Scientific Data Documentation
24-Hour Recall, Specific Food Item (1976-1980)
DSN: CC37.HANES2.RECALL
ABSTRACT
Description of Survey
A detailed description of the design, content,questionnaires, and operation
of NHANES II is provided in the following report: Plan and Operation of the
Second Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1976-1980, DHHS Pub. No.
(PHS) 81-1317 Series 1, No. 15, Public Health Service, Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The stock
number is 017-022-00752-5 and the cost is $5.50. One copy is provided with
the documentation herein, and a general summary of the data collection
techniques and content is given in Appendix A.
DESCRIPTION OF POPULATION
NHANES II was conducted on a nationwide probability sample of approximately
28,000 persons, ages 6 months-74 years, from the civilian, noninstitutionalized
population of the United States. The survey started in February 1976 and was
completed in February 1980. The NHANES II sample was selected so that certain
population groups thought to be at high risk of malnutrition (persons with
low incomes, preschool children and the elderly) were oversampled. Adjusted
sampling weights were then computed for 76 age, sex,and race categories in
order to inflate the sample in such a manner as to closely reflect the
estimated civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population ages 6 months-74
years at the midpoint of the survey (March 1, 1978).
DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES AND CONTENT
The plan developed with respect to the content of NHANES II called for the
following:
A. Questionnaires completed in the household:
(1) Household questionnaire: For each household member, questions
referred to family relationships;certain demographic items such
as age, sex, and race; selected housing information;occupation,
income, education, veteran status; and an indication of
participation in food stamp programs.
(2) Medical history questionnaires:
(a) For each sample person ages 6 months-11 years
The questionnaire included items on birth weight,
prematurity,congenital conditions, medication, neurological
conditions, lead poisoning, accidents, hospital care,
disability, diarrhea, pica, vision, and a variety of chronic
conditions. In addition, data were collected on allergies,
kidney and bladder disease, anemia, speech and hearing, lung
and chest conditions, and participation in food programs.
(b) For each sample person ages 12-74 years
The questionnaire included items on medication; hospital
care; tuberculosis; a variety of acute and chronic diseases;
tobacco usage, physical activity; weight; height; vision
disability, exposure to pesticides; gastrointestinal
problems; and for females; a menstrual and pregnancy
history. In addition, data were collected on anemia,
diabetes, respiratory condition, hearing and speech, liver
and gallbladder conditions, kidney and bladder disease,
allergies, hypertension, cardiovascular conditions, stroke,
arthritis (stressing middle and upper back and neck
problems), and participation in food programs.
Questionnaires and tests administered in the mobile examination
center:
(3) Dietary Questionnaires
(a) For each examined person, a 24-Hour Recall was administered
by trained dietary interviewers. Specific and quantitative
detail of every food or drink consumed during the previous
day was recorded and calculated, thus providing estimates of
calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, unsaturated fats,
cholesterol, and specific vitamins and minerals consumed.
(b) For each examined person, a Food Frequency interview was
administered to ascertain usual patterns of food consumption.
Daily and/or weekly consumption of foods within 26 subgroups
were recorded. In addition, data were collected on usual
vitamin-mineral supplement usage.
(c) For each person ages 12-74 years, a Dietary Supplement form
was self-administered and reviewed. This form provided
information on special diets, recent medications and barriers
to purchasing groceries or eating foods; it does not provide
information on vitamin/mineral or other supplements to the
diet.
(4) Medication/Vitamin Usage Form provided information on the past
week's usage of any medicines; vitamins or minerals for al
examined persons.
(5) Behavior Questionnaire elicited data on behavior which may be
associated with coronary heart disease for examined persons
ages 25-74.
B. Examination by physician
A physician performed and recorded the results of a medical
examination giving special attention to specified findings
related to nutrition, to hearing, to the thyroid gland,and
to the cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and
musculoskeletal systems.
C. Special clinical procedures and tests
A specially trained health technician carried out the
following on examined persons in the designated age ranges:
1. Spirometry trials of examined persons ages 6-24 years,
were digitized and recorded on magnetic tape. Various
pulmonary function indicators such as FVC (forced vital
capacity), FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in one second),
and peak flow rate were subsequently derived from these
data.
2. Electrocardiograms Electrocardiographic signals of
examined persons ages 25-74 years were digitized and
recorded on magnetic tape providing normative data of
amplitude, duration, interval and axis measurements and
permitting interpretations of heart disease according to
the Minnesota classification code.
3. Body Measurements were made on all examinees and included
standing height, body weight, triceps and subscapular
skinfolds, and several other anthropometric measurements.
4. Puretone audiometry Tests were carried out on examined
persons between the ages of 4 and 19 years, permitting
determination of threshold levels of hearing for
frequencies of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hertz for right
and left ears.
5. Speech recording, involving use of tape recording of the
subject's repetition of specially developed sentences,was
carried out on examined persons between the ages of 4 and
6 years, permitting interpretations as an indication of
problems with articulation and language development.
6. Allergy tests, involving skin tests (prick test) with
eight common allergens (housedust, alternaria, cat fur,
dog fur, ragweed, oak, rye grass, and Bermuda grass).The
tests were made on examined persons between the ages of 6
and 74 years, to obtain degrees of skin reaction.
D. X-Rays
For examined persons ages 25-74 years, two x-rays were made.
No x-rays were taken of pregnant women and no lumbar x-rays
were taken on women under 50 years of age.
1. X-ray of cervical and lumbar spine, were taken to provide
evidence of osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease,
and
2. X-ray of chest, to be used in the diagnosis of respiratory
diseases and to serve as a measure of left ventricular
enlargement.
E. Urine tests
Tests as follows were performed on casual samples of urine:
1. N-Multistix tests for qualitative protein, glucose,
ketones, bilirubin, blood, urobilinogen, pH, and
bacteriuria (nitrite test) were done for examined persons
ages 6-74 years.
2. Urinary sediments, including red cells, white cells, and
casts, were measured for a subsample of examined adults
ages 20-74 years.
3. Gonorrhea cultures, of urinary sediments were performed
for male and female examined persons ages 12-40 years.
However, of those females who received the Glucose
Tolerance Test (GTT) only those ages 20-24 years had the
gonorrhea test performed.
4. Analyses for pesticide residue and metabolite levels,were
carried out on a subsample of examined persons ages 12-74
years, including measures of the body burdens from
exposure to alkyl phosphate residues and metabolites,
carbamate residues, phenolic compound residues and
malathion metabolites.
F. Tests on blood samples
Samples of blood provide a broad range of information related
to health and nutrition. The particular tests performed
varied with the specific target condition and age group as
described in the Series 1, No.15 program description (page
39).
1. Glucose tolerance test (GTT)
This test involved collection of blood specimens while in
a fasting state, as well as at one and two hours after
glucose challenge. The test was performed on a specified
subsample of examined adults to provide estimates of the
prevalence of diabetes.
2. Tests related to liver function
(a) Post-prandial liver bile acid test. This test
measures the ability of the liver to remove bile
acids from the blood following consumption of a food
preparation which induces eventual addition of bile
acids to the blood via contraction of the
gallbladder.
(b) Liver biochemistries performed include bilirubin,
SGOT, and alkaline phosphatase tests.
3. Anemia-related laboratory tests
The tests made to characterize anemia consisted of
protoporphyrin,iron,total iron binding capacity (TIBC),
zinc, copper, red cell folates, serum folates, serum
ferritin, B12, and the determination of abnormal
hemoglobin.
4. Other nutritional biochemistries
These tests include albumin,Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
5. Serum lipids
Because of their important relevance to cardiovascular
disease, determinations were made of cholesterol,
triglycerides, and high density lipoprotein (HDL).
6. Biochemistries for body burden from environmental
exposures
Determinations were made of body burden levels of lead
and pesticide residues and metabolites.Tests were also
performed for carboxyhemoglobin which reflects
environmental exposure to carbon monoxide and the
individual's smoking habits.
7. Hematology
The hematology included determinations of hemoglobin,
hematocrit,red blood cell count,white blood cell count
and differential leukocyte analysis, and red blood cell
morphology and hemoglobin phenotyping.
8. Kidney function
The only quantitative test for kidney function performed
on blood samples was the serum creatinine test.
9. Syphilis
The serology determinations for syphilis included
qualitative and quantitative ART, a FTA-ABS and MHA-TP.
USE OF NHANES DATA
NCHS requests the cooperation of recipients of data tapes in certain actions
related to their use:
1. Any publication based on the data should acknowledge the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as the original source.It should
include a disclaimer which credits the authors for any analyses,
interpretations, or conclusions, and not NCHS, which is responsible
only for the data.
2. Consumers who wish to publish a technical description of the data
should make a reasonable effort to ensure that the description is not
inconsistent with that published by NCHS.This does not mean, however,
that NCHS will review such descriptions.
3. The National Center for Health Statistics would appreciate receiving
reprints of journal articles or other publications based upon find-
ings from the NHANES II survey. Please forward copies to:
Division of Health Examination Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Center Building, Room 2-58,
3700 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
EDITING OF THE DATA SETS
The data users' tapes have been subjected to a great deal of careful editing.
