. Non-MSA - Nonself-representing
186 Recode MSA - NON-MSA RESIDENCE
38,451 1. MSA - Central City
54,060 2. MSA - Not Central City
25,821 3. Non-MSA - Nonfarm
1,700 4. Non-MSA - Farm
187-189 PSEUDO PSU CODES
190-200 BLANK
201-206 INTERIM BASIC WEIGHT (before age-race-
sex poststratification)
207-215 FINAL ANNUAL BASIC WEIGHT
216-335 BLANK
336 1 ANYONE SMOKES INSIDE THE HOME
44,335 1. Yes
71,918 2. No
3,616 8. Not ascertained
163 9. Unknown
337 2 NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK SOMEONE
SMOKES IN HOME
1,867 0. Less than 1 day per week
41,514 1-7. 1-7 days
655 8. Not ascertained
299 9. Unknown
75,697 Blank. No/unknown if smokes in home
338 3 WAS HOME BUILT BEFORE 1950
37,348 1. Yes
65,655 2. No
4,531 8. Not ascertained
12,498 9. Unknown
339 4 HOME PAINT EVER BEEN ANALYZED FOR
LEAD CONTENT
2,055 1. Yes
33,331 2. No
4,621 8. Not ascertained
14,370 9. Unknown
65,655 Blank. Home built in 1950 or later
340 11 RESIDENCE TYPE
87,944 1. Single home, duplex, townhouse
16,426 2. Basement, 1st or 2nd floor
apartment or condominium
4,410 3. Apartment or condominium above
second floor
6,546 4. Trailer/mobile home
3,968 7. Not ascertained
671 8. Other
67 9. Unknown
APPENDIX B - INDUSTRY RECODES OUTLINE
Recodes
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No. 1 No. 2
Chrs. Chrs. Detail Code Industry Title SIC Code*
80-81 82-83 (Chrs. 77-79)
01 01 010-011,020-021 AGRICULTURE 01-02,07,078
02 01 030-031 FORESTRY AND FISHERIES 08-09
10 02 040-042,050 MINING 10-14
20 03 060 CONSTRUCTION 15-17
(30-34,
40-46) (04) - MANUFACTURING:
(30-34) NONDURABLE GOODS
30 04 100-102,110-112, Food and kindred products 201-209
120-122
31 04 132,140-142, Textile mill and finished 221-229,231-239
150-152 textile products
32 04 171-172 Printing, publishing and 271-279
allied industries
33 04 180-182,190-192 Chemicals and allied 281-287,289
products
34 04 130,160-162, Other nondurable goods 21,261-266,291,
200-201,210-212, 295,299,301-304,
220-222 306-307,311,313-
317,319
(30-34,
40-46) (04) - MANUFACTURING: - continued
(40-46) DURABLE GOODS
40 04 230-232,241-242 Furniture, lumber and wood
41 04 270-272,280 Primary metal industries 331-332,334,3331-
3334,3339,3351,
3353-3357,3361-
3362,3369,339
42 04 281-282,290-292, Fabricated metal 341-349
300 industries, including
ordnance
43 04 310-312,320-322, Machinery, except 351-359
331-332 electrical
44 04 340-342,350 Electrical machinery, 361-367,369
equipment and supplies
45 04 351-352,360-362, Transportation equipment 371-376,379
370
46 04 250-252,261-262, Other and not specified 321-329,381-387,
301,371-372, durable goods 394
380-382,390-392
(50-54) (05) - TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS
AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES
50 05 400 Railroads 40
51 05 410-411 Trucking service and 421-423
warehousing
52 05 401-402,412, Other transportation 41,43-47
420-422,432
53 05 440-442 Communications 481-483,489
54 05 460-462,470-472 Utilities and sanitary 491-497
60 06 500-502,510-512, WHOLESALE TRADE 501-508,5093,
521-522,530-532, 5094,5099,511-
540-542,550-552, 518,5191,5194,
560-562,571 5198,5199
(61-65) (07) - RETAIL TRADE
61 07 591-592,600 General merchandise stores 531,533,539
62 07 601-602,610-611 Food, bakery and dairy 541-546,549
stores
63 07 612,620-622 Automotive dealers and 551-557,559
gasoline stations
64 07 641 Eating and drinking places 58
65 07 580-582,590, Other and not specified 521,523,525-527,
630-632,640,642, retail trade 56,571-573,591-
650-652,660-662, 593,5941-5949,
670-672,681-682, 5961-5963,598,
691 5992-5994,5999
(70-71) (08) - FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL
ESTATE
70 08 700-702 Banking and credit 60-61
agencies
71 08 710-712 Insurance, real estate, 62-67
and other finance
(75-85) (09-12) - SERVICES:
(75-76) (09) BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES
75 09 721-722,730-732, Business services 731-737,7391-
740-742,750 7397,399,751,752,
754
76 09 751-752,760 Repair services 753,762-764,7692,
7694,7699
(77-78) (10) - PERSONAL SERVICES
77 10 761 Private households 88
78 10 762,770-772, Other personal services 701-704,721-726,
780-782,790-791 729
79 11 800-802 ENTERTAINMENT AND 78,791-794,799
RECREATION SERVICES
(80-85) (12) - PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED
SERVICES
80 12 831 Hospitals 806
81 12 812,820-822,830, Health services, except 801-803,8041-
832,840 hospitals 8042,8049,805,
807-809
82 12 842,850 Elementary and secondary 821-822
schools and colleges
83 12 851-852,860 Other educational services 823-824,829
84 12 861-862,870-872, Social services, religious 832-833,835-836,
880-881 and membership 839,84,861-866,
organizations 869
85 12 841,882,890-892 Legal, engineering and 81,891-893,899
other professional services
90 13 900-901,910, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 911-913,919,92-97
921-922,930-932
95 14 990 and all UNKNOWN INDUSTRY -
other codes
except 996
96 14 996 NEW WORKER
97 15 Not applicable NOT IN LABOR FORCE - codes Blank
and 8 in current activity recode
(loc. 75) (Under 18 or 18+ and
not in Labor Force).
