USING SAS STUDIO ONDEMAND ONLY!!!! Step 1. Perform a merge of the demographics, secondhandsmoke, and healthstatus files. Show the results in your log and then run a proc contents to show the resulting

DATA DICTIONARY


VARIABLE NAME

START

END

TYPE

SEX

1

1

A1.0

AGE

2

3

F2.0

PHSTAT

4

4

A1.0

CANEV

5

5

A1.0

DIBTYPE

6

6

A1.0

BMICAT

7

7

A1.0

SMKCIGST

8

8

A1.0

FDSLAST

9

9

A1.0



Variable:

SEX

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Description:

Sex of Sample Adult


Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Male

14733

46.04

2

Female

17261

53.95

7

Refused

3

0.01

8

Not Ascertained

0

0.00

9

Don't Know



Data Type: Numeric

Length: 2

Description: Age of Respondent




AGE Age of SA (top coded) Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

18-84

18-84 years

30713

95.99

85

85+ years

1203

3.76

97

Refused

73

0.23

98

Not Ascertained

0

0.00

99

Don't Know

8

0.03



Variable:

PHSTAT

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Question

health status; respondent-assessed health; well-being; functional limitation;


PHSTAT General health status Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Excellent

7258

22.68

2

Very Good

10767

33.65

3

Good

8893

27.79

4

Fair

3783

11.82

5

Poor

1274

3.98

7

Refused

15

0.05

8

Not Ascertained

0

0.00

9

Don't Know

7

0.02


Variable:

CANEV

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Question Text:

Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had


CANEV Ever been told you had cancer Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Yes

3844

12.01

2

No

28108

87.85

7

Refused

34

0.11

8

Not Ascertained

0

0.00

9

Don't Know

11

0.03



Variable:

DIBTYPE

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Question Text:

According to your doctor or other health professional, what type of diabetes


DIBTYPE Diabetes type Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Type 1

297

8.85

2

Type 2

2769

82.53

3

Other type of diabetes

95

2.83

7

Refused

1

0.03

8

Not Ascertained

0

0.00

9

Don't Know

193

5.75



Variable:

BMICAT

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Question Text:

Description:

Categorical body mass index, public use


Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Underweight

516

1.61

2

Healthy weight

9968

31.15

3

Overweight

10649

33.28

4

Obese

9997

31.24

9

Unknown

867

2.71



Variable:

SMKCIGST

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Description:

Cigarette smoking status


Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Current every day smoker

3368

10.53

2

Current some day smoker

928

2.90

3

Former smoker

7973

24.92

4

Never smoker

18931

59.16

5

Smoker, current status unknown

7

0.02

9

Unknown if ever smoked

790

2.47



Variable:

FDSLAST

Data Type:

Text

Length:

1

Question Text:

"The food that I bought just didn't last, and I didn't have money to get more."


Code

Description

Frequency

Percent

1

Often true

914

2.86

2

Sometimes true

1967

6.15

3

Never true

28212

88.17

7

Refused

54

0.17

8

Not Ascertained

834

2.61

9

Don't Know

16

0.05