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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2014 Data File

Description or Result
of Calculation		 Input Variables
(From Questionnaire)		 Description of Field and
SAS Variable Name		 Output Variables
(In Final Data Set)
Section 1: Health Status
CV for fair or poor general health GENHLTH   _RFHLTH
Section 3: Health Care Access
CV for respondents aged 18-64 years that have any form of health care coverage HLTHPLN1   _HCVU651
Section 4: Exercise
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Section 6: Chronic Health Conditions
CV for lifetime asthma prevalence ASTHMA3   _LTASTH1
CV for current asthma prevalence ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW   _CASTHM1
Computed asthma status ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW   _ASTHMS1
CV for respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis HAVARTH3   _DRDXAR1
Section 7: Oral Health
CV for having had permanent teeth extracted RMVTETH3   _EXTETH2
CV for having had all permanent teeth extracted AGE, RMVTETH3   _ALTETH2
CV for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past year LASTDEN3   _DENVST2
Section 8: Demographics
Preferred Race MRACE1, ORACE3 MRACASC1 _PRACE1
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _MRACE1
Derived Hispanic status HISPANC3   _HISPANC
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE1, HISPANC3 MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _MRACE1, _HISPANC _RACE
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. HISPANC3, MRACE1 _RACE _RACEG21
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. HISPANC3, MRACE1 _RACE _RACEGR3
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE1, HISPANC3 _RACEGR3 _RACE_G1
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
Height in inches HEIGHT3   HTIN4
Calculated height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN4 HTM4
Calculated weight in kilograms WEIGHT2   WTKG3
Calculated Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3 _BMI5
Four level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5 _BMI5CAT
CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5 _RFBMI5
Calculated number of children in household CHILDREN   _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completed EDUCA   _EDUCAG
Calculated income categories INCOME2   _INCOMG
18-80 age groupings (80=80+) AGE _IMPAGE _AGE80
Section 9: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2   _SMOKER3
CV for current smoking status SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3 _RFSMOK3
Section 10: Alcohol Consumption
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N) ALCDAY5   DRNKANY5
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY5   DROCDY3_
CV for 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 day ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_ _DRNKDY4
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_, _DRNKDY4 _DRNKMO4
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRHV4
CV for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRMN4
CV for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRWM4
Section 11: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year FLUSHOT6   _FLSHOT6
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC3   _PNEUMO2
Section 13: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
CV for Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT3
Section 15: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE   _RFMAM2Y
CV for women age 50 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE   _MAM502Y
CV for women age 50-74 that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years SEX, AGE, HADMAM, MAM2YR   _MAM5021
CV for women age 18 and older, with intact cervix, that have not had a pap smear with the past 3 years HADPAP2, LASTPAP2, HADHYST2, PREGNANT, SEX, AGE   _RFPAP32
CV for women age 21-65, with intact cervix, that have had a pap smear with the past 3 years SEX, HADHYST2, AGE, HADPAP, LASTPAP2   _RFPAP33
Section 16: Prostate Cancer Screening
CV for men age 40 and older that have not had a PSA test within the past 2 years PSATEST1, PSATIME, SEX, AGE   _RFPSA21
Section 17: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for colorectal cancer screening: had blood stool test in past two years AGE, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3   _RFBLDS2
CV for colorectal cancer screening: had blood stool test in past year AGE, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3   _RFBLDS3
CV for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy HADSIGM3, AGE   _RFSIGM2
CV for colorectal cancer screening: had colonoscopy in past 10 years AGE, HADSGIM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3   _COL10YR
CV for colorectal cancer screening: had blood stool test in past 3 years AGE, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3   _HFOB3YR
CV for colorectal cancer ccreening: had sigmoidoscopy in past 5 years AGE, HADSGIM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3   _FS5YR
CV for colorectal cancer screening: had sigmoidoscopy in combination with blood stool test AGE, HADSGIM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3 _HFOB3YR, _FS5YR _FOBTFS
CV for colorectal cancer screening: composite measure AGE, HADSGIM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3 _FOBT1YR, _COL10YR, _FOBTFS, _HFOB3YR _CRCREC
Section 18: HIV/AIDS
CV for adults that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST6   _AIDTST3
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