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Information Contained in Dataset

Indexes

  • EQ-5D
  • SF-36v2
  • HUI 2/3
  • QWB-SA
  • HALex

The EQ-5D, SF-36, HUI & QWB administered in randomized order.U.S. and U.K. scorings are used for EQ-5D. SF-6D was derived from SF-36 and SF-12.

Personal data

  • gender
  • age
  • race
  • height
  • weight
  • smoking status
  • marital status
  • education

Socioeconomic data

  • household income
  • household assets
  • health insurance status

Linked contextual data from U.S. Census 2000

  • race
  • education
  • economic distributions in census tract
  • census region
  • census urban/rural indicators

Other health & well-being data

  • CDC QoL questions
  • 2 psychology of well-being scales
  • 11 health conditions (NHIS format & follow up questions)
  • 10 perceived discrimination questions (everyday & lifetime)

Health Conditions and Risk Factors in NHMS

  • Height & weight (BMI)
  • Smoking status
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Diabetes
  • Arthritis
  • Eye disease (cataract, macular degeneration, glaucoma)
  • Sleep disorder
  • Respiratory conditions (asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis)
  • Clinical depression or anxiety disorder
  • GI ulcer
  • Thyroid disorder
  • Severe chronic back pain