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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 DIABETES 1
85 BPHIGH3 1
86 BPMEDS 1
87 BLOODCHO 1
88 CHOLCHK 1
89 TOLDHI2 1
90 FRUITJUI 3
93 FRUIT 3
96 GREENSAL 3
99 POTATOES 3


102 CARROTS 3
105 VEGETABL 3
108 LOSEWT 1
109 MAINTAIN 1
110 FEWCAL 1
111 PHYACT 1
112 DRADVICE 1
113 ASTHMA2 1
114 ASTHNOW 1
115 FLUSHOT 1
116 PNEUVAC2 1
117 SMOKE100 1
118 SMOKEDAY 1
119 STOPSMK2 1
120 ALCDAY3 3
123 AVEDRNK 2
125 DRNK2GE5 2
127 SUNBURN 1
128 NUMBURN 1
129 AGE 2
131 HISPANC2 1
$13 MRACE 6
138 ORACE2 1
139 MARITAL 1
140 CHILDREN 2
142 EDUCA 1
143 EMPLOY 1
144 INCOME2 2
146 WEIGHT 3
152 HEIGHT 3
155 CTYCODE 3
158 NUMHHOL2 1
159 NUMPHON2 1
160 TELSERV 1
161 SEX 1
162 PREGNANT 1
163 PAIN30DY 1
164 JOINTSYM 1
165 JOINTRT2 1
166 HAVARTH2 1
167 LMTJOIN2 1
168 ARTHDIS2 1
169 FALL3MN 1
170 FALLINJ 1
171 QLACTLM2 1
172 USEEQUIP 1
173 JOBACTIV 1
174 MODPACT 1
175 MODPADAY 2
177 MODPATIM 2
180 VIGPACT 1
181 VIGPADAY 2
183 VIGPATIM 3
186 VETERAN 1
187 VETSTAT2 1
188 VACARE 1
189 HIVTF1A 1
190 HIVTF1B 1
191 HIVOPT1B 1
192 HIVTST3 1
193 HIVTSTD2 6
199 RSNTST4 2
201 WHRTST5 2
203 HIVRISK2 1
204 PCSAIDS2 1
205 DIABAGE2 2
207 INSULIN 1
208 DIABPILL 1
209 BLDSUGAR 3
212 FEETCHK2 3
215 FEETSORE 1
216 DOCTDIAB 2
218 CHKHEMO2 2
220 FEETCHK 2
222 EYEEXAM 1
223 DIABEYE 1
224 DIABEDU 1
225 LASTDEN2 1
226 RMVTEETH 1
227 DENCLEAN 1
228 HADMAM 1
229 HOWLONG 1
230 NEXTMAM 1
231 WHYDONE3 1
232 PROFEXAM 1
233 LENGEXAM 1
234 HADPAP 1
235 LASTPAP 1
236 HADHYST2 1
237 FLUPRO2 2
239 SMKDETE3 1
240 FIRESCP3 1
241 FRPLANDO 1
242 FIREXIT 1
243 FRPEXLOC 1
244 ASTHMAGE 2
246 ASATTACK 1
247 ASERVIST 2
249 ASDRVIST 2
251 ASRCHKUP 2
253 ASACTLIM 3
256 ASYMPTOM 1
257 ASNOSLEP 1
258 ASTHMEDS 1
259 CASTHDX 2
261 CASTHNOW 2
263 HASYMP1 1
264 HASYMP2 1
265 HASYMP3 1
266 HASYMP4 1
267 HASYMP5 1
267 HASYMP6 1
269 STRSYMP1 1
270 STRSYMP2 1
271 STRSYMP3 1
272 STRSYMP4 1
273 STRSYMP5 1
274 STRSYMP6 1
275 FIRSTAID 1
276 CVDFAT02 1
277 CVDFVG01 1
278 CVDEXR03 1
279 CVDFATR2 1
280 CVDFVEG 1
281 CVDEXRS2 1
282 CVDINFR2 1
283 CVDCRHD2 1
284 CVDSTRK2 1
285 HATTKAGE 2
287 STROKAGE 2
289 CVDREHAB 1
290 CVDASPRN 1
291 ASPUNSAF 1
292 WHYASPAN 1
293 WHYASPHA 1
294 WHYASPSK 1
295 VITAMINS 1
296 MULTIVIT 1
297 FOLICACD 1
298 TAKEVIT 3
301 RECOMMEN 1
302 FIRSTSMK 2
304 REGSMK 2
306 LASTSMK 2
308 GETCARE 1
309 QUITSMOK 1
310 HOUSESMK 1
311 INDOORS 1
312 SMKPUBLC 1
313 SMKWORK 1
314 USEEVER2 1
315 USENOW2 1
316 CIGAR2 1
317 CIGARNOW 1
318 PIPESMK 1
319 PIPENOW 1
320 BIDISMK 1
321 BIDINOW 1
322 ARTTODAY 1
323 ARTHWGT 1
324 ARTHEXER 1
325 ARTHEDU 1


326 PSATEST 1
327 PSATIME 1
328 DIGRECEX 1
329 DRETIME 1
330 PROSTATE 1
331 BLDSTOOL 1
332 LSTBLDS2 1
333 HADSIGM2 1
334 LASTSIG2 1
335 DRNKBEER 2
337 DRNKWINE 2
339 DRNKLIQR 2
341 DRNKLOC 1
342 BUYALCH 1
343 BINGEDRV 1
595 QSTVER 1
596 QSTLANG 2
700 _STSTR 5
705 _STRWT 10
715 _RAW 10
725 _WT2 10
735 _POSTSTR 10
745 _FINALWT 10
755 _REGION 2
757 _AGEG_ 2
759 _SEXG_ 1
760 _RACEG3_ 1
761 _IMPAGE 2
763 _IMPNPH 1
768 _TOTINDA 1
769 _RFHYPE4 1
770 _CHOLCHK 1
771 _RFCHOL 1
772 FTJUDAY_ 3
775 FRUTDAY_ 3
778 GNSLDAY_ 3
781 POTADAY_ 3
784 CRTSDAY_ 3
787 VEGEDAY_ 3
790 _FRTSERV 5
795 _FRTINDX 1
796 _LTASTHM 1
797 _CASTHMA 1
798 _ASTHMST 1
799 _FLUSHOT 1
800 _PNEUMOC 1
801 _SMOKER2 1
802 _RFSMOK2 1
803 DROCCDY_ 3
806 DRNKANY3 1
807 _RFBING2 1
808 _DRNKDY2 4
812 _DRNKMO2 4
816 _RFDRHV2 1
817 _RFDRMN2 1
818 _RFDRWM2 1
819 MRACEORG 6
825 MRACEASC 6
831 _PRACE 2
833 _MRACE 2
835 RACE2 1
836 _RACEG2 1
837 _RACEGR2 1
838 _CNRACE 1
839 _CNRACEC 1
840 _AGEG5YR 2
842 _AGE65YR 1
843 HTIN2 3
846 HTM2 3
849 WTKG 5
854 _BMI3 4
858 _BMI3CAT 1
859 _RFBMI3 1
860 _MODPAMN 3
863 _VIGPAMN 3
866 MODCAT_ 1
867 VIGCAT_ 1
868 PACAT_ 1
869 _RFPAMOD 1
870 _RFPAVIG 1
871 _RFPAREC 1
872 _RFNOPA 1
873 _AIDSTST 1
874 _HIGHRSK 1
875 _STDCNDM 1
879 _RFHLTH 1
925 _FV5SRV 1
926 _CHLDCNT 1
927 _EDUCAG 1
928 _INCOMG 1

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