98 16 942 ARMED FORCES (excludes Reserves
and National Guard)
*Standard Industrial Classification
APPENDIX B - INDUSTRY RECODE TITLES
____________________________________________________________________________
Recode No. 1
Code Titles Inclusions
____________________________________________________________________________
01 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES 01,02
02 MINING 10
03 CONSTRUCTION 20
04 MANUFACTURING 30-34, 40-46
05 TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC 50-54
UTILITIES
06 WHOLESALE TRADE 60
07 RETAIL TRADE 61-65
08 FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 70-71
09 BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES 75-76
10 PERSONAL SERVICES 77-78
11 ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES 79
12 PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED SERVICES 80-85
13 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 90
14 UNKNOWN (includes new workers) 95-96
15 NOT IN LABOR FORCE 97
16 ARMED FORCES 98
APPENDIX C - OCCUPATION RECODE OUTLINE
Recodes
-----------------
No. 1 No. 2
Chrs. Chrs. Detail Code Occupation Title SOC Code*
87-88 89-90 (Chrs. 84-86)
(01-03) (01) - EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, -
AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS
01 01 003-006 Officials and administrators, 111-113
public administration
02 01 007-009,013-019 Managers and administrators, 121-128,132-
except public administration 139
03 01 023-029,033-037 Management related occupations 1412,1414-
1415,1419,142-
143,1442-1443,
1449,145,1472-
1473,149
(04-11) (02) - PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY -
OCCUPATIONS
04 02 044-049,053-059 Engineers 1622-1628,
1632,1637,1639
05 02 043,063 Architects and surveyors 161,164
06 02 064-069,073-079 Natural mathematical and 171-172,1732-
083 computer scientists 1733,1739,
1842-1843,
1845-1847,
1849,1852-1855
07 02 084-089 Health diagnosing occupations 27,261-262,
281,283,289
08 02 095-099,103-106 Health assessment and 29,301-302,
treating occupations 3031-3034,
3039,304,
09 02 113-119,123-129, Teachers, librarians and 2212-2218,
133-139,143-149 counselors 2222-2228,
2231-2238,233,
235,236,239,
24,251,252
10 02 183-189,193-195, Writers, artists, 34,321-329,
197-199 entertainers and athletes 331-333,398
11 02 166-169,173-179 Other professional specialty 1912-1916,
occupations 1919,192,2032-
2033,2042,
2049,211-212
*Standard Occupational Classification.
(12-13) (03) - TECHNICIANS AND RELATED -
SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
12 03 203-208 Health technologists and 362-366,369
technicians
13 03 213-218,223-229, Technologists, technicians 3711-3713,
233-235 except health 3719,372-373,
382,3831-3833,
384,389,392-
393,396,3971-
3972,3974,399,
825
(14-16) (04) - SALES OCCUPATIONS -
14 04 243 Supervisors and proprietors 40
15 04 253-259 Sales representatives, 4122-4124,
commodities and finance 4152-4153,421,
423-424
16 04 263-269,274-278, Other sales 4342-4348,
283-285 4351-4354,
4356,4359,
4362-4367,
4369,444-447,
449
(17-21) (05) - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT -
OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING CLERICAL
17 05 308-309 Computer equipment operators 4612-4613
18 05 313-315 Secretaries, stenographers 4622-4624
and typists
19 05 337-339,343-344 Financial records processing 4712-4713,
occupations 4715-4716,
4718
20 05 354-357 Mail and message distributing 4742-4745
21 05 303-307,316-319, Other administrative support 4511-4519,
323,325-329, 4521-4529,463,
335-336,345-349, 4642-4645,
353,359,363-366, 4649,4662-
368-369,373-379, 4664,4692,
383-387,389 4694,4696,
4699,4722-
4723,4729,
4732-4733,
4739,4751-
4759,4782-
4784,4786-
4787,4791-
4795,4799
*Standard Occupational Classification.
