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Component Description

The demographics file provides individual, family, and household-level information on the following topics:

The format and coding for all the variables included in the 2015-2016 NHANES demographics file are identical to those released for the 2013-2014 survey cycle.

Similar to the 2011-2014 cycle, the sample design for NHANES 2015-2016 also includes an oversample of Asian Americans (Table 1). The variable RIDRETH3 is included to describe the participant’s race and Hispanic origin.

Table 1. Unweighted sample size and percentage by race/Hispanic origin, from NHANES 2011-2014 and 2015-2016 for examined participants
  Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total
                      Mexican American Other Hispanic White, single race Black, single race Asian, single race Other, including multiracial persons
2011-2014
n (%)
3,001
(15.7)
1,941
(10.1)
6,379
(33.3)
4,780
(25.0)
2,234
(11.7)
816
(4.3)
19,151
(100.0)
2015-2016
n (%)
1,837
(19.3)
1,232
(12.9)
2,948
(30.9)
2,052
(21.5)
986
(10.3)
489
(5.1)
9,544
(100.0)

Similar to previously released cycles, the 2015-2016 demographics file includes a variable for age in years at screening (RIDAGEYR) for all participants. Age in months at screening (RIDAGEMN) is reported for participants aged 0 to 24 months, and age in months at examination (RIDEXAGM) is reported for participants aged 0 to 19 years only. Due to increasing concerns about potential disclosure risks, information on age in months at screening and at examination for participants in other age groups are no longer included in the public release file but are available through the NCHS Research Data Center (RDC).

Eligible Sample

The target age groups for demographic variables in this file vary by the topic. Please review the codebook carefully.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

The family and sample person demographics questionnaires were asked, in the home, by trained interviewers using Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system. The respondent selected the language of interview (English or Spanish) or requested that an interpreter be used. Hand cards, showing response choices or information that survey participants needed to answer the questions, were used for some questions. The hand cards were printed in English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese (both traditional and simplified), Korean, and Vietnamese. The interviewer directed the respondent to the appropriate hand card during the interview. When necessary, the interviewer further assisted the respondent by reading the response choices listed on the hand cards.

Persons 16 years and older and emancipated minors were interviewed directly. A proxy provided information for survey participants who were under 16 and for participants who could not answer the questions themselves.

The NHANES 2015-2016 demographics questionnaires are available on the NHANES website at: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/continuousnhanes/questionnaires.aspx?BeginYear=2015.

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.

After collection, interview data were reviewed by the NHANES field office staff for accuracy and completeness of selected items. The interviewers were required to record interviews periodically and the recorded interviews were reviewed by NCHS staff and interviewer supervisors.

Data Processing and Editing

Frequency counts were checked, “skip” patterns were verified, and the reasonableness of question responses was reviewed. Edits were made to some variables to ensure the completeness, consistency, and analytic usefulness of the data. Edits were also made, when necessary, to address data disclosure concerns.

SDDSRVYR: This variable represents the two-year data release cycle number. A value of “9” denotes NHANES 2015–2016.

RIDSTATR: This status code is used to identify whether a participant was both interviewed at home and examined in the mobile examination center (MEC) or was only interviewed in the home but never went through the examination.

RIDAGEYR: Age in years, at the time of the screening interview, is reported for survey participants between the ages of 1 and 79 years of age. All responses of participants aged 80 years and older are coded as ‘80.’ The reporting of age in single years for adults 80 years and older was determined to be a disclosure risk. In NHANES 2015-2016, the weighted mean age for participants 80 years and older is 85 years.

RIDAGEYR was calculated based on the participant’s date of birth. In rare cases, the actual date of birth was missing but the participant’s age in years was provided, then the reported age was used.

RIDAGEMN: The age in months, at the time of the screening interview, is provided for participants who were less than 25 months of age at the time of examination (RIDEXAGM < 25). If the exact date of birth was not provided by the respondent, the age in months was calculated based on the imputed age in years at the time of the screening interview.

RIDEXAGM: The age in months, at the time of examination, is provided for participants who were less than 240 months of age at the time of examination (RIDEXAGM < 240).

RIDEXMON: This variable indicates the six-month time period when the examination was performed. A value of “1” indicates November 1st through April 30th; a value of “2” indicates May 1st through October 31st.

