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Survey Data and Documentation

2009 Variable Layout

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Starting Column Variable Name Field Length
1 _STATE 2
3 _GEOSTR 2
5 _DENSTR2 1
6 PRECALL 1
7 REPNUM 6
13 REPDEPTH 2
15 FMONTH 2
17 IDATE 8
17 IMONTH 2
19 IDAY 2
21 IYEAR 4
25 INTVID 5
30 DISPCODE 3
33 SEQNO 10
33 _PSU 10
43 NATTMPTS 2
45 NRECSEL 6
51 NRECSTR 9
60 CTELENUM 1
61 CELLFON 1
62 PVTRESID 1
63 NUMADULT 2
65 NUMMEN 2
67 NUMWOMEN 2
73 GENHLTH 1
74 PHYSHLTH 2
76 MENTHLTH 2
78 POORHLTH 2
80 HLTHPLAN 1
81 PERSDOC2 1
82 MEDCOST 1
83 CHECKUP1 1
84 QLREST2 2
86 EXERANY2 1
87 DIABETE2 1
88 BPHIGH4 1
89 BPMEDS 1
90 BLOODCHO 1
91 CHOLCHK 1
92 TOLDHI2 1
93 CVDINFR4 1
94 CVDCRHD4 1
95 CVDSTRK3 1
96 ASTHMA2 1
97 ASTHNOW 1
98 SMOKE100 1
99 SMOKDAY2 1
100 STOPSMK2 1
101 LASTSMK1 2
103 USENOW3 1
104 AGE 2
106 HISPANC2 1
107 MRACE 6
113 ORACE2 1
114 VETERAN2 1
115 MARITAL 1
116 CHILDREN 2
118 EDUCA 1
119 EMPLOY 1
120 INCOME2 2
122 WEIGHT2 4
126 HEIGHT3 4
130 WTYRAGO 4
134 WTCHGINT 1
135 CTYCODE 3
143 NUMHHOL2 1
144 NUMPHON2 1
145 TELSERV2 1
146 SEX 1
147 PREGNANT 1
148 CAREGIVE 1
149 QLACTLM2 1
150 USEEQUIP 1
151 DRNKANY4 1
152 ALCDAY4 3
155 AVEDRNK2 2
157 DRNK3GE5 2
159 MAXDRNKS 2
161 FLUSHOT3 1
162 FLUSHTMY 6
168 FLUSPRY2 1
169 FLUSPRMY 6
175 PNEUVAC3 1
176 HAVARTH2 1
177 LMTJOIN2 1
178 ARTHDIS2 1
179 ARTHSOCL 1
180 JOINPAIN 2
182 FRUITJUI 3
185 FRUIT 3
188 GREENSAL 3
191 POTATOES 3
194 CARROTS 3
197 VEGETABL 3
200 JOBACTIV 1
201 MODPACT 1
202 MODPADAY 2
204 MODPATIM 3
207 VIGPACT 1
208 VIGPADAY 2
210 VIGPATIM 3
213 HIVTST5 1
214 HIVTSTD2 6
220 WHRTST8 2
222 HIVRDTST 1
223 HIVRISK2 1
224 EMTSUPRT 1
225 LSATISFY 1
226 CNCRHAVE 1
227 CNCRDIFF 1
228 CNCRAGE 2
230 CNCRTYPE 2
232 CPDEMO1 1
233 CPDEMO2 1
234 CPDEMO3 1
235 CPDEMO4 3
245 PDIABTST 1
246 PREDIAB1 1
247 DIABAGE2 2
249 INSULIN 1
250 BLDSUGAR 3
253 FEETCHK2 3
256 DOCTDIAB 2
258 CHKHEMO3 2
260 FEETCHK 2
262 EYEEXAM 1
263 DIABEYE 1
264 DIABEDU 1
265 PAINACT2 2
267 QLMENTL2 2
269 QLSTRES2 2
271 QLHLTH2 2