22 06 403-407 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 502-507,509
(23-24) (07) - PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
23 07 413-414,416-418, Police and firefighters 5111-5112,
423-424 5122-5123,
5132-5134
24 07 415,425-427 Other protective service 5113,5142,
occupations 5144,5149
(25-28) (08) - SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT
PROTECTIVE AND HOUSEHOLD
25 08 433-439,443-444 Food service 5211-5219
26 08 445-447 Health service 5232-5233,
5236
27 08 448-449,453-455 Cleaning and building service 5241-5242,
5244-5246,
5249
28 08 456-459,463-469 Personal service 5251-5258,
5262-5264,
5269
(29-31) (09) - FARMING, FORESTRY AND FISHING
OCCUPATIONS
29 09 473-476 Farm operators and managers 5512-5515,
5522-5525
30 09 477,479,483-489 Farm workers and other 5611-5619,
agricultural workers 5621-5622,
5624-5625,
5627
31 09 494-499 Forestry and fishing 571-573,579,
occupations 583-584,
8241(pt.)
(32-34) (10) - PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT
AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
32 10 503,505-509, Mechanics and repairers 60,6111-6118,
514-519,523, 613-614,6151-
525-527,529 6159,616,6171-
533-536,538-539, 6179
543-544,547,549
33 10 553-558,563-567, Construction and extractive 6311-6316,
569,573,575-577, trades 6318,632,6412-
579,583-585, 6414,6422,
587-589,593-599, 6424,6432-
613-617 6433,6442-
6444,645,6462-
6468,6472,
6472,652-654,
656
34 10 633-637,639, Precision production 67,71,6811-
643-647,649, occupations 6814,6816-
653-659,666-669 6817,6821-
673-679,683-684, 6824,6829,
686-689,693-696, 6831-6832,
699 6835,6839,
6844,6852-
6854,6856,
6859,6861-
6862,6864-
6867,6869,
6871-6873,
6879,6881-
6882,691-696,
7447,7668,
7677,7752,
828
*Standard Occupational Classification
OPERATORS, FABRICATORS AND LABORERS
(35-36) (11) MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS
AND INSPECTORS
35 11 703-709,713-715, Machine operators and 6841-6842,
717,719,723-729, tenderers,except precision 6849,6855,
733-739,743-745, 6863,6868,
747-749,753-759, 7312-7319,
763-766,768-769, 7322,7324,
773-774,777,779 7326,7329,
7339,7342-
7344,7349,
7431-7435,
7439,7443-
7444,7449,
7449,7451-
7452,7459,
7459,7462-
7463,7467,
7467,7472,
7473-7474,
7476-7478,
7479(pt.),
7512-7519,
7519,7522,
7529,7539,
7539,7542-
7544,7549,
7549,7631-
7636,7639,
7639,7642-
7644,7649,
7649,7651-
7652,7654-
7654-7659,
7661-7667,
7667,7669,
7671-7676,
7676,
7677(pt.),
7678-7679
36 11 783-787,789, Fabricators, assemblers, 7332-7333,
793-799 inspectors and samplers 7532-7533,
7714,7717,
772,774,7753-
7759,782-785,
787
(37-39) (12) - TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL
MOVING OCCUPATIONS
37 12 803-806,808-809, Motor vehicle operators 8111,8212-8216,
813-814 8218-8219,874
38 12 823-826,828-829, Other transportation, except 8113,8232-
833-834 motor vehicles 8233,8239,
8241(pt.),
8242-8245
39 12 843-845,848-849, Material moving equipment 812,8312-8319
853,855-856,859 operators
(40-41) (13) HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS,
HELPERS AND LABORERS
40 13 869 Construction laborers 871
41 13 863-867,873, Freight, stock and material 85,861-863,
875-878,883,885, handlers 8641-8646,
887-889 8648,865,
8722-8726,873,
875,8761,8769
95 14 999 and all UNKNOWN OCCUPATION
other codes
except 990
96 14 990 NEW WORKER
97 15 Not applicable NOT IN LABOR FORCE - codes Blank
and 8 in current activity recode
(Loc. 75). (Under 18 or 18+
and Not in Labor Force)
98 16 905 MILITARY
*Standard Occupational Classification
OCCUPATION RECODE TITLES
____________________________________________________________________________
Recode No. 1
Code Titles Inclusions
____________________________________________________________________________
MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS
01 EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL OCCUPATIONS 01-03
02 PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS 04-11
TECHNICAL, SALES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
OCCUPATIONS
03 TECHNICIANS AND RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 12-13
04 SALES OCCUPATIONS 14-16
05 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS, INCLUDING 17-21
CLERICAL
SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
06 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD OCCUPATIONS 22
07 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 23-24
08 SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT PROTECTIVE AND 25-28
HOUSEHOLD
09 FARMING, FORESTRY AND FISHING OCCUPATIONS 29-31
10 PRECISION PRODUCTION, CRAFT AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 32-34
OPERATORS, FABRICATORS AND LABORERS
11 MACHINE OPERATORS, ASSEMBLERS AND INSPECTORS 35-36
12 TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 37-39
13 HANDLERS, EQUIPMENT CLEANERS, HELPERS AND LABORERS 40-41
14 UNKNOWN OCCUPATION (includes New Workers) 95-96
15 NOT IN LABOR FORCE 97
16 MILITARY 98