RIDRETH3: This is the race-ethnicity variable included in the demographics file since the 2011-2012 survey cycle to accommodate the oversample of Asian Americans. It was derived from responses to the survey questions on race and Hispanic origin. Respondents who self-identified as “Mexican American” were coded as such (i.e., RIDRETH3=1) regardless of their other race-ethnicity identities. Otherwise, self-identified “Hispanic” ethnicity would result in code “2, Other Hispanic” in the RIDRETH3 variable. All other non-Hispanic participants would then be categorized based on their self-reported races: non-Hispanic white (RIDRETH3=3), non-Hispanic black (RIDRETH3=4), non-Hispanic Asian (RIDRETH3=6), and other non-Hispanic races including non-Hispanic multiracial (RIDRETH3=7). Code “5” was not used in RIDRETH3.

RIDRETH1: This is the race-ethnicity variable that can be linked to the previous NHANES race-ethnicity variable in 1999-2010. Non-Hispanic Asian participants are grouped with other non-Hispanic races in code “5” (other non-Hispanic race including non-Hispanic multiracial) in RIDRETH1. Codes “6” and “7” were not used in RIDRETH1. Coding procedure for other categories in RIDRETH1 was compatible to RIDRETH3.

DMDBORN4: Due to the concerns of disclosure risk, starting in 2011, country of birth was recoded into two categories: 1) Born in 50 U.S. states or Washington, DC; and 2) Born in other countries, including U.S. territories.

DMDCITZN: Citizenship status is reported using two codes: 1) Citizen by birth or naturalization; or 2) Not a citizen of the U.S. Persons who were born in the U.S. or U.S. territories who acquired citizenship at birth were coded as U.S. citizens.

DMDMARTL: The marital status question was asked of persons 14 years of age and older. Due to disclosure risks, marital status is only released for persons 20 years of age and older.

RIDEXPRG: Pregnancy status at the time of the health examination was ascertained for females 8–59 years of age. Due to disclosure risks pregnancy status is only released for women 20-44 years of age. The information used to code RIDEXPRG values included self-reported pregnancy status and urine pregnancy test results. Persons who reported they were pregnant at the time of exam were assumed to be pregnant (RIDEXPRG=1). Those who reported they were not pregnant or did not know their pregnancy status were further classified based on the results of the urine pregnancy test. If the respondent reported “no” or “don’t know” and the urine test result was positive, the respondent was coded as pregnant (RIDEXPRG=1). If the respondent reported “no” and the urine test was negative, the respondent was coded not pregnant (RIDEXPRG=2). If the respondent reported did not know her pregnancy status and the urine test was negative, the respondent was coded "could not be determined” (RIDEXPRG=3). Persons who were interviewed, but not examined also have an RIDEXPRG value = 3 (could not be determined).

DMDYRSUS: This variable is the number of years the participant has lived in the United States. Participants who were born outside the U.S. were asked the month and year when they came to the U.S. to live (DMQ.160). A small number of records were imputed because the participant did not report the month of their arrival. A month value of 7 (July) was used to impute DMDYRSUS for these respondents. The responses to the question were recoded into 9 categories ranging from less than one year to 50 years or more.

DMDEDUC3: This variable provides information on the highest grade or level of education completed by participants 6-19 years of age. The responses were re-coded as follows: single years of education (grades 1-12), high school graduate/GED, and post-high school. Codes “55” (less than 5th grade) and “66” (less than 9th grade) were used to categorize older youth who had very low education levels.

DMDEDUC2: This variable is the highest grade or level of education completed by adults 20 years and older. The response categories are: less than 9th grade education, 9-11th grade education (includes 12th grade and no diploma), High school graduate/GED, some college or associates (AA) degree, and college graduate or higher.

DMQMILIZ: This is a variable included in the demographics file since the 2011-2012 survey cycle to provide information on whether the participant has ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reserves, or National Guard. Active duty does not include training for the Reserves or National Guard, but does include activation, for service in the U.S. or in a foreign country, in support of military or humanitarian operations.

Prior to 2011, the veteran status information (released in the variable DMQMILIT in the demographics file in 1999-2010) was collected in the survey using a question with different wording that asked if the participant had served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

DMQADFC: For participants who reported having served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, this variable denotes whether the participant has ever served in a foreign country during a time of armed conflict or on a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission. This would include National Guard or reserve or active duty monitoring or conducting peace keeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo, in the Sinai between Egypt and Israel, or in response to the 2004 tsunami or Haiti in 2010.

Similar to the 2013-2014 survey cycle, there is more detailed information on veterans collected in NHANES. Additional information for these veterans is available through the NCHS RDC.

