Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables (CV) in the 2024 Data File

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Summary of Matrix 2024
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
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 that have any form of health insurance PRIMINS2 _HLTHPL2
CV for respondents aged 18-64 years that have any form of health insurance PRIMINS2, AGE _HCVU654
Section 4: Exercise (Physical Activity)
CV for no leisure time physical activity EXERANY2 _TOTINDA
Section 5: 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 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 HAVARTH4 _DRDXAR2
Section 7: Demographics
Multiracial Race categorization MRACE1 MRACORG1, MRACASC1 _MRACE1
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
Computed race groups used for internet prevalence tables _RACE, _IMPRACE _RACEPRV
Calculated sex variable BIRTHSEX, SEXVAR _SEX
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
Section 9: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years SEXVAR, _IMPAGE, HADMAM, HOWLONG _RFMAM23
CV for women age 40 and older that have not had a mammogram in past 2 years HADMAMM, HOWLONG, SEX, _IMPAGE _MAM402Y
CV for female respondents that have had a cervical screening test CERVSCRN, CRVCLPAP, CRVCLCNC, CRVCLHPV _CRVSCRN
CV for women age 21-65, with intact cervix, that have had a pap test with the past 3 years SEXVAR, _IMPAGE, HADHYST2, CERVSCRN, CRVCLPAP, CRVCLCNC _RFPAP37
CV for female respondents with and intact cervix, aged 30-65, who have had an hpv test in the past five years. SEXVAR, AGE, HADHYST2, CERVSCRN, CRVCLHPV, CRVCLCNC _HPV5YR1
Section 10: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for having a colonoscopy HADSIGM4, COLNSIGM _HADCOLN
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a colonoscopy within the past ten years _IMPAGE, COLNTES1 _HADCOLN _CLNSCP2
CV for having a sigmoidoscopy HADSIGM4, COLNSIGM _HADSIGM
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past five years _IMPAGE, SIGMTES1 _HADSIGM _SGMSCP2
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten years _IMPAGE, SIGMTES1 _HADSIGM _SGMS102
CV for age 45-75 that have not had a blood stool test within the past year COLNCNCR, SMALSTOL, STOLTEST, _IMPAGE _RFBLDS6
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a stool DNA test within the past 3 years _IMPAGE, COLNCNCR, STOOLDN2, SDNATES1 _STOLDN2
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a virtual colonoscopy within the past 5 years _IMPAGE, COLNCNCR, VIRCOLO1, VCLNTES2 _VIRCOL2
CV for respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten years and a blood stool test in the past year. _IMPAGE, COLNCNCR _SGMS102, _RFBLDS6 _SBONTI2
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
CV for current e-cigarette smoker status ECIGNOW3 _CURECI3
Section 12: Lung Cancer Screening
CV for how old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly LCSLAST LCSLAST_
CV for average number of cigarettes smoked each day LCSNUMCG LCSNUMC_
CV for lung cancer screening age groups _IMPAGE _LCSAGE
CV for number of years respondent smoked cigarettes LCSLAST, LCSFIRST, _IMPAGE, SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3 _LCSYSMK
CV for number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day LCSNUMCG LCSNUMC_ _PACKDAY
CV for number of years smoked reported number of packs per day _IMPAGE, LCSFIRST, LCSLAST, LCSNUMCG _LCSYSMK, _PACKDAY _PACKYRS
CV for number of years since quit smoking cigarettes _IMPAGE, LCSLAST _LCSYQTS
CV for LCS smoking group _IMPAGE, LCSFIRST, LCSLAST, LCSNUMCG, SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _SMOKER3, _PACKYRS, _LCSYQTS _LCSSMKG
CV for USPSTF eligibility for screening _IMPAGE, LCSFIRST, LCSLAST, LCSNUMCG, SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _LCSSMKG, _LCSAGE _LCSELIG
CV for had chest ct scan for lung cancer LCSCTSC1, LCSSCNCR, LCSCTWHN _LCSCTSN
Meet USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines LCSCTSC1, LCSSCNCR, LCSCTWHN, _IMPAGE, LCSFIRST, LCSLAST, LCSNUMCG, SMOKE100, SMOKDAY2 _LCSELIG, _LCSCTSN _LCSPSTF
Section 13: Alcohol Consumption
CV for alcohol comsuption ALCDAY4 DRNKANY6
Drink occasions per day ALCDAY6 DROCDY4_
CV for BINGE drinking (males GE 5 drinks on an occasion, females GE 4 drinks on an occasion) ALCDAY4, DRNK3GE5 _RFBING6
CV for number of drinks of alcohol per week ALCDAY6, AVEDRNK4 DROCDY4_ _DRNKWK3
CV for HEAVY drinking (GT 2 drinks per day for men, GT 1 drink per day for women) SEXVAR, ALCDAY4 _DRNKWK3 _RFDRHV9
Section 14: Immunization
CV for respondents aged 65 and older that have had a flu shot within the past year AGE, FLUSHOT7 _FLSHOT7
CV for respondent aged 65 and older that have ever had a pneumonia vaccine PNEUVAC4 _PNEUMO3
Section 15: HIV/AIDS
CV for having ever been tested for HIV HIVTST7 _AIDTST4

 

Version #6 – Revised: July 11, 2025