273 VIDFCLT2 1
274 VIREDIF2 1
275 VIPRFVS2 1
276 VINOCRE2 2
278 VIEYEXM2 1
279 VIINSUR2 1
280 VICTRCT2 1
281 VIGLUMA2 1
282 VIMACDG2 1
283 SLEPTIME 2
285 SLEPSNOR 1
288 SLEPDAY 2
290 SLEPDRIV 1
291 HAREHAB1 1
292 STREHAB1 1
293 CVDASPRN 1
294 ASPUNSAF 1
295 BPEATHBT 1
296 BPSALT 1
297 BPALCHOL 1
298 BPEXER 1
299 BPEATADV 1
300 BPSLTADV 1
301 BPALCADV 1
302 BPEXRADV 1
303 BPMEDADV 1
304 BPHI2MR 1
305 HASYMP1 1
306 HASYMP2 1
307 HASYMP3 1
308 HASYMP4 1
309 HASYMP5 1
310 HASYMP6 1
311 STRSYMP1 1
312 STRSYMP2 1
313 STRSYMP3 1
314 STRSYMP4 1
315 STRSYMP5 1
316 STRSYMP6 1
317 FIRSTAID 1
318 HADMAM 1
319 HOWLONG 1
320 PROFEXAM 1
321 LENGEXAM 1
322 HADPAP2 1
323 LASTPAP2 1
324 HADHYST2 1
325 PSATEST 1
326 PSATIME 1
327 DIGRECEX 1
328 DRETIME 1
329 PROSTATE 1
330 BLDSTOOL 1
331 LSTBLDS3 1
332 HADSIGM3 1
333 HADSGCO1 1
334 LASTSIG3 1
335 CSRVTRT 1
336 CSRVDOC 2
338 CSRVSUM 1
339 CSRVRTRN 1
340 CSRVINST 1
341 CSRVINSR 1
342 CSRVDEIN 1
343 CSRVCLIN 1
344 CSRVPAIN 1
345 CSRVCTRL 1
346 ASTHMAGE 2
348 ASATTACK 1
349 ASERVIST 2
351 ASDRVIST 2
353 ASRCHKUP 2
355 ASACTLIM 3
358 ASYMPTOM 1
359 ASNOSLEP 1
360 ASTHMED3 1
361 ASINHALR 1
362 ARTTODAY 1
363 ARTHWGT 1
364 ARTHEXER 1
365 ARTHEDU 1
366 TNSARCV 1
367 TNSARCNT 1
368 TNSASHOT 1
369 HPVADVC 1
370 HPVADSHT 2
372 SHINGLES 1
373 CRGVAGE 3
376 CRGVGNDR 1
377 CRGVRELT 2
379 CRGVLONG 3
382 CRGVPROB 2
384 CRGVMOST 2
386 CRGVHRS 3
389 CRGVDIFF 2
391 CRGVCHNG 1
392 GPWELPR3 1
393 GP3DYWTR 1
394 GP3DYFD1 1
395 GP3DYPRS 1
396 GPBATRAD 1
397 GPFLSLIT 1
398 GPEMRCM1 1
399 GPEMRIN1 1
400 GPVACPL1 1
401 GPMNDEVC 1
402 GPNOTEV1 2
404 RRCLASS2 1
405 RRCOGNT2 1
406 RRATWRK2 1
407 RRHCARE3 1
408 RRPHYSM2 1
409 RREMTSM2 1
410 MISNERVS 1
411 MISHOPLS 1
412 MISRSTLS 1
413 MISDEPRD 1
414 MISEFFRT 1
415 MISWTLES 1
416 MISNOWRK 2
418 MISTMNT 1
419 MISTRHLP 1
420 MISPHLPF 1
421 IAQCODT1 1
422 CMDGPPWR 1
423 CMDGPBAT 1
424 CMDGPGEN 1
425 CMDGPDSL 1
426 CMDGPLOC 1
427 CMDGPRUN 1
428 CMDGPOWN 1
429 RENTHOM1 1
430 SCNTMONY 1
431 SCNTMEAL 1
432 SCNTPAID 1
433 SCNTWORK 2
435 SCNTLPAD 1
436 SCNTLWRK 2
438 SCNTVOTE 1