SIALANG: This variable indicates the language (English or Spanish) used during the sample person questionnaire interview conducted at the participant’s home.

SIAPROXY: This variable denotes whether a proxy respondent was used during the sample person questionnaire interview.

SIAINTRP: This variable denotes whether an interpreter was used during the sample person questionnaire interview. The language spoken by the respondent is only available through the NCHS RDC.

FIALANG: This variable indicates the language used during the family questionnaire interview conducted at the participant’s home.

FIAPROXY: This variable denotes whether a proxy respondent was used to complete the family questionnaire interview.

FIAINTRP: This variable denotes whether an interpreter was used to complete the family questionnaire interview. The language spoken by the respondent is only available through the NCHS RDC.

MIALANG: This variable indicates the language (English or Spanish) used for the CAPI portion of the MEC interview.

MIAPROXY: This variable denotes whether a proxy respondent was used during the CAPI portion of the MEC interview.

MIAINTRP: This variable denotes whether an interpreter was used during the CAPI portion of the MEC interview. The language spoken by the respondent is only available through the NCHS RDC.

AIALANGZ: This variable indicates the language used for the audio-computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) portion of the MEC interview. Starting 2011, the ACASI portion was translated into Chinese (traditional/Mandarin, simplified/Mandarin, and traditional/Cantonese), Korean, and Vietnamese to accommodate the Asian oversampling. The three categories reported are: 1) English, 2) Spanish, and 3) Asian languages.

INDFMIN2: This variable indicates the total annual family income or annual individual income (for households with one person or households comprised of unrelated individuals). A family is defined as a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together.

During the household interview, the respondent was asked to report total income for the entire family (or individual) in the last calendar year in dollars. The reported dollar amount was re-coded into range values.

If the respondent was not willing or able to provide an exact dollar figure, the interviewer asked an additional question to determine whether the income was < $20,000 or ≥ $20,000. Based on the respondent’s answer to this question, he/she was asked to select a category of income from a list on a hand card. For respondents who selected a category of income, their family incomes were set as the midpoints of the selected ranges. If the respondent was unable to report greater detail than < $20,000 or ≥ $20,000, then these two categories were used to report the family (or individual) income.

INDFMPIR: This variable is the ratio of family income to poverty. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guidelines were used as the poverty measure to calculate this ratio. These guidelines are issued each year, in the Federal Register, for determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs, such as Head Start, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch Program. The poverty guidelines vary by family size and geographic location (with different guidelines for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia; Alaska; and Hawaii).

INDFMPIR was calculated by dividing family (or individual) income by the poverty guidelines specific to the survey year. The value was not computed if the respondent only reported income as < $20,000 or ≥ $20,000. If family income was reported as a more detailed category, the midpoint of the range was used to compute the ratio. Values at or above 5.00 were coded as 5.00 or more because of disclosure concerns. The values were not computed if the income data was missing.

INDHHIN2: This variable indicates the total annual household income in dollar ranges. If a household was comprised of a single family or individual, the reported family income was used as household income as well. When more than one family, or one or more unrelated individuals, or a combination of a family and unrelated individuals resided in the household, the total household income was calculated by the sum of all reported family and/or individual income values. Please see above notes on variable INDFMIN2 for details on how the amounts of family income were determined.

When more than one family, or one or more unrelated individuals, or a combination of a family and unrelated individuals resided in the same household, they were asked to provide a total income estimate for the entire household, using similar questions as were used for family income. This estimated household income value was only used when: 1) the family income value was missing for one or more families in the household; and 2) the estimated value was equal or more than the sum of all known family incomes from the household. If different respondents in the household provided different estimates, the largest value was used. If none of the respondents provided a valid household income estimate, but the sum of known family and/or individual incomes was at least $100,000, then INDHHIN2 was categorized as “$100,000 and over.”

Similar to the family income category coding, the “$20,000 and over” and “under $20,000” categories were only used when no other valid value estimates were provided.

DMDFMSIZ: This variable is the number of people in the participant’s family. A family is defined as a group of people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. Due to disclosure concerns, families that are comprised of 7 or more people are included in the category that is labeled ‘7 or more’.

DMDHHSIZ: This variable is the number of people in the participant’s household. The values for this variable range from 1 to 7. Due to disclosure concerns, households that are comprised of 7 or more people are included in the category that is labeled ‘7 or more’.

