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Component Description

The Dermatology questionnaire section (DEQ) provides personal interview data on psoriasis, sun exposure and sun protective behavior.

Eligible Sample

The target group for this questionnaire section is participants aged 20-59 years.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

This questionnaire was done before the physical examination, in the home, using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing-CAPI (interviewer administered) system.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

The CAPI system is programmed with built-in consistency checks to reduce data entry errors. CAPI also uses online help screens to assist interviewers in defining key terms used in the questionnaire.

Data Processing and Editing

Frequency counts were verified during the preparation of the file.

Analytic Notes

The following items were dropped from the 2005-2006 data set:
DEQ011, DEQ021, DEQ041, DEQ051, DEQ061, DEQ071, DEQ083 a-I and DEQ083u.

Responses to question DEQ038Q, “How many times in the past year have you had a sunburn?”, with values of 20 or more, were combined into one category. The variable was renamed DEQ038D.

Analysts should be aware that some questions (such as DEQ.053 – ever told you had psoriasis) have very few responses for some categories. Even with two years of data collection, there may not be sufficient sample size for such variables to be analytically useful. In these cases, it may be necessary to combine more than two years of data to conduct analysis.

Although these data were collected as part of the household questionnaire, if they are merged with the MEC exam data, exam sample weights should be used for the analyses.

Please refer to the Analytic Guidelines for further details on the use of sample weights and other analytic issues. The Analytic Guidelines are available on the NHANES website.

Codebook and Frequencies

SEQN - Respondent sequence number

Variable Name:
SEQN
SAS Label:
Respondent sequence number
English Text:
Respondent sequence number.
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS

DED031 - Skin reaction to sun after non-exposure

Variable Name:
DED031
SAS Label:
Skin reaction to sun after non-exposure
English Text:
If after several months of not being in the sun, {you/SP} then went out in the sun without sunscreen or protective clothing for a half hour, which one of these would happen to {your/his/her} skin?
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DEQ2
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Get a severe sunburn with blisters 72 72
2 A severe sunburn for a few days with peeling 266 338
3 Mildly burned with some tanning 809 1147
4 Turning darker without a sunburn 727 1874
5 Nothing would happen in half an hour 1505 3379
6 Other 18 3397
77 Refused 0 3397
99 Don't know 8 3405
. Missing 4 3409

DEQ034A - Stay in the shade?

Variable Name:
DEQ034A
SAS Label:
Stay in the shade?
English Text:
When {you go/SP goes} outside on a very sunny day, for more than one hour, how often {do you/does SP} Stay in the shade?
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DEQ2A
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Always 260 260
2 Most of the time 746 1006
3 Sometimes 1294 2300
4 Rarely, or 634 2934
5 Never? 436 3370
6 Don't go out in the sun 34 3404 DEQ038G
77 Refused 0 3404
99 Don't know 1 3405
. Missing 4 3409

DEQ034B - Wear hat that shades face and neck?

Variable Name:
DEQ034B
SAS Label:
Wear hat that shades face and neck?
English Text:
Wear a hat that shades {your/his/her} face, ears and neck? Would you say . .
English Instructions:
CAPI INSTRUCTION: INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING HELP SCREEN AT THIS SCREEN. HELP SCREEN: Include any wide-brimmed hat that shades {your/his/her} face, ears and neck from the sun. Do NOT include visors, baseball caps, or hats that do not shade the ears and neck.
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Always 287 287
2 Most of the time 301 588
3 Sometimes 598 1186
4 Rarely, or 492 1678
5 Never? 1692 3370
7 Refused 0 3370
9 Don't know 1 3371
. Missing 38 3409

DEQ034C - Wear a long sleeved shirt

Variable Name:
DEQ034C
SAS Label:
Wear a long sleeved shirt
English Text:
Wear a long sleeved shirt? Would you say . . .
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DEQ2A
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Always 98 98
2 Most of the time 191 289
3 Sometimes 594 883
4 Rarely, or 599 1482
5 Never? 1889 3371
7 Refused 0 3371
9 Don't know 0 3371
. Missing 38 3409

DEQ034D - Use sunscreen?

