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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 healthGENHLTH_RFHLTH
Section 3: Health Care Access
CV for respondents aged 18-64 years that have any form of health care coverageHLTHPLAN_HCVU65
Section 5: Exercise
CV for no leisure time physical activityEXERANY2_TOTINDA
Section 7: 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, DENCLEAN_DENVST1
Section 9: Asthma
CV for lifetime asthma prevalenceASTHMA2_LTASTHM
CV for current asthma prevalenceASTHMA2, ASTHNOW_CASTHMA
Computed asthma statusASTHMA2, ASTHNOW_ASTHMST
Section 11: Tobacco Use
Smoking Status: Everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker and non smokerSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2_SMOKER3
CV for current smoking statusSMOKE100, SMOKDAY2_SMOKER3_RFSMOK3
Section 12: Demographics
Reported MRACE with trailing 7,8,9’s removedMRACEMRACEORG
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
Height in inchesHEIGHT3HTIN3
Calculated height in metersHEIGHT3HTIN3HTM3
Calculated weight in kilogramsWEIGHT2WTKG2
Calculated Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2_BMI4
Tri-level weight variable (normal, overweight, obese) based on Body Mass IndexSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4_BMI4CAT
CV for Overweight or Obese Body Mass Index levelSEX, WEIGHT2, HEIGHT3HTIN3, HTM3, WTKG2, _BMI4_RFBMI4
Calculated number of children in householdCHILDREN_CHLDCNT
Calculated education level completedEDUCA_EDUCAG
Calculated income categoriesINCOME2_INCOMG
Section 13: Alcohol Consumption
Drink occasions per dayALCDAY4DROCDY2_
CV for BINGE drinking (GE 5 drinks on an occasion)ALCDAY4, DRNK3GE5_RFBING4
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per dayALCDAY4, AVEDRNKDROCDY2__DRNKDY3
Number of Drinks of Alcohol per monthALCDAY4, AVEDRNKDROCDY2_, _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 vaccinePNEUVAC3_PNEUMO2
Section 16: Seatbelt Use
CV for Always/Nearly Always wear seatbeltSEATBELT_RFSEAT2
Section 18: Women´s Health
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 19: Prostate Cancer Screening
CV for men age 40 and older that have not had a PSA test within the past 2 yearsPSATEST, PSATIME, SEX, AGE_RFPSA2Y
Section 20: Colorectal Cancer Screening
CV for age 50 and older that have never had sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopyHADSIGM3, AGE_RFSIGM2
Section 21: HIV/AIDS
CV for age 18-64 that have ever been tested for HIVHIVTST4, AGE_AIDTST2
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