The data is a subset of the 2009 survey from BRFSS, an ongoing data collection program designed to measure behavioral risk factors for the adult population (18 years of age or older) living in households.
data(brfss)
Also see the codebook: http://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/data/brfss/codebook_09.rtf
Format: a data frame with 245 observations on the following 34 variables.
SEX
A factor with levels Male
Female
.
AGE
A numeric vector from 7 to 97.
HISPANC2
A factor with levels Yes
No
corresponding to the question: are you Hispanic or Latino?
VETERAN2
A factor with levels 1
2
3
4
5
. The question for this variable is:
Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed
Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or
military reserve unit? Active duty does not include training for
the Reserves or National Guard, but DOES include activation, for
example, for the Persian Gulf War. And the labels are meaning: 1:
Yes, now on active duty; 2: Yes, on active duty during the last 12
months, but not now; 3: Yes, on active duty in the past, but not
during the last 12 months; 4: No, training for Reserves or
National Guard only; 5: No, never served in the military.
MARITAL
A factor with levels Married
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
NeverMarried
UnmarriedCouple
.
CHILDREN
A numeric vector giving the number of children less than 18 years of age in household.
EDUCA
A factor with the education levels 1
2
3
4
5
6
as 1: Never attended
school or only kindergarten; 2: Grades 1 through 8 (Elementary);
3: Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school); 4: Grade 12 or GED
(High school graduate); 5: College 1 year to 3 years (Some college
or technical school); 6: College 4 years or more (College
graduate).
EMPLOY
A factor showing the employment
status with levels 1
2
3
4
5
7
8
. The labels mean -- 1: Employed for wages; 2:
Self-employed; 3: Out of work for more than 1 year; 4: Out of
work for less that 1 year; 5: A homemaker; 6: A student; 7:
Retired; 8: Unable to work.
INCOME2
The annual household income from all sources with levels <10k
10-15k
15-20k
20-25k
25-35k
35-50k
50-75k
>75k
Dontknow
Refused
.
WEIGHT2
The weight without shoes in pounds.
HEIGHT3
The weight without shoes in inches.
PREGNANT
Whether pregnant now with two
levels Yes
and No
.
GENHLTH
The
answer to the question "in general your health is" with levels
Excellent
VeryGood
Good
Fair
Poor
Refused
.
PHYSHLTH
The number of days during the last 30 days that the respondent's physical health was not good. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
MENTHLTH
The number of days during the last 30 days that the respondent's mental health was not good. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
POORHLTH
The number of days during the last 30 days that poor physical or mental health keep the respondent from doing usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
HLTHPLAN
Whether having any kind of health care
coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs,
or government plans such as Medicare. The answer has two levels:
Yes
and No
.
CAREGIVE
Whether
providing any such care or assistance to a friend or family member
during the past month, with levels Yes
and No
.
QLACTLM2
Whether being limited in any way in any
activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems,
with levels Yes
and No
.
DRNKANY4
Whether having had at least one drink of
any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or
liquor during the past 30 days, with levels Yes
and
No
.
ALCDAY4
The number of days during the past 30 days that the respondent had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
AVEDRNK2
The number of drinks on the average the respondent had on the days when he/she drank, during the past 30 days. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
SMOKE100
Whether having smoked at least
100 cigarettes in the entire life, with levels Yes
and
No
.
SMOKDAY2
The frequency of days now
smoking, with levels Everyday
Somedays
and
NotAtAll
(not at all).
STOPSMK2
Whether
having stopped smoking for one day or longer during the past 12
months because the respondent was trying to quit smoking, with
levels Yes
and No
.
LASTSMK1
A factor
with levels 3
4
5
6
7
8
corresponding to the question: how long has it been since last
smokeing cigarettes regularly? The labels mean: 3: Within the past
6 months (3 months but less than 6 months ago); 4: Within the past
year (6 months but less than 1 year ago); 5: Within the past 5
years (1 year but less than 5 years ago); 6: Within the past 10
years (5 years but less than 10 years ago); 7: 10 years or more;
8: Never smoked regularly.
FRUIT
The number of fruit the respondent eat every year, not counting juice. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
GREENSAL
The number of servings of green salad the respondent eat every year. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
POTATOES
The number of servings of potatoes, not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips, that the respondent eat every year. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
CARROTS
The number of carrots the respondent eat every year. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
VEGETABL
The number of servings of vegetables the respondent eat every year, not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
FRUITJUI
The number of fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato that the respondent drink every year. -7 is for "Don't know/Not sure", and -9 is for "Refused".
BMI4
Body Mass Index (BMI). Computed by WEIGHT in Kilograms/(HEIGHT in Meters * HEIGHT3 in Meters). Missing if any of WEIGHT2 or HEIGHT3 is missing.
library(MissingDataGUI)