Variable Name:
DEQ034D
SAS Label:
Use sunscreen?
English Text:
Use sunscreen? Would you say . . .
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DEQ2A
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Always 297 297
2 Most of the time 413 710
3 Sometimes 643 1353
4 Rarely, or 417 1770
5 Never? 1601 3371 DEQ038G
7 Refused 0 3371 DEQ038G
9 Don't know 0 3371 DEQ038G
. Missing 38 3409

DEQ036 - SPF # of sunscreen use most often?

Variable Name:
DEQ036
SAS Label:
SPF # of sunscreen use most often?
English Text:
What is the SPF number of the sunscreen you use most often?
English Instructions:
ENTER NUMBER OF SPF. READ IF NECESSARY: If use more than one or different ones, pick the one you use most often.INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING HELP SCREEN. HELP SCREEN: By SPF, we mean the "sun protection factor": the number on the label of the sunscreen that tells you how much protection against the sun it has.
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 50 Range of Values 1648 1648
7777 Refused 0 1648
9999 Don't know 122 1770
. Missing 1639 3409

DEQ038G - In past yr did you have sunburn?

Variable Name:
DEQ038G
SAS Label:
In past yr did you have sunburn?
English Text:
How many times in the past year {have you/has SP} had a sunburn?
English Instructions:
GATE QUESTION CAPI INSTRUCTION: BUILD HARD EDITS 1-365.
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Enter number 1266 1266
2 Never 2137 3403 DEQ053
7 Refused 0 3403 DEQ053
9 Don't know 2 3405 DEQ053
. Missing 4 3409

DED038Q - # of times in past yr you had a sunburn

Variable Name:
DED038Q
SAS Label:
# of times in past yr you had a sunburn
English Text:
How many times in the past year {have you/has SP} had a sunburn?
English Instructions:
ENTER NUMBER OF TIMES
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Hard Edits:
1 to 19
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 15 Range of Values 1251 1251
20 20 or more times 15 1266
77777 Refused 0 1266
99999 Don't know 0 1266
. Missing 2143 3409

DEQ053 - Ever told had Psoriasis?

Variable Name:
DEQ053
SAS Label:
Ever told had Psoriasis?
English Text:
(Have you/ Has SP) ever been told by a health care provider that (you/he/she) had psoriasis (sore-eye-asis)?
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 85 85
2 No 3315 3400 End of Section
7 Refused 0 3400 End of Section
9 Don't know 5 3405 End of Section
. Missing 4 3409

DEQ055 - How much of a problem has psoriasis been

Variable Name:
DEQ055
SAS Label:
How much of a problem has psoriasis been
English Text:
On a scale of 1 to 10 how much of a problem has (your/his/her) psoriasis been in (your/his/her) everyday life, where 1 means no problem at all and 10 means a very large problem.
English Instructions:
HAND CAARD DEQ3. CAPI INSTRUCTIONS: ONLY ALLOW ENTRY OF 1 THROUGH 10 (NO '0' ALLOWED)
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Hard Edits:
1 to 10
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 10 Range of Values 85 85
77 Refused 0 85
99 Don't know 0 85
. Missing 3324 3409

DEQ057 - Is Psoriasis little or extensive?

Variable Name:
DEQ057
SAS Label:
Is Psoriasis little or extensive?
English Text:
(Do you/Does SP) currently have....
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DEQ4
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 59 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Little or no psoriasis 47 47
2 Only a few patches (that could be covered by one or two palms of ( your/his/her) hand) 22 69
3 Scattered patches (that could be covered between three and ten palms of (your/his her) hand) or.. 13 82
4 Extensive psoriasis ( covering large areas of the body, that would be more than ten palms of (your/h 3 85
7 Refused 0 85
9 Don't know 0 85
. Missing 3324 3409