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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, Summary Matrix

This table is a supplement to the 2013 Calculated Variables document. For additional information on the calculated variables listed below please review the 2013 Calculated Variables document.

Description or Result of CalculationInput Variables (From Questionnaire)Description of Field and SAS Variable NameOutput Variables (In Final Data Set)
Section 1: Health Status
Fair or poor general healthGENHLTH _RFHLTH
Section 3: Health Care Access
Respondents aged 18-64 who have any form of health care coverageHLTHPLN1, AGE _HCVU651
Section 5: Hypertension Awareness
High Blood PressureBPHIGH4 _RFHYPE5
Section 6: Cholesterol Awareness
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five yearsBLOODCHO, CHOLCHK _CHOLCHK
Ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was highBLOODCHO, TOLDHI2 _RFCHOL
Section 7: Chronic Health Conditions
Lifetime asthma prevalenceASTHMA3 _LTASTH1
Current asthma prevalenceASTHMA3, ASTHNOW _CASTHM1
Computed asthma statusASTHMA3, ASTHNOW _ASTHMS1
Section 8: Demographics
Multiracial Race categorizationMRACE1MRACORG1, MRACASC1_MRACE1
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination codeMRACE1, HISPANC3MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _MRACE1, _HISPANC_RACE
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_AGE_G
Calculated Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3_BMI5
Four level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5_BMI5CAT
Calculated number of children in householdCHILDREN _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completedEDUCA _EDUCAG
Calculated income categoriesINCOME2 _INCOMG
Section 9: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status:  Every day smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and nonsmokerSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3
Current smoking statusSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2_SMOKER3_RFSMOK3
Section 10: Alcohol Consumption
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N)ALCDAY5 DRNKANY5
Drink occasions per dayALCDAY5 DROCDY3_
BINGE drinking (males GE 5 drinks on an occasion, females GE 4 drinks on an occasion)ALCDAY5, DRNK3GE5 _RFBING5
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per dayALCDAY5, AVEDRNKDROCDY3__DRNKDY4
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per monthALCDAY5, AVEDRNKDROCDY3_, _DRNKDY4_DRNKMO4
HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRHV4
HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRMN4
HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRWM4
Section 11: Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit juice times consumed per dayFRUITJU1 FTJUDA1_
Fruit times consumed per dayFRUIT1 FRUTDA1_
Bean times consumed per dayFVBEANS BEANDAY_
Dark green vegetable times consumed per dayFVGREEN GRENDAY_
Orange-colored vegetable times consumed per dayFVORANG ORNGDAY_
Vegetable times consumed per dayVEGETAB1 VEGEDA1_
The number of missing fruit responsesFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1__MISFRTN
The number of missing vegetable responsesVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANSGRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1__MISVEGN
Missing any fruit responsesFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN_FRTRESP
Missing any vegetable responsesVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANSGRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN_VEGRESP
Total fruits consumed per dayFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1__FRUTSUM
Total vegetables consumed per dayVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANSGRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1__VEGESUM
Consumed  fruits 1 or more times per dayFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM_FRTLT1
Consumed vegetables 1 or more times per dayVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANSGRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_,_VEGESUM_VEGLT1
Reported consuming Fruit >16/dayFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM_FRT16
Reported consuming Vegetables >23/dayVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS_VEGESUM_VEG23
Fruit Exclusion from analysesFRUITJU1, FRUIT1FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN, _FRTRESP_FRUITEX
Vegetable Exclusion from analysesVEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANSGRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN, _VEGESUM, _VEGRESP, _VEG23_VEGETEX
Section 12: Exercise (Physical Activity)
No leisure time physical activityEXERANY2 _TOTINDA
Activity metabolic value for first activityEXERACT11 METVL11_
Activity metabolic value for second activityEXERACT12 METVL21_
Estimated Age-Gender Specific Maximum Oxygen ConsumptionSEX, AGE MAXVO2_
Estimated functional capacitySEX, AGEMAXVO2_FC60_
Estimated activity intensity for first activityEXERACT11, SEX, AGEFC60_, METVL11_ACTIN11_
Estimated activity intensity for second activityEXERACT21, SEX, AGEFC60_, METVL21_ACTIN21_
Minutes of First ActivityEXERHMM1 PADUR1_
Minutes of Second ActivityEXERHMM2 PADUR2_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for First ActivityEXERANY2, EXEROFT1 PAFREQ1_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for Second ActivityEXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PAFREQ2_
Minutes of physical activity per week for first activityEXERANY2, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERACT11PADUR1_, PAFREQ1_, ACTIN11_, EXERACT11_MINAC11
Minutes of physical activity per week for second activityEXERANY2, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2, EXERACT21PADUR2_, PAFREQ2_, ACTIN21_, EXERACT21_MINAC21
Missing physical activity data ACTIN11_, _MINAC11, ACTIN21_, _MINAC21, EXERANY2PAMISS1_
Minutes of physical activity per week for first activity ACTIN11_, _MINAC11PAMIN11_
Minutes of physical activity per week for second activity ACTIN21_, _MINAC21PAMIN21_
Minutes of total physical activity per week PAMIN11_, PAMIN21_PA1MIN_
Minutes of vigorous physical activity per week for first  activity ACTIN11_, _MINAC11PAVIG11_
Minutes of vigorous physical activity per week for second activity ACTIN21_, _MINAC21PAVIG21_
Minutes of total vigorous physical activity per week PAVIG11_ , PAVIG21_PA1VIGM_
Physical activity categories EXERANY2, PA1MIN_, PAMISS1_ , PA1VIGM__PACAT1
Physical activity index EXERANY2, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN__PAINDX1
Adults who participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week EXERANY2, PA1VIGM_, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN__PA150R2
Adults who participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week EXERANY2, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN__PA300R2
Adults who participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week _PA300R2_PA30021
Strength Activity Frequency per WeekSTRENGTH STRFREQ_
Muscle Strengthening RecommendationSTRENGTHSTRFREQ__PASTRNG
Aerobic and strengthening guideline _PASTRNG ,  _PAINDX1_PAREC1
Aerobic and strengthening (2-level) _PAREC1_PASTAE1
Section 13: Arthritis Burden
Limited usual activitiesHAVARTH3, LMTJOIN3 _LMTACT1
Limited work activitiesHAVARTH3, ARTHDIS2 _LMTWRK1
Limited social activitiesHAVARTH3, ARTHSOCL _LMTSCL1
Section 14: Seatbelt Use
Always/Nearly Always wear seatbeltSEATBELT _RFSEAT2
Always wear seatbeltSEATBELT _RFSEAT3
Section 15: Immunization
Adults aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past yearAGE, FLUSHOT6 _FLSHOT6
Respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccinePNEUVAC3 _PNEUMO2
Section 16: HIV/AIDS
Adults who have ever been tested for HIVHIVTST6 _AIDTST3
July 29, 2014
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