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Column Variable Name Field Length
1 _STATE 2
3 _GEOSTR 2
5 _DENSTR2 1
6 PRECALL 1
7 REPNUM 5
12 REPDEPTH 2
14 FMONTH 2
16 IDATE 8
16 IMONTH 2
18 IDAY 2
20 IYEAR 4
24 INTVID 3
35 DISPCODE 3
38 SEQNO 10
38 _PSU 10
48 NATTMPTS 2
50 NRECSEL 6
56 NRECSTR 9
65 CTELENUM 1
66 PVTRESID 1
67 NUMADULT 2
69 NUMMEN 2
71 NUMWOMEN 2
73 GENHLTH 1
74 PHYSHLTH 2
76 MENTHLTH 2
78 POORHLTH 2
80 HLTHPLAN 1
81 PERSDOC2 1
82 MEDCOST 1
83 EXERANY2 1
84 EFILLAIR 1
85 EFILLPOL 1
86 SUNBURN 1
87 NUMBURN 1
88 SMOKE100 1
89 SMOKEDAY 1
90 STOPSMK2 1
91 ALCDAY3 3
94 AVEDRINK 2
96 DRNK2GE5 2
98 DRINKDRI 2
100 ASTHMA2 1
101 ASTHNOW 1
102 DIABETE2 1
103 LASTDEN2 1
104 RMVTEETH 1
105 DENCLEAN 1
106 FLUSHOT2 1
107 FLUSPRAY 1
108 PNEUVAC2 1
109 AGE 2
111 HISPANC2 1
112 MRACE 6
118 ORACE2 1
119 MARITAL 1
120 CHILDREN 2
122 EDUCA 1
123 EMPLOY 1
124 INCOME2 2
126 WEIGHT2 4
130 HEIGHT2 4
134 CTYCODE 3
137 NUMHHOL2 1
138 NUMPHON2 1
139 TELSERV 1
140 SEX 1
141 PREGNANT 1
142 VETERAN 1
143 VETSTAT2 1
144 VACARE 1
145 HADMAM 1
146 HOWLONG 1
147 PROFEXAM 1
148 LENGEXAM 1
149 HADPAP2 1
150 LASTPAP2 1
151 HADHYST2 1
152 PSATEST 1
153 PSATIME 1
154 DIGRECEX 1
155 DRETIME 1
156 PROSTATE 1
157 BLDSTOOL 1
158 LSTBLDS2 1
159 HADSIGM3 1
160 LASTSIG2 1
161 BRTHCNT3 1
162 TYPCNTR3 2
164 NOBCUSE2 2
166 FPCHLDFT 1
167 FPCHLDHS 1
168 QLACTLM2 1
169 USEEQUIP 1
170 HIVTF1A 1
171 HIVTF1B 1
172 HIVTST4 1
173 HIVTSTNM 2
175 HIVTSTD2 6
181 RSNTST4 2
183 WHRTST6 2
185 HIVTSTCL 1
186 HIVTSTBY 1
187 HIVRISK2 1
188 PCSAIDS2 1
189 FIREARM4 1
190 GUNLOAD 1
191 LOADULK2 1
195 DIABAGE2 2
197 INSULIN 1
198 DIABPILL 1
199 BLDSUGAR 3
202 FEETCHK2 3
205 FEETSORE 1
206 DOCTDIAB 2
208 CHKHEMO3 2
210 FEETCHK 2
212 EYEEXAM 1
213 DIABEYE 1
214 DIABEDU 1
215 SEXINTMN 2
217 SEXCONDM 1
218 CONDLAST 1
219 CONEFF2 1
220 NEWPARTN 2
222 STDTREAT 1
223 STDCLIN 1
224 BPHIGH3 1
225 BPMEDS 1
226 BLOODCHO 1
227 CHOLCHK 1
228 TOLDHI2 1
229 PAINACT2 2
231 QLMENTL2 2
233 QLSTRES2 2
235 QLREST2 2
237 QLHLTH2 2
239 IAQHTSRC 1
240 IAQGASAP 1
241 IAQHTDYS 3
244 IAQCODTR 1
245 IAQMOLD 1
246 HEWTRSRC 1
247 HEWTRDRK 1
248 HECHMHOM 3
251 HECHMYRD 3
254 FLUPRO2 2
256 ASTHMAGE 2
258 ASATTACK 1
259 ASERVIST 2
