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SECTION B. HEALTH CONDITIONS PHYSICAL HEALTH (All Respondents) V204 [RESP] B1. RATE HEALTH B1. Next I have some questions about your health. Would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 883 EXCELLENT.......................... 1 1872 VERY GOOD.......................... 2 2494 GOOD............................... 3 1896 FAIR............................... 4 1071 POOR............................... 5 6 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V208 [RESP] B2. RATE HEALTH PAST B2. Compared with 1 year ago, would you say that your health is better now, about the same, or worse than it was then? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1113 BETTER............................. 1 5291 SAME............................... 3 1814 WORSE.............................. 5 4 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V215 [RESP] B3. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE EVER B3. Has a doctor ever told you that you have high blood pressure or hypertension? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4095 YES................................ 1 4119 NO................................. 5 7 DK................................. .D 1 RF................................. .R V219 [RESP] B4. DIABETES: NOW B4. Do you have diabetes? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1081 YES................................ 1 7136 NO................................. 5 GO TO B5 5 DK................................. .D GO TO B5 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B5 V223 [RESP] B4a.DIABETES: SWALLOW MEDICATION B4a. Are you now using medication that you swallow to treat or control your diabetes? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 677 YES................................ 1 404 NO................................. 5 0 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 7141 INAP, NO DIABETES (DK/RF) [V219 NE 1] V224 [RESP] B4b.DIABETES: INSULIN B4b. Are you now using insulin injections? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 335 YES................................ 1 746 NO................................. 5 0 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 7141 INAP, NOT HAVE DIABETES (DK/RF) [V219 NE 1] V225 [RESP] B5. CANCER EVER B5. Has a doctor ever told you that you have cancer or a malignant tumor, excluding minor skin cancers? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1104 YES................................ 1 7115 NO................................. 5 GO TO B6 2 DK................................. .D GO TO B6 1 RF................................. .R GO TO B6 V231 [RESP] B5a. CANCER: ORGAN WHERE STARTED B5a. In which organ or part of your body did your (most recent) cancer start? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE 2-DIGIT CANCER CODE IN APPENDIX A N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 1084 22.67 16.94 1.00 97.00 1 DK................................. .D 7 RF................................. .R 7130 INAP, NO CANCER (DK/RF) [V225 NE 1] V232A1-A4 [RESP] B5b. CANCER TREATMENT TYPE-X (X=1-4) B5b. During the last 12 months, what sort of treatments have you received for cancer? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- V232A1 V232A2 V232A3 V232A4 97 13 0 0 CHEMOTHERAPY/MEDICATION........... 1 108 9 2 0 SURGERY OR BIOPSY................. 2 61 20 5 0 RADIATION/ X-RAY.................. 3 58 15 2 1 OTHER, SPECIFY.................... 4 780 0 0 0 NONE.............................. 6 0 0 0 0 DK................................ .D 0 0 0 0 RF................................ .R 7118 8165 8213 8221 INAP, NO CANCER (DK/RF) [V225 NE 1] NO FURTHER MENTION V235 [RESP] B6. LUNG DISEASE: EVER B6. Not including asthma, has a doctor ever told you that you have chronic lung disease such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 913 YES................................ 1 7303 NO................................. 5 GO TO B7 6 DK................................. .D GO TO B7 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B7 V238 [RESP] B6a. LUNG DISEASE: LIMIT ACTIVITY B6a. Does your condition limit your usual activities such as household chores? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 422 YES................................ 1 488 NO................................. 5 3 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 7309 INAP, NO LUNG DISEASE (DK/RF) [V235 NE 1] V242 [RESP] B7. HEART CONDITION: EVER B7. Has a doctor ever told you that you had a heart attack, coronary heart disease, angina, congestive heart failure, or other heart problems? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2501 YES................................ 1 5713 NO................................. 5 GO TO B8 8 DK................................. .D GO TO B8 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B8 V244 [RESP] B7a. HEART ATTACK PAST 5 YEARS B7a. Have you had a heart attack in the past five years? IWER: INCLUDES MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 561 YES................................ 1 1932 NO................................. 5 8 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 5721 INAP, NO HEART PROBLEMS (DK/RF) [V242 NE 1] V245 [RESP] B7b. ANGINA RECENTLY B7b. Have you recently had any angina or chest pains due to your heart? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 730 YES................................ 1 1769 NO................................. 5 2 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 5721 INAP, NO HEART PROBLEMS (DK/RF) [V242 NE 1] V252 [RESP] B8. STROKE: EVER B8. Has a doctor ever told you that you had a stroke? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 691 YES................................ 1 139 [VOL] POSSIBLE OR TIA.............. 2 7389 NO................................. 5 GO TO B9 3 DK................................. .D GO TO B9 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B9 V254 [RESP] B8a. STROKE: PROBLEMS NOW B8a. Do you still have any remaining health problems because of your stroke? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 426 YES................................ 1 402 NO................................. 5 1 DK................................. D 0 RF................................. R 7393 INAP, NO STROKE OR TIA (DK/RF) [V252 NE 1,2] V259 [RESP] B9. PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS: EVER B9. Have you ever seen a doctor for emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 930 YES................................ 1 7290 NO................................. 5 GO TO B10 2 DK................................. .D GO TO B10 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B10 V260 [RESP] B9a. PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS: PAST 12 MONTH B9a. Have you had any of these problems in the last 12 months? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 339 YES................................ 1 590 NO................................. 5 1 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 7292 INAP, NO EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS (DK/RF) [259 NE 1] V265 [RESP] B10. ARTHRITIS: PAST 12 MONTHS B10. During the last 12 months, have you seen a doctor specifically for arthritis or rheumatism? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2117 YES................................ 1 6099 NO................................. 5 6 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V274 [RESP] B11. FALL DOWN PAST 12 MONTHS B11. Have you fallen down in the last 12 months? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2032 YES................................ 1 6188 NO................................. 5 GO TO B12 1 DK................................. .D GO TO B12 1 RF................................. .R GO TO B12 V275 [RESP] B11a. SERIOUS INJURY FROM FALL B11a. In that fall, did you injure yourself seriously enough to need medical treatment? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 610 YES................................ 1 1422 NO................................. 5 0 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 6190 INAP, NO FALL IN LAST 12 MO. (DK/RF) [V274 NE 1] V277 [RESP] B12. FRACTURED HIP EVER B12. Have you ever fractured your hip? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 393 YES................................ 1 7827 NO................................. 5 2 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V280 [RESP] B13. JOINT REPLACEMENT B13. Have you ever had surgical replacement of a joint? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 580 YES................................ 1 7636 NO................................. 5 GO TO B14 6 DK................................. .D GO TO B14 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B14 V281A1-A3 [RESP] B13a. FRACTURED WHICH JOINT-X (X=1-3) B13a. Which joint was that? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- V281A1 V281A2 V281A3 291 5 0 HIP(S)............................ 1 235 24 0 KNEE(S)........................... 2 54 7 5 OTHER(SPECIFY).................... 7 0 0 0 DK................................ .D 0 0 0 RF................................ .R 7642 8186 8217 INAP, NO JOINT REPLACED (DK/RF) NO FURTHER MENTION V282 [RESP] B14. INCONTINENCE: PAST 12 MONTHS B14. The next question might not be easy to talk about, but it is very important for research on health and aging. During the last 12 months, have you lost any amount of urine beyond your control? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1567 YES................................ 1 6642 NO................................. 5 GO TO B15 11 DK................................. .D GO TO B15 2 RF................................. .R GO TO B15 V283 [RESP] B14a. INCONTINENCE: DAYS LAST MONTH B14a. On about how many days in the last month have you lost any urine? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181 NONE IN LAST MONTH.............. 0 627 1-29............................ 1-29 563 EVERY DAY....................... 30 186 DK................................ .D 10 RF................................ .R 6655 INAP, NO INCONTINENCE, 12 MOS. (DK/RF) [V282 NE 1] V284 [RESP] B14b. INCONTINENCE: USE PADS B14b. Do you ever use any absorbent products such as pads, special garments, sanitary napkins, or toilet paper for your urine loss condition? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 794 YES................................ 1 771 NO................................. 5 2 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 6655 INAP, NO INCONTINENCE, 12 MOS. (DK/RF) [V282 NE 1] V287 [RESP] B15. WEAR GLASSES USUALLY B15. Do you usually wear glasses or contact lenses? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7030 YES................................ 1 1191 NO................................. 5 1 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V288 [RESP] B15a. RATE CORRECTED EYESIGHT B15a. (With your glasses,) Is your eyesight excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 972 EXCELLENT.......................... 1 2110 VERY GOOD.......................... 2 2977 GOOD............................... 3 1448 FAIR............................... 4 631 POOR............................... 5 76 [VOL] LEGALLY BLIND................ 