National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

August 2021-August 2023 Limited Access Variable List

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Variable NameVariable DescriptionData File NameData File DescriptionBegin YearEndYearComponentUse Constraints
DUQ230During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or cannabis?DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DUQ250The following questions are about cocaine, including all the different forms of cocaine such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Have you ever, even once, used cocaine, in any form?DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DUQ290The following questions are about heroin. Have you ever, even once, used heroin?DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DUQ330The following questions are about methamphetamine, also known as crank, crystal, ice or speed. Have you ever, even once, used methamphetamine?DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DUQ370The following questions are about the different ways that certain drugs can be used. Have you ever, even once, used a needle to inject a drug not prescribed by a doctor?DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.DUQ_L_RDrug Use20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
ALD020During your life, on how many days have you had at least one drink of alcohol?ALQY_L_RAlcohol Use - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
ALD030During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol?ALQY_L_RAlcohol Use - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
ALD040During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have {DISPLAY NUMBER} or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours?ALQY_L_RAlcohol Use - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
ALQ010How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol, other than a few sips?ALQY_L_RAlcohol Use - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.ALQY_L_RAlcohol Use - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ010Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems: little interest or pleasure in doing things? Would you say...DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ020[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ030[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ040[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] feeling tired or having little energy?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ050[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] poor appetite or overeating?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ060[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ070[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ080[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ090[Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems:] Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
DPQ100How difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with people?DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.DPQY_L_RMental Health - Depression Screener - Youth20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHD043What is the reason that {you have/SP has} not had a period in the past 12 months?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHD143{Are you/Is SP} pregnant now?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHD280{Have you/Has SP} had a hysterectomy that is, surgery to remove {your/her} uterus or womb?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ010The next series of questions are about {your/SP's} reproductive history. I will begin by asking about {your/SP's} periods or menstrual cycles. How old {were you/was SP} when {you/SP} had {your/her} first menstrual period?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ031{Have you/Has SP} had at least one menstrual period in the past 12 months? (Please do not include bleedings caused by medical conditions, hormone therapy, or surgeries.)RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ060About how old {were you/was SP} when {you/SP} had {your/her} last menstrual period?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ078{Have you/Has SP} ever been treated for an infection in {your/her} fallopian tubes, uterus or ovaries, also called a pelvic infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ131The next questions are about {your/SP's} pregnancy history. {Have you/Has SP ever been pregnant? Please include (current pregnancy,) live births, miscarriages, stillbirths, tubal pregnancies and abortions.RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ167How many deliveries {have you/has SP} had? (Please count all vaginal and Cesarean deliveries and count stillbirths as well as live births.)RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ200{Are you/Is SP} now breast feeding a child?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ305{Have you/Has SP} had both of {your/her} ovaries removed (either when {you/she} had {your/her} uterus removed or at another time)?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
RHQ332How old {were you/was SP} when {you/she} had {your/her} ovaries removed or last ovary removed if removed at different times?RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.RHQ_L_RReproductive Health - Women 12 Years and Older20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD021Ever had vaginal, anal, or oral sex.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD101In your lifetime, with how many men have you had any kind of sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD171In your lifetime, with how many women have you had any kind of sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD450In the past 12 months, with how many men have you had any kind of sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD510In the past 12 months, with how many women have you had any kind of sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ130In your lifetime with how many women have you had sex? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ260Has a doctor or other health care professional ever told you that you had genital herpes?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ265Has a doctor or other health care professional ever told you that you had genital warts?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ295Which of the following best represents how you think of yourself?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ296Which of the following best represents how you think of yourself?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ410In your lifetime, with how many men have you had anal or oral sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ490In the past 12 months, with how many women have you had sex? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ550In the past 12 months, with how many men have you had anal or oral sex?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ648In the past 12 months, did you have any kind of sex with a person that you never had sex with before?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ700Have you ever had vaginal sex, also called sexual intercourse, with a man? This means a man's penis in your vagina.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ703Have you ever performed oral sex on a man? This means putting your mouth on a man's penis or genitals.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ706Have you ever had anal sex? This means contact between a man's penis and your anus or butt.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ709Have you ever had any kind of sex with a woman? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ800Have you ever had vaginal sex, also called sexual intercourse, with a woman? This means your penis in a woman's vagina.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ803Have you ever performed oral sex on a woman? This means putting your mouth on a woman's vagina or genitals.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ806Have you ever had anal sex with a woman? Anal sex means contact between your penis and a woman's anus or butt.SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ809Have you ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal?SXQ_L_RSexual Behavior - Adult 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SEQNRespondent sequence number.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD021Ever had vaginal, anal, or oral sex.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD101In your lifetime, with how many men have you had any kind of sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD171In your lifetime, with how many women have you had any kind of sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD450In the past 12 months, with how many men have you had any kind of sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXD510In the past 12 months, with how many women have you had any kind of sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ130In your lifetime with how many women have you had sex? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ260Has a doctor or other health care professional ever told you that you had genital herpes?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ265Has a doctor or other health care professional ever told you that you had genital warts?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ410In your lifetime, with how many men have you had anal or oral sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ490In the past 12 months, with how many women have you had sex? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ550In the past 12 months, with how many men have you had anal or oral sex?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ648In the past 12 months, did you have any kind of sex with a person that you never had sex with before?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ700Have you ever had vaginal sex, also called sexual intercourse, with a man? This means a man's penis in your vagina.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ703Have you ever performed oral sex on a man? This means putting your mouth on a man's penis or genitals.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ706Have you ever had anal sex? This means contact between a man's penis and your anus or butt.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ709Have you ever had any kind of sex with a woman? By sex, we mean sexual contact with another woman's vagina or genitals.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ800Have you ever had vaginal sex, also called sexual intercourse, with a woman? This means your penis in a woman's vagina.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ803Have you ever performed oral sex on a woman? This means putting your mouth on a woman's vagina or genitals.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ806Have you ever had anal sex with a woman? Anal sex means contact between your penis and a woman's anus or butt.SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only
SXQ809Have you ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal?SXQY_L_RSexual Behavior - Youth 20212023QuestionnaireRDC Only