Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2009 Data File

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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 3: Health Care Access
CV for respondents aged 18–64 years that have any form of health care coverage HLTHPLAN   _HCVU65
Section 5: Exercise
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Section 7: Hypertension Awareness
CV for high blood pressure BPHIGH4   _RFHYPE5
Section 8: Cholesterol Awareness
Three-level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK   _CHOLCHK
CV for ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2   _RFCHOL
Section 10: Asthma
CV for lifetime asthma prevalence ASTHMA2   _LTASTHM
CV for current asthma prevalence ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW   _CASTHMA
Computed asthma status ASTHMA2, ASTHNOW   _ASTHMST
Section 11: 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 12: Demographics
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9s removed MRACE   MRACEORG
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9s 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
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
Height in inches HEIGHT3   HTIN3
Calculated height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN3 HTM3
Calculated weight in kilograms WEIGHT2   WTKG2
Calculated body mass index (BMI) SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2 _BMI4
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on BMI SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 _BMI4CAT
CV for Overweight or Obese BMI level SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4 _RFBMI4
Calculated number of children in household CHILDREN   _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completed EDUCA   _EDUCAG
Calculated income categories INCOME2   _INCOMG
Section 15: Alcohol Consumption
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY4   DROCDY2_
CV for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY4, DRNK3GE5   _RFBING4
Number of drinks of alcohol per day ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK DROCDY2_ _DRNKDY3
Number of drinks of alcohol per month ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK DROCDY2_, _DRNKDY3 _DRNKMO3
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRHV3
CV for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRMN3
CV for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY4, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY3 _RFDRWM3
Section 16: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 years or older that have had a flu shot within the past year FLUSHOT3   _FLSHOT3
CV for respondent aged 65 years or older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC3   _PNEUMO2
Section 17: Arthritis Burden
CV for respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis HAVARTH2   _DRDXART
Section 18: 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 and vegetables FRUITJUI, FRUIT, GREENSAL, POTATOES, CARROTS, VEGETABL 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 19: 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_
CV for moderate physical activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY PACAT_ _RFPAMOD
CV for vigorous physical activity VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY VIGCAT_ _RFPAVIG
CV for recommended physical activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY PACAT_ _RFPAREC
CV for no leisure time exercise or physical activity EXERANY2, MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _RFPAREC _RFNOPA
CV for minutes of moderate physical activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY _MODPAMN _MODMNWK
CV for minutes of vigorous physical activity VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _VIGPAMN _VIGMNWK
CV for minutes of total physical activity MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _MODPAMN, _VIGPAMN, _MODMNWK, _VIGMNWK _TOTMNWK
CV for meeting 150 minute physical activity recommendation MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _MODPAMN, _VIGPAMN, _MODMNWK, _VIGMNWK _PA150RC
CV for meeting 300 minute physical activity recommendation MODPACT, MODPATIM, MODPADAY, VIGPACT, VIGPATIM, VIGPADAY _MODPAMN, _VIGPAMN, _MODMNWK, _VIGMNWK _PA300RC
Section 20: HIV/AIDS
CV for respondents aged 18–64 years that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST4, AGE   _AIDTST2