Q5.1. During the past 30 days, how often did you feel So sad that nothing could cheer you up? All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.2. During the past 30 days, how often did you feel Nervous? All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.3. (READ IF NEEDED: During the past 30 days), how often did you feel Restless or fidgety? - All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.4. (READ IF NEEDED: During the past 30 days), how often did you feel Hopeless? (READ IF NEEDED: All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.5. (READ IF NEEDED: During the past 30 days), how often did you feel That everything was an effort? (READ IF NEEDED: All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.6. (READ IF NEEDED: During the past 30 days), how often did you feel Worthless? (READ IF NEEDED: All of the time, most of the time, some of the time, a little of the time, OR none of the time?
Q5.7. We just talked about a number of feelings you had during the PAST 30 DAYS. Altogether, how MUCH did these feelings interfere with your life or activities: a lot, some, a little, or not at all?
In the past 12 months, have you taken a prescription medication for a mental health problem? Among adults with NSPD
In the past 12 months, have you received any counseling for a mental health problem? Among adults with NSPD
Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed treatment for a mental health problem, but did not get it?
Q8.13. What is the highest grade or year of school you completed? (READ IF NEEDED:)
Q9.1. 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. RECORD NUMBER OF SERVINGS.
Race/ethnicity variable of person interviewed- FOR ANALYSIS
Unique identifier across all years of CHS
Survey year
Neighborhood poverty, based on percent zip code residents below 100% FPL, per ACS 2010-2014
Survey weight - CHS 2015
Variance stratum
household income as % of federal poverty guidelines (variable povertygroup with imputation of missing cases)
household income as % of federal poverty guidelines (variable pov200 with imputation of missing cases)
household income as % of federal poverty guidelines (variable povgroup3 with imputation of missing cases)
Self-reported general health status
Insured/uninsured - created from the gateway question (wording differed b/f 07)
Type of health insurance
Insured/uninsured (created from type of insurance). Asked differently 2002-03 vs 2004-15. No gateway 2002-03
Type of health insurance coverage (5 categories)
Have one or more personal care providers? (wording, response options differ between years)
Have you seen your personal doctor or health
When you are sick or need advice on your health where do you usually go? Response categories changed
When you are sick or need advice on your health where do you usually go? (4-level summary var)
Main reason you usually go to the emergency room instead of a doctor’s office or clinic
Needed medical care in the past 12 months, but did not get it (wording differs across years)
Last time you needed care for illness/injury and called a doctor’s office or clinic for an appointment, how quickly did they see you? (wording and reponse options differ across years)
When trying to get health care in the past 12 months has any doctor’s office or clinic told you they were not accepting your insurance?
In the past 12 months didn't fill in a prescription due to cost
Other than prescription medicines, in the past 12 months, have you had any difficulty getting medical care because you could not afford the out-of-pocket costs, such as copays or deductibles?
Have any insurance that pays for some or all of dental care.
Ever told by a doctor, nurse or other hlth prof you have hypertension, also called high blood pressure?
Ever told to take meds for high blood pressure (among ever told high BP)
Are you currently taking meds for high BP? (among those told high BP and told to take meds)
Ever been told you have diabetes?
Currently taking insulin (among ever been told diabetes)
Currently taking diabetic pills, oral agents (among ever been told diabetes)
Taking insulin, pills only, both or neither, among those with diabetes
In last 12 months have you had an episode of asthma or asthma attack? (among all, differs from 2007-14)
Currently taking medication daily to control asthma (among those with current asthma)
Non specific psycological distress (past 30 days)
Among adults with NSPD, NSPD interfered with life or activities in past 30 days
Among those with NSPD, received counseling or received counseling or prescription medication for mental health problem IN PAST 12 MONTHS
During the past 12 months, was there any month when you delayed paying or were not able to pay your rent/mortage?
