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Component Description

The prostate questions in the Kidney Conditions section (variable name prefix KIQ_P_D) of the Mobile Examination Center (MEC) Interview provide personal interview data on prostate conditions and whether a rectal examination had been done to check for prostate cancer.

Additional questions on other tests for prostate cancer and treatments are released with the MEC Laboratory component: Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Exclusion Questions and Lab Results.

Eligible Sample

The target sample for the questions in this section is males 20 years and older.

Males 20 years and older were asked only KIQ490 “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have any disease of the prostate? This includes an enlarged prostate.”

Males 40 years and older were asked all questions in the section.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

The questions were asked in the MEC Interview, using an interviewer-administered Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system.

For details on the administration of the Prostate Conditions (KIQ_P_D) section, please refer to the NHANES 2005-06 Interview Procedure Manuals and the Kidney Conditions (KIQ) Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) Questionnaire on the NHANES website.

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.

For details on the QA/QC process for this component, please refer to the NHANES 2005-06 Interviewer Procedure Manuals on the NHANES website.

Analytic Notes

2005-06 changes

The Prostate Conditions questions were previously administered through an audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASCI) in the MEC. These questions are now asked in the Kidney Conditions section of the MEC Interview together with the urinary incontinence and nocturia questions.

Question KIQ490 is comparable to KIQ106 asked previously. The question name was changed for administrative purposes only.

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:
Males only 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS

KIQBOX1 - CHECK ITEM

Variable Name:
KIQBOX1
English Instructions:
BOX1. CHECK ITEM: IF SP AGE IS 20-39, GO TO KIQ490. OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH KIQ081.
Target:
Males only 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS

KIQ081 - Have trouble starting to urinate?

Variable Name:
KIQ081
SAS Label:
Have trouble starting to urinate?
English Text:
The next set of questions is about men's health including urinary and prostate problems. The prostate is a gland located just below the bladder. Do you usually have trouble starting to urinate (pass water)?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 122 122
2 No 1242 1364
7 Refused 0 1364
9 Don't know 2 1366
. Missing 918 2284

KIQ101 - After urinating does bladder feel empty?

Variable Name:
KIQ101
SAS Label:
After urinating does bladder feel empty?
English Text:
After urinating (passing water), does your bladder feel empty?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 1202 1202
2 No 152 1354
7 Refused 0 1354
9 Don't know 12 1366
. Missing 918 2284

KIQ490 - Have prostate disease?

Variable Name:
KIQ490
SAS Label:
Have prostate disease?
English Text:
Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have any disease of the prostate? This includes an enlarged prostate.
Target:
Males only 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 253 253
2 No 1834 2087
7 Refused 0 2087
9 Don't know 6 2093
. Missing 191 2284

KIQBOX2 - CHECK ITEM

Variable Name:
KIQBOX2
English Instructions:
BOX2. CHECK ITEM: IF SP AGE IS 20-39, GO TO END OF SECTION. OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH KIQ121.
Target:
Males only 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS

KIQ121 - Ever told had enlarged prostate?

Variable Name:
KIQ121
SAS Label:
Ever told had enlarged prostate?
English Text:
Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you had an enlarged prostate gland?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 264 264
2 No 1083 1347 KIQ361
7 Refused 0 1347 KIQ361
9 Don't know 19 1366 KIQ361
. Missing 918 2284

KIQ141 - Was it a benign enlargement?

Variable Name:
KIQ141
SAS Label:
Was it a benign enlargement?
English Text:
Was it a benign enlargement - that is, not cancerous, also called benign prostatic hypertrophy?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 216 216
2 No 41 257 KIQ182
7 Refused 0 257 KIQ182
9 Don't know 7 264 KIQ182
. Missing 2020 2284

KIQ161 - How old when told had benign enlargement

Variable Name:
KIQ161
SAS Label:
How old when told had benign enlargement
English Text:
How old were you when you were first told that you had benign enlargement of the prostate gland?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
19 to 84 Range of Values 210 210
85 85 or greater years 2 212
777 Refused 0 212
999 Don't know 3 215
. Missing 2069 2284

KIQBOX3 - CHECK ITEM

Variable Name:
KIQBOX3
English Instructions:
BOX3. CHECK ITEM: GO TO KIQ361
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS

KIQ182 - Was the enlargement due to cancer?

Variable Name:
KIQ182
SAS Label:
Was the enlargement due to cancer?
English Text:
Was the enlargement due to cancer?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 28 28
2 No 14 42
7 Refused 0 42
9 Don't know 6 48
. Missing 2236 2284

KIQ361 - Rectal exam to check for prostate cancer

Variable Name:
KIQ361
SAS Label:
Rectal exam to check for prostate cancer
English Text:
Have you ever had a rectal examination to check for prostate cancer?
Target:
Males only 40 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 998 998
2 No 365 1363
7 Refused 0 1363
9 Don't know 3 1366
. Missing 918 2284