Unique identifier across all years of CHS
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?
How many times in last 12 months checked A1C (among ever told diabetes)
The last time you had your A1C checked, what were your levels (among those with at least one check)
What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
Race/ethnicity of the person being interviewed
Marital status
Sexual identity
Employment status
Educational status
Age groups (in years)
Age groups 25 years or older
Age groups 40 years or older
Age groups 45 years or older
Age groups 50 years or older
Age groups 18 - 64 only
Male or female
Household annual income from all sources by poverty level
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
Body mass index (based on self reported height and weight)
Body weight in 3 categories: normal, overweight and obese (includes follow up questions)
Body weight in 4 categories: under, normal, overweight and obese (includes follow up questions)
The language spoken most often at home
Living in NYC before 2003?
Nativity: US or Foreign born
How long have you lived in this country?
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 current and former smokers)
How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly (continuous, in months)
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly? Response category differs across surveys
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
Where did you get that [last cigarette]? Among current smokers. Not for trend analysis
Where did you get that last cigarette? (among current smokers). Use for trend analysis
NYC tax avoidance status (current smokers)
How often are you around people when they are smoking in your workplace? (denominator is employed for wages or salary)
How was the ban on smoking in the bars, restaurants and workplaces affected the amount of second hand smoke exposure (among those living in NYC in 2003)
Type of health insurance
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question (wording difference in 2007)
Insured: yes or no. Insurance status questions vary across years
Health insurance coverage HMO/PPO/managed care, among those with known insurance type
Continuously insured in the past 12 months
Uninsured in the past 12 months (among currently insured)
Have 1+ primary care provider/s?
Saw your pcp in last 12 months Y/N (among people who had own PCP)
Saw any pcp in last 12 months Y/N (among people who did not have PCP or did not visit their PCP)
Saw any pcp in last 12 months Y/N (denominator is all)
Method used by provider to maintain medical record information (denominator is all)
Method used by provider to maintain medical record information (among those with any pcp visit in last 12 months)
Needed medical care in the past 12 months but did not get it
Do you have >=1 person for regular dental care?
How long ago was your most recent visit to dental care provider?
Self-reported general health status
How many days in the past 30 days did poor mental health keep you from doing your usual activities
Frequent mental distress : any or none
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) continuous score (conservative due to response option choices)
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) score greater than or equal to 3 (conservative due to response choices)
Ever been told by a doc, nurse, other health care professional that you have depression-same as 2005 version1 and 2006
Were you first told depression in the last 12 months? (among all adults)
Received any counseling or taken prescription medication for depression in last 12 months (among adults ever told depression)
Immediately following a disaster or public health emergency, whom would you consult for emotional support?
Have you ever had colonoscopy? (among adults >=50 years old)
Had a colonoscopy in the past 10 yrs (among adults >=50 years old)
Ever had any other test for colon cancer, such as a sigmoidoscopy or a blood stool test, also known as an FOBT? (among adults >=45 years old)
Time since other colon test (among adults >=45 years old)
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?
Among all women with or without hysterectomy - had pap smear 3yrs ago
Have you ever had a mammogram? (among women >=40: uses age40new)
How long has it been since last mammogram? (among women >=40: uses age40new)
Had a mammogram in past 1 yr? (among women >=40: uses age40new)
Had a mammogram in past 2 yr? (among women >=40: uses age40new)
Flu shot/spray in past 12 months
Flu shot/spray between 9/1/06 and 3/31/07
Work in health care setting with routine, direct patient contact
Ever received Hepatitis B vaccine
Ever told by a doctor, nurse, otr hlth prof you have hypertension, also called high bp?
Have you ever been told to take prescribed BP medication? (among adults ever told high bp)
Are you currently taking medication for your high bp? (among adults ever told needed meds for high bp)
Are you currently taking medication for your high bp? (among ever told high bp)
Ever had cholesterol checked
How long since you last had cholesterol checked? (among adults ever had cholesterol checked)
Cholesterol check within past five years (among all adults)
Cholesterol check within the past 5 years (among adults ever had cholesterol checked)
Ever been told you have high cholesterol? (among all adults)
Are you currently taking meds to lower your high chol? (among adults ever told high cholesterol)
Those who had at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days
Average number of drinks per day in last 30 days.
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.
Received any counseling or medication for an alcohol problem in the last 12 months
Ever been told have diabetes
Currently taking insulin (among ever told diabetes)
Currently taking diabetic pills, oral agents (among ever been told diabetes)
Taking insulin or oral agents (among ever been told diabetes)
Number A1C tests in past 12 months, new reccomendations (among ever been told diabetes)
A1C level last time checked- among those tested (3 groups), new reccomendations
Have you sought care of doctor, nurse, or other health professional for persistent cough that lasted >=3 weeks?