DMDHHSZA: This variable is the number of children aged 5 years or younger living in the participant’s household. The values for this variable range from 0 to 3. Due to disclosure concerns, households that are comprised of 3 or more children aged 5 years or younger are included in the category that is labeled ‘3 or more’.

DMDHHSZB: This variable is the number of children aged 6-17 years old living in the participant’s household. The values for this variable range from 0 to 4. Due to disclosure concerns, households that are comprised of 4 or more children aged 6-17 years are included in the category that is labeled ‘4 or more’.

DMDHHSZE: This variable is the number of adults aged 60 years or older living in the participant’s household. The values for this variable range from 0 to 3. Due to disclosure concerns, households that are comprised of 3 or more adults aged 60 years or older are included in the category that is labeled ‘3 or more’.

Household Reference Person: The household reference person is defined as the first household member 18 years of age or older listed on the household member roster, who owns or rents the residence where members of the household reside. The household reference person is comparable to “family reference person” in NHANES programs prior to 1999. Analysts frequently use information about the reference persons to characterize the socioeconomic status of the households where survey participants reside. The demographics file includes information on the household reference person’s gender (DMDHRGND), age (DMDHRAGE), country of birth (DMDHRBR4), education level (DMDHREDU), and marital status (DMDHRMAR). Additionally, information on the education level of the household reference person’s spouse is included (DMDHSEDU).

Analytic Notes

As aforementioned, the sample design for NHANES 2011-16 includes an oversample of Asian Americans. For more details on sample design and related analytic issues, please refer to the NHANES Analytic Guidelines available at: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/analyticguidelines.aspx.

Age at screening: Age at screening was used to determine eligibility for an examination component and should be used for most analyses. However, when analyzing anthropometric data on children and youth from birth through 19 years, age in months at MEC examination was often the recommended age variable for analyses. To further facilitate these analyses, a variable, BMDBMIC, has been created as part of the Body Measures Exam file to provide analysts pre-computed BMI categories for children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years at examination. For further details refer to the Body Measures Data File and Documentation.

DMDMARTL: Marital status is only released for persons 20 years of age and older because of potential disclosure risks. Prior to 2007, marital status was released for participants aged 14 and older. In NHANES 2015-2016, the number of married persons aged 14-19 is less than 2%.

RIDEXPRG: Because of possible disclosure risks, pregnancy status is only released for women aged 20-44 years. The percentage of pregnant women/girls aged 8-19 or 45-59 years is less than 1% in the 2015-2016 dataset.

Masked Variance Units (MVUs): Fifteen masked variance strata and 30 masked primary sampling units (PSUs) are included in the 2015-2016 NHANES demographics file. Each stratum has 2 PSUs. These MVUs are a collection of secondary sampling units that are aggregated into groups for the purpose of variance estimation. The variance estimates that are produced, using the MVUs, closely approximate the variances that would have been estimated using the “true” sample design variance units that are based on the actual survey sample strata and primary sampling units. MVUs are used to protect the confidentiality of information provided by survey participants and to reduce disclosure risks. The use of MVUs is described in the NHANES Analytic Guidelines. Analysts should review the Guidelines carefully prior to analyzing the survey data.

Sample Weights: The 2-year sample weights (WTINT2YR, WTMEC2YR) should be used for all NHANES 2015-2016 analyses. Detailed instructions for combining datasets from previous NHANES cycles are provided in the NHANES Analytic Guidelines.

Please also refer to the NHANES Analytic Guidelines and the on-line NHANES Tutorial for further details on the use of sample weights and other analytic issues.

Disclosure risks and issues pertaining to confidentiality protection prevent NCHS from releasing all of the NHANES demographic variables publicly. Additional information may be accessed through the NCHS RDC. Instructions for requesting use of these data are available from https://www.cdc.gov/rdc/.

References

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 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS

SDDSRVYR - Data release cycle

Variable Name:
SDDSRVYR
SAS Label:
Data release cycle
English Text:
Data release cycle
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
9 NHANES 2015-2016 public release 9971 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIDSTATR - Interview/Examination status

Variable Name:
RIDSTATR
SAS Label:
Interview/Examination status
English Text:
Interview and examination status of the participant.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Interviewed only 427 427
2 Both interviewed and MEC examined 9544 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIAGENDR - Gender

Variable Name:
RIAGENDR
SAS Label:
Gender
English Text:
Gender of the participant.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Male 4892 4892
2 Female 5079 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIDAGEYR - Age in years at screening

