Do you take aspirin daily or every other day for your heart?
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?
Q6.3. Thinking about nutrition...how many total servings of fruit and/or vegetables did you eat yesterday? A serving would equal one medium apple, a handful of broccoli, or a cup of carrots.
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time between 9 and 5? (multiple response options)
What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?
Survey year
Race/ethnicity of the person being interviewed
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
Self-reported general health status
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question (wording differed b/f 07)
Type of insurance
Insured/uninsured (created from type of insurance). Asked differently in 2002-03 than later years.
Needed medical care in the past 12 months, but did not get it. Wording differs across years
Ever told by a doctor, nurse, otr hlth prof you have hypertension, also called high bp?
Ever told to take meds for high blood pressure (among ever told high bp)
Currently taking meds for high bp? (among those told high bp & told to take meds)
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 ever checked)
Cholesterol check within past five yrs (among all adults)
Cholesterol check within the past 5yrs (among ever checked)
Ever been told you have high cholesterol?
Ever told to take meds for high cholesterol? (among ever told high cholesterol)
Are you currently taking meds to lower your high chol? (among ever told high cholesterol)
Are you currently taking meds to lower your high chol? (among ever told needed high cholesterol meds)
Ever been told have diabetes
Ever told by doctor, nurse or otr hlth prof that you had asthma?
In last 12 mo have you had an episode of asthma or asthma attack?
Number of ED visits in past 12 months due to asthma (among those with current asthma)
Non specific psychological distress (NSPD). NSPD is a composite measure of 6 questions regarding anxiety, depression, other emotional problems
Among adults with NSPD, NSPD interfered with life or activities in past 30 days
NSPD interfered with life or activities in past 30 days. TCNY indicator (Demon. all adults)
Among NSPD, received counseling or meds for mental health problem IN LAST 30 DAYS
Among ALL- received counseling or meds for mental health problem IN LAST 30 DAYS
Among NSPD, received counseling or meds for mental health problem IN LAST 12 MONTHS
Among ALL, received counseling or meds for mental health problem IN LAST 12 MONTHS
Ever been told by doc, nurse, other hcp that you have depression
In general, how healthy is your overall diet?
If you were to walk from your home to purchase fresh fruits/vegetables, how long would it take to get there? (resp option change '10)
Total servings of fruit and/or veg you ate yesterday
Number of 12 oz sodas consumed per day (Continuous, standarized to per day)
Average number sodas per day (categorical, standardized to per day)
Drink 2 or more sodas per day
Number of 12 oz other sweetened drinks consumed per day (continuous, standardized to per day)
Average number of other sweetened drinks per day (categorical, standardized to per day)
Number of 12 oz sodas plus other sweetened drinks consumed per day (continuous, standardized to per day)
Average number of sodas plus other sweetened drinks per day (categorical, standardized to per day)
How often buy foods because you believe they are low salt or low sodium foods? Excludes VOL: never buy canned/packaged (question wording, response options differ fr 07)
How often buy foods because you believe they are low salt or low sodium foods? (question wording, response options differ fr 07)
How often do you add salt to your food at the table?
Are you cutting down on salt to help: Lower or control high BP OR prevent high BP?
Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, where do you spend most of your time?
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use SUBWAY (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use CITY BUS (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use EXPRESS BUS (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use BICYCLE (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? WALK (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use CAR (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? TAXI (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? Use COMMUTER TRAIN (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? FERRY (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? SOME OTHER WAY (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How do you usually get to where you spend most of your time 9-5 weekdays? ONLY BIKE and/or WALK (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
On average, how many mintues is your one-way commute when you are going to work/school? Continuous min. (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
On average, how many mintues is your one-way commute when you are going to work/school? Categorical min. (among those work outside home and/or go to school)
How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be?
At any time in the last 90 days have you seen any mice/rats or signs of mice/rats on street where you live?
On an average day, how many hrs do you watch TV. Only include time sitting watching TV.
Last 30 days walked/bicycled more than 10 blocks as part of getting to/from work, school, public transit or to do errands
How often ride bike in NYC. Response options differ over time.
Wore a helmet when biking (among those who rode bike in NYC)
Active in past 30 days aside from regular job
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 Guidelines: >=150 min/week of moderate-intensity, or >=75 min/week of vigorous-intensity physical activity
In general, how physically active are you?
Compared with most others your age, would you say that you are...
Are you physically able to climb the stairs?
How many total floors of stairs do you walk up on an average weekday at home and at work combined? Denom: able to climb stairs
How many total floors of stairs do you walk up on an average weekday at home and at work combined? Denom: all adults
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.
In a building with elevator or escalator, how often do you take the stairs? Among physically able to climb stairs
Agegroup in years
Age groups 25 years or older
Age groups 40 years or older (for mammography)
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 three categories (includes follow up height/weight information)
Body weight in four categories (includes follow up height/weight information)
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 (every & someday smokers), categorical (imputed for missing & adjusted for days smoked)
Heavysmoker(>10 cig/day) (imputed for missing cigs & adjusted for days smoked)
# cigs smoked/day among every day smokers ONLY (imputed for missing). Use for TREND analyses '02-'10
Time to first cigarette in the morning. Responses different from CHS 03/04
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly? In months. Not for analysis
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
Stopped smoking for one day or longer during past 12 mths
Those who quit in the past year (among former smokers)
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)
In April 2009, price of cigarettes went up by at least 62 cents a pack. Did the change in cigarette price affect your decision to quit smoking?
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?
NYC tax avoidance status
Past 12 mo, used any of following aids: nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, nasal spray or inhaler to help quit? (among current & former smokers <1 yr)
Where did you get that nicotine patch/nicotine gum/nicotine lozenge/nicotine nasal spray/nicotine inhaler?
Past 12 mo, use Rx pills like: Zyban, Bupropion or Chantix to block craving of smoking? (among current & former smokers <1 yr)
During the last 12 months did you use Individual, telephone or group counseling advice (among current & former smokers <1 yr). Pop differs from prior years
During the last 12 months did you use Internet forums of online support (among current & former smokers <1 yr). Pop differs from prior years
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
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?
Flu shot/spray in past 12 months
Flu shot/spray between 9/1/09 and 3/31/10 (Denom. all)
Received H1N1 flu shot/spray since October 2009
Could not get vaccine for H1N1 because it was not available (among those did not get H1N1 shot since Oct 09)?
Have you ever had pneumonia shot?
Among women >= 40yrs: Have you ever had a mammogram?
How long has it been since last mammogram
Mammogram <1 yr ago
Mammogram <2 yrs ago
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? Limit to adults 50+
Colonoscopy past 10 yrs among 50+, denominator all.
Had an HIV test in the past 12 months (among all adults)
Ever had an HIV test (among all adults)
Doctor recommended HIV test
Condom use at last sex
Condom brand used at last sex
Sexual behavior with all sexually active persons in denominator (incl those w incomplete info on sex with males or females
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 during the past 12 months
Total number of sex partners of either gender
Anal sex in past 12 months (among WSM and MSMW)
Used condom during anal sex in last 12 months (among WSM and MSMW who had anal sex)
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, 18-64yr, excl msmexcl, wswexcl)
Those who had at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days
Average number of drinks per day in last 30 days. (standardized to days)
Heavy drinker (more than 2 drinks per day for men, more than 1 drink per day for women)
How many time during the past 30 days had >=5 drinks on one occasion?
CHS 2010 survey weight for analysis
Zip code level neighborhood poverty: % of zip code population <100% FPL, Census 2000
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