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?
4.2. A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one...
4.3. The last time you had your hemoglobin 'A one C' checked, what was your level?
During the past 12 months, how many times did you visit an emergency room or urgent care center because of asthma
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?
Are you seriously thinking of quitting smoking in the next 30 days
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional ask you if you smoke?
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
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend a nicotine patch/nicotine gum/nicotine lozenge/nasal spray/inhaler to help you quit smoking?
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend a prescription pill to block the craving of smoking like Zyban or Bupropion
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend individual, telephone or group counseling to help you quit smoking?
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend internet forums or online support to help you quit smoking?
During the last 12 months did any doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend you use reading materials to help you quit smoking on your own?
Does anyone who lives in your household smoke regularly?
10.2. Because it is sometimes difficult to determine over the phone, I am asked to confirm with everyone... Are you male or female?
10.11. What is the highest grade or year of school you completed? READ ONLY IF NECESSARY
Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, where do you spend most of your time?
How do you USUALLY get there? (multiple response options)
On how many weekdays do you usually take the subway?
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
Age groups (in years)
Smoking status
Age when first started smoking regularly (incl current smokers only)
Age when first started smoking regularly (includes current and former smokers)
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly? Response category differs across surveys
# cigs smoked/day (every & someday smokers), continuous (missing values imputed & adj for days smoked)
# cigs smoked/day among every day and some day smokers, categorical values (imputed for missing values and adjusted for days smoked)
Heavy smoker (11+ cigarettes per day) among every day and some day smokers (imputed for missing values and adjusted for days smoked)
# 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
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)
smoke every day vs some days (y/n)
Was the last cigarette you smoked from a carton, pack, single, bummed, or did you roll your own
Second-hand smoke exposure at home
Did you use nicotine patch/gum/lozenge/spray/inhaler to help you to help quit smoking
Did you use Zyban/Bupropion to help you quit smoking?
Did you use individual/telephone/group counseling to help you quit smoking?
Internet forum/online support
reading materials to help quit on your own
Type of smoker
Marital Status
Sexual identity
Employment - the word "salary" is added in chs05 and in chs06. In addition, only first category is read in chs06 and wave2 of chs05
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 (updated 6-2008)
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 in 3 categories for all (with and without BMI): NOTE the wording differences across the surveys in the f/u questions
weight all with f/u info. and in 4 categories with under weight as a separate category-only in chs05-06
Nativity - US or Foreign born
How long have you lived in this country? - answer choice differs from all other surveys
The language spoken most often at home. In chs06, response <other> does not allow verbatims
Self-reported general health status
Number of days in past 30 days when physical health was not good - question wordings are same as CHS 02 & 05 and different from CHS 03 & 04
Number of days in the past 30days was your mental health not good-wording different from chs03but, same as chs05
About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor or other health professional?-answer choices differ from chs02
Ever been told by a dr or other hcp that you have hypertension, also called high blood pressure-denominator is all. Question wording differs from chs02, 05. Question is asked among all
Because of your high blood pressure or hypertension, have you ever been told to take prescribed medication? - denominator is only those who have been told having high blood pressure
Are you now taking prescribed medication (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)
During the past 30 days, have you checked your blood pressure at home? (among ever told high bp)
Ever been told by a doctor you have diabetes?
Number A1C tests in past 12 months, new reccomendations (among ever been told diabetes)
Glycosylated HgB level in the last test (3 groups), new reccomendations
Do you currently have asthma?
Number of ED visits in the past 12 months due to asthma
Had HIV test during the last 12 months-denominator is all
HIV results on the sameday or wait a week or more- denominator is only those who stated that they were tested during the last 12 months
If a rapid home test kit for HIV was available and you could get results within 20 min at home, would you use such a kit?
In the past 12 months, has a doctor or health professional recommended that you have an HIV test?
In the past 12 months frightened for safety because of anger/threats of an intimate partner
In the past 12 months sustained injury/bruises/cuts/black eye/ broken bones as a result of intimate partner's behavior-denominator is only those who stated being afraid for safety-denominator is only those who stated of bei
same as injury but, the denominator is all
In the past 12m didnt fill in a prescription due to cost
Type of insurance
Type of health insurance coverage (5 categories)
Insured/uninsured - created from type of insurance- questions were asked differently in 2002 and 2003 from 2004-2006. No gateway question in 2002 and 2003
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question
1+ primary care provider-note: question wording changed in chs05-06
Other than prescriptions, in the past 12m, was there any time you did not get medical care you needed because of cost?-wording differs
During the past 12m have you had a flushot in your arm or a fluvaccine that was sprayed in your nose?
Flushot/nasal spray between 9/11/05 and 3/31/06. Denominator is all
Have you ever had pneumonia shot?
Where did you get your most recent flushot/vaccine
Where did you get your most recent flu shot or vaccine? (AMONG THOSE WHO HAD FLU SHOT IN LAST 12 MONTHS)
Sexual behavior with all sexually active persons in denominator incl those w incomplete info on having sex w either M or F. (incomplete data in sex40 or sex43 in men sex32 or sex21 in women)
Women who report having sex with women/denominator sexually active women only
Women who report having sex with women ONLY (among sexually active women)
Sexually active vs sexually not active during the past 12m
number of sex partners (of either gender)
Men who report having sex with men/denominator is sexually active men only
Men who report having sex with men ONLY (among sexually active men)
Condom use the last time you had sex?
Condom used the last time you had sex? (use for trend analysis, 18-64 yr only, excludes msm exclusive, wsw exclusive)
Place where emergency contraception counseling, information or a prescription was received - females 18-44 yrs only
Place where emergency contraception counseling, information or a prescription was received - males 18-64 yrs only
The last time you had sex with awomen, did you intend to get your partner pregnant? asked among men (18-64yrs) who report having sex with atleast 1 woman during the past 12months
The last time you had sex, did you intend to get pregnant? asked among women (18-44 yrs) who report having sex with at least 1 man during the past 12 months
In the last 12 months, have you either alone or with your partner, received counseling, information, or prescription for emergency contraceptive pills? Note: asked only among females <45 and males <65
Among women >= 40yrs - Have you ever had a Mammogram? (uses age40new)
Answer choice wordings changed but same for chs05-06; how long has it been since last Mammogram?(uses age40new)
mammogram <1 yr ago-answer choice wordings changed-but same for chs05-06 (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 chs04-05 but, asked differently in 2002 and 2003
Colonoscopy past 10 yr, among 50+, denominator all
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 2003 but, same as 2005
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: couseling and prescription med are sep questions & 12 months not pastyr in 2003.2005 and 2006 are the same
Among NSPD = 1, needed treatment for MH problem but, did not get it-same as 2005
Ever been told by a doc, nurse, other hcp that you have depression-same as 2005 version1
Were you first told depression in the last 12 months? - denominator is all
Neighborhood Poverty Group, based on percent of ZIP Code population <100%FPL, per American Community Survey 2007-2011
Number of minutes moderate activity per week (Freq * Minutes of moderate activity per week)
Number of minutes of vigorous activity per week (Freq * Minutes of vigorous activity per week)
Meets 2008 Physical Activity Recommendations- 3 levels
Ever told by doctor, nurse or otr hlth prof that you had asthma
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
Presence of children in household