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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2015 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: Hypertension Awareness
CV for High Blood Pressure BPHIGH4   _RFHYPE5
Section 5: Cholesterol Awareness
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK   _CHOLCHK
CV for ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2   _RFCHOL
Section 6: Chronic Health Conditions
CV for respondents that have ever reported having coronary heart disease or myocardial infarction CVDINFR4, CVDCRHD4   _MICHD
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: 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
18-80 age groupings (80=80+) AGE _IMPAGE _AGE80
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
Section 8: 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 9: 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 week ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_ _DRNKWEK
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKWEK _RFDRHV5
Section 10: Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit juice times consumed per day FRUITJU1   FTJUDA1_
Fruit times consumed per day FRUIT1   FRUTDA1_
Bean times consumed per day FVBEANS   BEANDAY_
Dark green vegetable times consumed per day FVGREEN   GRENDAY_
Orange-colored vegetable times consumed per day FVORANG   ORNGDAY_
Vegetable times consumed per day VEGETAB1   VEGEDA1_
The number of missing fruit responses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_ _MISFRTN
The number of missing vegetable responses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_ _MISVEGN
Missing any fruit responses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN _FRTRESP
Missing any vegetable responses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN _VEGRESP
Total fruits consumed per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_ _FRUTSUM
Total vegetables consumed per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_ _VEGESUM
Consumed fruits 1 or more times per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRTLT1
Consumed vegetables 1 or more times per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_,_VEGESUM _VEGLT1
Reported consuming Fruit >16/day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRT16
Reported consuming Vegetables >23/day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS _VEGESUM _VEG23
Fruit Exclusion from analyses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN, _FRTRESP _FRUITEX
Vegetable Exclusion from analyses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN, _VEGESUM, _VEGRESP, _VEG23 _VEGETEX
Consumed fruits 1 or more times per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRTLT1
Comsumed vegetables 1 or more times per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_,_VEGESUM _VEGLT1
Section 11: Exercise (Physical Activity)
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Activity MET Value for First Activity EXRACT11   METVL11_
Activity MET Value for Second Activity EXRACT21   METVL21_
Estimated Age-Gender Specific Maximum Oxygen Consumption SEX, AGE   MAXVO2_
Estimated Functional Capacity SEX, AGE MAXVO2_ FC60_
Estimated Activity Intensity for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE METVL11_, FC60_ ACTIN11_
Estimated Activity Intensity for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE METVL21_, FC60_ ACTIN21_
Minutes of First Activity EXERHMM1   PADUR1_
Minutes of Second Activity EXERHMM2   PADUR2_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for First Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT1   PAFREQ1_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for Second Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT2   PAFREQ2_
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 PADUR1_, PAFREQ1_, ACTIN11_ _MINAC11
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PADUR2_, PAFREQ2_, ACTIN21_ _MINAC21
Strength Activity Frequency per Week STRENGTH   STRFREQ_
Missing Physical Activity Data EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11, ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAMISS1_
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAMIN11_
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAMIN21_
Minutes of total physical activity per week EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 PAMIN11_, PAMIN21_ PA1MIN_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAVIG11_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAVIG21_
Minutes of total Vigorous Physical Activity per week EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PAVIG11_, PAVIG21_ PA1VIGM_
Physical Activity Categories EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_, PA1VIGM_, PAMISS1_ _PACAT1
Physical Activity Index EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_ _PAINDX1
150 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_, PA1VIGM_ _PA150R2
300 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 PA1MISS_, PA1MIN_ _PA300R2
300 Minute Physical Activity 2-Level Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 _PA300R2 _PA30021
Muscle Strengthening Recommendation STRENGTH STRFREQ_ _PASTRNG
Aerobic and Strengthening Guideline EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2,STRENGTH _PASTRNG, _PAINDX1 _PAREC1
Aerobic and Strengthening (2-level) EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2,STRENGTH _PAREC1 _PASTAE1
Section 12: Arthritis Burden
CV for limited usual activities HAVARTH3, LMTJOIN3   _LMTACT1
CV for limited work activities HAVARTH3, ARTHDIS2   _LMTWRK1
CV for limited social activities HAVARTH3, ARTHSOCL   _LMTSCL1
Section 13: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
CV for Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT3
Section 14: 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 15: HIV/AIDS
CV for adults that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST6   _AIDTST3
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