Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2016 Data File
| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| 2016, Summary Martix |
| Description or Result of Calculation |
Input Variables (From Questionnaire) |
Description of Field and SAS Variable Name |
Output Variables (In Final Data Set) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1: Health Status | |||
| CV for fair or poor general health | GENHLTH | _RFHLTH | |
| Section 4: Exercise | |||
| CV for no leisure time physical activity | EXERANY2 | _TOTINDA | |
| Section 6: Chronic Health Conditions | |||
| CV for respondents that reported having coronary heart disease or mycardial infarction | CVDINFR4, CVDCRHD4 | _MICHD | |
| CV for lifetime asthma prevalence | ASTHMA3 | _LTASTH1 | |
| CV for current asthma prevalence | ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW | _CASTHM1 | |
| Computed asthma status | ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW | _ASTHMS1 | |
| Section 7: Oral Health | |||
| CV for having had permanent teeth extracted | RMVTETH3 | _EXTETH2 | |
| CV for having had all permanent teeth extracted | AGE, RMVTETH3 | _ALTETH2 | |
| Section 8: Demographics | |||
| 18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. | AGE | _AGEG5YR | |
| 18-64 and 65+ age groupings. | AGE | _AGE65YR | |
| 18-64 and 65+ 10 year age groupings. | AGE | _IMPAGE | _AGE_G |
| Calculated number of children in household | CHILDREN | _CHLDCNT | |
| Calculated education level completed | EDUCA | _EDUCAG | |
| Calculated income categories | INCOME2 | _INCOMG | |
| Section 9: Tobacco Use | |||
| Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker | SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 | _SMOKER3 | |
| CV for current smoking status | SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 | _SMOKER3 | _RFSMOK3 |
| Section 11: Alcohol Consumption | |||
| Drink occasions per day | ALCDAY5 | DROCDY3_ | |
| CV for BINGE drinking (males GE 5 drinks on an occasion, females GE 4 drinks on an occasion) | ALCDAY5, DRNK3GE5 | _RFBING5 | |
| Section 12: Immunization | |||
| CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine | PNEUVAC3 | _PNEUMO2 | |
| Section 14: Seatbelt Use | |||
| CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt | SEATBELT | _RFSEAT2 | |
| CV for Alwayswear seatbelt | SEATBELT | _RFSEAT3 | |
| Section 15: Drinking and Driving | |||
| Drinking and Driving calculated variable | DRNKDRI2 | _DRNKDRV | |
| Section 16: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening | |||
| CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years | HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE | _RFMAM2Y | |
| Version #2 – Revised: June 2, 2017 |
Page last reviewed: August 25, 2017