Variable Name:
RIDAGEYR
SAS Label:
Age in years at screening
English Text:
Age in years of the participant at the time of screening. Individuals 80 and over are topcoded at 80 years of age.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 to 79 Range of Values 9595 9595
80 80 years of age and over 376 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIDAGEMN - Age in months at screening - 0 to 24 mos

Variable Name:
RIDAGEMN
SAS Label:
Age in months at screening - 0 to 24 mos
English Text:
Age in months of the participant at the time of screening. Reported for persons aged 24 months or younger at the time of exam (or screening if not examined).
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 2 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 to 24 Range of Values 695 695
. Missing 9276 9971

RIDRETH1 - Race/Hispanic origin

Variable Name:
RIDRETH1
SAS Label:
Race/Hispanic origin
English Text:
Recode of reported race and Hispanic origin information
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Mexican American 1921 1921
2 Other Hispanic 1308 3229
3 Non-Hispanic White 3066 6295
4 Non-Hispanic Black 2129 8424
5 Other Race - Including Multi-Racial 1547 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIDRETH3 - Race/Hispanic origin w/ NH Asian

Variable Name:
RIDRETH3
SAS Label:
Race/Hispanic origin w/ NH Asian
English Text:
Recode of reported race and Hispanic origin information, with Non-Hispanic Asian Category
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Mexican American 1921 1921
2 Other Hispanic 1308 3229
3 Non-Hispanic White 3066 6295
4 Non-Hispanic Black 2129 8424
6 Non-Hispanic Asian 1042 9466
7 Other Race - Including Multi-Racial 505 9971
. Missing 0 9971

RIDEXMON - Six month time period

Variable Name:
RIDEXMON
SAS Label:
Six month time period
English Text:
Six month time period when the examination was performed - two categories: November 1 through April 30, May 1 through October 31.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 November 1 through April 30 4594 4594
2 May 1 through October 31 4950 9544
. Missing 427 9971

RIDEXAGM - Age in months at exam - 0 to 19 years

Variable Name:
RIDEXAGM
SAS Label:
Age in months at exam - 0 to 19 years
English Text:
Age in months of the participant at the time of examination. Reported for persons aged 19 years or younger at the time of examination.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 19 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 to 239 Range of Values 4060 4060
. Missing 5911 9971

DMQMILIZ - Served active duty in US Armed Forces

Variable Name:
DMQMILIZ
SAS Label:
Served active duty in US Armed Forces
English Text:
{Have you/Has SP} ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, military Reserves, or National Guard? (Active duty does not include training for the Reserves or National Guard, but does include activation, for service in the U.S. or in a foreign country, in support of military or humanitarian operations.)
Target:
Both males and females 17 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 527 527
2 No 5622 6149 DMDBORN4
7 Refused 0 6149 DMDBORN4
9 Don't Know 0 6149 DMDBORN4
. Missing 3822 9971

DMQADFC - Served in a foreign country

Variable Name:
DMQADFC
SAS Label:
Served in a foreign country
English Text:
Did {you/SP} ever serve in a foreign country during a time of armed conflict or on a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission? (This would include National Guard or reserve or active duty monitoring or conducting peace keeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo, in the Sinai between Egypt and Israel, or in response to the 2004 tsunami or Haiti in 2010.)
Target:
Both males and females 17 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 258 258
2 No 267 525
7 Refused 2 527
9 Don't Know 0 527
. Missing 9444 9971

DMDBORN4 - Country of birth

Variable Name:
DMDBORN4
SAS Label:
Country of birth
English Text:
In what country {were you/was SP} born?
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Born in 50 US states or Washington, DC 7733 7733
2 Others 2236 9969
77 Refused 0 9969
99 Don't Know 2 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDCITZN - Citizenship status

Variable Name:
DMDCITZN
SAS Label:
Citizenship status
English Text:
{Are you/Is SP} a citizen of the United States? [Information about citizenship is being collected by the U.S. Public Health Service to perform health related research. Providing this information is voluntary and is collected under the authority of the Public Health Service Act. There will be no effect on pending immigration or citizenship petitions.]
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DMQ2
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Citizen by birth or naturalization 8785 8785
2 Not a citizen of the US 1168 9953
7 Refused 9 9962
9 Don't Know 7 9969
. Missing 2 9971

