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Column Variable Name Field Length
1 _STATE 2
3 _GEOSTR 2
5 _DENSTR2 1
7 PRECALL 1
8 REPNUM 5
13 REPDEPTH 2
15 FMONTH 2
17 IDATE 8
17 IMONTH 2
19 IDAY 2
21 IYEAR 4
25 INTVID 3
36 DISPCODE 3
39 _PSU 10
39 SEQNO 10
49 NATTMPTS 2
51 NRECSEL 6
57 NRECSTR 9
66 CTELENUM 1
67 PVTRESID 1
68 NUMADULT 2
70 NUMMEN 1
71 NUMWOMEN 1
72 GENHLTH 1
73 HLTHPLAN 1
74 PERSDOC2 1
75 FACILIT3 1
76 MEDCARE 1
77 MEDREAS 2
79 EXERANY2 1
80 FRUITJUI 3
83 FRUIT 3
86 GREENSAL 3
89 POTATOES 3
92 CARROTS 3
95 VEGETABL 3
98 ASTHMA2 1
99 ASTHNOW 1
100 DIABETES 1
101 LASTDEN2 1
102 RMVTEETH 1
103 DENCLEAN 1
104 FLUSHOT 1
105 FLUPRO2 2
107 PNEUVAC2 1
108 SMOKE100 1
109 SMOKEDAY 1
110 STOPSMK2 1
111 ALCDAY3 3
114 AVEDRNK 2
116 DRNK2GE5 2
118 DRINKDRI 2
120 SEATBELT 1
121 AGE 2
123 HISPANC2 1
124 MRACE 6


130 ORACE2 1
131 MARITAL 1
132 CHILDREN 2
134 EDUCA 1
135 EMPLOY 1
136 INCOME2 2
138 WEIGHT 3
141 HEIGHT 3
144 CTYCODE 3
147 NUMHHOL2 1
148 NUMPHON2 1
149 SEX 1
150 PREGNANT 1
151 BRTHCNT2 1
152 TYPCNTR2 2
154 OTHERBC 2
156 NOBCUSE 2
158 HADMAM 1
159 HOWLONG 1
160 PROFEXAM 1
161 LENGEXAM 1
162 HADPAP 1
163 LASTPAP 1
164 HADHYST2 1
165 PSATEST 1
166 PSATIME 1
167 DIGRECEX 1
168 DRETIME 1
169 PROSTATE 1
170 BLDSTOOL 1
171 LSTBLDS2 1
172 HADSIGM2 1
173 LASTSIG2 1
174 HIVTF1A 1
175 HIVTF1B 1
176 HIVOPT1B 1
177 HIVTST3 1
178 HIVTSTD2 6
184 RSNTST4 2
186 WHRTST5 2
188 HIVRISK2 1
189 PCSAIDS2 1
190 FIREARM4 1
191 GUNLOAD 1
192 LOADULK2 1
193 DIABAGE2 2
195 INSULIN 1
196 DIABPILL 1
197 BLDSUGAR 3
200 FEETCHK2 3
203 FEETSORE 1
204 DOCTDIAB 2
206 CHKHEMO2 2
208 FEETCHK 2
210 EYEEXAM 1
211 DIABEYE 1
212 DIABEDU 1
213 BPHIGH3 1
214 BPMEDS 1
215 BLOODCHO 1
216 CHOLCHK 1
217 TOLDHI2 1
218 JOBACTIV 1
219 MODPACT 1
220 MODPADAY 2
222 MODPATIM 3
225 VIGPACT 1
226 VIGPADAY 2
228 VIGPATIM 3
231 PHYSHLTH 2
233 MENTHLTH 2
235 POORHLTH 2
237 QLACTLM2 1
238 USEEQUIP 1
239 HLTHPRB2 2
241 LONGLMT2 3
244 QLPERSN2 1
245 QLROUTN2 1
246 PAINACT2 2
248 QLMENTL2 2
250 QLSTRES2 2
252 QLREST2 2
254 QLHLTH2 2
256 CHECKUP 1
257 RSNOCOV2 2
259 PSTPLAN2 1
260 ASTHMAGE 2
262 ASATTACK 1
263 ASERVIST 2
265 ASDRVIST 2
267 ASRCHKUP 2
269 ASACTLIM 3
272 ASYMPTOM 1
273 ASNOSLEP 1
274 ASTHMEDS 1
275 CASTHDX 2
277 CASTHNOW 2
279 HASYMP1 1
280 HASYMP2 1
281 HASYMP3 1
282 HASYMP4 1
283 HASYMP5 1
284 HASYMP6 1
285 STRSYMP1 1