Some of the continuous data items have extremely high or low values and it
has been verified that they do in fact appear that way on the original inter-
view documents; that is, it has been verified that the values have not been
incorrectly keyed.Within each data tape numerous consistency checks have been
performed. However, due to the large volume of data collected in the survey,
it is likely that a small number of errors or discrepancies remain undetected.
The Division of Health Examination Statistics, NCHS would appreciate if any
such errors are detected that they be brought to our attention so that errata
sheets can be issued to previous purchasers and corrections made if new data
tapes are created.
USE OF SAMPLE WEIGHTS
NHANES II uses a multistage sample designed to represent the civilian
noninstitutionalized population of the United States,6 months-74 years of age.
Since the sample is not a simple random one, it is necessary to incorporate
the person's sample weight for proper analysis of the data.The sample weight
is a composite of the individual selection probability, adjustments for
nonresponese, and poststratification adjustments.
NHANES II provides information on 20,322 interviewed and examined individuals.
In addition to the general examination components, several more detailed
examinations were performed on subsamples of the population. Therefore,
instead of there being one sample weight per person,there are several sample
weights for each person. If a person was not selected for a particular
subsample, their associated subsample weight is zero. When analyzing the
special subsamples, the analyst must be careful to select the appropriate
sampling weight from the weights found in tape locations 282-317. For a more
complete description of how the sample weights are calculated, see the
detailed note section of this documentation.
SAMPLE DESIGN, VARIANCE ESTIMATION, AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING
The data collected in the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES II) were obtained through a complex sample design involving
both clustering and stratification.Because of the complex design and the
ratio adjustments applied to the sample weights (see previous section on use
of sample weights), the direct application of standard statistical analysis
methods for variance estimation and hypothesis testing may be very misleading.
The modification of statistical analysis procedures to incorporate the
effects of complex survey designs is an important area of research;however,
the current methodologies appropriate for the analysis of data from such
surveys have not been made readily available in the standard packaged
statistical software.
There are computer programs available which do provide the capability of
variance estimation for complex sample designs. The balanced repeated
replication approach 1/ is utilized in &REPERR-&PSALMS-OSIRIS.IV 2/ to
calculate the variance-covariance matrix.SESUDAAN, SURREGR 3/ and SUPERCARP
4/ are programs that calculate the variance-covariance matrix using the
linearization approach 5/ (Taylor series expansion).
In order to provide the user with the capability of estimating the complex
sample variances in the NHANES II data using the above procedures, we have
provided Strata and Pseudo Primary Sampling Unit (PSU) codes on all data
tapes in positions 324-326. These variables and the sample weights are
necessary for the calculation of variances.
Even though the overall number of examined persons in this survey is quite
large for statistical inference purposes, subclass analyses can lead to
estimaters that are unstable, particularly estimates of variances.
Consequently, analyses of subclasses require that the user pay particular
attention to the coefficient of variation for the estimates of means,
proportions and totals.In addition, small sample sizes, or a small number
of PSU's used in the variance calculations may produce unstable estimates
of the variances using the above computer programs.
An NCHS Series 2 publication discussing these issues is in publication.6/
REFERENCES
1. National Center for Health Statistics: Replication an Approach to the
Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys by P.J. McCarthy. Vital and Health
Statistics Series 2-No. 14. DHEW Pub. No.(PHS) 79-1269. Public Health
Service. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966.
2. Survey Research Center Computer Support Group, OSIRIS IV User's Manual,
Institute for Social Research, 1979.
3. Holt, M.M.: SURREGR: Standard errors of regression coefficients from
sample survey data. (unpublished) Research Triangle Institute, NC, 1977.
4. Hidiruglou, M.A.,Fuller,W.A.,Hickman, R.D.:(SUPERCARP) Survey Section,
Statistical Laboratory,Iowa State University. Ames, Iowa. Sixth Edition.
October 1980.
5. Woodruff, R.S.: A simple method for approximating the variance of a
complicated estimate. JASA 66:411-414, 1971.
6. National Center for Health Statistics: A General Statistical Methodology
for the Analysis of Data from a Complex Survey: NHANES I by J.R. Landis,
J.H. Lepkowski, S.A. Stehouwer, and S.A. Eklund. Vital and Health
Statistics, Series 2. (In publication)
GENERAL NOTES, DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, NHANES II
An advance letter, announcing the forthcoming arrival of an interviewer from
the U.S.Bureau of the Census,was mailed to each household that fell into the
NHANES II probability sample. The interviewer subsequently visited the
household to ascertain its composition and to administer a questionnaire,the
primary purpose of which was to obtain demographic information. The
questionnaire was administered to each potential sample person in each
household that was available and competent enough to respond to questions.In
the event that a potential sample person was not at home at the time of
interview, any responsible adult in the household was asked to respond to
the questions for the absent person.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SUMMARY - NHANES II
.Tape Positions 1-33
Tape Positions
Sample Sequence Number 1- 5
Catalog Number (5371-for Demographic Data only) 6- 9
Data user work area 10
Size of place 11
SMSA-not SMSA 12
Data user work area 13-23
Type of living quarters 24
Land usage 25
If rural, asked does this place have 10 acres or more? 26
If 10 acres or more, asked if in the last 12 months did sales
of farm produce and livestock amount to $50 or more? 27
If 10 acres or more, asked to $250 or more? 28
Data user work area 29
Total number of persons in household 30-31
Total number of sample persons in household 32-33
Tape Positions 34-90
Sample Person Data
Data user work area 34
Family relationship 35
Data user work area 36
Family unit number 37-41
Data user work area 42-44
Age-months (at interview) 45-46
Age-years (at interview) 47-48
Data user work area 49-50
Date of birth-month 51-52
Date of birth-year 53-54
Sex 55
Race 56
In what state was he/she born? 57-58
Is he/she married, widowed, divorced, separated or
never married? 59
Natural origin or ancestry 60-61
Education level 62-63
Grade completed 64
What was he/she doing during most of the past 12 months? 65
What was he/she doing? 66
Did he/she work at a job or business at any time during the
past three months? 67
Did he/she work full or part-time when working? 68
Was he/she working within last two weeks not counting work
around the house? 69
Even though he/she did not work, does he/she have a job or
business? 70
Was he/she looking for work or on layoff from a job? 71
Which, looking for work or on layoff from a job? 72
What kind of industry or business is this? 73- 75
What kind of work was he/she doing? 76- 78
Was he/she in private company or business or individual for
wages, salary or commission? 79
Did he/she ever serve in the armed forces of the U.S.? 80
When did he/she serve? 81
Data user work area 82- 90
Tape Positions 91-246
Household Data
How many rooms are in this...? Count the kitchen, but not the bath 91
How many bedrooms are in this...? 92
Ask only of unrelated household members. Do you have complete
kitchen facilities in your living quarters, that is a kitchen
sink with piped water, a refrigerator and a range or cookstove? 93
Do you have access to complete kitchen facilities in this
house? 94
Do you have access to a range or cookstove? 95
Do you have access to a refrigerator? 96
Do you have access to a sink with piped water? 97
Is there piped water in this house (these living quarters)? 98
Is there both hot and cold water? 99
Are these kitchen facilities used by anyone not living in
this household? 100
What is the main type of heating system you have? 101-102
Do you have air conditioning? 103
How many motor vehicles are owned or regularly used for
transportation by members of your family? 104
Is any language other than English spoken by family members
living here? 105
What language? 106
Which of these income groups represents your total combined
family income for the past 12 months? 107-108
During the past 12 months, how much money did you and
all members of your family receive in wages or salaries
before deductions (under $7,000 only)? 109-112
Social security or railroad retirement? 113
Data user work area 114
If yes, how much? 115-118
Welfare payments or other public assistance? 119
Data user work area 120
If yes, how much? 121-124
Unemployment compensation or workmen's compensation? 125
Data user work area 126
If yes, how much? 127-130
Government employee pension or private pensions? 131
Data user work area 132
If yes, how much? 133-136
Dividends, interest or rent? 137
Data user work area 138
If yes, how much? 139-142
Net income from their own business (nonfarm)
professional practice, or partnership? 143
Data user work area 144
If yes, how much? 145-148
Net income from a farm? 149
Data user work area 150
If yes, how much? 151-154
Veteran's payments? 155
Data user work area 156
If yes, how much? 157-160
Alimony, child support or other support from persons not
in household? 161
Data user work area 162
If yes, how much? 163-166
Any other income? 167
Data user work area 168
If yes, how much? 169-172
Total amount 173-176
Check Item B 177
Are you certified to participate in the food stamp program? 178
Are you buying food stamps now? 179
What is the main reason you are not participating in the
program? 180
Are you certified for commodity distribution program? 181
Are you receiving commodity foods now for your family? 182
Why aren't you participating in the program? 183
Date of exam 184-189
Age in years (at examination) 190-191
Data user work area 192-205
Race-sex recode for sample persons 206
Farm, nonfarm recode for sample person 207
Interview status 208
Region 209
Poverty index 210-212
Data user work area 213-246
Tape Positions 247-281
Head of Household Data
Age in years 247-248
Data user work area 249-250
Date of birth-month 251-252
Date of birth-year 253-254
Sex 255
Race 256
In what state was he/she born? 257-258
Is he/she married, widowed, divorced, separated or
never married? 259
Natural origin or ancestry? 260-261
Education level 262-263
Grade completed 264
What was he/she doing during most of the past 12 months? 265
What was he/she doing? 266
Did he/she work at a job or business at any time during the
past three months? 267
Did he/she work full or part-time when working? 268
Was he/she working within last two weeks not counting work
around the house? 269
Even though he/she did not work, does he/she have a job or
business? 270
Was he/she looking for work or on layoff from a job? 271
Which?, looking for work or on layoff from a job? 272
Type of industry or business 273-275
What kind of work was he/she doing? 276-278
Was he/she in private company or business or individual for
wages, salary or commission? 279
Did he/she ever serve in the armed forces of the U.S.? 280
When did he/she serve? 281
Tape Positions 282-350
Sample Weights
Examined final weight 282-287
Medical history interview final weight 288-293
Glucose Tolerance Test final examined weight 294-299
Lead final examined weight 300-305
Carboxyhemoglobin final examined weight 306-311
Bile acids final examined weight 312-317
Data user work area 318-323
Strata code 324-325
Pseudo PSU code 326
Poverty, Nonpoverty segments 327
(Not coded on Intake, Recall, Anthro and Glucose tapes)
Data user work area 328-350
USE OF SPECIAL TERMS, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, NHANES II
The term "data user work area" refers to blank areas in the data tape which
are reserved for the user as needed.