6 8 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V289 [RESP] B15b. CATARACT SURGERY EVER B15b. Have you ever had cataract surgery? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2227 YES................................ 1 5988 NO................................. 5 7 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V290 [RESP] B16. HEARING AID B16. Do you ever wear a hearing aid? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1031 YES................................ 1 7191 NO................................. 5 0 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V291 [RESP] B16a. RATE CORRECTED HEARING B16a. (With your hearing aid) Is your hearing excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1228 EXCELLENT.......................... 1 1961 VERY GOOD.......................... 2 2959 GOOD............................... 3 1565 FAIR............................... 4 507 POOR............................... 5 2 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R V292 [RESP] B17. BOTHERED BY PAIN OFTEN B17. Are you often bothered with pain? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2735 YES................................ 1 5480 NO................................. 5 GO TO B18 7 DK................................. .D GO TO B18 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B18 V293 [RESP] B17a. PAIN PREVENT ACTIVITY LAST 12 MOS B17a. During the last 12 months, has pain often kept you from doing things you wanted to do? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1596 YES................................ 1 1136 NO................................. 5 3 DK................................. .D 0 RF................................. .R 5487 INAP, NOT BOTHERED WITH PAIN (DK/RF) [V292 NE 1] V294 [RESP] B18. OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS B18. Do you have any other major health problems which you haven't told me about? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2521 YES................................ 1 5701 NO................................. 5 GO TO B19 0 DK................................. .D GO TO B19 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B19 V295A1-A2 [RESP] B18a. OTHER HEALTH PROBLEM-X (X=1-2) B18a. What is that? N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 2461 165.82 150.44 101.00 997.00 693 151.79 112.98 101.00 997.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (SEE HEALTH CODES IN APPENDIX A, USE FORMAT HEALTHF) V295A1 V295A2 0 0 DK................................. .D 0 0 RF................................. .R 5761 7529 INAP, NO OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS (DK/RF) NO FURTHER MENTION NOTE: Although V294 asks for health problems R has not told us about, many re-mentioned conditions previously described in Section B. The analyst may want to adjust these codes. V298 [RESP] B19. SMOKER (CURRENT/FORMER/NEVER) B19. How would you describe yourself; as a current smoker, as a former smoker, or as someone who has never smoked? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 872 CURRENT SMOKER..................... 1 3431 FORMER SMOKER...................... 2 GO TO B20 3916 NEVER SMOKED....................... 3 GO TO B20 3 DK................................. .D GO TO B20 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B20 V299 [RESP] B19a. # CIGARETTES PER DAY NOW B19a. About how many cigarettes or packs do you usually smoke in a day now? PROBE A RANGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIGARETTES/DAY: N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 857 14.27 11.34 0.00 100.00 54 PIPE/CIGAR......................... 0 4 DK................................. .D 11 RF................................. .R 7350 INAP, NOT CURRENT SMOKER (DK/RF) [V298 NE 1] [REMOVED] PACKS/DAY:(RECODED TO V299, ASSUMING 20 CIGARETTES PER PACK) V301 [RESP] B20. EVER DRINK ALCOHOL B20. Do you ever drink any alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, or liquor? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3678 YES................................ 1 4544 NO................................. 5 GO TO B21 0 DK................................. .D GO TO B21 0 RF................................. .R GO TO B21 V302 [RESP] B20a. # DRINKS PER DAY B20a. In general, do you have less than one drink a day, one or two drinks a day, three or four drinks a day, or five or more drinks a day? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2803 LESS THAN 1 A DAY.................. 1 687 1-2 A DAY.......................... 2 147 3-4 A DAY.......................... 3 32 5 OR MORE A DAY.................... 4 8 DK................................. .D 1 RF................................. .R 4544 INAP, NEVER USE ALCOHOL (DK/RF) [V301 NE 1] SECTION B AFFECTIVE HEALTH (All Respondents) V303 [RESP] B21. EVER FELT SHOULD DRINK LESS B21. At any time in your life, have you ever felt that you should cut down on drinking? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1091 YES................................ 1 7128 NO................................. 5 2 DK................................. .D 1 RF................................. .R V304 [RESP] B22. WEIGHT NOW B22. About how much do you weigh? (POUNDS) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 8161 155.40 32.04 70.00 350.00 41 DK................................ .D 20 RF................................ .R V306 [RESP] B23. HEIGHT IN INCHES B23. About how tall are you? FEET: (RECODED TO FEET*12+V306; INCHES) INCHES: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 8184 65.46 3.89 37.00 79.00 36 DK................................ .D 2 RF................................ .R BMI [RESP] BODY MASS INDEX (QUETELET) Created by dividing weight (in kilograms) by squared height(in meters). V304 coverted to kilograms (pounds*.45359) and V306 converted to meters [(height in inches/12)*.3048]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std.Dev Minimum Maximum 8132 25.44 4.54 12.80 74.47 90 MISSING DATA IN WEIGHT [V304] OR HEIGHT [V306] HAVE NOT BEEN IMPUTED CATBMI [RESP] BODY MASS INDEX (BRACKET) Quetelet BMI BRACKETS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2736 LOW <23.41.......................... 1 2653 MEDIUM <26.625...................... 2 2743 HIGH >26.625........................ 3 90 MISSING DATA IN WEIGHT [V304]....... . OR HEIGHT [V306] NOT IMPUTED B24. Now think about the past week and the feelings you have experienced. Please answer yes or no to the following statements. V307 [RESP] B24. CESD DEPRESSED PAST WEEK B24. Much of the time during the past week, I felt depressed. (Would you say yes or no?) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1533 YES................................ 1 5840 NO................................. 5 6 DK................................. .D 3 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V309 [RESP] B24a. CESD EFFORT PAST WEEK B24a. (Much of the time during the past week) I felt that everything I did was an effort. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 YES................................ 1 5365 NO................................. 5 17 DK................................. .D 8 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V310 [RESP] B24b. CESD SLEEP PAST WEEK B24b. (Much of the time during the past week) My sleep was restless. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2470 YES................................ 1 4903 NO................................. 5 7 DK................................. .D 2 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V311 [RESP] B24c. CESD HAPPY PAST WEEK B24c. (Much of the time during the past week) I was happy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6436 YES................................ 1 924 NO................................. 5 16 DK................................. .D 6 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V312 [RESP] B24d. CESD LONELY PAST WEEK B24d. (Much of the time during the past week) I felt lonely. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1493 YES................................ 1 5883 NO................................. 5 2 DK................................. .D 4 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V313 [RESP] B24e. INTERESTED PAST WEEK B24e. (Much of the time during the past week) I felt interested in things. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6553 YES................................ 1 815 NO................................. 5 10 DK................................. .D 4 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V314 [RESP] B24f. CESD ENJOY LIFE PAST WEEK B24f. (Much of the time during the past week) I enjoyed life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6810 YES................................ 1 545 NO................................. 5 24 DK................................. .D 3 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V315 [RESP] B24g. CESD SAD PAST WEEK B24g. (Much of the time during the past week) I felt sad. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1451 YES................................ 1 5917 NO................................. 5 7 DK................................. .D 7 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V316 [RESP] B24h. CESD NOT GET GOING PAST WEEK B24h. (Much of the time during the past week) I could not "get going." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1887 YES................................ 1 5476 NO................................. 5 15 DK................................. .D 4 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW V317 [RESP] B24j. LOT OF ENERGY PAST WEEK B24j. (Much of the time during the past week) I had a lot of energy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4305 YES................................ 1 3056 NO................................. 5 17 DK................................. .D 4 RF................................. .R 840 INAP, PROXY IW DEPRESSION (Analysts may wish to create their own sum or mean affective score, or use these preliminary sum scores.) CESD8 [RESP] CES-D, B24-V24i: SUM All Original CESD questions. High=depressed. Recode answers: 1=1, 5,.D,.R=0. Sum of V307,V309,V310,V311,V312,V314,V315,V316; with V311 and V314 reversed categories. (V313, "Interested in things" and V317, "I had a lot of energy," not included.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 7380 1.67 2.00 0.00 8.00 2 REFUSED FOR ALL QUESTIONS ......... .R 840 INAP, PROXY AFF9 [RESP] B24-V24i: SUM High score=low affect. Recode answers: 1=1, 5,.D,.R=0. Sum of V307,V309,V310,V311,V312,V313,V314,V315,V316; with V311,V313, and V314 reversed categories. (V317, "I had a lot of energy", not included.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 7380 1.78 2.13 0.00 9.00 2 REFUSED FOR ALL QUESTIONS ......... .R 840 INAP, PROXY AFF10 [RESP] B24-B24j: SUM High score=low affect. Recode answers: 1=1, 5,.D,.R=0. Sum of V307,V309,V310,V311,V312,V313,V315,V314,V316,V317; with V311,V313,V314 and V317 reversed categories. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum 7380 2.19 2.36 0.00 10.00 2 REFUSED FOR ALL QUESTIONS ......... .R 840 INAP, PROX[Return to Beginning][Table of Contents][Next Section][Previous Section]