A statistical view on NESARC

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NESARC: Variables

To get an overview about the possibilities and maybe to get an idea about which questions I want to think further more,  I list here the variables with descriptions in the syntax for SAS command LABEL.

Later the list can also help when I was to lazy to write a description in my diagrams.

IDNUM= "unique ID number"

AGE= "age"

REGION= "census region"

DOBY= "date of birth: year"

SEX= "sex"

MARITAL= "current marital status"

S1Q6A= "higher grade or year of school completed"

S1Q7A1= "presents situation includes working full time"

S1Q239= "had problem with neighbor, friend, or relative in last 12 months"

S1Q2310= "experiences major financial crisis, bankruptcy, or been unable to pay bills on time in last 12 months"

S1Q2311= "you or family member had trouble with police, got arrested, or sent to jail in last 12 months"

S1Q2312= "you or family member been victim of crime in last 12 months"

S1Q24FT= "height: feet"

S1Q24IN= "height: inches"

S1Q24LB= "weight: pounds"

S2AQ1= "drank at least 1 alcoholic drink in life"

S2AQ2= "drank at least 12 alcoholic drinks in last 12 months"

S2AQ3= "drank at least 1 alcoholic drink in last 12 months"

S2AQ8A= "how often drink any alcohol in last 12 months"

S2AQ8B= "number of drinks of any alcohol usually consumer on days when drank alcohol in last 12 months"

S2AQ8C= "largest number of drinks of any alcohol consumed on days when drank alcohol in last 12 months"

S2CQ1= "ever sought help because of drinking"

S2CQ2A1= "ever went to alcoholics/narcotics/cocaine anonymous, or 12-step meeting"

S3AQ1A= "ever smoked 100+ cigarettes"

CHECK321= "cigarette smoking status"

S3AQ3B1= "usual frequency when smoked cigarettes"

S3AQ3C1= "usual quantity when smoked cigarettes"

S3BQ1A1= "ever used sedatives"

S3BQ1A2= "ever used tranquilizers"

S3BQ1A3= "ever used opioids"

S3BQ1A4= "ever used amphetamines"

S3BQ1A5= "ever used cannabis"

S3BQ1A6= "ever used cocaine or crack"

S3BQ1A7= "ever used hallucinogens"

S3BQ1A8= "ever used inhalants"

S3BQ1A9A= "ever used heroin"

MAJORDEPLIFE= "major depression – lifetime (non-hierarchical)"

PANLIFE = " anic disorder without agoraphobia – lifetime (non-hierarchical)"

GPANLIFE= "agoraphobia with no history of panic disorder – lifetime (non-hierarchical)"

SOCPDLIFE= "social phobia – lifetime (non-hierarchical)"

GENAXLIFE= "generalized anxiety disorder – lifetime (non-hierarchical)"

GAMBEVDX= "pathological gambling -lifetime"

ALCABDEP12DX= "alcohol abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

ALCABDEPP12DX= "alcohol abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

TAB12MDX= "nicotine dependence in the last 12 months"

TABP12MDX= "nicotine dependence prior to the last 12 months"

TABLIFEDX= "nicotine dependence -lifetime"

STIM12ABDEP= "amphetamine abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

STIMP12ABDEP= "amphetamine abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

PAN12ABDEP= "opioid abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

PANP12ABDEP= "opioid abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

SED12ABDEP= "sedative abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

SEDP12ABDEP= "sedative abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

TRAN12ABDEP= "tranquilizer abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

TRANP12ABDEP= "tranquilizer abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

COC12ABDEP= "cocaine abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

COCP12ABDEP= "cocaine abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

SOL12ABDEP= "inhalant/solvent abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

SOLP12ABDEP= "inhalant/solvent abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

HAL12ABDEP= "hallucinogen abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

HALP12ABDEP= "hallucinogen abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

MAR12ABDEP= "cannabis abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

MARP12ABDEP= "cannabis abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

HER12ABDEP= "heroin abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

HERP12ABDEP= "heroin abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

OTHB12ABDEP= "other drug abuse/dependence in last 12 months"

OTHBP12ABDEP= "other drug abuse/dependence prior to the last 12 months"

ETHRACE2A= "imputed race/ethnicity"

(source (variables and descriptions): Codebook NESARC)

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about NESARC

The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) is a study directed by the National Institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism (NIAAA).

In the years from 2001 to 2002 43,093 respondents from the USA with an age 18 or older were asked about their alcohol and tabacco use.

Additional there are some general informations about for example age, gender,  education.

For more informations look here.

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