The term "blank, but applicable",is used to indicate a data item that was to
have a response for a sample person but none was given. The terms "blank" and
"Not applicable"refer to data items where the sample person was not supposed
to respond to the question or receive the examination component.
To more fully understand the questionnaire skip patterns and the
categorizations used,see the Plan and Operation of the Second National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey document included with this documentation.
All the questionnaires are included in this document.
RECORD LAYOUT, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Tape Locations 1-50
NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY - NHANES II
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
001- Sample Sequence Number
005 00001-27796
006- Catalog Number
009 5371
010 Data User Work Area
011 Size of Place See Detailed Notes
1 - Urbanized area with 3,000,000 or
more
2 - Urbanized area 1,000,000 to
2,999,999
3 - Urbanized area with 250,000 to
999,999
4 - Urbanized area under 250,000
5 - Urban place 25,000 or more outside
urbanized area
6 - Urban place 10,000-24,999 outside
urbanized area
7 - Urban place 2,500 to 9,999 outside
urbanized area
8 - Rural
012 SMSA-Not SMSA See Detailed Notes
1 - In SMSA, in central city
2 - In SMSA, not in central city
4 - Not in SMSA
013- Data User Work Area
023
024 Type of living quarters
1 - Housing unit
2 - Other unit
025 Land Usage
1 - Urban
2 - Rural
026 If rural, asked does this place have
10 acres or more?
1 - Yes
2 - No
9 - Not Applicable
027 If 10 acres or more, asked if in the
last 12 months did sales of farm produce
and livestock amount to $50 or more?
1 - Yes
2 - No
9 - Not Applicable
028 If less than 10 acres, asked if in the
last 12 months did sales or farm produce
and livestock amount to $250 or more?
1 - Yes
2 - No
9 - Not Applicable
029 Data User Work Area
030- Total Number Of Persons In Household
031
01 - 15 - As given
032- Total Number Of Sample Persons In
033 Household
01 - 06 - As Given
Sample Person Data
034 Data User Work Area
035 Family Relationship
1 - Head one person living alone or
with non-relatives
2 - Head 2 or more related persons in
family
3 - Wife
4 - Child
5 - Other relative
6 - Foster child
7 - Husband
036 Examination Status
1 - Examined
037- Family Unit Code See Detailed Notes
041
00001-21050 - As Given
042- Data User Work Area
044
045- Age-Months At Interview
046
06-11 Months
Blank, if greater than 11 months
047- Age-Years At Interview
048
01 - 74 Years
00, If less than 12 months
049- Data User Work Area
050
Tape Locations 51-100
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
051- Date-Of-Birth-Month
052
01 - 12 Month
053- Date-Of-Birth-Year
054
01 - 79 Year
055 Sex
1 - Male
2 - Female
056 Race See Detailed Notes
1 - White
2 - Black
3 - Other
057- In what state was he/she born? See Detailed Notes
058
01 - 97
88 - Blank, but applicable
059 Is he/she married, widowed, divorced,
separated, or never married?
1 - Under 17
2 - Married
3 - Widowed
4 - Divorced
5 - Separated
6 - Never married
8 - Blank, but applicable
060- Natural Origin or Ancestry
061
01 - Countries of Central or South
America
02 - Chicano
03 - Cuban
04 - Mexican
05 - Mexicano
06 - Mexican-American
07 - Puerto Rican
08 - Other Spanish
09 - Other European, such as German,
French, English, Irish
10 - Black, Negro or Afro-American
11 - American Indian or Alaskan Native
12 - Asian or Pacific Islander Such as
Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Philippino, Samoan
13 - Another Group Not Listed
88 - Blank, but applicable
062- Highest Grade Of School Attended
063
00 - None (regardless of age)
21 - 28 - Elementary Grades (1-8)
31 - 34 - High School (1-4)
41 - 45 - College (1-5+)
88 - Blank, but applicable
064 Grade Completed
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
065 What was he/she doing during most of
the past 12 months?
1 - Working
2 - Keeping house
3 - Something else
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
066 What was he/she doing?
1 - Layoff
2 - Retired
3 - Student
4 - Ill
5 - Staying home
6 - Looking for work
7 - Unable to work
8 - Blank, but applicable
0 - Other
Blank
067 Did he/she work at a job or business at
any time during the past three months?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
068 Did he/she work full or part-time when
working?
1 - Full time
2 - Part time
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
069 Was he/she working within last two
weeks not counting work around the
house?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
070 Even though he/she did not work does
he/she have a job or business?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
071 Was he/she looking for work or on
layoff from a job?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
072 Which looking for work or on layoff
from a job?
1 - Looking
2 - Layoff
3 - Both
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
073- What kind of industry or business is See Detailed Notes
075 this?
017 - 998 (last digit 7, 8, 9)
000 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
076- What kind of work was he/she doing? See Detailed Notes
078
001 - 992 - Occupation (last digit
0-6)
000 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
079 Was he/she in private company or
business or working for individual for
wages, salary or commission?
1 - Private
2 - A Federal government employee
3 - A State government employee
4 - A local government employee
5 - Incorporated-Own
6 - Self-employed (or farm)
7 - Working without pay in family
business or farm
8 - Never worked
0 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
080 Did he/she ever serve in the armed
forces of the U.S.?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
081 When did he/she serve?
1 - Vietnam
2 - Korean War
3 - World War II
4 - World War I
5 - Post Vietnam
6 - Other Service
8 - Blank, but applicable
9 - Do not know
Blank
082- Data User Work Area
090
Household Data
091 How many rooms are in this..? Count
the kitchen, but not the bath.
1 - 8 Rooms
9 - 9 Or More Rooms
092 How many bedrooms are in this - ?
0 - 7 Bedrooms - More than 7 bedrooms
coded as 7
093 Ask only of unrelated household members.
Do you have complete kitchen facilities
in your living quarters, that is a
kitchen sink with piped water, a
refrigerator and a range or cookstove?
1 - Yes
2 - No
Blank
094 Do you have access to complete kitchen
facilities in this house?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
095 Do you have access to a range or
cookstove?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
096 Do you have access to a refrigerator?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
097 Do you have access to a sink with
piped water?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
098 Is there piped water in this house
(these living quarters)?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
099 Is there both hot and cold water?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
100 Are these kitchen facilities used by
anyone not living in this household?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
Tape Locations 101-150
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
101- What is the main type of heating system
102 you have?
11 - Steam or hot water system
12 - Central warm air furnace with
ducts to individual rooms or
central heat pump (forced air)
13 - Built in electric units
(permanently installed in wall,
ceiling or baseboard
14 - Floor, wall or pipeless furnace
15 - Circulating, radiant or room
heaters, with flue or vent,
burning gas, oil, or kerosene
16 - Circulating, radiant, or room
heaters (not portable) without
flue or vent burning gas, oil or
kerosene
17 - Fireplace or stoves burning coal,
wood or coke
18 - Portable room heaters of any kind
19 - Some other type
20 - None, unit is not heated
88 - Blank, but applicable
103 Do you have air conditioning?
1 - Yes, individual room unit
2 - Yes, central air conditioning
3 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
104 How many motor vehicles are owned or
regularly used for transportation by
members of your family?
0 - None
1 - 8 Vehicles (more than 8 coded as 8)
9 - Blank, but applicable
105 Is any language other than English
spoken by family members living here?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
106 What language?
0 - German
1 - Italian
2 - French
3 - Polish
4 - Russian
5 - Spanish
6 - Chinese
7 - Other language
8 - Blank, but applicable
9 - Not applicable
107- Which of these income groups represents See Detailed Notes
108 your total combined family income for
the past 12 months?
