(View w/Courier New 8 pt. Font) BRFSS Variables and Columns, 1997 Starting Field Starting Field Variable Name Column Length Variable Name Column Length _AGE65YR 637 2 _STSTR 501 12 _AGEG 636 1 _TOTINDX 616 1 _AGEG_ 536 2 _WT1 561 10 _AGEG5YR 639 1 _WTFORHT 608 5 _BMI 613 3 AGE 84 2 _BPCHECK 643 1 ALCOHOL 75 3 _CHOLCHK 642 1 ASPUNSAF 217 1 _CSA 551 10 BIKEHLMT 63 1 _DENSTR 505 2 BPHIGH 53 1 _DENWT 513 10 BPTAKE 52 1 _DRNKMO 604 4 CARROTS 265 3 _FINALWT 581 10 CERTDOCT 48 1 _FRTINDX 623 1 CHECKUP 51 1 _FRTSERV 618 5 CHKHEMO 161 2 _GEOWT 523 10 CHLD04 89 1 _IMPAGE 539 2 CHLD0512 90 1 _MSACODE 591 4 CHLD1317 91 1 _POSTSTR 571 10 CHLDLT16 60 2 _PSU 4 5 CHNGDOCT 194 1 _QSTVER 595 1 CHOLCHK 56 1 _RACEG 640 1 CONDLAST 172 1 _RACEG_ 535 1 CONDUSE 127 1 _RACEGR 641 1 CONEFF2 173 1 _RAW 541 10 CONFRNTA 317 1 _RECORD 9 1 COUNSEL 144 1 _REGION 533 2 CTYCODE 102 3 _RFDRACU 628 1 CURADRS 322 1 _RFDRCHR 630 1 CURESTRO 224 1 _RFDRDRI 629 1 CVDASPRN 216 1 _RFHYPE2 626 1 CVDCORHD 214 1 _RFLIFES 631 1 CVDEXR02 212 1 _RFOBESE 633 1 CVDEXRSK 210 1 _RFREGUL 632 1 CVDFAT02 211 1 _RFSEAT2 614 1 CVDFATRK 209 1 _RFSEAT3 625 1 CVDINFAR 213 1 _RFSMOK2 627 1 CVDSTROK 215 1 _RFTOBAC 635 1 DENTLINS 201 1 _RFWHBMI 634 1 DIABAGE 149 2 _SEXG_ 538 1 DIABETES 58 1 _SMKLESS 617 1 DICSESTR 222 1 _SMOKER2 603 1 DISPCODE 26 2 _STATE 1 2 DISTCARE 192 1 _STRATA 503 2 DOCTDIAB 159 2 Wednesday, October 21, 1998 Page 1 of 3 Starting Field Starting Field Variable Name Column Length Variable Name Column Length DOCTLIST 47 1 HIVRISK 176 1 DONBLD85 130 1 HIVTEST 129 1 DRADVICE 302 1 HLTHCOVR 181 1 DRINKANY 74 1 HLTHPLAN 40 1 DRINKDRI 82 2 HLTHPROB 236 2 DRINKGE5 80 2 HOWLONG 109 1 EDUCA 92 1 HOWSAFE 320 1 EMPLOY 93 1 HTF 99 1 End of File Marker 650 1 HTI 100 2 ENGHFOOD 324 1 IDATE (Character) 10 6 ESTRBONE 226 1 IDAY (Character) 12 2 ESTRFLSH 227 1 IMONTH (Character) 10 2 ESTRHART 225 1 INCOME2 94 2 ESTRPILL 223 1 INSLNFRQ 152 3 EXERACT1 272 2 INSULIN 151 1 EXERACT2 284 2 INTVID (Character) 16 2 EXERANY 271 1 IYEAR (Character) 14 2 EXERDIS1 274 3 LASTCHNG 195 2 EXERDIS2 286 3 LASTDENT 197 1 EXERHMM1 280 3 LASTDON 131 4 EXERHMM2 292 3 LASTPAP 115 1 EXEROFT1 277 3 LASTSMOK 72 2 EXEROFT2 