286 STRSYMP2 1
287 STRSYMP3 1
288 STRSYMP4 1
289 STRSYMP5 1
290 STRSYMP6 1
291 FIRSTAID 1
292 CVDFAT02 1
293 CVDFVG01 1
294 CVDEXR03 1
295 CVDFATR2 1
296 CVDFVEG 1
297 CVDEXRS2 1
298 CVDINFR2 1
299 CVDCRHD2 1
300 CVDSTRK2 1
301 HATTKAGE 2
303 STROKAGE 2
305 CVDREHAB 1
306 CVDASPRN 1
307 ASPUNSAF 1
308 WHYASPAN 1
309 WHYASPHA 1
310 WHYASPSK 1
311 LOSEWT 1
312 MAINTAIN 1
313 FEWCAL 1
314 PHYACT 1
315 WTDESIRE 3
318 DRADVICE 1
319 VITAMINS 1
320 MULTIVIT 1
321 FOLICACD 1
322 TAKEVIT 3
325 RECOMMEN 1
326 FIRSTSMK 2
328 REGSMK 2
330 LASTSMK 2
332 GETCARE 1
333 QUITSMOK 1
334 HOUSESMK 1
335 INDOORS 1
336 SMKPUBLC 1
337 SMKWORK 1
338 USEEVER2 1
339 USENOW2 1
340 CIGAR2 1
341 CIGARNOW 1
342 PIPESMK 1
343 PIPENOW 1
344 BIDISMK 1
345 BIDINOW 1
346 PAIN30DY 1
347 JOINTSYM 1
348 JOINTRT2 1
349 HAVARTH2 1
350 LMTJOIN2 1
351 ARTHDISB 1
602 RXNRCMOD 8
711 ATKVICT 1
712 ATKVID 7
726 ATKSVCS 1
727 ATKEMPL 1
728 ATKNOWRK 1
729 ATKRSWRK 1
730 ATKDYWRK 2
732 ATKEVAC 1
733 ATKMEDIA 1
734 ATKPRB 16
750 ATKHELP 1
751 ATKAID 22
773 ATKDRNK 1
774 ATKSMOK 1
775 ATKNSMOK 1
776 ATKSITE 1
777 _STSTR 5
782 _STRWT 10
792 _RAW 10
802 _WT2 10
812 _POSTSTR 10
822 _FINALWT 10
832 _REGION 2
834 _AGEG_ 2
836 _SEXG_ 1
837 _RACEG3_ 1
838 _IMPAGE 2
840 _IMPNPH 1
841 _MSACODE 4
845 _TOTINDA 1
846 FTJUDAY_ 3
849 FRUTDAY_ 3
852 GNSLDAY_ 3
855 POTADAY_ 3
858 CRTSDAY_ 3
861 VEGEDAY_ 3
864 _FRTSERV 5
869 _FRTINDX 1
870 _LTASTHM 1
871 _CASTHMA 1
872 _ASTHMST 1
873 _EXTEETH 1
874 _ALTEETH 1
875 _DENTVST 1
876 _FLUSHOT 1
877 _PNEUMOC 1
878 _SMOKER2 1
879 _RFSMOK2 1
880 DROCCDY_ 3
883 DRNKANY3 1
884 _RFBING2 1
885 _DRNKDY2 4
889 _DRNKMO2 4
893 _RFDRHV2 1
894 _RFDRMN2 1
895 _RFDRWM2 1
896 _RFDRDR2 1
897 _RFSEAT2 1
898 _RFSEAT4 1
899 MRACEORG 6
905 MRACEASC 6
911 _PRACE 2
913 _MRACE 2
915 RACE2 1
916 _RACEG2 1
917 _RACEGR2 1
918 _CNRACE 1
919 _CNRACEC 1
920 _AGEG5YR 2
922 _AGE65YR 1
923 HTIN 2
925 HTM 3
928 WTKG 5
933 _BMI2 4
937 _BMI2CAT 1
938 _RFBMI2 1
939 BRCNTRL_ 1
940 BCMETML_ 1
941 BCMETFM_ 1
942 _FCNTRAC 1
943 _MCNTRAC 1
944 _RFMAM2Y 1
945 _RFPAP3Y 1
946 _RFPSA2Y 1
947 _RFBLDST 1
948 _RFSIGMD 1
949 _AIDSTST 1
950 _HIGHRSK 1
951 _STDCNDM 1
952 _RFFRARM 1
953 _RFFRAR2 1
954 ENDOFREC 1

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