11 - Under $1,000
12 - $1,000-1,999
13 - $2,000-2,999
14 - $3,000-3,999
15 - $4,000-4,999
16 - $5,000-5,999
17 - $6,000-6,999
18 - $7,000-9,999
19 - $10,000-14,999
20 - $15,000-19,999
21 - $20,000-24,999
22 - $25,000 and over
88 - Blank, but applicable
109- During the past 12 months, how much
112 money did you and all members of your
family receive in wages or salaries
before deductions?
0000 - 6999 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
113 Social security or railroad
retirement?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
114 Data User Work Area
115- If yes, how much?
118
0038 - 6828 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
119 Welfare payments or other public
assistance?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
120 Data User Work Area
121- If yes, how much?
124
0012 - 6800 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
125 Unemployment Compensation or Workman's
Compensation
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
126 Data User Work Area
127- If yes, how much?
130
0015 - 5640 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
131 Government Employee Pension or Private
Pensions?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
132 Data User Work Area
133- If yes, how much?
136
0036 - 6000 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
137 Dividends, Interest or Rent?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
138 Data User Work Area
139- If yes, how much?
142
0001 - 5200 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
143 Net income from their own business
(nonfarm) professional practice, or
partnership?
1 - Yes
2 - No
3 - Loss
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
144 Data User Work Area
145- If yes, how much?
148
0001 - 6800 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
149 Net income from a farm?
1 - Yes
2 - No
3 - Loss
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
150 Data User Work Area
Tape Locations 151-205
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
151- If yes, how much?
154
0000 - 6500 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
155 Veterans payments?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
156 Data User Work Area
157- If yes, how much?
160
0060 - 6000 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
161 Alimony, child support or other support
from persons not in household?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
162 Data User Work Area
163- If yes, how much?
166
0020 - 6900 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
167 Any other income?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
168 Data User Work Area
169- If yes, how much?
172
0003 - 6403 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
173- Total Amount Q 21 & 22
176
0000 - 6999 Amount
8888 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
177 Check Item B
2 - Food stamps available
4 - Both - Food Stamps and
commodities
178 Are you certified to participate in
the food stamp program?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Don't know
179 Are you buying food stamps now?
1 - Yes, Regularly
2 - Yes, Occasionally
3 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
180 What is the main reason you are not
participating in the program?
1 - No need
2 - Not enough money at the time
3 - No transportation
4 - Pride
5 - Other
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
181 Are you certified for commodity
distribution program?
1 - Yes
2 - No
9 - Do not know
Blank
182 Are you receiving commodity foods now
for your family?
1 - Yes, regularly
2 - Yes, occasionally
3 - No
Blank
183 Why aren't you participating in the
program?
1 - No need
2 - No transportation
3 - Pride
4 - Other
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
184- Date of Exam Month Control Record
185
01 - 12
186- Date of Exam Day Control Record
187
00 - 31
188- Date of Exam Year Control Record
189
76 - 80
190- Age Years At Examination
191
01 - 75 Years
00 - If less than 12 months or non-
examined
192- Data User Work Area
205
Tape Locations 206-250
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
206 Race Sex Recode For Sample Person See Detailed Notes
1 - Male, White
2 - Male, Black
3 - Male, Other
4 - Female, White
5 - Female, Black
6 - Female, Other
207 Farm, Non-Farm Recode For Sample Person See Detailed Notes
1 - Farm
2 - Non-Farm
208 Interview Status
1 - Interviewed
209 Region See Detailed Noted
1 - Northeast
2 - Midwest
3 - South
4 - West
210- Poverty Index (x.xx) See Detailed Notes
212
001 - 880 - As Given
999 - Unknown
213- Data User Work Area
246
Head of Household Data
247- Age Years
248
15 - 99 Years (more than 100 coded
as 99)
249- Data User Work Area
250
Tape Locations 251-305
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
251- Date-Of-Birth-Month
252
01 - 12 Month
88 - Blank, but applicable
253- Date-Of-Birth-Year
254
00 - 99 Year
255 Sex
1 - Male
2 - Female
256 Race See Detailed Notes
1 - White
2 - Black
3 - Other
257- In what state was he/she born? See Detailed Notes
258
01 - 97
88 - Blank, but applicable
259 Is he/she married, widowed, divorced,
separated, or never married?
1 - Under 17
2 - Married
3 - Widowed
4 - Divorced
5 - Separated
6 - Never married
8 - Blank, but applicable
260- Natural Origin or Ancestry?
261
01 - Countries of Central or South
America
02 - Chicano
03 - Cuban
04 - Mexican
05 - Mexicano
06 - Mexican-American
07 - Puerto Rican
08 - Other Spanish
09 - Other European, such as German,
French, English, Irish
10 - Black, Negro or Afro-American
11 - American Indian or Alaskan Native
12 - Asian or Pacific Islander Such as
Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Philippino, Samoan
13 - Another Group Not Listed
88 - Blank, but applicable
262- Highest Grade Attended
263
00 - None (regardless of age)
21 - 28 - Elementary Grades (1-8)
31 - 34 - High School (1-4)
41 - 45 - College (1-5+)
88 - Blank, but applicable
264 Grade Completed
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
265 What was he/she doing during most of
the past 12 months?
1 - Working
2 - Keeping house
3 - Something else
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
266 What was he/she doing?
1 - Layoff
2 - Retired
3 - Student
4 - Ill
5 - Staying home
6 - Looking for work
7 - Unable to work
8 - Blank, but applicable
0 - Other
Blank
267 Did he/she work at job or business
during past three months?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
268 Did he/she work full or part-time when
working?
1 - Full time
2 - Part time
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
269 Did he/she work at any time the last
two weeks not counting work around
the house?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
270 Even though he/she did not work, does
he/she have a job or business?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
271 Was he/she looking for work or on
layoff from a job?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
272 Which, looking for work or on layoff
from a job?
1 - Looking
2 - Layoff
3 - Both
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
273- Type of industry or business? See Detailed Notes
275
017 - 998 (last digit 7, 8, 9)
000 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
276- What kind of work was he/she doing? See Detailed Notes
278
001 - 992 - Occupation (last digit
0-6)
000 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
279 Was he/she in private company or
business or working for individual for
wages, salary or commission?
1 - Private
2 - A Federal government employee
3 - A State government employee
4 - A local government employee
5 - Incorporated-Own
6 - Self-employed (or farm)
7 - Working without pay in family
business or farm
8 - Never worked
0 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
280 Did he/she ever serve in the armed
forces of the U.S.?
1 - Yes
2 - No
8 - Blank, but applicable
Blank
281 When did he/she serve?
1 - Vietnam
2 - Korean War
3 - World War II
4 - World War I
5 - Post Vietnam
6 - Other Service
8 - Blank, but applicable
9 - Do not know
Blank
SEE DETAILED NOTES FOR POSITIONS
282-326
282- Examined Final Weight
287
001218 - 079634
288- Medical History Interview Final Weight
293
001171 - 071969
294- Glucose Tolerance Test Final Examined
299 Weight
003502 - 084477
000000
300- Lead Final Examined Weight
305
001218 - 084115
000000
Tape Locations 306-350
TAPE NHANES II DATA SOURCE
LOC. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES OR NOTES
306- Carboxyhemoglobin Final Examined Weight
311
002546 - 110759
000000
312- Bile Acids Final Examined Weight
317
003519 - 087638
000000
318- Data User Work Area
323
324- STRATA
325
01 - 32
326 PSEUDO Primary Sampling Unit
1 OR 2
328 Poverty/Non-Poverty Segments
1-Non-Poverty
2-Poverty
328- Data User Work Area
350
DETAILED NOTES, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Size of Place
Size of place classification was derived from the 1970 census. According to
the definition used in the 1970 census, the urban population was comprised of
all persons living in (a) places of 2,500 inhabitants or more incorporated as
cities, boroughs (except Alaska),villages and towns (except towns in New York
,New England States,and Wisconsin),but excluding those persons living in the
rural portions of extended cities; (b) unincorporated places of 2,500
inhabitants or more; and (c) other territories included in urbanized areas.
the remaining population was classified as rural.
Urban areas are further classified by population size for places within
urbanized areas and other places outside urbanized areas.
SMSA
Except in New England,a standard metropolitan statistical area is basically a
county or a group of contiguous counties which contains at least one city of
50,000 inhabitants or more, or "twin cities" with a combined population of at
least 50,000. In addition to the county or counties containing such a city or
cities, contiguous counties are included in an SMSA if, according to the 1970
census, they are socially and economically integrated with the central city.
Each SMSA must include at least one central city,and the complete title of an
SMSA identifies the central city or cities. In New England, SMSA's consist of
towns and cities, rather than counties.
Family Unit Code
All related sample persons in the same family unit have the same computer
generated family unit code. This will enable analysis of individual family
units.
Race
The race of the respondent was marked by observation and the interviewers
were instructed to assume the race of all related persons was the same as the
respondent unless otherwise learned.The race categories were "White","Black"
or "Other". If the appropriate category could not be marked by observation,
then race was asked. Interviewers were instructed to record persons who
responded with something other than White or Black,such as Japanese,Chinese,
American Indian, Korean, Hindu, Eskimo, etc., as "Other"; and to include
Mexicans,Puert Ricans and other persons of Latin American descent in "White",
unless definitely Black, American Indian, or of other non-white race.