DMDYRSUS - Length of time in US

Variable Name:
DMDYRSUS
SAS Label:
Length of time in US
English Text:
Length of time the participant has been in the US.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Less than 1 year 111 111
2 1 year or more, but less than 5 years 273 384
3 5 year or more, but less than 10 years 269 653
4 10 year or more, but less than 15 years 285 938
5 15 year or more, but less than 20 years 241 1179
6 20 year or more, but less than 30 years 384 1563
7 30 year or more, but less than 40 years 281 1844
8 40 year or more, but less than 50 years 161 2005
9 50 years or more 130 2135
77 Refused 44 2179
99 Don't Know 57 2236
. Missing 7735 9971

DMDEDUC3 - Education level - Children/Youth 6-19

Variable Name:
DMDEDUC3
SAS Label:
Education level - Children/Youth 6-19
English Text:
What is the highest grade or level of school {you have/SP has} completed or the highest degree {you have/s/he has} received?
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DMQ1 READ HAND CARD CATEGORIES IF NECESSARY ENTER HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL
Target:
Both males and females 6 YEARS - 19 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 Never attended / kindergarten only 239 239
1 1st grade 252 491
2 2nd grade 237 728
3 3rd grade 220 948
4 4th grade 217 1165
5 5th grade 205 1370
6 6th grade 180 1550
7 7th grade 179 1729
8 8th grade 210 1939
9 9th grade 159 2098
10 10th grade 160 2258
11 11th grade 153 2411
12 12th grade, no diploma 34 2445
13 High school graduate 124 2569
14 GED or equivalent 7 2576
15 More than high school 58 2634
55 Less than 5th grade 3 2637
66 Less than 9th grade 9 2646
77 Refused 0 2646
99 Don't Know 1 2647
. Missing 7324 9971

DMDEDUC2 - Education level - Adults 20+

Variable Name:
DMDEDUC2
SAS Label:
Education level - Adults 20+
English Text:
What is the highest grade or level of school {you have/SP has} completed or the highest degree {you have/s/he has} received?
English Instructions:
HAND CARD DMQ1 READ HAND CARD CATEGORIES IF NECESSARY ENTER HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Less than 9th grade 688 688
2 9-11th grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma) 676 1364
3 High school graduate/GED or equivalent 1236 2600
4 Some college or AA degree 1692 4292
5 College graduate or above 1422 5714
7 Refused 0 5714
9 Don't Know 5 5719
. Missing 4252 9971

DMDMARTL - Marital status

Variable Name:
DMDMARTL
SAS Label:
Marital status
English Text:
Marital status
Target:
Both males and females 20 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Married 2886 2886
2 Widowed 421 3307
3 Divorced 614 3921
4 Separated 192 4113
5 Never married 1048 5161
6 Living with partner 555 5716
77 Refused 2 5718
99 Don't Know 1 5719
. Missing 4252 9971

RIDEXPRG - Pregnancy status at exam

Variable Name:
RIDEXPRG
SAS Label:
Pregnancy status at exam
English Text:
Pregnancy status for females between 20 and 44 years of age at the time of MEC exam.
Target:
Females only 20 YEARS - 44 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes, positive lab pregnancy test or self-reported pregnant at exam 70 70
2 The participant was not pregnant at exam 1125 1195
3 Cannot ascertain if the participant is pregnant at exam 93 1288
. Missing 8683 9971

SIALANG - Language of SP Interview

Variable Name:
SIALANG
SAS Label:
Language of SP Interview
English Text:
Language of the Sample Person Interview Instrument
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 English 8584 8584
2 Spanish 1387 9971
. Missing 0 9971

SIAPROXY - Proxy used in SP Interview?

Variable Name:
SIAPROXY
SAS Label:
Proxy used in SP Interview?
English Text:
Was a Proxy respondent used in conducting the Sample Person (SP) interview?
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 3689 3689
2 No 6281 9970
. Missing 1 9971

SIAINTRP - Interpreter used in SP Interview?

Variable Name:
SIAINTRP
SAS Label:
Interpreter used in SP Interview?
English Text:
Was an interpreter used to conduct the Sample Person (SP) interview?
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 457 457
2 No 9514 9971
. Missing 0 9971

FIALANG - Language of Family Interview

Variable Name:
FIALANG
SAS Label:
Language of Family Interview
English Text:
Language of the Family Interview Instrument
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 English 8430 8430
2 Spanish 1212 9642
. Missing 329 9971

FIAPROXY - Proxy used in Family Interview?

