1.2. Thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for about how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?
1.3. Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for about how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?
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?
5.1. On an average day, how many sodas do you drink? One drink of soda would equal a 12 ounce can, bottle or glass. Do not include diet soda or seltzer.
7.3. Did you try to get a flu shot but were unable to obtain one?
11.2. Because it is sometimes difficult to determine over the phone, I am asked to confirm with everyone... Are you male or female?
11.12. What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
12.5. In the past 12 months have you seen any peeling paint in your apartment?
12.6. In the past 12 months, did the landlord or someone working for the landlord inspect your apartment for peeling paint?
12.7. Did the landlord or someone working for the landlord repair any peeling paint?
Age groups (in years)
Race/ethnicity of the person being interviewed
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
Smoking status
Smoke every day vs some days (y/n)
Age when first started smoking regularly (incl current smokers only)
Age when first started smoking regularly (includes former and current smokers)
Response categories in 05 different from previous years (weeks added)
# cigs smoked/day among every day smokers only, categorical values (imputed for missing values). Use for trend analysis
Stopped smoking for one day/24 hours or longer during past 12 months
Those who quit in the past year
successful quit (quit for > 3 months) among those who quit last year
Was the last cigarette you smoked from a carton, pack, single, bummed, or did you roll your own
Cost of 20 cigarettes (pack)
Where did you get the last cigarette?
Where did you get that last cigarette? (among current smokers). Use for trend analysis
NYC tax avoidance status (current smokers)
Those who had at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days
Average number of drinks per day-word change
Heavy drinking - All
How many times during the past 30 days (>= 5 drinks) on one occasion-note:word change one occasion as opposed to an occasion
Number of days consumed at least 1 alcohol drink in the last 30 days (standardized to month)
Marital Status
Sexual identity
Employment - the word "salary" is added in chs05. Also, in wave1version2 & wave2-only first category is read
Employment status (3 categories)
Educational status
Age groups 21 years or older
Age 25yrs and up for education
Age 50yrs and up for colon screening
Age groups 40 years or older
Age group 18 - 64 only
Household annual income from all sources by poverty level
Household poverty based on annual income. Use ONLY to compare 2002 or 2003 to later years
Household annual income from all sources <200% FPL
Household annual income from all sources by 3 LEVEL poverty status
Neighborhood poverty in tertiles: percent of UHF <200 percent FPL, Census 2000
weight all with f/u info. and in 4 categories with under weight as a separate category
Self-reported general health status
question wordings are same as CHS 2002 but are different from CHS 2003 and CHS 2004
Number of days in the past 30days was your mental health not good-wordings different from CHS2003
Ever been test for HIV
Had HIV test during the last 12 months-denominator is all
Kind of HIV test used
Have you used crystalmeth in the past 12 months?
In the past 12 months frightened for safety because of anger/threats of an intimate partner
Type of insurance
Insured/uninsured - created from type of insurance- questions were asked differently in 2002 and 2003 from 2004-2005. No gateway question in 2002 and 2003
Type of health insurance coverage (5 categories)
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question
1+ primary care provider-note: question wording changed in chs05
Needed medical care in the past 12 months, but did not get it
During the past 12m, have you had a flushot?
Where did you get your flu shot?
Work in health care setting with routine, direct patient contact
Sexually active vs sexually not active
Women who report having sex with women/denominator sexually active women only (updated fall 2007)
wsw with women only (bisexuals not in the numerator)/ denominator is sexually active women only (bisexuals in denominator) (updated 9-2008)
Men who report having sex with men/denominator is sexually active men only (updated fall 2007)
msm with men only (bisexuals not in the numerator)/ denominator is sexually active men only (bisexuals in denominator) (updated 6-2008)
number of sex partners (of either gender)
The last time you had vaginal or anal sex, did you or your partner use a condom? - please note the question wordings difference
Condom used the last time you had sex? (use for trend analysis, 18-64 yr only, excludes msm exclusive, wsw exclusive)
How often do you or your sexual partner use condoms when you have sex?
Method used by you or your partner to prevent preg, the last time you had sex-answer choice word differs from CHS03-04
The last time you had sex, did you intend to get pregnant/get your partner pregnant
Among women >= 40yrs - Have you ever had a Mammogram? (uses age40new)
answer choice wordings changed- how long has it been since last Mammogram?(uses age40new)
mammogram <1 yr ago-answer choice wordings changed (uses age40new)
mammogram <2 yrs ago-answer choice wordings changed (uses age40new)
Among all women with or without hysterectomy-Ever had a pap smear
Among all women with or without hysterectomy - how long has it been since last pap smear-answer choice wordings changed
Among all women with or without hysterectomy - had pap smear 3yrs ago-answer choice wordings changed
Have you ever had colonoscopy? same as 2004 but, asked differently in 2002 and 2003
Thinking of mental health including stress, depression, and problems with emotions, how many days in the past 30 days was your mental health not good- question wordings differ from CHS2003
Non specific psychological distress (NSPD). NSPD is a composite measure of 6 questions regarding anxiety, depression, other emotional problems
Among nspd = 1, if counseling/prescription medication received in the past 12 months-note: 12 months as opposed to past yr in 2003. Also, in 2003 couseling and prescription med are asked as 2 sep questions
Among NSPD = 1, needed treatment for MH problem but, did not get it
Ever been told by a doc, nurse, other hcp that you have depression
Ever been told that you have high blood pressure- denominator is all. Question is asked among all in chs2005
Because of high blood pressure or hypertension, ever been told to take prescribed medication? (denom ever told high bp)
Are you currently taking medication for your high bp? (denom told needed meds for high bp). wording changes over time
Are you currently taking medication for your high bp? (denom ever told high bp)
Cholesterol check within the past 5 years (among all adults)
Cholesterol check within the past 5yrs (denominator is only those who were tested) Note: wording change from CHS2002
How long since the last blood cholesterol check?
During the past 30 days other than regular job, did you participate in any physical activities? In version 2 in addition the following is read: Physical activities include such activities as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or w
Number of 12 oz soda per day
Drink 2 or more sodas per day
Number of meals eaten out per week
On an average day, how many hrs do you watch TV. Only include time you are sitting and watching TV. Also, answer choice is continuous as opposed to fall and spring 03
On an average day, how many hrs do you spend using a computer for personal email, searching the internet, or playing games. Do not include time spent using a computer at work or for school work
Neighborhood Poverty Group, based on percent of ZIP Code population <100%FPL, per American Community Survey 2007-2011
Number of windows with window guards (among those living in buildings with 3+ units and has child <7 years living in home)
Ever had cholesterol checked
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
Presence of children in household