In past 12 months, used any pestcide to control insects in home
In the past 12 months, used bait station (roach motel) to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used gel to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used spray to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used bomb/fogger to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used boric acid to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used tempo to control insects in your home
In the past 12 months, used chinese chalk to control insects in your home
Type of product used to control insects in the home (among those who used any product)
Type of product used to control insects in the home (among all)
Number of pesticide product types used to control insects in the home (among all)
Neighborhood is very safe or somewhat safe from crime
How safe from crime do you consider your neighborhood to be? Would you say very safe, somewhat safe, not very safe, or not at all safe?
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 cigs & 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-'15
Type of smoker
Thinking about the type of cigarettes you usually smoke, are they menthol or non-menthol?
Age when first started smoking regularly (incl current smokers only)
First started smoking under age 21 (incl current smokers only)
Age when first started smoking regularly (incl ever smokers (smoke1=1))
Was last cigarette you smoked from a carton, pack, single, bummed, or did you roll your own
Cost of 20 cigarettes (pack)
NYC tax avoidance status
The last time you bought a SINGLE PACK OF CIGARETTES, did you recieve any type of a discount on the pack?
Age group in years (four categories)
Age group in years. Five categories of age
Age groups 21 years or older
Age group 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
Sex: male or female
Nativity - US (includes Puerto Rico and US Territories) or Foreign born
The language spoken most often at home
Marital Status
Sexual identity. Response options changed in 2015
Educational status (all adults 18+)
Employment status
Employment status (3 categories)
Body Mass Index (kg / sq in)
Weight in 3 categories for all (with and without BMI)
Weight all with f/u info & in 4 categories, under weight as a separate category
Weight all with f/u info & in 5 categories, under weight as a separate category. New category: very obese
Total servings of fruit and/or vegetables you ate yesterday
Number of sodas consumed per day (Continuous, standarized to per day)
Average number of sodas per day (4 level categorical, standardized to per day)
Drink 2 or more sodas per day
Number of sweetened drinks consumed per day (Continuous, standarized to per day)
Average number of 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 per day (4 level categorical, standarized to per day)
Consumes 1 or more sugar sweetened beverage (soda plus other sweetened beverages) on average per day
During past 30 days, other your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises?
Received flu shot/spray in past 12 months
Received Flu shot/spray between 9/1/14 and 3/31/15 (among all adults)
Have you ever had a colonoscopy? (among adults >= 50 years)
Had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years (among adults >=50 years)
Have you ever had a colonoscopy? (among adults >=45 years)
Had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years (among adults >=45 years)
Had an HIV test in the past 12 months (among all adults)
Ever had an HIV test (among all adults)
Condom use at last sex
Sexual behavior with all sexually active persons in denom incl those w incomplete info on having sex w either M or F.
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 in last 12 months
Anal sex in past 12 months (among WSM and MSWM)
Used condom during anal sex in last 12 months (among those who had anal sex). Response options changed
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 use at last sex (use for trend analysis, 18-64yr only, excludes msmexclusive, wswexclusive)
Those who had at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days
Number of days consumed at least 1 alcohol drink in the last 30 days (standardized to month)
Average number of alcohol drinks per day in last 30 days (standardized to days)
Heavy alcohol drinking (all adults)
During the past 30 days had (MEN: >=5 alcohol drinks, WOMEN: >=4 alcohol drinks) on one occasion?
Ever frightened for safety of self or others due current/former intimate partner (Wording differs from previous years)
Frightened for safety of self or others due current/former intimate partner in past 12 months (among all)
Drove a car/motor vehicle in NYC in past 30 days
Driver frequency in past 30 days (among drivers only)
Driver frequency in past 30 days (among all)
Driver frequency in past 30 days, 3 levels (among all)
Ever drove 10MPH over speed limit when driving in past 30 days (among drivers only)
In the past 30 days, when you drove in New York City, how often did you drive 10 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit? (Among drivers only)
Ever read/sent a text message or email when driving in past 30 days (among drivers only)
In the past 30 days, when you drove in New York City, how often have you read or sent a text message or email while you were driving? (among drivers only)
Household size, adult plus children under 18 years (Top coded)
Presence of children in household