289 3 LENGEXAM 112 1 EXEROTH2 283 1 LMTJOINT 230 1 EYEEXAM 165 1 LOADUNLK 314 1 FACILITY 190 2 LONGLMTD 238 3 FEETCHK 163 2 LOSEWT 295 1 FEWCAL 297 1 LSTBLDST 122 1 FIREARM2 310 1 LSTPROC2 124 1 FLUSHOT 119 1 LSTTST2 135 4 FOLICACD 305 1 MAINTAIN 296 1 FRUIT 256 3 MARITAL 88 1 FRUITJUI 253 3 MCRELNGT 46 1 GENHLTH 33 1 MEDCOST 50 1 GETHIV 128 1 MEDICARE 41 1 GRADE2 125 2 MENTHLTH 36 2 GREENSAL 259 3 MOSTCARE 189 1 HADHYST 117 1 MULTIVIT 304 1 HADMAM 108 1 NALCOCC 78 2 HADPAP 114 1 NEWPARTN 174 2 HADPROC2 123 1 NMCLSFRD 323 1 HANDGUNS 311 1 NOCOV12 182 1 HAVARTH 231 1 NOPRIMCR 187 2 HEIGHT 99 3 NUMADULT 29 2 HEMOGLBN 158 1 NUMBDOC2 193 1 HIGHGT1 54 1 NUMHHOLD 105 1 HISPANIC 87 1 NUMMEN 31 1 Wednesday, October 21, 1998 Page 2 of 3 Starting Field Starting Field Variable Name Column Length Variable Name Column Length NUMPHONS 106 1 SAFWKSHP 318 1 NUMWOMEN 32 1 SEATBELT 59 1 Old Stratum Field 3 1 SELCPTN2 146 1 ORACE 86 1 SEX 107 1 PAIN12MN 228 1 SEX1PTN2 147 1 PAINACTV 243 2 SEXBEHAV 145 1 PASTMENO 221 1 SEXCONDM 171 1 PASTPLAN 49 1 SEXINTMN 169 2 PCSAIDS 208 1 SFTYLT16 62 1 PCSALCH 206 1 SMKDETEC 64 1 PCSDRGAB 205 1 SMOKE100 65 1 PCSEATHB 202 1 SMOKEDAY 66 1 PCSEXER 203 1 SMOKENUM 67 2 PCSINJPV 204 1 SMOKNM30 69 2 PCSSMOK 207 1 STATEQUE (Character) 335 165 PERFRARM 319 1 STDCLIN 178 1 PHONENUM (Character) 18 8 STDTREAT 177 1 PHYACT 298 1 STOPSMOK 71 1 PHYSHLTH 34 2 SYMTMMTH 229 1 PNEUMVAC 120 1 TAKEVIT 306 3 POORHLTH 38 2 TOLDHI 57 1 POTATOES 262 3 TRTARTH 234 1 PREGNANT 118 1 TYPCOVR1 42 2 PRIMCARE 186 1 TYPCOVR2 44 2 PROFEXAM 111 1 TYPEARTH 232 2 PROTECT2 315 1 USECOND2 148 1 QLACTLMT 235 1 USEEVER 325 1 QLHLTHY 251 2 USENOW 326 1 QLMENTAL 245 2 VEGETABL 268 3 QLPERSNL 241 1 VISIONTV 168 1 QLREST 249 2 VISNDIST 166 1 QLROUTIN 242 1 VISNREAD 167 1 QLSTRESS 247 2 VITAMINS 303 1 RACE 601 2 WEIGHT 96 3 RATECARE 185 1 WHRTST2 141 2 REASDENT 198 2 WHYASPAN 218 1 REASEXAM 113 1 WHYASPHA 219 1 RECOMMEN 309 1 WHYASPSK 220 1 RENTHOME 321 1 WHYDONE 110 1 RESULTS 143 1 WHYPAP 116 1 RIDARMED 316 1 WINDDOWN 28 1 RIFLE 312 1 WTDESIRE 299 3 RMVTEETH 200 1 RNSARMED 313 1 RSNNOCOV 179 2 RSNTST2 139 2 RSNWOCOV 183 2 Wednesday, October 21, 1998 Page 3 of 3