Physical health (1.2)
Systolic blood pressure level
Diastolic blood pressure level
Remember numbers last time your cholesterol was checked?
Total cholesterol level
LDL level
HDL level
Take aspirin daily or every other day fo
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: So sad that nothing could cheer you up?
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: Nervous?
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: Restless or fidgety
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: Hopeless?
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: Everything was an effort?
Used to create NSPD: During the past 30 days, how often did you feel: Worthless?
How many total servings of fruit and/or vegetables did you eat yesterday? continuous
Shop for fruit or vegetables in neighborhood
During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of asthma?
Times tested for hemoglobin A one C past
Level last time hemoglobin A one C' chec
During last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional advised you to quit smoking? (among current smokers or former smokers who quit <=12 months ago
What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
Male or female
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
Presence of children in household
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
CHS 2002 survey weight for analysis
Stopped smoking for one day/24 hours or longer during past 12 months
# cigs smoked/day among every day and some day smokers, continuous values (imputed for missing values)
# cigs smoked/day among every day and some day smokers, categorical values (imputed for missing values)
Heavy smoker (11+ cigarettes per day) among every day and some day smokers (imputed for missing values)
# cigs smoked/day among every day smokers only, categorical values (imputed for missing values). Use for trend analysis
Smoke every day vs some days (y/n)
Second-hand smoke exposure at work
Second-hand smoke exposure at home
Where did you get that [last cigarette]?
Where did you get that last cigarette? (among current smokers). Use for trend analysis
NYC tax avoidance status (current smokers)
Smoking status
Those who quit in the past year (among former regular smokers)
successful quit (quit for > 3 months) among those who quit last year
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help you quit? Group counseling
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help you quit? One-on-one counseling
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help you quit? Self-help materials
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help you quit? A nicotine patch, nicotine gum, or a nicotine inhaler.
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help quit? Quitline
During the past year did you use any of the following aids to help quit? An anti-depressant drug prescribed by a physician, like zyban
How did increase in cig price affect your smoking?
Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?
Non specific psychological distress (NSPD). NSPD is a composite measure of 6 questions regarding anxiety, depression, other emotional problems
Marital Status
Employment status
Employment status (3 categories)
On the job injury that needed medical attention more than firstaid in the past 12 months
Do you belong to a community/religious group, sports team, school association, hobby group or similar organization?
How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be?
Educational status
Age groups (in years)
Age 25yrs and up for education
Age 50yrs and up for colon screening
Age groups 21 years or older
Age groups 40 years or older
Age group 18 - 64 only
Household poverty based on annual income. Use ONLY to compare 2002 or 2003 to later years
Neighborhood poverty in tertiles: percent of UHF <200 percent FPL, Census 2000
Body mass index (continuous, based on self reported height and weight)
Weight categories: normal, overweight and obese. Includes all the follow-up questions for ht and wt (no follow ups in 2002)
Nativity: US or Foreign born
Type of health insurance
Type of health insurance coverage (5 categories)
Needed medical care in the past 12 months, but did not get it
Reason for not getting medical care that was needed in the past 12m
Have 1+ primary care provider/s?
Insured: yes or no. Insurance status questions vary across years
Self-reported general health status
Number of days poor physical health kept you from doing usual activities
Ever been told you have diabetes?
Number of glycosylated HgB tests in the past 12 months, new reccomendations (upper bound is 76 tests)
Glycosylated HgB level in the last test, new reccomendations (3 groups)
Those who had at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days (uses only drink2)
Average number of drinks per day in last 30 days.
Number of days consumed at least 1 alcohol drink in the last 30 days (standardized to month)
Heavy drinking is defined as an average of more than 2 drinks per day for men and more than 1 drink per day for women.
Consumed five or more drinks on one occasion or more in the past 30 days.
Number of sexual partners during the past 12 m (18-64y only)
Men who report having sex with men (sexually active men, 18-64y only)
Men who report having sex with men ONLY (among sexually active men, 18-64y only)
Women who report having sex with women (among sexually active women, 18-64y only)
Women who report having sex with women ONLY (among sexually active women, 18-64y only)
Sexually active in last 12 months? (18-64y only)
Sexual behavior based on male and female sex partners in past 12 months (18-64y only).
Condom used the last time you had sex? (use for trend analysis, 18-64 yr only, excludes msm exclusive, wsw exclusive)
Was a condom used the last time you had sex? (among adults 18 to 64 only)
Have you: used intravenous drugs, been treated for STD, given or recieved money or drugs for sex, had anal sex without condom in the past year?
Ever tested for HIV
What is your main reason for not exercising regularly?
During the past 30 days other than regular job, did you participate in any physical activities?
# of days/week exercised at least 20 min/time
Do you currently have asthma?
Ever told by doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma
Number of ED visits in the past 12 months due to asthma (among those with current asthma)
How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?
Flushot in the past 12 months
Ever had a pneumonia shot
Have you ever had a mammogram? (among women >=40: uses age40new weights)
How long has it been since last mammogram? (among women >=40: uses age40new weights)
Had a mammogram in past 1 yr? (among women >=40: uses age40new weights)
Had a mammogram in past 2 yr? (among women >=40: uses age40new weights)
Among all women who did not have hysterectomy - Ever had a pap smear
Among all women with or without hysterectomy - Ever had a pap smear
How long ago was the pap smear? (among all women who did not have hysterectomy)
Had pap smear in past 3 yrs? (among all women with or without hysterectomy)
Ever had colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy?
In past 12 months frightened for safety because of anger/threats of an intimate partner
About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor or other health professional?
The last time you had your blood pressure checked, do you remember the high/low numbers?
Have you ever been told that you have high blood pressure? (among all adults)
Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure (Among those ever told high bp)
Ever had cholesterol checked?
How long since the last blood cholesterol check?
Cholesterol checked within the past 5yrs (among all adults)
Cholesterol checked within the past 5yrs (among adults tested for high cholesterol)
Have you ever been told that you have high cholesterol? (among all adults)
Are you currently taking meds to lower your high cholesterol? (among ever told high cholesterol)
Total number of servings of fruit and/or veg you ate yesterday
Reasons for not buying fruits/vegetables in the neighborhood
Neighborhood Poverty Group, based on percent of ZIP Code population <100%FPL, per Census 2000