Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2003 Data File

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Description or Result of Calculation Input Variables
(From Questionnaire)		 Intermediate Variables
(May not be in Final Data Set)		 Output Variables (In Final Data Set)
Section 1: Health Status
RF for fair or poor general health GENHLTH _RFHLTH
Section 3: Exercise
RF for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2 _TOTINDA
Section 5: Hypertension Awareness
RF for High Blood Pressure BPHIGH3 _RFHYPE4
Section 6: Cholesterol Awareness
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK _CHOLCHK
RF for ever having cholesterol checked and told it was high BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2 _RFCHOL
Section 7: Fruits and Vegetables
Fruit juice servings per day FRUITJUI FTJUDAY_
Fruit servings per day FRUIT FRUTDAY_
Green salad servings per day GREENSAL GNSLDAY_
Potato servings per day POTATOES POTADAY_
Carrot servings per day CARROTS CRTSDAY_
Vegetable servings per day VEGETABL VEGEDAY_
Calculated servings of fruits & vegetables FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETBLE FTJUDAY_, FRUTDAY_, GNSLDAY_, POTADAY_, CRTSDAY_, VEGEDAY_ _FRTSERV
Summary index of daily servings fruits and vegetables FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL _FRTSERV _FRTINDX
Consume five or more servings or fruits or vegetables per day FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL _FRTSERV _FV5SRV
Section 9: Asthma
RF for lifetime asthma prevalence ASTHMA2 _LTASTHM
RF for current asthma prevalence ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW _CASTHMA
Computed asthma status ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW _ASTHMST
Section 10: Immunization
RF for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year FLUSHOT _FLUSHOT
RF for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC2 _PNEUMOC
Section 11: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY _SMOKER2
RF for current smoking status SMOKE100, SMOKEDAY _SMOKER2 _RFSMOK2
Section 12: Alcohol Consumption
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY3 DROCCDY_
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N) ALCDAY3 DRNKANY3
RF for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY3, DRNK2GE5 _RFBING2
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK DROCCDY_ _DRNKDY2
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK DROCCDY_, _DRNKDY2 _DRNKMO
RF for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRHV2
RF for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRMN2
RF for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY3, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY2 _RFDRWM2
Section 14: Demographics – Race variables
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed MRACE MRACEORG
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed in ascending order MRACE MRACEORG MRACEASC
Preferred Race MRACE, ORACE2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC _PRACE
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC _MRACE
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE RACE2
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 _RACEG2
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2 _RACEGR2
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC _CNRACE
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, Collapsed MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _CNRACE _CNRACEC
Section 14: Demographics – Age variables
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. AGE _AGEG5YR
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. AGE _AGE65YR
Section 14: Demographics – BMI Variables
Height in inches HEIGHT HTIN2
Height in meters HEIGHT HTIN2 HTM2
Weight in Kilograms WEIGHT WTKG
Calculated Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN2, HTM2, WTKG _BMI2
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 _BMI2CAT
RF for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level SEX, WEIGHT, HEIGHT HTIN, HTM, WTKG, _BMI2 _RFBMI2
Section 14: Demographics
Calculated number of children in household CHILDREN _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completed EDUCA _EDUCAG
Calculate income categories INCOME2 _INCOMG
Section 18: Physical Activity
Minutes of Moderate Physical Activity MODPATIM _MODPAMN
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity VIGPATIM _VIGPAMN
Meet Moderate Recommendations MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY _MODPAMN MODCAT_
Meet Vigorous Recommendations VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _VIGPAMN VIGCAT_
Meet Vigorous Recommendations VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY MODCAT_, VIGCAT_ PACAT_
RF for Moderate Physical Activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY PACAT_ _RFPAMOD
RF for Vigorous Physical Activity VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY PACAT_ _RFPAVIG
RF for Recommended Physical Activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY PACAT_ _RFPAREC
RF for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2 _TOTINDA
RF for no leisure time exercise or physical activity EXERANY2, MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _RFPAREC _RFNOPA
Section 20: HIV/AIDS
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST3, AGE _AIDSTST
RF for age 18-64 that have ever participated in high-risk behavior HIVRISK2, AGE _HIGHRSK
RF for age 18-64 that have ever been counseled within the past 12 months for prevention of STD through condom use PCSAIDS, AGE _STDCNDM