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Survey Data and Documentation

2010 Variable Layout for Multiple Questionnaire Version 3

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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 LASTDEN3 1
89 RMVTETH3 1
90 DENCLEAN 1
91 CVDINFR4 1
92 CVDCRHD4 1
93 CVDSTRK3 1
94 ASTHMA2 1
95 ASTHNOW 1
96 QLACTLM2 1
97 USEEQUIP 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
138 NUMHHOL2 1
139 NUMPHON2 1
140 TELSERV3 1
141 CPDEMO1 1
142 CPDEMO2 1
143 CPDEMO3 1
144 CPDEMO4 3
147 SEX 1
148 PREGNANT 1
149 DRNKANY4 1
150 ALCDAY4 3
153 AVEDRNK2 2
155 DRNK3GE5 2
157 MAXDRNKS 2
159 FLUSHOT4 1
160 FLSHTMY1 6
166 FLUSPRY3 1
167 FLSPRMY1 6
173 PNEUVAC3 1
174 FALL3MN2 2
176 FALLINJ2 2
178 SEATBELT 1
179 DRNKDRI2 2
181 HADMAM 1
182 HOWLONG 1
183 PROFEXAM 1
184 LENGEXAM 1
185 HADPAP2 1
186 LASTPAP2 1
187 HADHYST2 1
188 PSATEST 1
189 PSATIME 1
190 DIGRECEX 1
191 DRETIME 1
192 PROSTATE 1
193 BLDSTOOL 1
194 LSTBLDS3 1
195 HADSIGM3 1
196 HADSGCO1 1
197 LASTSIG3 1
198 HIVTST5 1
199 HIVTSTD2 6
205 WHRTST8 2
207 HIVRDTST 1
208 HIVRISK2 1
209 EMTSUPRT 1
210 LSATISFY 1
222 FLSYAQ01 1
223 FLSYAQ02 1
224 FLSYAQ03 1
225 FLSYAQ04 1
226 FLSYAQ05 1
227 FLSYAQ06 1
228 FLSYAQ07 1
229 FLSYAQ08 1
230 FLSYAQ09 2
232 FLSYAQ10 2
234 FLSYCQ01 1
235 FLSYCQ02 1
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 NUMBURN2 1
284 SLEPTIME 2
286 SLEPSNOR 1
287 SLEPDAY 2
289 SLEPDRIV 1
290 BRTHCNT3 1
291 TYPCNTR5 2
293 NOBCUSE3 2
295 FPCHLDF2 1
296 ASTHMAGE 2
298 ASATTACK 1
299 ASERVIST 2
301 ASDRVIST 2
303 ASRCHKUP 2
305 ASACTLIM 3
308 ASYMPTOM 1
309 ASNOSLEP 1
310 ASTHMED3 1
311 ASINHALR 1
312 HAVARTH2 1
313 WRKHCF1 1
314 DIRCONT1 1
315 DRHPAD1 1
316 HAVHPAD 1
317 SHINGLES 1
318 TNSARCV 1
319 TNSARCNT 1
320 TNSASHOT 1
321 HPVADVC2 1
322 HPVADSHT 2
324 CNCRHAVE 1
325 CNCRDIFF 1
326 CNCRAGE 2
328 CNCRTYPE 2
330 CSRVTRT 1
331 CSRVDOC 2
333 CSRVSUM 1
334 CSRVRTRN 1
335 CSRVINST 1
336 CSRVINSR 1
337 CSRVDEIN 1
338 CSRVCLIN 1
339 CSRVPAIN 1
340 CSRVCTRL 1
341 CAREGIVE 1
342 CRGVAGE 3
345 CRGVGNDR 1
346 CRGVRELT 2
348 CRGVLONG 3
351 CRGVPROB 2
353 CRGVMST1 2
355 CRGVHRS 3
358 CRGVDIFF 2
360 CRGVCHNG 1
361 RRCLASS2 1
362 RRCOGNT2 1
363 RRATWRK2 1
364 RRHCARE3 1
365 RRPHYSM2 1
366 RREMTSM2 1
367 ADPLEASR 2
369 ADDOWN 2
371 ADSLEEP 2
373 ADENERGY 2
375 ADEAT1 2
377 ADFAIL 2
379 ADTHINK 2
381 ADMOVE 2
383 ADANXEV 1
384 ADDEPEV 1
385 CIMEMLOS 1
386 CINOADLT 1
387 CIRBIAGE 2
389 CIHOWOFT 1
390 CIASSIST 1
391 CIINTFER 1
392 CIFAMCAR 1
393 CIHCPROF 1
394 CIMEDS 1
395 CIDIAGAZ 1
396 RENTHOM1 1