261 ASDRVIST 2
263 ASRCHKUP 2
265 ASACTLIM 3
268 ASYMPTOM 1
269 ASNOSLEP 1
270 ASTHMEDS 1
271 CASTHDX 2
273 CASTHNOW 2
275 HASYMP1 1
276 HASYMP2 1
277 HASYMP3 1
278 HASYMP4 1
279 HASYMP5 1
280 HASYMP6 1
281 STRSYMP1 1
282 STRSYMP 1
283 STRSYMP3 1
284 STRSYMP4 1
285 STRSYMP5 1
286 STRSYMP6 1
287 FIRSTAID 1
288 CVDFAT02 1
289 CVDFVG01 1
290 CVDEXR03 1
291 CVDFATR2 1
292 CVDFVEG 1
293 CVDEXRS2 1
294 CVDINFR2 1
295 CVDCRHD2 1
296 CVDSTRK2 1
297 HATTKAGE 2
299 STROKAGE 2
301 CVDREHAB 1
302 CVDASPRN 1
303 ASPUNSAF 1
304 WHYASPAN 1
305 WHYASPHA 1
306 WHYASPSK 1
307 VITAMINS 1
308 MULTIVIT 1
309 FOLICACD 1
310 TAKEVIT 3
313 RECOMMEN 1
314 USEEVER2 1
315 USENOW2 1
316 USEOTHNW 1
317 SCLSTSMK 2
319 SCGETCAR 2
321 SCQITSMK 2
323 SCDSCMED 2
325 SCDSCMTH 2
327 HOUSESMK 1
328 INDOORS 1
329 SMKPUBLC 1
330 SMKWORK 1
331 PAIN30DY 1
332 JOINTSYM 1
333 JOINTRT2 1
334 HAVARTH2 1
335 LMTJOIN2 1
336 ARTHDISB 1
337 ARTTODAY 1
338 ARTHWGT 1
339 ARTHEXER 1
340 ARTHEDU 1
341 DRNKBEER 2
343 DRNKWINE 2
345 DRNKLIQR 2
347 DRNKLOC 1
348 BUYALCH 1
349 BINGEDRV 1
350 RRCLASS2 1
351 RRCOGNT2 1
352 RRATWORK 1
353 RRHCARE2 1
354 RREMTSYM 1
355 RRPHYSYM 1
701 QSTVER 1
702 QSTLANG 2
705 CDCCATI 10
715 _STSTR 5
720 _STRWT 10
730 _RAW 10
740 _WT2 10
750 _POSTSTR 10
760 _FINALWT 10
770 _REGION 2
772 _AGEG_ 2
774 _SEXG_ 1
775 _RACEG3_ 1
776 _IMPAGE 2
778 _IMPNPH 1
819 _IMPCTY 3
822 _MSACODE 5
827 _RFHLTH 1
828 _TOTINDA 1
829 _SMOKER2 1
830 _RFSMOK2 1
831 DROCCDY_ 3
834 DRNKANY3 1
835 _RFBING2 1
836 _DRNKDY2 4
840 _DRNKMO2 4
844 _RFDRHV2 1
845 _RFDRMN2 1
846 _RFDRWM2 1
847 _LTASTHM 1
848 _CASTHMA 1
849 _ASTHMST 1
850 _EXTEETH 1
851 _ALTEETH 1
852 _DENTVST 1
853 _FLSHOT2 1
854 _PNEUMOC 1
855 MRACEORG 6
861 MRACEASC 6
867 _PRACE 2
869 _MRACE 2
871 RACE2 1
872 _RACEG2 1
873 _RACEGR2 1
874 _RACE_G 1
875 _CNRACE 1
876 _CNRACEC 1
877 _AGEG5YR 2
879 _AGE65YR 1
880 _AGE_G 1
881 HTIN3 3
884 HTM3 3
887 WTKG2 5
892 _BMI4 4
896 _BMI4CAT 1
897 _RFBMI4 1
898 _CHLDCNT 1
899 _EDUCAG 1
900 _INCOMG 1
901 _RFMAM2Y 1
902 _RFPAP32 1
903 _RFPSA2Y 1
904 _RFBLDST 1
905 _RFSIGM2 1
906 _AIDTST2 1
907 _HIGHRSK 1
908 _STDCND2 1
909 _RFFRARM 1
910 _RFFRAR2 1

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