Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2005 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
Risk Factor (RF) for fair or poor general health GENHLTH   _RFHLTH
Section 4: Exercise
RF for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Section 6: Hypertension Awareness
RF for High Blood Pressure BPHIGH4   _RFHYPE5
Section 7: Cholesterol Awareness
Three-level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK   _CHOLCHK
RF for ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2   _RFCHOL
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 FLUSHOT3   _FLSHOT3
RF for respondents aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC3   _PNEUMO2
Section 11: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smoker SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2   _SMOKER3
RF for current smoking status SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3 _RFSMOK3
Section 12: Alcohol Consumption
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY4   DROCDY2_
RF for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY4, DRNK2GE5   _RFBING3
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK DROCDY2_ _DRNKDY3
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK DROCDY2_, _DRNKDY3 _DRNKMO3
RF for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRHV3
RF for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRMN3
RF for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRWM3
Section 13: 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
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings MRACE, HISPANC2 MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2, _RACEGR2 _RACE_G
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC _CNRACE
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, Collapsed MRACE MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _CNRACE _CNRACEC
Section 13: Demographics – Age variables
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 _AGEG_G
Section 13: Demographics – BMI Variables
Height in inches HEIGHT3   HTIN3
Height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN3 HTM3
Weight in Kilograms WEIGHT2   WTKG2
Calculated Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2 _BMI4
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 _BMI4CAT
RF for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 _RFBMI4
Section 13: Demographics—Other Variables
Calculated number of children in household CHILDREN   _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completed EDUCA   _EDUCAG
Calculate income categories INCOME2   _INCOMG
Section 16: Arthritis Burden
Told by a doctor you had arthritis HAVARTH2   _DRDXART
Section 17: 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 17: 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 moderate and vigorous recommendations MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, 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 VIGCAT_ _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 HIVTST4, AGE   _AIDTST2
RF for age 18-64 that have ever participated in high-risk behavior HIVRISK2, AGE   _HIGHRSK