Tape Positions 57-58 and 257-258
United States
Name of Place Code
Alabama 01
Alaska 02
Arizona 04
Arkansas 05
California 06
Colorado 08
Connecticut 09
Delaware 10
District of Columbia 11
Florida 12
Georgia 13
Hawaii 15
Idaho 16
Illinois 17
Indiana 18
Iowa 19
Kansas 20
Kentucky 21
Louisiana 22
Maine 23
Maryland 24
Massachusetts 25
Michigan 26
Minnesota 27
Mississippi 28
Missouri 29
Montana 30
Nebraska 31
Nevada 32
New Hampshire 33
New Jersey 34
New Mexico 35
New York 36
North Carolina 37
North Dakota 38
Ohio 39
Oklahoma 40
Oregon 41
Pennsylvania 42
Rhode Island 44
South Carolina 45
South Dakota 46
Tennessee 47
Texas 48
Utah 49
Vermont 50
Virginia 51
Washington 53
West Virginia 54
Wisconsin 55
Wyoming 56
Outlying Areas of the United States
Name of Place Code Description
American Samoa 60 U.S. territory in the Pacific
Canal Zone 61 Territory in Panama leased by U.S.
Canton and Enderbury Islands 62 Under common US-UK administration
Guam 66 U.S. territory in the Pacific
Johnston Atoll U.S. territory in the Pacific,
includes Sand Island
Midway Islands 71 U.S. territory in the Pacific
Puerto Rico 72 Commonwealth associated with the
U.S.
Swan Islands 74 U.S. territory in the Caribbean
Trust Territories of the Pacific 75 U.S. administered, includes
Islands Caroline, Mariana, and Marshall
Island Groups
U.S. Miscellaneous Caribbean 76 Includes Navassa Islands, Quito
Islands Sueno Bank, Roncador Cay,
Serrana Bank, Serranilla Bank
U.S. Miscellaneous Pacific 77 Includes Kingman Reef, Howland,
Islands Baker and Jarvis Islands,
Palmyra Atoll
Virgin Islands 78 U.S. territory in the Caribbean
Wake Island 79 U.S. territory in the Pacific
Foreign Countries
North America 91
South America 92
Europe 93
Africa 94
Asia 95
Australasia 96
Pacific Islands 97
Industry and Occupation Codes
A person's occupation may be defined as his principal job or business. For
this survey purpose, the principal job or business of a respondent is defined
in one of the following ways: If the person worked during the two-week
interview period or had a job or business, the question concerning his
occupation (or work) applies to his job during that period.If the respondent
held more than one job, the question is directed to the one at which he spent
the most time. It refers to the one he considers most important when equal
time is spent at each job. A person who has not begun work at a new job, is
looking for work, or is on layoff from work is questioned about his last
full-time civilian job.A full-time job is defined as one at which the person
spent 35 or more hours per week and which lasted two consecutive weeks or
more. A person who has a job to which he has not yet reported and has never
had a previous job or business is classified as a "new worker".
The 1970 census of population Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupa-
tion was used in the coding of both the industry and occupation. Library of
Congress Number 74-612012. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents,U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. $3.00. Stock Number
0301-2283.
Family Income Group
The respondent was handed a card with 12 income ranges listed as Group A to
Group L and asked "Which of these income groups represents your total com-
bined family income for the past 12 months,that is,yours, your ...'s, etc?
include income from all sources such as wages,salaries,social security or
retirement benefits, help from relatives, rent from property and so forth."
If the respondent answered Group A through G,that is with an income less than
$7,000,then questions 21 and 22 detailing exact sources and amounts of income
were asked; otherwise, these questions were skipped.
No effort was made to reconcile amounts reported in detailed questions 21 and
22 with the categorical response to the family income group question. During
the survey time period, no adjustments to the income groups or $7,000 value
were made to account for inflation.
Land
Land used for farming purposes (Code 1 in Tape Position 207) was identified
as being rural land (Code 2 in Tape Position 25) consisting of 10 or more
acres (Code 1 in Tape Position 26) with crop sales amounting to $50 or more
(Code 1 in Tape Position 27), or rural land (Code 2 in Tape Position 25)
consisting of less than 10 acres(Code 2 in Tape Position 26)with crop sales
amounting to $250 or more (Code 1 in Tape Position 28).All other land is
classified as nonfarm (Code 2 in Tape Position 207).
Region
The United States was divided into four broad geographic regions of
approximately equal population. Those regions, which deviate somewhat from
the groups used by the Bureau of Census, are as follows:
Region States Included
Northeast Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania
South Delaware, Maryland, District of
Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Arkansas
Midwest Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
West Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada,
New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Montana,
Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii
Poverty Index
Income status was determined by the Poverty Income Ratio (PIR). Poverty
statistics published in the Census Bureau reports 1-5 were based on the
poverty index developed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 1964.
(For a detailed discussion of the SSA poverty standards, see reference 6.)
Modifications in the definition of poverty were adopted in 1969.7 The stand-
ard data series in poverty for statistical use by all executive departments
and establishments has been established.8
The two components of the PIR are the total income of the household (numera-
tors the median of the income group for incomes $7,000 and above; the sum of
the porponent parts of the income questions for incomes under $7,000) and a
multiple of the total income necessary to maintain a family with given
characteristics on a nutritionally adequate food plan3 (denominator). The
dollar value of the denominator of the PIR is constructed from a food plan
(economy plan) necessary to maintain minimum recommended daily nutritional
requirements.The economy plan is designated by the Department of Agriculture
for "emergency or temporary use when funds are low."
For families of three or more persons,the poverty level was set at three
times the cost of the economy food plan.For smaller families and persons
living alone,the cost of the economy food plan was adjusted by the relatively
higher fixed expenses of these smaller households.
The denominator or poverty income cutoff adjusts the family poverty income
maintenance requirements by the family size, the sex of the family head, the
age of the family head in families with one or two members, and the place of
residence (farm, nonfarm).Annual revisions of the poverty income cutoffs are
based on the changes in the average cost of living as reflected in the
Consumer Price Index.
As shown in the tables, the annual income considered to be the poverty level
increases as the family size increases. A family with any combination of
characteristics and with the same income as shown in the table has been
designated as having a PIR or poverty level of 1.0. The same family with
twice the income found in the table would have a PIR of 2.0. Ratios of less
than 1.0 can be described as "below poverty",ratios greater than or equal to
1.0, as "at or above poverty".
Poverty thresholds are computed on a national basis only. No attempt has been
made to adjust these thresholds for regional,state,or other variations in the
cost of living (except for the farm, nonfarm difference).None of the noncash
public welfare benefits such as food stamp bonuses are included in the income
of the low income families receiving these benefits.PIR has been adjusted by
year (see tables) and accounts in some part for inflation.
1 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No.
107, "Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons in the
United States: 1976" (Advance Report) U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1977.
2 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No.
116, "Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons in the
United States: 1977" (Advance Report) U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1978.
3 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No.
120, "Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons in the
United States: 1978" (Advance Report), U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1979.
4 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No.
125, "Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons in the
United States: 1979" (Advance Report), U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1980.
5 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No.
127, "MoneyIncome and Poverty Status of Families and Persons in the
United States: 1980"(Advance Data from the March 1981 Current Population
Survey), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1981.
6 Orshansky, M.: "Counting the Poor: Another Look at the Poverty Profile",
Social Security Bulletin, January 1965; "Who's Who Among the Poor: A
demographic View of Poverty", Social Security Bulletin, July 1965.
7 U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-23,
No. 28 "Special Studies", U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., August 12, 1969.
8 Circular No. A-46,Transmitted Memorandum No. 9,Executive Office of the
President, Bureau of the Budget, August 29, 1969, and Exhibit L (rev.).
