Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2015 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 HLTHPLN1   _HCVU651
Section 4: Hypertension Awareness
CV for High Blood Pressure BPHIGH4   _RFHYPE5
Section 5: 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 6: Chronic Health Conditions
CV for respondents that have ever reported having coronary heart disease or myocardial 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: Demographics
Preferred Race MRACE1, ORACE3 MRACASC1 _PRACE1
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _MRACE1
Derived Hispanic status HISPANC3   _HISPANC
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination code MRACE1, HISPANC3 MRACORG1, MRACASC1, _MRACE1, _HISPANC _RACE
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings. HISPANC3, MRACE1 _RACE _RACEG21
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. HISPANC3, MRACE1 _RACE _RACEGR3
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings. MRACE1, HISPANC3 _RACEGR3 _RACE_G1
18-24 and then 5-year age groupings to 80+. AGE   _AGEG5YR
18-64 and 65+ age groupings. AGE   _AGE65YR
18-80 age groupings (80=80+) AGE _IMPAGE _AGE80
18-64 and 65+ 10 year age groupings. AGE _IMPAGE _AGE_G
Height in inches HEIGHT3   HTIN4
Calculated height in meters HEIGHT3 HTIN4 HTM4
Calculated weight in kilograms WEIGHT2   WTKG3
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
CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index level SEX, 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 8: 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 9: Alcohol Consumption
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N) 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
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) SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK _DRNKWEK _RFDRHV5
Section 10: 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
Consumed fruits 1 or more times per day FRUITJU1, FRUIT1 FTJUDA1_, FRUTDA1_, _FRUTSUM _FRTLT1
Comsumed vegetables 1 or more times per day VEGETAB1, FVGREEN, FVORANG, FVBEANS GRENDAY_, ORNGDAY_ , BEANDAY_ , VEGEDA1_,_VEGESUM _VEGLT1
Section 11: Exercise (Physical Activity)
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2   _TOTINDA
Activity MET Value for First Activity EXRACT11   METVL11_
Activity MET Value for Second Activity EXRACT21   METVL21_
Estimated Age-Gender Specific Maximum Oxygen Consumption SEX, AGE   MAXVO2_
Estimated Functional Capacity SEX, AGE MAXVO2_ FC60_
Estimated Activity Intensity for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE METVL11_, FC60_ ACTIN11_
Estimated Activity Intensity for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE METVL21_, FC60_ 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 EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 PADUR1_, PAFREQ1_, ACTIN11_ _MINAC11
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PADUR2_, PAFREQ2_, ACTIN21_ _MINAC21
Strength Activity Frequency per Week STRENGTH   STRFREQ_
Missing Physical Activity Data EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11, ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAMISS1_
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAMIN11_
Minutes of Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAMIN21_
Minutes of total physical activity per week EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 PAMIN11_, PAMIN21_ PA1MIN_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity per week for First Activity EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1 ACTIN11_, _MINAC11 PAVIG11_
Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity per week for Second Activity EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 ACTIN21_, _MINAC21 PAVIG21_
Minutes of total Vigorous Physical Activity per week EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXERANY2, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PAVIG11_, PAVIG21_ PA1VIGM_
Physical Activity Categories EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_, PA1VIGM_, PAMISS1_ _PACAT1
Physical Activity Index EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_ _PAINDX1
150 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2 PA1MIN_, PA1VIGM_ _PA150R2
300 Minute Physical Activity Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 PA1MISS_, PA1MIN_ _PA300R2
300 Minute Physical Activity 2-Level Calculated Variable EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXRACT21, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXERHMM2, EXEROFT2 _PA300R2 _PA30021
Muscle Strengthening Recommendation STRENGTH STRFREQ_ _PASTRNG
Aerobic and Strengthening Guideline EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2,STRENGTH _PASTRNG, _PAINDX1 _PAREC1
Aerobic and Strengthening (2-level) EXERANY2, EXRACT11, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM1, EXEROFT1, EXRACT21, SEX, AGE, EXERHMM2, EXERANY2, EXEROFT2,STRENGTH _PAREC1 _PASTAE1
Section 12: Arthritis Burden
CV for limited usual activities HAVARTH3, LMTJOIN3   _LMTACT1
CV for limited work activities HAVARTH3, ARTHDIS2   _LMTWRK1
CV for limited social activities HAVARTH3, ARTHSOCL   _LMTSCL1
Section 13: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT2
CV for Always wear seatbelt SEATBELT   _RFSEAT3
Section 14: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year FLUSHOT6   _FLSHOT6
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC3   _PNEUMO2
Section 15: HIV/AIDS
CV for adults that have ever been tested for HIV HIVTST6   _AIDTST3