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 |
Risk Factor (RF) for fair or poor general health |
GENHLTH |
|
_RFHLTH |
Section 4: Exercise |
RF for no leisure time physical activity |
EXERANY2 |
|
_TOTINDA |
Section 6: Hypertension Awareness |
RF for High Blood Pressure |
BPHIGH4 |
|
_RFHYPE5 |
Section 7: Cholesterol Awareness |
Three-level categorization for cholesterol checked
within past five years |
BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK |
|
_CHOLCHK |
RF for ever having had cholesterol checked and
told it was high |
BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2 |
|
_RFCHOL |
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 |
FLUSHOT3 |
|
_FLSHOT3 |
RF for respondents aged 65 and older that have ever
had a pneumonia vaccine |
PNEUVAC3 |
|
_PNEUMO2 |
Section 11: Tobacco Use |
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker,
former smoker and non smoker |
SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 |
|
_SMOKER3 |
RF for current smoking status |
SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 |
_SMOKER3 |
_RFSMOK3 |
Section 12: Alcohol Consumption |
Drink occasions per day |
ALCDAY4 |
|
DROCDY2_ |
RF for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) |
ALCDAY4, DRNK2GE5 |
|
_RFBING3 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day |
ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
DROCDY2_ |
_DRNKDY3 |
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month |
ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
DROCDY2_, _DRNKDY3 |
_DRNKMO3 |
RF for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for
men, GT 1 drink per day for women) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRHV3 |
RF for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRMN3 |
RF for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per
day) |
SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK |
_DRNKDY3 |
_RFDRWM3 |
Section 13: 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 13: 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 |
RF for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level |
SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 |
HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 |
_RFBMI4 |
Section 13:
Demographics—Other Variables |
Calculated number of children in household |
CHILDREN |
|
_CHLDCNT |
Calculated education level completed |
EDUCA |
|
_EDUCAG |
Calculate income categories |
INCOME2 |
|
_INCOMG |
Section 16: Arthritis Burden |
Told by a doctor you had arthritis |
HAVARTH2 |
|
_DRDXART |
Section 17: 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 17: 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 moderate and vigorous recommendations |
MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, 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 |
VIGCAT_ |
_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 |
HIVTST4, AGE |
|
_AIDTST2 |
RF for age 18-64 that have ever participated in high-risk behavior |
HIVRISK2, AGE |
|
_HIGHRSK |