Variable Name:
FIAPROXY
SAS Label:
Proxy used in Family Interview?
English Text:
Was a Proxy respondent used in conducting the Family Interview?
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 9 9
2 No 9633 9642
. Missing 329 9971

FIAINTRP - Interpreter used in Family Interview?

Variable Name:
FIAINTRP
SAS Label:
Interpreter used in Family Interview?
English Text:
Was an interpreter used to conduct the Family interview?
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 405 405
2 No 9237 9642
. Missing 329 9971

MIALANG - Language of MEC Interview

Variable Name:
MIALANG
SAS Label:
Language of MEC Interview
English Text:
Language of the MEC CAPI Interview Instrument
Target:
Both males and females 8 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 English 6382 6382
2 Spanish 595 6977
. Missing 2994 9971

MIAPROXY - Proxy used in MEC Interview?

Variable Name:
MIAPROXY
SAS Label:
Proxy used in MEC Interview?
English Text:
Was a Proxy respondent used in conducting the MEC CAPI Interview?
Target:
Both males and females 8 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 57 57
2 No 6921 6978
. Missing 2993 9971

MIAINTRP - Interpreter used in MEC Interview?

Variable Name:
MIAINTRP
SAS Label:
Interpreter used in MEC Interview?
English Text:
Was an interpreter used to conduct the MEC CAPI interview?
Target:
Both males and females 8 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 346 346
2 No 6632 6978
. Missing 2993 9971

AIALANGA - Language of ACASI Interview

Variable Name:
AIALANGA
SAS Label:
Language of ACASI Interview
English Text:
Language of the MEC ACASI Interview Instrument
Target:
Both males and females 8 YEARS - 69 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 English 5218 5218
2 Spanish 638 5856
3 Asian languages 106 5962
. Missing 4009 9971

DMDHHSIZ - Total number of people in the Household

Variable Name:
DMDHHSIZ
SAS Label:
Total number of people in the Household
English Text:
Total number of people in the Household
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 1 828 828
2 2 1723 2551
3 3 1719 4270
4 4 2061 6331
5 5 1672 8003
6 6 994 8997
7 7 or more people in the Household 974 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDFMSIZ - Total number of people in the Family

Variable Name:
DMDFMSIZ
SAS Label:
Total number of people in the Family
English Text:
Total number of people in the Family
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 1 1305 1305
2 2 1510 2815
3 3 1634 4449
4 4 2011 6460
5 5 1635 8095
6 6 961 9056
7 7 or more people in the Family 915 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHHSZA - # of children 5 years or younger in HH

Variable Name:
DMDHHSZA
SAS Label:
# of children 5 years or younger in HH
English Text:
Number of children aged 5 years or younger in the household
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 0 6298 6298
1 1 2147 8445
2 2 1199 9644
3 3 or more 327 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHHSZB - # of children 6-17 years old in HH

Variable Name:
DMDHHSZB
SAS Label:
# of children 6-17 years old in HH
English Text:
Number of children aged 6-17 years old in the household
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 0 4715 4715
1 1 1990 6705
2 2 1833 8538
3 3 822 9360
4 4 or more 611 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHHSZE - # of adults 60 years or older in HH

Variable Name:
DMDHHSZE
SAS Label:
# of adults 60 years or older in HH
English Text:
Number of adults aged 60 years or older in the household
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 0 7151 7151
1 1 1663 8814
2 2 1099 9913
3 3 or more 58 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHRGND - HH ref person's gender

Variable Name:
DMDHRGND
SAS Label:
HH ref person's gender
English Text:
HH reference person's gender
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Male 5053 5053
2 Female 4918 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHRAGE - HH ref person's age in years

Variable Name:
DMDHRAGE
SAS Label:
HH ref person's age in years
English Text:
HH reference person's age in years
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
18 to 79 Range of Values 9579 9579
80 80 years of age and over 392 9971
. Missing 0 9971

DMDHRBR4 - HH ref person's country of birth

Variable Name:
DMDHRBR4
SAS Label:
HH ref person's country of birth
English Text:
HH reference person's country of birth
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Born in 50 US states or Washington, DC 6359 6359
2 Others 3207 9566
77 Refused 5 9571
99 Don't Know 4 9575
. Missing 396 9971

DMDHREDU - HH ref person's education level

Variable Name:
DMDHREDU
SAS Label:
HH ref person's education level
English Text:
HH reference person's education level
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Less Than 9th Grade 1087 1087
2 9-11th Grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma) 1200 2287
3 High School Grad/GED or Equivalent 2015 4302
4 Some College or AA degree 2908 7210
5 College Graduate or above 2331 9541
7 Refused 0 9541
9 Don't Know 34 9575
. Missing 396 9971