In last 30 days, have you experienced persistent cough that lasted >=3 weeks?
Ever told by doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma?
In last 12 mo have you had an episode of asthma or asthma attack?
Do you have functioning AC in any room in home?
During summer [06 or 07] did you turn on at least one AC in home for cooling? (among adults with functioning AC in home)
How many friends, relatives do you see, hear from at least once per month? (among adults >=45 years old)
How many friends, relatives do you feel at ease with to talk to about priv matters? (among adults >=45 years old)
How many friends, relatives do you feel close to such that you could call on them for help? (among adults >=45 years old)
At risk for social isolation (among adults >=45 years old)
Any time needed prescription but didnt get it?
Any time needed lab tests but didnt get them?
Any time needed eye care but didnt get it?
Any time needed dental care but didnt get it?
Any time needed hospital care but didnt get it?
Any time needed medical care from doctor but didnt get it?
In last 12 mo has doctor, nurse, or other health professional asked or talked to you about your weight?
In last 12 mo has doctor, nurse, or other health professional asked or talked to you about phys act or exercise?
In last 12 mo has doctor, nurse, or other health professional asked or talked to you about diet or eating habits?
In last 12 mo has doctor, nurse, or other health professional asked or talked to you about alcohol?
In last 12 mo has doctor, nurse, or other health professional asked or talked to you about drug use?
Child age (in months) categorical
Besides family, what kind of child care has been relied upon most in past year for youngest child in hh? (among hh with child <= 60 months)
Was a different child care or school arrangement preferred to the one you just named? (among hh w child <=60 mths in child care)
What kind of child care other than your family would have been more preferred for this child (among hh w child <=60 mths in child care & prefer alt care arrangement)
What was most important reason why this child was not in preferred type of child care? (among hh w child <=60 mths in child care & preferred alt. arrangement that was non-family)
Have you seen or heard of NYC Condoms in black package with colorful letters?
Have you used that NYC Condom in black package with colorful letters (amonga adults who have heard or seen NYC Condom)
Number of 12 oz sodas consumed per day (continuous, standardized to per day)
Average number of 12 oz sodas per day (4 level categorical, standardized to per day). Response options differ from 2005
Drink 2 or more sodas per day
Number of 12 oz sweetened drinks consumed per day (continuous, standardized to per day)
Average number of 12 oz sweetened drinks per day (4 level categorical, standardized to per day)
Number of sodas plus sweetened drinks consumed per day (continuous, standarized to per day)
Average number of sodas plus sweetened drinks (4 level categorical, standardized to per day)
How often buy foods because you believe they are low salt or low sodium foods?
How often ride bike in NYC
Wore a helmet when biking- among those who rode bike in NYC
Last 30 days, walked/biked more then 10 blocks as part of routine
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
Sexual behavior in the past 12 months: Homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual, unknown
Women who report having sex with women (among sexually active women)
Women who report having sex with women ONLY (among sexually active women)
Sexually active in the past 12 months
Total number of sex partners of either gender
Anal sex in past 12 months
Used condom during anal sex in last 12 months (among those who had anal sex)
Used condom at last sex (excludes MSM)
Currently pregnant- among women ages 18-54
Had tubal ligation- among all women
Received counseling or information about emergency contraception (females 18-44; males 18-64)
Where did you receive counseling or info about EC? (among ecpills=1)
Men who report having sex with men (among sexually active men)
Men who report having sex with men ONLY (among sexually active men)
Had vasectomy
Where did you receive couseling or info about EC? (among ecpills=1)
Condom used the last time you had sex? (use for trend analysis, 18-64 yr only, excludes msm exclusive, wsw exclusive)
Had an HIV test in the past 12 months (among all adults)
Ever had an HIV test (among all adults)
Timing of last HIV test
Doctor recommended HIV test (among all adults)
Had HIV test in past 12 months because doctor recommeded it (among adults HIV tested and got a recommendation to test)
Had HIV test 1 to 5 years ago because doctor recommended it? (among adults HIV tested 1 to 5 yrs ago)
HIV test result timing (among adults ever HIV tested)
Received HIV test results- among those who ever had test
Use for SUDAAN nest statement, single yr analysis
CHS 2007 survey weight for analysis
Neighborhood Poverty Group, based on percent of ZIP Code population <100%FPL, per American Community Survey 2007-2011
Household poverty based on annual income. Use ONLY to compare 2002 or 2003 to later years
Age groups 21 years or older
Employment status (3 categories)
Type of health insurance coverage (5 categories)
Number of days consumed at least 1 alcohol drink in the last 30 days (standardized to month)
Consumes 1 or more sugar sweetened beverage (soda plus other sweetened beverages) on average per day
Presence of children in household