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Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2012 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 healthGENHLTH _RFHLTH
Section 4: Exercise
CV for no leisure time physical activityEXERANY2 _TOTINDA
Section 5: Chronic Health Conditions
CV for lifetime asthma prevalenceASTHMA3 _LTASTH1
CV for current asthma prevalenceASTHMA3, ASTHNOW _CASTHM1
Computed asthma statusASTHMA3, ASTHNOW _ASTHMS1
Section 6: Oral Health
CV for having had permanent teeth extractedRMVTETH3 _EXTETH2
CV for having had all permanent teeth extractedAGE, RMVTETH3 _ALTETH2
CV for having visited a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental clinic within the past yearLASTDEN3 _DENVST2
Section 7: Demographics
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removedMRACE MRACEORG
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removed in ascending orderMRACEMRACEORGMRACEASC
Preferred RaceMRACE, ORACE2MRACEORG, MRACEASC_PRACE
Multiracial Race categorizationMRACEMRACEORG, MRACEASC_MRACE
Race/Hispanic ethnicity combination codeMRACE, HISPANC2MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACERACE2
White, non-Hispanic and non-White or Hispanic race/ethnicity groupings.MRACE, HISPANC2MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2_RACEG2
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings.MRACE, HISPANC2MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2_RACEGR2
Hispanic and non-Hispanic White, Black, and Other race/ethnicity groupings.MRACE, HISPANC2MRACEORG, MRACEASC, _MRACE, RACE2, _RACEGR2_RACE_G
Number of Census Race Categories ChosenMRACEMRACEORG, MRACEASC_CNRACE
Number of Census Race Categories Chosen, CollapsedMRACEMRACEORG, 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
Calculated Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3_BMI5
Four level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN4, HTM4, WTKG3, _BMI5_BMI5CAT
Calculated number of children in householdCHILDREN _CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completedEDUCA _EDUCAG
Calculated income categoriesINCOME2 _INCOMG
Section 9: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smokerSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3
CV for current smoking statusSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2_SMOKER3_RFSMOK3
Section 10: Alcohol Consumption
Drink alcoholic beverages in past 30 days (Y/N)ALCDAY5 DRNKANY5
Drink occasions per dayALCDAY5 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 dayALCDAY5, AVEDRNKDROCDY3__DRNKDY4
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per monthALCDAY5, AVEDRNKDROCDY3_, _DRNKDY4_DRNKMO4
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRHV4
CV for HEAVY drinking in men (GT 2 drinks per day)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRMN4
CV for HEAVY drinking in women (GT 1 drink per day)SEX, ALCDAY5, AVEDRNK_DRNKDY4_RFDRWM4
Section 11: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past yearFLUSHOT5 _FLSHOT5
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccinePNEUVAC3 _PNEUMO2
Section 13: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbeltSEATBELT _RFSEAT2
CV for Alwayswear seatbeltSEATBELT _RFSEAT3
Section 15: Breast/Cervical Cancer Screening
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 yearsHADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, AGE _RFMAM2Y
CV for women age 50 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 yearsHADMAMM, 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 yearsHADPAP2, LASTPAP2, HADHYST2, PREGNANT, SEX, AGE _RFPAP32
Section 17: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopyHADSIGM3, AGE _RFSIGM2
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