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SMART Technical Documents and Survey Data

2002 SURVEY DATA

Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables in the 2002 Data File

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Description or Result of Calculation Input Variables
(From Questionnaire)		 Intermediate Variables
(May not be in Final Data Set)		 Output Variables (In Final Data Set)
Section 3: Exercise

RF for no leisure time physical activity

 EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Section 4: Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit juice servings per day

 FRUITJUI   FTJUDAY_

Fruit servings per day

 FRUIT   FRUTDAY_

Green salad servings per day

 GREENSAL   GNSLDAY_

Potato servings per day

 POTATOES   POTADAY_

Carrot servings per day

 CARROTS   CRTSDAY_

Vegetable servings per day

 VEGETABL   VEGEDAY_

Calculated servings of fruits & vegetables

FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETBLE

 FTJUDAY_, FRUTDAY_, GNSLDAY_, POTADAY_, CRTSDAY_, VEGEDAY_ _FRTSERV

Summary index of daily servings fruits and vegetables

 FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL _FRTSERV _FRTINDX
Section 5: Asthma

RF for lifetime asthma prevalence

 ASTHMA2   _LTASTHM

RF for current asthma prevalence

 ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW   _CASTHMA

Computed asthma status

 ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW   _ASTHMST
Section 7: Oral Health

RF for having had permanent teeth extracted

RMVTEETH   _EXTEETH

RF for having had all permanent teeth extracted

 RMVTEETH   _ALTEETH

RF for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past year

 LASTDEN2, DENCLEAN   _DENTVST
Section 8: Immunization

RF for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year

 FLUSHOT   _FLUSHOT

RF for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine

 PNEUVAC2   _PNEUMOC
Section 9: Tobacco Use

Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker

SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY _SMOKER2

RF for current smoking status

 SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY _SMOKER2 _RFSMOK2
Section 10: Alcohol Consumption

Drink occasions per day

 ALCDAY3   DROCCDY_

Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N)

 ALCDAY3   DRNKANY3

Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day

 ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK DROCCDY_ _DRNKDY2

Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month

 ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK DROCCDY_, _DRNKDY2 _DRNKMO
RF for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY3, DRNK2GE5   _RFBING2
RF for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRHV2
RF for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRMN2
RF for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRWM2
RF for Drinking and Driving ALCDAY3, DRINKDRI   _RFDRDR2
Section 11: Seatbelts
RF for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
RF for Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT4
Section 12: Demographics – Race variables
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed MRACE   MRACEORG
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed in ascending order MRACE MRACEORG MRACEASC
Preferred Race MRACE, ORACE2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC _PRACE
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC _MRACE
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE RACE2
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 _RACEG2
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 _RACEGR2
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC _CNRACE
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, Collapsed MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _CNRACE _CNRACEC
Section 12: Demographics – Age variables
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. AGE   _AGEG5YR
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. AGE   _AGE65YR
Section 12: Demographics – BMI Variables
Height in inches HEIGHT HTIN
Height in meters HEIGHT HTIN HTM
Weight in Kilograms WEIGHT   WTKG
Calculated Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN, HTM, WTKG _BMI2
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 _BMI2CAT

RF for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level

 SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 _RFBMI2
Section 13: Family Planning

Use of birth control categories

 NOBCUSE   BRCNTRL_
Male birth control method categories TYPCNTR2, OTHERBC, BRTHCNT2, SEX, AGE   BCMETML_
Female birth control method categories TYPCNTR2, OTHERBC, BRTHCNT2, SEX, AGE   BCMETFM_
RF for female use of contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancy PREGNANT, AGE, BRTHCNT2, SEX BRCNTRL_, BCMETFM_ _FCNTRAC
RF for male use of contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancy BRTHCNT2, SEX, AGE BRCNTRL_, BCMETML_ _MCNTRAC
Section 14: Women’s Health
RF for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE   _RFMAM2Y
RF for women age 18 and older, with intact cervix, that have not had a pap smear with the past 3 years HADPAP, LASTPAP, HADHYST, NOBCUSE, PREGNANT, SEX, AGE   _RFPAP3Y
Section 15: Prostate Cancer Screening

RF for men age 40 and older that have not had a PSA test within the past 2 years

 PSATEST, PSATIME, SEX, AGE   _RFPSA2Y
Section 16: Colorectal Cancer Screening
RF for age 50 and older that have not had a blood stool test within the past 2 years BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS2, AGE   _RFBLDST
RF for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy HADSIGM2, AGE   _RFSIGMD
Section 17: HIV/AIDS
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST3, AGE   _AIDSTST
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been counseled within the past 12 months for prevention of STD through condom use PCSAIDS, AGE   _STDCNDM
Section 18: Firearms
RF for living in home with loaded firearm FIREARM4, GUNLOAD   _RFFRARM
RF for living in home with loaded and unlocked firearm FIREARM4, GUNLOAD, LOADULK2   _RFFRAR2

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