Table 15
Weighted Average Thresholds-Poverty Cutoffs in 1976, By Size of
Family and Sex of Head, By Farm-Nonfarm Residence
NONFARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Total Male Head Female Head
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated
Individual). . . . . . . . . 2 877 2 884 3 016 2 788
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . 2 954 2 959 3 069 2 840
65 Years And Over. . . . . . 2 720 2 730 2 758 2 722
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 3 688 3 711 3 721 3 660
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . 3 806 3 826 3 846 3 733
Head 65 Years and Over . . . 3 417 3 445 3 447 3 428
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 4 515 4 540 4 565 4 414
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 5 786 5 815 5 818 5 790
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 6 838 6 876 6 884 6 799
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 7 706 7 760 7 766 7 709
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . 9 505 9 588 9 622 9 375
FARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Male Head Female Head
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated Individual). . . . . 2 438 2 532 2 348
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 542 2 608 2 413
65 Years And Over. . . . . . . . . . . 2 322 2 344 2 313
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 128 3 133 3 033
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . . . . . . 3 267 3 271 3 159
Head 65 Years and Over . . . . . . . . 2 928 2 928 2 922
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 858 3 864 3 734
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 950 4 953 4 840
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 870 5 871 5 847
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 585 6 584 6 607
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 072 8 068 8 428
Table 15
Weighted Average Thresholds-Poverty Cutoffs in 1977, By Size of
Family and Sex of Head, By Farm-Nonfarm Residence
NONFARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Total Male Head Female Head
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated
Individual). . . . . . . . . 3 067 3 075 3 214 2 969
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . 3 147 3 152 3 267 3 023
65 Years And Over. . . . . . 2 895 2 906 2 936 2 898
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 3 928 3 951 3 961 3 907
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . 4 054 4 072 4 095 3 981
Head 65 Years and Over . . . 3 637 3 666 3 670 3 646
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 4 806 4 833 4 860 4 708
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 6 157 6 191 6 195 6 162
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 7 279 7 320 7 329 7 238
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 8 208 8 261 8 268 8 197
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . 10 137 10 216 10 249 9 995
FARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Male Head Female Head
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated Individual). . . . . 2 588 2 672 2 498
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 709 2 776 2 569
65 Years And Over. . . . . . . . . . . 2 475 2 495 2 563
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 318 3 325 3 176
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . . . . . . 3 466 3 474 3 278
Head 65 Years and Over . . . . . . . . 3 128 3 131 3 079
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 093 4 110 3 893
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 273 5 274 5 213
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 247 6 247 6 237
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 026 7 026 7 040
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 708 8 706 8 738
Table A-3
Weighted Average Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1978, By Size of
Family and Sex of Head, By Farm-Nonfarm Residence
NONFARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Male Female
Total Total Head1 Head1
1 Person (Unrelated
Individual). . . . . . . . . $3,302 $3,311 $3,460 $3,196
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . 3,386 3,392 3,516 3,253
65 Years And Over. . . . . . 3,116 3,127 3,159 3,118
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 4,225 4,249 4,258 4,206
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . 4,363 4,383 4,407 4,286
Head 65 Years and Over . . . 3,917 3,944 3,948 3,923
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 5,178 5,201 5,231 5,065
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 6,628 6,662 6,665 6,632
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 7,833 7,880 7,888 7,806
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 8,825 8,891 8,895 8,852
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . 10,926 11,002 11,038 10,765
FARM
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Male Female
Total Head1 Head1
1 Person (Unrelated Individual). . . . . $2,795 $2,898 $2,690
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,913 2,987 2,764
65 Years And Over. . . . . . . . . . . 2,661 2,685 2,650
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,578 3,582 3,497
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . . . . . . 3,731 3,737 3,614
Head 65 Years and Over . . . . . . . . 3,352 3,354 3,313
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,413 4,430 4,216
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,681 5,683 5,622
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,714 6,714 6,700
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,541 7,543 7,462
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . 9,373 9,386 8,813
1 For one person (i.e., unrelated individual), sex of the individual.
Table 17
Weighted Average Thresholds-Poverty Cutoffs in 1979, By Size and
Type of Family, By Farm-Nonfarm Residence
NONFARM
Families With
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Total Female HHLDR,
No Husband1 All Other
Present Families2
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated
Individual). . . . . . . . . 3 683 3 689 3 556 3 855
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . 3 773 3 778 3 619 3 912
65 Years And Over. . . . . . 3 472 3 479 3 469 3 515
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 4 702 4 725 4 669 4 737
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . 4 858 4 878 4 762 4 905
Head 65 Years and Over . . . 4 364 4 390 4 362 4 394
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 5 763 5 784 5 624 5 820
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 7 386 7 412 7 381 7 416
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 8 736 8 775 8 690 8 785
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 9 849 9 914 9 843 9 922
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . 12 212 12 280 12 037 12 322
FARM
Families With
Female HHLDR,
No Husband All Other
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Present1 Families2
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated Individual). . . . . 3 138 3 001 3 236
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 254 3 076 3 324
65 Years And Over. . . . . . . . . . . 2 963 2 948 2 988
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 987 3 917 3 991
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . . . . . . 4 156 4 027 4 163
Head 65 Years and Over . . . . . . . . 3 730 3 686 3 732
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 917 4 680 4 928
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 329 6 261 6 332
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 492 7 509 7 492
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 424 8 309 8 428
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 533 10 178 10 547
1 Includes female unrelated individuals.
2 Includes male unrelated individuals.
Table 17
Weighted Average Thresholds-Poverty Cutoffs in 1980, By Size and
Type of Family, By Farm-Nonfarm Residence
NONFARM
Families With
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Total Female HHLDR,
No Husband1 All Other
Present Families2
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated
Individual). . . . . . . . . 4 184 4 190 4 037 4 379
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . 4 286 4 290 4 109 4 441
65 Years And Over. . . . . . 3 941 3 949 3 938 3 990
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 5 338 5 363 5 316 5 373
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . 5 518 5 537 5 415 5 568
Head 65 Years and Over . . . 4 954 4 983 4 946 4 988
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 6 539 6 565 6 388 6 605
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 8 385 8 414 8 382 8 418
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 9 923 9 966 9 878 9 976
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . 11 215 11 269 11 227 11 274
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . 13 883 13 955 13 767 13 986
FARM
Families With
Female HHLDR,
No Husband All Other
SIZE OF FAMILY UNIT Total Present1 Families2
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)
1 Person (Unrelated Individual). . . . . 3 539 3 392 3 680
14 to 64 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 693 3 492 3 773
65 Years And Over. . . . . . . . . . . 3 359 3 347 3 392
2 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 502 4 302 4 513
Head 14 to 64 Years. . . . . . . . . . 4 714 4 497 4 721
Head 65 Years and Over . . . . . . . . 4 233 4 185 4 237
3 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 573 5 271 5 587
4 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 170 7 152 7 170
5 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 472 8 373 8 474
6 Persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 613 9 168 9 625
7 Persons Or More. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 915 12 133 11 389
1 Includes female unrelated individuals.
2 Includes male unrelated individuals.
DETAILED NOTES
Tape Positions 282-323
A multistage estimation procedure was used to calculate the various NHANES
II subsample sample weights that are necessary to use in any analysis of the
data.The procedure has three basic components:(1) inflation by reciprocals
of the probabilities of selection, (2) adjustment for nonresponse, and (3)
poststratification ratio adjustment by age-sex-race. A brief description
of each component is as follows:
Inflation by reciprocals of the sampling probabilities.Since the survey
utilized a three-stage sample design, there were three probabilities of
selection: (1) the probability of selecting the PSU,(2) the probability
of selecting a segment (housing unit),and (3) the probability of select-
ing a sample person.
Adjustment for nonresponse. Estimates from the NHANES II data were
adjusted to account for sample persons who were not examined. The
estimates were inflated by a multiplication factor calculated within five
selected income groups, three age groups, four regions, and standard
metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) or non-SMSA. The numerator of these
factors was the sum of the weights for sample persons resulting from the
reciprocal of the probability of selection, and the denominator was the
sum of the weights for examined persons also resulting from the
reciprocals of the sampling probabilities.
Poststratification by age-sex-race. The estimates were ratio adjusted within
each of 76 age-sex-race cells to an independent estimate,provided by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census, of the population of each cell as of March 1, 1978,
(approximate mid-point of the survey). The ratio adjustment was a
multiplication factor of which the numerator was the U.S.population and the
denominator was the sum of the weights adjusted for nonresponse for examined
persons. This ratio estimation process makes the sample more closely
representative of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the U.S.
Potential bias of nonresponse.Usually a sizeable number of sample persons who
initially are willing to complete the household information and some of the
medical history questionnaire subsequently will not participate in the
examination.This creates the potential for bias if these persons differ from
other sample persons with respect to the variables being studied. Intense
efforts were undertaken during NHANES II to develop and implement standard
procedures and inducements that would reduce the number of nonrespondents
and thereby reduce the potential for bias.
The user needs to be aware of and should explore the potential bias for
nonresponse in any analysis of the NHANES II data.
DIETARY INFORMATION
As in NHANES I, dietary data were collected using 24-hour recall, 3-month
food frequency and dietary supplement forms. Formats of these dietary
questionnaires are found in the NHANES II plan and operation publication
included with this documentation. The dietary data are available on four
tapes: (1) the MODEL GRAM TAPE, (2) the NUTRIENT COMPOSITION TAPE, (3) the
24-HOUR RECALL--SPECIFIC FOOD ITEM TAPE and (4) the TOTAL NUTRIENT
INTAKE/FOOD FREQUENCY/AND OTHER RELATED DIETARY DATA TAPE.
Tapes (1) and (2) are the NHANES II dietary data bank, catalog Nos.5702/5703
and are available from NTIS (order number PB81232878) at a cost of $185.00.
They are used in the computer editing and processing of the NHANES II
24-hour recall forms. The public user of these tapes is responsible for the
development of all software for any similar utilization of these tapes.
Unlike the NHANES I Model Gram/Nutrient Composition Tapes, catalog nos.
4702/4703, the dietary data bank used in NHANES II consists of only the
food reported on the 24-hour recall forms collected during the survey. An
expanded data base was available to the dietary interviewers for coding
purposes during the collection of the data.