439 ACEDEPRS 1
440 ACEDRINK 1
441 ACEDRUGS 1
442 ACEPRISN 1
443 ACEDIVRC 1
444 ACEPUNCH 1
445 ACEHURT 1
446 ACESWEAR 1
447 ACETOUCH 1
448 ACETTHEM 1
449 ACEHVSEX 1
465 RCSBIRTH 6
471 RCSGENDR 1
472 RCHISLAT 1
473 RCSRACE 6
479 RCSBRACE 1
480 RCSRLTN2 1
481 CASTHDX2 1
482 CASTHNO2 1
483 FLUSHCH1 1
484 RCVFVCH3 6
490 HPVCHVC 1
491 HPVCHSHT 2
493 TNSCRCV 1
494 TNSCRCNT 1
495 TNSCSHOT 1
496 CALLBACK 1
860 QSTVER 1
861 QSTLANG 2
873 CPCOUNTY 45
948 _STSTR 5
953 _STRWT 10
963 _RAW 10
973 _WT2 10
983 _POSTSTR 10
993 _FINALWT 10
1123 _REGION 2
1125 _AGEG_ 2
1127 _SEXG_ 1
1128 _RACEG3_ 1
1129 _IMPAGE 2
1131 _IMPNPH 1
1132 _ITSCF1 10
1142 _ITSCF2 10
1152 _ITSPOST 10
1162 _ITSFINL 10
1180 MSCODE 1
1181 CRACEORG 6
1187 CRACEASC 6
1193 _CRACE 2
1195 CHILDAGE 3
1198 _CIMPAGE 2
1200 _CSEXG_ 1
1201 _CRACEG_ 1
1202 _CAGEG_ 3
1325 _RAWCH 10
1335 _WT2CH 10
1345 _POSTCH 10
1355 _CHILDWT 10
1365 _RAWHH 10
1375 _WT2HH 10
1385 _POSTHH 10
1395 _HOUSEWT 10
1405 _RFHLTH 1
1406 _HCVU65 1
1407 _TOTINDA 1
1408 _RFHYPE5 1
1409 _CHOLCHK 1
1410 _RFCHOL 1
1411 _LTASTHM 1
1412 _CASTHMA 1
1413 _ASTHMST 1
1414 _SMOKER3 1
1415 _RFSMOK3 1
1416 MRACEORG 6
1422 MRACEASC 6
1428 _PRACE 2
1430 _MRACE 2
1432 RACE2 1
1433 _RACEG2 1
1434 _RACEGR2 1
1435 _RACE_G 1
1436 _CNRACE 1
1437 _CNRACEC 1
1438 _AGEG5YR 2
1440 _AGE65YR 1
1441 _AGE_G 1
1442 HTIN3 3
1445 HTM3 3
1448 WTKG2 5
1453 _BMI4 4
1457 _BMI4CAT 1
1458 _RFBMI4 1
1459 _CHLDCNT 1
1460 _EDUCAG 1
1461 _INCOMG 1
1462 DROCDY2_ 3
1465 _RFBING4 1
1466 _DRNKDY3 4
1470 _DRNKMO3 4
1474 _RFDRHV3 1
1475 _RFDRMN3 1
1476 _RFDRWM3 1
1477 _FLSHOT3 1
1478 _PNEUMO2 1
1479 _DRDXART 1
1480 FTJUDAY_ 3
1483 FRUTDAY_ 3
1486 GNSLDAY_ 3
1489 POTADAY_ 3
1492 CRTSDAY_ 3
1495 VEGEDAY_ 3
1498 _FRTSERV 5
1503 _FRTINDX 1
1504 _FV5SRV 1
1505 _MODPAMN 3
1508 _VIGPAMN 3
1511 MODCAT_ 1
1512 VIGCAT_ 1
1513 PACAT_ 1
1514 _RFPAMOD 1
1515 _RFPAVIG 1
1516 _RFPAREC 1
1517 _RFNOPA 1
1518 _MODMNWK 5
1523 _VIGMNWK 5
1528 _TOTMNWK 5
1533 _PA150RC 1
1534 _PA300RC 1
1535 _AIDTST2 1

 

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