DMDHRMAR - HH ref person's marital status

Variable Name:
DMDHRMAR
SAS Label:
HH ref person's marital status
English Text:
HH reference person's marital status
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Married 5681 5681
2 Widowed 524 6205
3 Divorced 977 7182
4 Separated 353 7535
5 Never married 1305 8840
6 Living with partner 1017 9857
77 Refused 44 9901
99 Don't Know 8 9909
. Missing 62 9971

DMDHSEDU - HH ref person's spouse's education level

Variable Name:
DMDHSEDU
SAS Label:
HH ref person's spouse's education level
English Text:
HH reference person's spouse's education level
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Less Than 9th Grade 619 619
2 9-11th Grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma) 511 1130
3 High School Grad/GED or Equivalent 980 2110
4 Some College or AA degree 1462 3572
5 College Graduate or above 1629 5201
7 Refused 2 5203
9 Don't Know 23 5226
. Missing 4745 9971

WTINT2YR - Full sample 2 year interview weight

Variable Name:
WTINT2YR
SAS Label:
Full sample 2 year interview weight
English Text:
Full sample 2 year interview weight.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
3293.928267 to 233755.84185 Range of Values 9971 9971
. Missing 0 9971

WTMEC2YR - Full sample 2 year MEC exam weight

Variable Name:
WTMEC2YR
SAS Label:
Full sample 2 year MEC exam weight
English Text:
Full sample 2 year MEC exam weight.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
3419.259085 to 242386.66077 Range of Values 9544 9544
0 Not MEC Examined 427 9971
. Missing 0 9971

SDMVPSU - Masked variance pseudo-PSU

Variable Name:
SDMVPSU
SAS Label:
Masked variance pseudo-PSU
English Text:
Masked variance unit pseudo-PSU variable for variance estimation
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 2 Range of Values 9971 9971
. Missing 0 9971

SDMVSTRA - Masked variance pseudo-stratum

Variable Name:
SDMVSTRA
SAS Label:
Masked variance pseudo-stratum
English Text:
Masked variance unit pseudo-stratum variable for variance estimation
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
119 to 133 Range of Values 9971 9971
. Missing 0 9971

INDHHIN2 - Annual household income

Variable Name:
INDHHIN2
SAS Label:
Annual household income
English Text:
Total household income (reported as a range value in dollars)
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 $ 0 to $ 4,999 250 250
2 $ 5,000 to $ 9,999 373 623
3 $10,000 to $14,999 537 1160
4 $15,000 to $19,999 600 1760
5 $20,000 to $24,999 627 2387
6 $25,000 to $34,999 1017 3404
7 $35,000 to $44,999 960 4364
8 $45,000 to $54,999 789 5153
9 $55,000 to $64,999 629 5782
10 $65,000 to $74,999 498 6280
12 $20,000 and Over 292 6572
13 Under $20,000 146 6718
14 $75,000 to $99,999 920 7638
15 $100,000 and Over 1634 9272
77 Refused 220 9492
99 Don't know 134 9626
. Missing 345 9971

INDFMIN2 - Annual family income

Variable Name:
INDFMIN2
SAS Label:
Annual family income
English Text:
Total family income (reported as a range value in dollars)
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 $ 0 to $ 4,999 345 345
2 $ 5,000 to $ 9,999 426 771
3 $10,000 to $14,999 584 1355
4 $15,000 to $19,999 618 1973
5 $20,000 to $24,999 646 2619
6 $25,000 to $34,999 1038 3657
7 $35,000 to $44,999 934 4591
8 $45,000 to $54,999 801 5392
9 $55,000 to $64,999 620 6012
10 $65,000 to $74,999 474 6486
12 $20,000 and Over 221 6707
13 Under $20,000 148 6855
14 $75,000 to $99,999 885 7740
15 $100,000 and Over 1548 9288
77 Refused 222 9510
99 Don't know 132 9642
. Missing 329 9971

INDFMPIR - Ratio of family income to poverty

Variable Name:
INDFMPIR
SAS Label:
Ratio of family income to poverty
English Text:
A ratio of family income to poverty guidelines.
Target:
Both males and females 0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
0 to 4.99 Range of Values 7699 7699
5 Value greater than or equal to 5.00 1220 8919
. Missing 1052 9971