397 SCNTMONY 1
398 SCNTMEAL 1
399 SCNTPAID 1
400 SCNTWORK 2
402 SCNTLPAD 1
403 SCNTLWRK 2
405 SCNTVOTE 1
406 GPWELPR3 1
407 GP3DYWTR 1
408 GP3DYFD1 1
409 GP3DYPRS 1
410 GPBATRAD 1
411 GPFLSLIT 1
412 GPEMRCM1 1
413 GPEMRIN1 1
414 GPVACPL1 1
415 GPMNDEVC 1
416 GPNOTEV1 2
418 VHCOMBAT 1
419 VHDRPTSD 1
420 VHDRTBI 1
421 VHCOUNSL 1
422 VHTAKLIF 1
423 VHSUICID 1
424 ACEDEPRS 1
425 ACEDRINK 1
426 ACEDRUGS 1
427 ACEPRISN 1
428 ACEDIVRC 1
429 ACEPUNCH 1
430 ACEHURT 1
431 ACESWEAR 1
432 ACETOUCH 1
433 ACETTHEM 1
434 ACEHVSEX 1
460 RCSBIRTH 6
466 RCSGENDR 1
467 RCHISLAT 1
468 RCSRACE 6
474 RCSBRACE 1
475 RCSRLTN2 1
476 CASTHDX2 1
477 CASTHNO2 1
478 FLUSHCH2 1
479 RCVFVCH4 6
485 HPVCHVC 1
486 HPVCHSHT 2
497 CALLBACK 1
498 ADLTCHLD 1
860 QSTVER 2
862 QSTLANG 2
874 CPCOUNTY 45
919 H1N1AQ01 1
920 H1N1AQ02 1
921 H1N1AQ03 1
922 H1N1AQ04 1
923 H1N1AQ05 1
924 H1N1AQ06 1
925 H1N1AQ07 1
926 H1N1AQ08 1
927 H1N1AQ09 2
929 H1N1AQ10 2
931 H1N1CQ01 1
932 H1N1CQ02 1
933 H1N1AV01 1
934 H1N1AV02 2
936 H1N1AV03 1
937 H1N1CV01 1
938 H1N1CV02 1
939 H1N1CV03 2
941 H1N1CV04 1
942 H1N1CV05 2
944 H1N1CV06 1
945 _STSTR 5
950 _STRWT 10
1080 _RAWQ3 10
1090 _WT2Q3 10
1100 _POSTQ3 10
1110 _FINALQ3 10
1120 _REGION 2
1122 _AGEG_ 2
1124 _AGEG1_ 2
1126 _AGEG2_ 2
1128 _AGEG3_ 2
1130 _SEXG_ 1
1131 _SEXG1_ 1
1132 _SEXG2_ 1
1133 _SEXG3_ 1
1134 _RACEG3_ 1
1135 _RACEG31 1
1136 _RACEG32 1
1137 _RACEG33 1
1138 _IMPAGE 2
1140 _IMPNPH 1
1204 CHILDAGE 3
1207 _CIMPAG1 2
1209 _CSEXG1_ 1
1210 _CRACE1_ 1
1211 _CAGEG1_ 3
1254 _CIMPAG2 2
1256 _CSEXG2_ 1
1257 _CRACE2_ 1
1258 _CAGEG2_ 3
1301 _CIMPAG3 2
1303 _CSEXG3_ 1
1304 _CRACE3_ 1
1305 _CAGEG3_ 3
1308 _RAWCH3 10
1318 _WT2CH3 10
1328 _POSTCH3 10
1338 _CHILDQ3 10
1348 _CIMPAGE 2
1435 _RFHLTH 1
1436 _HCVU65 1
1437 _TOTINDA 1
1438 _EXTETH2 1
1439 _ALTETH2 1
1440 _DENVST1 1
1441 _LTASTHM 1
1442 _CASTHMA 1
1443 _ASTHMST 1
1444 _SMOKER3 1
1445 _RFSMOK3 1
1446 MRACEORG 6
1452 MRACEASC 6
1458 _PRACE 2
1460 _MRACE 2
1462 RACE2 1
1463 _RACEG2 1
1464 _RACEGR2 1
1465 _RACE_G 1
1466 _CNRACE 1
1467 _CNRACEC 1
1468 _AGEG5YR 2
1470 _AGE65YR 1
1471 _AGE_G 1
1472 HTIN3 3
1475 HTM3 3
1478 WTKG2 5
1483 _BMI4 4
1487 _BMI4CAT 1
1488 _RFBMI4 1
1489 _CHLDCNT 1
1490 _EDUCAG 1
1491 _INCOMG 1
1492 DROCDY2_ 3
1495 _RFBING4 1
1496 _DRNKDY3 4
1500 _DRNKMO3 4
1504 _RFDRHV3 1
1505 _RFDRMN3 1
1506 _RFDRWM3 1
1507 _FLSHOT4 1
1508 _PNEUMO2 1
1509 _RFSEAT2 1
1510 _RFSEAT3 1
1511 _RFMAM2Y 1
1512 _MAM502Y 1
1513 _RFPAP32 1
1514 _RFPSA2Y 1
1515 _RFBLDS2 1
1516 _RFSIGM2 1
1517 _AIDTST2 1


 

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