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?
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?
Do you take aspirin daily or every other day for your heart?
Thinking about nutrition, how many total servings of fruit and or vegetables did you eat yesterday? (continuous)
What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
Race/ethnicity of the person being interviewed
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
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
Nativity: US or Foreign born
How long have you lived in this country?
The language spoken most often at home
Marital Status
Sexual identity
Educational status
Employment status
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
Household poverty based on annual income. Use ONLY to compare 2002 or 2003 to later years
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)
Neighborhood poverty in tertiles: percent of UHF <200 percent FPL, Census 2000
Smoking status
Smoke every day vs some days (y/n)
# cigs smoked/day (every & someday smokers), continuous (imputed for missing & adjusted 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
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
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 in past year
Have you smoked fewer cigarettes since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you thought seriously about quitting since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you switched to a cheaper brand since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you bought more cigarettes from 'a person on the street' since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you bought more cigarettes from outside NY State, on the internet, through the mail or on an Indian reservation since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you bought more loosies since the price went up? (current smokers)
Have you smoked a pipe more, smoked cigars more or used chewing tobacco more since the price went up? (current smokers & former who quit <=1 yr)
Did the change in the price of cigarettes affect your decision to quit smoking? (former smokers who quit <=1 yr)
Was 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? (see codebook for changes over time)
Where did you get that last cigarette? (among current smokers). Use for trend analysis
NYC tax avoidance status (current smokers)
During last 12 months did you use nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, nasal spray or inhaler to help you quit? (among current and former smokers who quit <12 months ago)
During last 12 months did you use a prescription pill to block craving of smoking like Zyban, Bupropion or Chantix? (among current and former smokers who quit <12 months ago)
If you were to walk from your home to purchase fresh fruits/vegetables, how long would it take to get there?
Total servings of fruit and/or veg you ate yesterday
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 12 oz sodas plus sweetened drinks consumed per day (continuous, standardized to per day)
Average number of sodas plus sweetened drinks (4 level categorical, standardized to per day)
Average number of diet soda or seltzer drinks per day (4 level categorical)
In the past 30 days, what types of water did you drink? Unfiltered tap water
In the past 30 days, what types of water did you drink? filtered tap water
In the past 30 days, what types of water did you drink? Bottled plain water
In the past 30 days, what types of water did you drink? Seltzer water
Primary type of water consumed (among those who drank any type of water)
In the past 30 days, how often did you drink water from a water fountain?
During the past 30 days other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises?
On a typical weekday do you walk down at least one floor of stairs at home or work? Includes unable to climb stairs
On a typical weekday do you walk up at least one floor of stairs at home or work? Includes unable to climb stairs
On a typical weekday do you walk up at least one floor of stairs at home or work? Excludes unable to climb stairs
Condom use the last time you had sex?
The last time you had sex, did you or your partner use any other method other than a condom to prevent pregnancy?
Sexual behavior in the past 12 months: Homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual, unknown
Women who report having sex with women (among 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
Total number of sex partners of either gender
Men who report having sex with men (among sexually active men only)
Men who report having sex with men ONLY (among sexually active men)
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)
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)
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 colonoscopy? (among adults >=50 years old)
Had a colonoscopy in the past 10 yrs (among adults >=50 years old)
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.
Non specific psychological distress (NSPD). NSPD is a composite measure of 6 questions regarding anxiety, depression, other emotional problems
Ever been told by doc, nurse, other health care professional that you have depression
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 ever told depression)
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
Ever told by a doctor, nurse, otr hlth prof you have hypertension, also called high bp? (among all adults)
Are you currently taking medication for your high bp? (among adults ever told high bp.)
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)
Ever been told have diabetes
Age at diabetes diagnosis (among ever told diabetes)
Self-reported general health status
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question
Type of health insurance
Insured: yes or no. Insurance status questions vary across years
Have 1+ primary care provider/s?
Saw your pcp in last 12 months Y/N (among people who had own PCP)
Method used by provider to maintain medical record information, among those with visit to 0WN pcp <12 mo
Method used by provider to write last prescription, among those w visit to 0WN pcp <12 mo
Flu shot/spray in past 12 months
Flu shot/spray between 9/1/07 and 3/31/08
Have you ever had pneumonia shot?
In the last 30 days, how many days have you experienced a persistent cough?
In the last 30 days, how many days have you experienced shortness of breath?
In the last 30 days, how many days have you experienced wheezing?
Ever told by doctor, nurse or otr hlth prof that you had asthma?
Were you diagnosed with asthma before or after September 11, 2001?
In last 12 mo have you had an episode of asthma or asthma attack?
Does anyone who lives in your household smoke regularly?
Second-hand smoke exposure at home (question wording changed over time)
Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?
Do you or anyone else in the household have any dogs or cats?
How many dogs do you have?
Have any dogs?
How many cats do you have?
Have any cats?
In past 12 months frightened for safety because of anger/threats of an intimate partner?
Since you turned 18, has anyone ever forced you into any type of unwanted vaginal, oral or anal sex?
Has a doctor ever asked you if youve been hit,hurt,forced into a sexual act by an intimate partner?
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 (among those heard/seen NYC Condom)
Use for SUDAAN nest statement, single yr analysis
CHS 2008 survey weight for analysis
Neighborhood Poverty Group, based on percent of ZIP Code population <100%FPL, per American Community Survey 2007-2011
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
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
Presence of children in household