TAPE (1): MODEL GRAM
Tape (1) is the first part of a two-part nutrient data bank. The
first 199 records on this tape are the acceptable FOOD MODELS or
combinations of food models used to aid the respondent in recalling
amount of foods reported on the 24-hour recall form. The second part
of this tape consists of 2605 foods in numeric order with designated
food group number, food code number, preferred model code, appropriate
gram conversion factor, and alphameric description. When listed by
food group, the MODEL GRAM tape provided the basis for the coding
manual used by dietary interviewers. In some instances, more than one
food was assigned the same food code, but only when the nutrient
composition for each of the foods was extremely similar.
TAPE (2): NUTRIENT COMPOSITION
Tape (2) provides a nutrient analysis of the 2605 foods found on the
MODEL GRAM TAPE. Calories and seventeen nutrients per 100 gram edible
portion are provided for each food. Nutrient values used to update
foods on this tape reflect the nutrients available in the food between
1976 and 1980. These nutrient values were obtained either from the
manufacturer, or from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's revised
Handbook No. 8, sections 1-6 and data tape 456-3 (based on USDA
Agriculture Handbook No. 456).
For commercial foods that were reported ingested at least twenty
times, the nutrient values reflect the most appropriate information
(1980) available from the manufacturer. If the food company did not
provide the needed information, nutrient values from other sources
were used, where possible. Foods reported fewer than twenty times
were not updated and may not reflect the most current nutrient
analysis from the manufacturer.
Detailed documentation of the NHANES II nutrient data bank update is
available upon request from the Nutrition Statistics Branch, Division
Health Examination Statistics, NCHS.
Tapes (3) and (4) contain the dietary data as collected on the forms, or
calculated as a result of processing the data using the nutrient data bank.
TAPE (3): 24-HOUR RECALL--SPECIFIC FOOD ITEM DATA
Tape (3) contains information on specific food items consumed by (a)
ingestion period, (i.e., breakfast, lunch, dinner, and between-meal
foods); (b) the times of day to the closest half hour the food was
consumed; (c) the source of intake (i.e., home, school, restaurant);
and calories and 17 nutrients for each food item contributing to the
day's total intake. Information is collected for the period of time
midnight to midnight preceding the interview and generally reflects
intakes reported on Mondays through Fridays, excluding most holidays.
This is a result of the general scheduling of examinations on Tuesdays
through Saturdays.
TAPE (4):TOTAL NUTRIENT INTAKE/FOOD FREQUENCY/AND OTHER RELATED DIETARY DATA
The TOTAL NUTRIENT INTAKE section of tape 4 consists of a summation of
the food-specific nutrient information contained on TAPE (3) for
calories and 17 nutrients for each respondent.
The FOOD FREQUENCY section of tape 4 consists of reported frequencies
of consumption of foods from 18 food groups, of which 5 have
subdivisions for a total of 26 separate categories. Data are intended
to reflect usual eating habits of the respondent over the 3 month
interval prior to the dietary interview and do not include irregular
eating habits associated with illness or dieting. Data reflect
information on foods consumed daily or weekly, Monday through Sunday,
and holidays. This food frequency questionnaire served as a crude
quality control instrument for the 24 hour recall in addition to
providing profiles of eating habits.
OTHER RELATED DIETARY DATA on tape 4 includes information related to
food consumption habits recorded on the 24-hour recall and dietary
supplement forms, such as vitamin-mineral usage and special diets.
DIETARY DATA SUMMARY
24-Hour Recall--Specific Food Item Data
Tape Positions
Catalog Number .................................................. 351-354
Respondent ...................................................... 355
Day of recall ................................................... 356
Ingestion period ................................................ 357
Time of day ..................................................... 358-361
Food source ..................................................... 362
Interviewer code ................................................ 363-365
Imputation code ................................................. 366
Food item line number ........................................... 367-368
Food group ...................................................... 369-370
Food code ....................................................... 371-375
Grams ingested per food consumed ................................ 376-382
NUTRIENTS PER FOOD CONSUMED
Calories ........................................................ 383-390
Protein (grams) ................................................. 391-398
Fat (grams) ..................................................... 399-406
Total Carbohydrates (grams) ..................................... 407-414
Calcium (mg.) ................................................... 415-422
Phosphorus (mg.) ................................................ 423-430
Iron (mg.) ...................................................... 431-438
Sodium (mg.) .................................................... 439-446
Potassium (mg.) ................................................. 447-454
Vitamin A (International Units - IU) ............................ 455-462
Thiamine (mg.) .................................................. 463-470
Riboflavin (mg.) ................................................ 471-478
Preformed Niacin (mg.) .......................................... 479-486
Vitamin C (mg.) ................................................. 487-494
Saturated Fatty Acids (grams) ................................... 495-502
Oleic Acid (grams) .............................................. 503-510
Linoleic Acid (grams) ........................................... 511-518
Cholesterol (mg.) ............................................... 519-526
Data user work area ............................................. 527-550
SPECIAL NOTE
Since there is a separate data record for each food item consumed by each
examined sample person, the total number of records found on the microdata
tape is 347,925. However, there are only 20,322 examined persons, with one
or more data records (one for each food item consumed). The demographic
information is located in tape positions 1-350 on every data record.
However, the tape description for this data shows only the counts for the
total number of examined persons rather than the total number of data
records.
USE OF SPECIAL TERMS, DIETARY DATA
24-Hour Recall--Specific Food Item Data
The term "data user work area" refers to blank areas in the data tape which
are reserved for the user as needed.
The term "blank, but applicable", is used to indicate a data item that was
to have a response for a sample person but none was given. The terms
"blank" and "Not applicable" refer to data items where the sample person
was not supposed to respond to the question or receive the examination
component.
To more fully understand the questionnaire skip patterns and the
categorizations used, see the Plan and Operation of the Second National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey document included with this
documentation. All the questionnaires are included in this document.
RECORD LAYOUT, DIETARY DATA
Tape Positions 351-406
NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY
(NHANES II - 1976 - 1980)
24-HOUR RECALL--SPECIFIC FOOD ITEM DATA
TAPE CONTROL NHANES II DATA SOURCE
POS. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES COUNTS OR NOTES
351- CATALOG NUMBER: 5704 347,925
354
355 Respondent Code (col. 16 on recall
form)
1 - sample person 252,698
2 - spouse 677
3 - parent 69,483
4 - grandparent 1,250
5 - combination of above 21,116
6 - other 2,701
356 Day of Recall Code (col. 35 on
recall form)
1 - Sunday 1,634 Emergency situations made
2 - Monday 62,931 it necessary to reschedule
3 - Tuesday 69,621 appointments on Sundays
4 - Wednesday 67,230 and Mondays. Dietary data
5 - Thursday 65,653 collected for these sample
6 - Friday 80,592 persons reflect intakes
7 - Saturday 264 for Saturdays and Sundays.
357 Ingestion Period (col. 36 on
recall form)
1 - A.M. 75,777
2 - Noon 88,766
3 - Between meals 76,054
4 - P.M. 107,048
5 - Total Day 280
(NOTE: The ingestion period code
'5' refers to one or more food items
prepared once and eaten throughout
the day. This code is not used
when ingestion periods 1-4 are
reported.)
358- Time of Day (col. 57-60 on the
361 recall form)
0001 - 2400 - As given 339,569
9999 - No food ingested (SKIPO) 8,356
(Note: The time was recorded
using military times)
362 Food Source (col. 61 on the
recall form)
1 - Home 262,961 The "Other" category
2 - School 14,962 includes meals eaten from
3 - Restaurant 39,831 fast food restaurants,
4 - Other 30,171 vending machines, or
someone else's home.
363- Interviewer Code (col. 75-77 on
365 the recall form)
050 - 059, 075 - As given 347,925
366 Imputation Code
0 - Actual 344,096 See Detailed Note
1 - Imputed 3,829
367- Foof Item Line Number (col. 62-63
368 on the recall form) 347,925
01 - 81 - As given
369- Food Group: (18 Groups)
370
00 - No Food Ingested 8,356 See Detailed Note
01 - Milk and Milk Products 42,866
02 - Meats 21,337
03 - Poultry 5,006
04 - Organ Meats 549
05 - Fish/Shellfish 2,560
06 - Eggs 6,428
07 - Soups, Sauces, Gravies 7,202
08 - Fats/Oils 35,968
09 - Legumes/Nuts/Seeds 4,026
10 - Cereals and Grain Products 49,841
11 - Fruits, Vegetables and Juices 62,853
12 - Sugar and Sugar Products 40,901
13 - Desserts 14,714
14 - Miscellaneous 3,977
15 - Mixed Dishes 7,727
16 - Alcoholic Beverages 4,628
17 - Low Calorie Beverages 24,615
18 - Salty Snacks 4,371
371- Food Code (col. 37-41 on the
375 recall form)
00002 - 94001 - As given 339,569 See Detailed Note
99999 - Ingestion period
skipped (No food
ingested) 8,356
376- Grams ingested per food consumed Each line of food reported
382 (xxxxxx.xx - decimal not shown on in grams is derived by
on tape) multiplying the gram con-
version factor of the food
0000003 - 2716000 - As given 339,569 code times the number of
9999999 value assigned ounces represented by the
when ingestion period Food Model. See documenta-
shipped (No food tion for NHANES II nutri-
ingested) 8,356 ent data bank tapes
catalog Nos. 5702, 5703.
