Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2018 Data File

2018, Summary Martix
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 

BRFSSBRFSS
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 — Health Related Quality of Life
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: 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
CV for respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis HAVARTH3 _DRDXAR1
Section 7: Oral Health
CV for having had permanent teeth extracted RMVTETH4 _EXTETH3
CV for having had all permanent teeth extracted AGE, RMVTETH4 _ALTETH3
CV for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past year LASTDEN4 _DENVST3
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
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, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_ _DRNKWEK
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX1, ALCDAY5 _DRNKWEK _RFDRHV6
Section 11: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year AGE, FLUSHOT6 _FLSHOT6
Section 13: Seatbelt Use and Drinking and Driving
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT _RFSEAT2
CV for Alwayswear seatbelt SEATBELT _RFSEAT3
Drinking and Driving calculated variable DRNKDRI2 _DRNKDRV
Section 14: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX1, AGE _RFMAM21
CV for women age 50-74 that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX1, AGE _MAM5022
Section 16: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for age 50-75 that have not had a blood stool test within the past 2 years BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3, AGE _RFBLDS3
CV for having received a colonoscopy in the last 10 years AGE, HADSIGM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3 _COL10YR
CV for having received a home FOBT in the past 3 years AGE, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3 _HFOB3YR
CV for receiving a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years AGE, HADSIGM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3 _FS5YR
CV for receiving a sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and a home FOBT in the past 3 years AGE, HADSIGM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3 _HFOB3YR, _FS5YR _FOBTFS
CV for receiving one or more recommended CRC tests within the recommended time AGE, HADSIGM3, HADSGCO1, LASTSIG3, BLDSTOOL, LSTBLDS3 _RFBLDS3, _FOBTFS, _COL10YR, _HFOB3YR _CRCREC
Section 17: HIV/AIDS
CV for having ever been tested for HIV HIVTST6 _AIDTST3

 

Version #3 – Revised: May 24, 2019