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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2010 Data File
| 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: Oral Health | |||
| CV for having had permanent teeth extracted | RMVTETH3 | _EXTETH2 | |
| CV for having had all permanent teeth extracted | AGE, RMVTETH3 | _ALTETH2 | |
| CV for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past year | LASTDEN3, DENCLEAN | _DENVST1 | |
| Section 9: 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 7,8,9’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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index 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 13: 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 14: Immunization | |||
| CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine | PNEUVAC3 | _PNEUMO2 | |
| Section 16: Seatbelt Use | |||
| CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt | SEATBELT | _RFSEAT2 | |
| Section 18: Women´s Health | |||
| CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years | HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE | _RFMAM2Y | |
| CV for women age 50 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years | HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE | _MAM502Y | |
| CV for women age 18 and older, with intact cervix, that have not had a pap smear with the past 3 years | HADPAP2, LASTPAP2, HADHYST2, PREGNANT, SEX, AGE | _RFPAP32 | |
| Section 19: Prostate Cancer Screening | |||
| CV for men age 40 and older that have not had a PSA test within the past 2 years | PSATEST, PSATIME, SEX, AGE | _RFPSA2Y | |
| Section 20: Colorectal Cancer Screening | |||
| CV for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy | HADSIGM3, AGE | _RFSIGM2 | |
| Section 21: HIV/AIDS | |||
| CV for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIV | HIVTST4, AGE | _AIDTST2 | |