Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, Summary Matrix

This table is a supplement to the 2013 Calculated Variables document. For additional information on the calculated variables listed below please review the 2013 Calculated Variables document.

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
Fair or poor general health GENHLTH   _RFHLTH
Section 3: Health Care Access
Respondents aged 18-64 who have any form of health care coverage HLTHPLN1, AGE   _HCVU651
Section 5: Hypertension Awareness
High Blood Pressure BPHIGH4   _RFHYPE5
Section 6: Cholesterol Awareness
Three level categorization for cholesterol checked within past five years BLOODCHO, CHOLCHK   _CHOLCHK
Ever having had cholesterol checked and told it was high BLOODCHO, TOLDHI2   _RFCHOL
Section 7: Chronic Health Conditions
Lifetime asthma prevalence ASTHMA3   _LTASTH1
Current asthma prevalence ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW   _CASTHM1
Computed asthma status ASTHMA3, ASTHNOW   _ASTHMS1
Section 8: Demographics
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _MRACE1
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE1, HISPANC3 MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _MRACE1, _HISPANC _RACE
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
Calculated Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3 _BMI5
Four level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass Index SEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3 HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5 _BMI5CAT
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:  Every day smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and nonsmoker SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2   _SMOKER3
Current smoking status SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3 _RFSMOK3
Section 10: Alcohol Consumption
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N) ALCDAY5   DRNKANY5
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY5   DROCDY3_
BINGE drinking (males GE 5 drinks on an occasion, females GE 4 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY5, DRNK3GE5   _RFBING5
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per day ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_ _DRNKDY4
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per month ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK DROCDY3_, _DRNKDY4 _DRNKMO4
HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRHV4
HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRMN4
HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKDY4 _RFDRWM4
Section 11: Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit juice times consumed per day FRUITJU1   FTJUDA1_
Fruit times consumed per day FRUIT1   FRUTDA1_
Bean times consumed per day FVBEANS   BEANDAY_
Dark green vegetable times consumed per day FVGREEN   GRENDAY_
Orange-colored vegetable times consumed per day FVORANG   ORNGDAY_
Vegetable times consumed per day VEGETAB1   VEGEDA1_
The number of missing fruit responses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_ _MISFRTN
The number of missing vegetable responses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_ _MISVEGN
Missing any fruit responses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN _FRTRESP
Missing any vegetable responses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN _VEGRESP
Total fruits consumed per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_ _FRUTSUM
Total vegetables consumed per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_ _VEGESUM
Consumed  fruits 1 or more times per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRTLT1
Consumed vegetables 1 or more times per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_,_VEGESUM _VEGLT1
Reported consuming Fruit >16/day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRT16
Reported consuming Vegetables >23/day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS _VEGESUM _VEG23
Fruit Exclusion from analyses FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _MISFRTN, _FRTRESP _FRUITEX
Vegetable Exclusion from analyses VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_, _MISVEGN, _VEGESUM, _VEGRESP, _VEG23 _VEGETEX
Section 12: Exercise (Physical Activity)
No leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Activity metabolic value for first activity EXERACT11   METVL11_
Activity metabolic value for second activity EXERACT12   METVL21_
Estimated Age-Gender Specific Maximum Oxygen Consumption SEX, AGE   MAXVO2_
Estimated functional capacity SEX, AGE MAXVO2_ FC60_
Estimated activity intensity for first activity EXERACT11, SEX, AGE FC60_, METVL11_ ACTIN11_
Estimated activity intensity for second activity EXERACT21, SEX, AGE FC60_, METVL21_ ACTIN21_
Minutes of First Activity EXERHMM1   PADUR1_
Minutes of Second Activity EXERHMM2   PADUR2_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for First Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT1   PAFREQ1_
Physical Activity Frequency per Week for Second Activity EXERANY2, EXEROFT2   PAFREQ2_
Minutes of physical activity per week for first activity EXERANY2, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERACT11 PADUR1_, PAFREQ1_, ACTIN11_, EXERACT11 _MINAC11
Minutes of physical activity per week for second activity EXERANY2, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2, EXERACT21 PADUR2_, PAFREQ2_, ACTIN21_, EXERACT21 _MINAC21
Missing physical activity data   ACTIN11_, _MINAC11, ACTIN21_, _MINAC21, EXERANY2 PAMISS1_
Minutes of physical activity per week for first activity   ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAMIN11_
Minutes of physical activity per week for second activity   ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAMIN21_
Minutes of total physical activity per week   PAMIN11_, PAMIN21_ PA1MIN_
Minutes of vigorous physical activity per week for first  activity   ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAVIG11_
Minutes of vigorous physical activity per week for second activity   ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAVIG21_
Minutes of total vigorous physical activity per week   PAVIG11_ , PAVIG21_ PA1VIGM_
Physical activity categories   EXERANY2, PA1MIN_, PAMISS1_ , PA1VIGM_ _PACAT1
Physical activity index   EXERANY2, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN_ _PAINDX1
Adults who participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week   EXERANY2, PA1VIGM_, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN_ _PA150R2
Adults who participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week   EXERANY2, PAMISS1_, PA1MIN_ _PA300R2
Adults who participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week   _PA300R2 _PA30021
Strength Activity Frequency per Week STRENGTH   STRFREQ_
Muscle Strengthening Recommendation STRENGTH STRFREQ_ _PASTRNG
Aerobic and strengthening guideline   _PASTRNG ,  _PAINDX1 _PAREC1
Aerobic and strengthening (2-level)   _PAREC1 _PASTAE1
Section 13: Arthritis Burden
Limited usual activities HAVARTH3, LMTJOIN3   _LMTACT1
Limited work activities HAVARTH3, ARTHDIS2   _LMTWRK1
Limited social activities HAVARTH3, ARTHSOCL   _LMTSCL1
Section 14: Seatbelt Use
Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT3
Section 15: Immunization
Adults aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year AGE, FLUSHOT6   _FLSHOT6
Respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC3   _PNEUMO2
Section 16: HIV/AIDS
Adults who have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST6   _AIDTST3
July 29, 2014