Nutrients per food consumed
99999999 is used when an ingestion
period is skipped (i.e. no food
eaten) 88888888 is used when the
amount of the nutrient per 100 gram
edible portion of the specific food
ingested is unknown in the NHANES
II nutrient data bank. A value of
00000000 indicates the food item
has none of the particular nutrient.
383- Calories (xxxxxx.xx - decimal not
390 shown on tape)
00000000 - 00673325 - As given 339,569
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 0 Calories include
99999999 - No food calories from alcohol.
ingested 8,356
391- Protein (Grams) xxxxxx.xx - decimal
398 not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00040656 - As given 333,793
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 5,776
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
399- Fat (Grams) xxxxxx.xx - decimal
406 not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00061496 - As given 333,649
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 5,920
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
Tape Positions 407-454
TAPE CONTROL NHANES II DATA SOURCE
POS. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES COUNTS OR NOTES
407- Total Carbohydrates (Grams)
414 xxxxxx.xx - decimal not shown
on tape)
00000000 - 00120644 - As given 336,805 Data on fiber carbohy-
88888888 - Blank, but drates and sugars are
applicable 2,764 not provided.
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
415- Calcium (milligrams) xxxxxx.xx -
422 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00906240 - As given 335,795
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 3,774
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
423- Phosphorus (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
430 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 01891000 - As given 331,289
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 8,280
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
431- Iron (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
438 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00009542 - As given 335,751
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 3,818
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
439- Sodium (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx - decimal
446 not shown on tape)
00000000 - 01650348 - As given 327,405 Value for sodium does
88888888 - Blank, but not include table salt.
applicable 12,164
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
447- Potassium (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
454 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 01105920 - As given 329,483
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 10,086
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
Tape Positions 455-502
TAPE CONTROL NHANES II DATA SOURCE
POS. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES COUNTS OR NOTES
455- Vitamin A (International Units)
462 (xxxxxx.xx-decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 23923200 - As given 325,210 Values for retinol or
88888888 - Blank, but carotene are not
applicable 14,359 available.
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
463- Thiamin (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
470 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00001181 - As given 333,113
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 6,456
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
471- Riboflavin (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
478 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00002802 - As given 335,902
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 3,667
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
479- Preformed Niacin (milligrams)
486 (xxxxxx.xx - decimal not shown on
tape)
00000000 - 00011088 - As given 335,395
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 4,174
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
487- Vitamin C (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
494 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 01105920 - As given 330,618
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 8,951
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
495- Saturated Fatty Acid (Grams)
502 (xxxxxx.xx-decimal not shown on
tape)
00000000 - 00029524 - As given 320,413
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 19,156
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
Tape Positions 503-550
TAPE CONTROL NHANES II DATA SOURCE
POS. ITEM DESCRIPTION & CODES COUNTS OR NOTES
503- Oleic Acid (Grams) (xxxxxx.xx -
510 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00027061 - As given 320,181
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 19,388
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
511- Linoleic Acid (Grams)
518 (xxxxxx.xx - decimal not shown on
tape)
00000000 - 00013500 - As given 319,982
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 19,587
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
519- Cholesterol (milligrams) (xxxxxx.xx -
526 decimal not shown on tape)
00000000 - 00469980 - As given 320,349
88888888 - Blank, but
applicable 19,220
99999999 - No food
ingested 8,356
527- Data User Work Area
550
DETAILED NOTES, DIETARY DATA
In NHANES II, 230 sample persons had unsatisfactory 24-hour recalls. For
each of these persons, a satisfactory 24-hour recall for a person from a
of these persons, a satisfactory 24-hour recall for a person from a similar
age-sex-race category was substituted so that the data tape is complete for
all data items related to the recall. Each data record that was created in
this manner has a code of "1" in column 366 of the data tape. This resulted
in 3,829 food items of imputed 24-hour recall data for these 230 persons.
NHANES II FOOD GROUPS CONTENTS
1. MILK & MILK PRODUCTS Includes: milk drunk as a beverage or
used on cereal; flavored
milk drinks; cocoa made with
milk; skim milk, yogurt, ice
milk; ice cream and puddings
made with milk; cheese and
cheese dishes.
EXCEPTION: cream cheese
2. MEAT Includes: beef, pork, lamb, veal,
luncheon meats, canned meats
3. POULTRY Includes: chicken, turkey, duck, game
birds, cornish hen
4. ORGAN MEATS Includes: liver, kidney, heart,
spleen, tripe, etc.
5. FISH & SHELLFISH Includes: all varieties of fish and
shellfish, fresh, canned,
frozen, dried or salted
6. EGGS Includes: eggs eaten, i.e., fried,
boiled, poached, deviled, or
egg salad. DOES NOT INCLUDE
EGGS USED IN COOKED OR BAKED
DISHES
7. SOUPS, SAUCES, GRAVIES Includes: milk and water based soups,
condensed, and diluted;
gravies and sauces both meat
and vegetable based
8. FATS & OILS Includes: butter, margarine, oils,
salad dressings, bacon,
cream, cream cheese, peanut
butter, nondairy creamers,
olives
9. LEGUMES, NUTS, SEEDS Includes: cooked beans and peas
previously dried such as:
pinto, red, black-eyed,
great northern, lentils,
etc.; peanuts, soybeans and
soy products, textured
vegetable protein products,
nuts and seeds
10. CEREAL AND GRAIN PRODUCTS Includes: breakfast cereals, dry or
cooked; grain products such
as bread, rolls, biscuits,
muffins, crackers, unsalted
snack foods; rice; pasta
11. FRUITS, VEGETABLES Includes: all kinds: fresh, canned
AND JUICES frozen, cooked, juices and
fruit drinks
Fruits and vegetables rich
in Vitamin A
Fruits and vegetables rich
in Vitamin C
12. SUGAR & PRIMARILY SUGAR Includes: Ices, candy, carbonated
PRODUCTS beverages, drinks prepared
with sugar; sugar, honey,
jam, jellies, icings,
syrups, fruitades
13. DESSERTS Includes: cake, pie, cookies, fruit
puddings, non-protein
gelatin desserts, doughnuts,
sherberts, sweet snacks.
EXCEPTION: ice cream, ice
milk
14. MISCELLANEOUS Includes: dry beverage powders,
mustard, gelatin, dry malt,
low calorie salad dressings
15. MIXED DISHES Includes: casseroles, pot pies, pizza,
pasta dishes, etc. The
primary ingredient is
protein in the form of meat,
poultry, fish or eggs
16. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Includes: beer, wine and distilled
liquors
17. LOW CALORIE BEVERAGES Includes: coffee, tea, decaffeinated
beverages, bouillons,
consomme and low calorie
carbonated beverages
18. SALTY SNACKS Includes: potatoe chips, corn chips,
puffed salty snacks, cheese
snacks, salted pretzels or
popcorn, etc.
Tape Positions 371-375
DATA SOURCES FOR CODE SERIES - NHANES II (1976-1980)
CODES SOURCES
0-02483 Department of Agriculture's 456-3 data tape consists of two
data sets. The NHANES Model Gram Tape includes both data
sets 456-1: Food names and identification numbers (codes)
and 456-2: Food Composition data. The 456-3 tape is the
expansion of data published in Nutritive Values of American
Foods in Common Units (CFE Adm.) 338, May 1977, USDA, APS,
CFEI, Hyattsville, Maryland.
05000 Tulane Dietant Listing - Tulane University, New Orleans,
06000 La., 1969. 6000 series refers to school lunch codes.
08000 Hawaiian Foods
Circular 52 - Nutritive Values of Some Hawaiian Foods in
Household Units and Common Measures. C.D. Miller and B.
Branthoover - Public Health Nutrition, Department of Public
Health Sciences, University of Hawaii, School of Public
Health, June 1957
Food Composition Table for Use in East Asia
USDHEW Publication no. (NIH) 79-456, Dec. 1972
Research Bulletin 146 - Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, and
Proximate Composition of Certain Prepared and Unprepared
Foods in Hawaii. B.R. Standel, D.R. Bassett, P.B. Policar,
and M. Thom. Hawaii Agricultural Experimental Station,
University of Hawaii, May 1975
30000 Continental Baking Company - codes places on tape during
1970-71.
35000 Confidential information - USDA. Codes placed on tape
during 1971.
40000 Baker-Beechnut Baby Food Corporation. Codes placed on tape
in 1975.
41000 Gerber Baby Food Company. Codes placed on tape in 1975.
72000 Nutritive Values of Foods - Home and Garden Bulletin 72,
USDA, 1970; slightly revised edition - 1971.
85000 Food Values of Portions Commonly Used; Bowes & Church, 11th
edition, 1970; 12th edition, 1975.
90000 Commercial codes used in NHANES I, 1971-74.
91000- Commercial codes used in NHANES II, 1976-1980.
94000
