Data Set Name: CC37.NHIS97.POIEPSOD
FIJ - 1
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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RECTYPE Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
1-2 Record Type
226 80 Poison Episode
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: None
Notes: None
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SRVY_YR Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
3-6 Survey Year
226 1997 1997
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: survey year
Notes: None
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FIJ - 2
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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HHX Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
7-12 Household Serial Number
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: household number
Notes: Use this variable to identify individual households.
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FMX Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
13-14 Family Serial Number
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: family number
Notes: Use this variable in combination with HHX to identify individual
families.
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FIJ - 3
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PX Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
15-16 Person Number
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: person number
Notes: Use this variable in combination with HHX and FMX to identify
individual persons.
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POIEPNO Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
17 Poison episode number
209 1 First poison episode
10 2 Second poison episode
5 3 Third poison episode
2 4 Fourth poison episode
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: injury
Notes: Use this variable in combination with HHX, FMX, and PX to identify
poison episodes for individual persons or use this variable in
combination with CTRLNUM and PX to identify poison episodes for
individual persons. This variable contains episodes that did not meet
the criteria for poisoning. See the Survey Description for more
details.
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FIJ - 4
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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POIDTEM When did poisoning happen?
FIJ.330
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
18-19 Month of poisoning
9 01 January
19 02 February
22 03 March
22 04 April
12 05 May
14 06 June
34 07 July
17 08 August
18 09 September
22 10 October
16 11 November
15 12 December
0 97 Refused
6 98 Not ascertained
0 99 Don't know
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; date
Notes: None
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FIJ - 5
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PDAY Recode
FIJ Recode
AGE = All and PPOIS3MR = 1
Persons who had at least one poisoning episode
during the past 3 months
20-21 Day of week of poisoning
16 01 Sunday
23 02 Monday
38 03 Tuesday
19 04 Wednesday
18 05 Thursday
17 06 Friday
20 07 Saturday
0 97 Refused
75 98 Not ascertained
0 99 Don't know
0 <Blank: Not in Universe>
Sources: POIDTEM; POIDTED; POIDTEY
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; day
Notes: This variable was calculated using the date as reported by the
respondent. In many cases, there appears to be a preference for
choosing the 1st and 15th as the day of the month (i.e. heaping). This
variable should be used with caution.
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FIJ - 6
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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POIDTEY When did poisoning happen?
FIJ.330
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
22-25 Year of poisoning
13 1996 1996
175 1997 1997
0 1998 1998
0 9997 Refused
38 9998 Not ascertained
0 9999 Don't know
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; date
Notes: None
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RPCKDMP Recode
FIJ Recode
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
26-27 Time between interview and poison dates
150 00-91 0-91 days
1 92 92-99 days
3 93 Same month as interview
21 94 Month before month of interview
24 95 2 months before month of interview
21 96 3 or 4 months before month of interview
6 98 Not ascertained
Sources: RPCKDP; RPCKMP
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; elapsed time
Notes: This variable was calculated by subtracting the date of the poison
episode from the closing date of the interview. If the exact date was
unknown but month was known, codes 93-96 were assigned as appropriate.
For more information about this variable see the Survey Description
document.
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FIJ - 7
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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POITPR2 Did {person}'s poisoning result from:
FIJ.340
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
28-29 Cause of poisoning
64 01 A drug or med substance used mistakenly/od
49 02 A harmful or toxic solid or liquid substance
20 03 Inhaling gases or vapors
5 04 Eating poisonous plant/substance
33 05 A venomous animal or plant
6 06 Something else - poisoning
22 07 Allergic/adverse reaction to med/otr substance
25 08 Something else - NOT poisoning
0 97 Refused
0 98 Not ascertained
2 99 Don't know
0 <Blank: Not in Universe>
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; drug; toxic substance; gas; plant; animal
Notes: See Survey Description for a detailed description of values "07" and
"08."
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FIJ - 8
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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POICC Did you or someone else call a poison control
center for advice in treating {person}'s
poisoning?
FIJ.360
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
30 Called poison control center
84 1 Yes
129 2 No
0 7 Refused
10 8 Not ascertained
3 9 Don't know
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; poison control center
Notes: None
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FIJ - 9
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PHOSP {Were/Was} {person} hospitalized for at least one
night as a result of this poisoning?
FIJ.370
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
31 Hospitalized for poisoning
35 1 Yes
190 2 No
0 7 Refused
1 8 Not ascertained
0 9 Don't know
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; hospitalized
Notes: Refer to FHOSPYR FAU.050 for a family level question on a related
topic. The data in PHOSP FIJ.370 and FHOSPYR FAU.050 were not compared
for consistency.
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FIJ - 10
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PHNO How many nights {were/was} {person} in the
hospital?
FIJ.380
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 and PHOSP = 1
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months that resulted
in hospitalization
32-33 Number of nights hospitalized
35 01-94 1-94 nights
0 95 95+ nights
0 97 Refused
0 98 Not ascertained
0 99 Don't know
191 <Blank: Not in Universe>
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; hospital
Notes: Refer to HPNITE FAU.110 for a family level question on a related topic.
The data in PHNO FIJ.380 and HPNITE FAU.110 were not compared for
consistency.
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FIJ - 11
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PWKLS As a result of this poisoning, how much work did
{person} miss?
FIJ.400
AGE > 13 years and PPOIS3M = 1
Poison episodes for persons > 13 years who had at
least one poisoning during the past 3 months
34 Days absent from work
75 0 None
6 1 Less than 1 day
24 2 One to five days
11 3 Six or more days
39 6 Not employed at the time of poisoning
0 7 Refused
2 8 Not ascertained
0 9 Don't know
69 <Blank: Not in Universe>
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; work; days absent
Notes: Refer to WKDAYR_1 AHS.040 for a person level question on a related
topic. The data in PWKLS FIJ.400 and WKDAYR_1 AHS.040 were not
compared for consistency.
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FIJ - 12
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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PSCLS As a result of this poisoning, how much school did
{person} miss?
FIJ.410
AGE > 4 years and PPOIS3M = 1
Poison episodes for persons > 4 years who had at
least one poisoning during the past 3 months
35 Days absent from school
96 0 None
2 1 Less than 1 day
7 2 One to five days
3 3 Six or more days
62 6 Not in school at the time of the injury
0 7 Refused
9 8 Not ascertained
0 9 Don't know
47 <Blank: Not in Universe>
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: poison; school; days absent
Notes: Refer to SCHDAYR CHS.220 for a person level question on a related
topic. The data in PSCLS FIJ.410 and SCHDAYR CHS.220 were not compared
for consistency.
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FIJ - 13
1997 NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY
POISON EPISODE - PUBLIC USE
226 RECORDS
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Variable Name Question Date last modified 10/26/99
Question No. Variable Universe
Universe Description
Location Variable Label
Freq. Value / Value Labels
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WTFA Generated variable
Generated
AGE = All and PPOIS3M = 1 / All poison episodes
Poison episodes for persons who had at least one
poisoning during the past 3 months
36-41 Weight - Final Annual
Sources: None
Recodes: None
Keywords: final weight; annual; person weight
Notes: This weight should be used for most analyses at the person level when
using a full year of data. All poison questions have a recall period
of 3 months. Annual estimates should be calculated as follows:
(variable)(4)(WTFA) = annual estimate of a variable.
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