Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2019 Data File

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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2019 Data File
Description or Result
of Calculation		 Input Variables
(From Questionnaire)		 Intermediate and
Output Variables
used in calculations		 Output Variables
(In Final Data Set)
Section 1: Health Status
CV for fair or poor general health GENHLTH _RFHLTH
Section 2: Healthy Days
CV for days of not good physical health PHYSHLTH _PHYS14D
CV for days of not good mental health MENTHLTH _MENT14D
Section 3: Health Care Access
CV for respondents aged 18-64 years that have any form of health care coverage HLTHPLN1, AGE _HCVU651
Section 4: Hypertension Awareness
CV for High Blood Pressure BPHIGH4 _RFHYPE5
Section 5: Cholesterol Awareness
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years CHOLCHK2 _CHOLCH2
CV for ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high CHOLCHK2, TOLDHI2 _RFCHOL2
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
CV for respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis HAVARTH4 _DRDXAR2
Section 7: Arthritis
CV for limited usual activities HAVARTH4, LMTJOIN3 _LMTACT2
CV for limited work activities HAVARTH4, ARTHDIS2 _LMTWRK2
Section 8: Demographics
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed MRACE1 MRACORG1
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed in ascending order MRACE1 MRACORG1 MRACASC1
Preferred Race MRACE1, ORACE3 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _PRACE1
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _MRACE1
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _M_RACE
CV for Hispanic, Latino or Spanish categorization HISPANC3 _HISPANC
CV for race/ethnicity MRACE1, HISPANC3 _HISPANC, _MRACE1, MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _RACE
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE1, HISPANC3 _HISPANC, _MRACE1, MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _RACE _RACEG21
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE1, HISPANC3 _HISPANC, _MRACE1, MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _RACE _RACEGR3
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE1, HISPANC3 _HISPANC, _MRACE1, MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _RACE, _RACEGR3 _RACE_G1
Calculated sex variable BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR _SEX
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. AGE _AGEG5YR
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. AGE _AGE65YR
CV for imputed age collapsed above 80 AGE _IMPAGE _AGE80
18-64 and 65+ 10 year age groupings. AGE _IMPAGE _AGE_G
CV for height in inches HEIGHT3 HTIN4
CV for height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN4 HTM4
CV for weight in kilograms WEIGHT2 WTKG3
Calculated Body Mass Index PREGNANT, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3 _BMI5
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index PREGNANT, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5 _BMI5CAT
CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level PREGNANT, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5 _RFBMI5
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 10: Alcohol Consumption
CV for alcohol comsuption ALCDAY5 DRNKANY5
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
CV for number of drinks of alcohol per week ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK3 DROCDY3_ _DRNKWK1
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) BIRTHSEX,SEXVAR, ALCDAY5 _DRNKWK1 _RFDRHV7
Section 11: Exercise (Physical Activity)
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2 _TOTINDA
Activity MET Value for First Activity EXRACT11 METVL11_
Activity MET Value for Second Activity EXRACT21 METVL21_
Estimated Age-Gender Specific Maximum Oxygen Consumption BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE MAXVO21_
Estimated Functional Capacity BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE MAXVO21_ FC601_
Estimated Activity Intensity for First Activity EXRACT01, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE METVL11_, FC601_ ACTIN12_
Estimated Activity Intensity for Second Activity EXRACT02, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE METVL21_, FC601_ ACTIN22_
Minutes of First Activity EXERHMM1 PADUR1_
Minutes of Second Activity EXERHMM2 PADUR2_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for First Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 PAFREQ1_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for Second Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PAFREQ2_
Minutes of Physical Acitivity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 PADUR1_, PAFREQ1_, ACTIN11_ _MINAC11
Minutes of Physical Acitivity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PADUR2_, PAFREQ2_, ACTIN21_ _MINAC21
Strength Activity Frequency per Week STRENGTH STRFREQ_
Missing Physical Activity Data EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN12_, _MINAC11, ACTIN22_, _MINAC21 PAMISS2_
Minutes of Physical Acitivity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN12_, _MINAC12 PAMIN12_
Minutes of Physical Acitivity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN22_, _MINAC22 PAMIN22_
Minutes of total Physical Acitivity per week EXRACT01, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT02, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PAMIN12_, PAMIN22_ PA2MIN_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Acitivity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN12_, _MINAC12 PAVIG12_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Acitivity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN22_, _MINAC22 PAVIG22_
Minutes of total Vigorous Physical Acitivity per week EXRACT01, BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT02, EXERHMM2 PAVIG12_, PAVIG22_ PA2VIGM_
Physical Activity Categories BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA2MIN_, PA2VIGM_, PAMISS2_ _PACAT2
Physical Activity Index BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA2MIN_, PAMISS2_ _PAINDX2
150 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA2MIN_, PA2VIGM_, PAMISS2_ _PA150R3
300 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA2MIN_, PAMISS2_ _PA300R3
300 Minute Physical Activity 2-Level Calculated Variable BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 _PA300R3 _PA30022
Muscle Strengthening Reccomendation STRENGTH STRFREQ_ _PASTRNG
Aerobic and Strengthening Guideline BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2, STRENGTH _PASTRNG, _PAINDX2 _PAREC2
Aerobic and Strengthening (2-level) BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR, AGE, EXERANY2, EXRACT11, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2, STRENGTH _PAREC2 _PASTAE2
Section 12: Fruits & Vegetables
CV for fruit juice intake in times per day FRUITJU2 FTJUDA2_
CV for fruit intake in times per day FRUIT2 FRUTDA2_
CV for dark green vegetable intake in times per day FVGREEN1 GRENDA1_
CV for french fry intake in times per day FRENCHF1 FRNCHDA_
CV for potato intake in times per day POTATOE1 POTADA1_
CV for vegetable intake in times per day VEGETAB2 VEGEDA2_
CV for the number of missing fruit responses FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_ _MISFRT1
CV for the number of missing vegetable responses VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_ _MISVEG1
CV for missing any fruit responses FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_, _MISFRT1 _FRTRES1
CV for missing any vegetable responses VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_, _MISVEG1 _VEGRES1
CV for total fruits consumed per day FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_ _FRUTSU1
CV for total vegetables consumed per day VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_ _VEGESU1
CV for consuming fruit 1 or more times per day FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_, _FRUTSU1 _FRTLT1A
CV for consuming vegetables 1 or more times per day VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_, _VEGESU1 _VEGLT1A
CV for reported consuming fruit >16 per day FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_, _FRUTSU1 _FRT16A
CV for reported consuming vegetables >23 per day VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_, _VEGESU1 _VEG23A
CV for fruit exclusion from analyses FRUITJU2, FRUIT2 FTJUDA2_, FRUTDA2_, _MISFRT1, _FRUTSU1, _FRTRES1, _FRT16A _FRUITE1
CV for vegetable exclusion from analyses VEGETAB2, FVGREEN1, POTATOE1, FRENCHF1 GRENDA1_, VEGEDA2_, POTATDA1_, FRENCHDA_, _VEGESU1, _MISVEG1, _VEGRES1, _VEG23A _VEGETE1
Section 13: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year AGE, FLUSHOT7 _FLSHOT7
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC4 _PNEUMO3
Section 14: HIV/AIDS
CV for having ever been tested for HIV HIVTST7 _AIDTST4

 

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Page last reviewed: August 11, 2020
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