Variable Name

Data Type

Description

Coding

projid

character

SubjectÕs Unique Identifier.

Random 9-digit numeric strings.

gender

integer

Subject's gender.

1 = male; 2 = female

race

integer

SubjectÕs self-identified race.

1 = Caucasian

2 = African American

3 = American Indian

4 = Eskimo

5 = Aleut

6 = Asian or Pacific Islander

 

hispanic

integer

Subject's self-identified ethnicity.

1 = Hispanic

2 = Not Hispanic

c1popdate

date

Date of baseline interview.

yyyy-mm-dd

c1age

integer

SubjectÕs age at time of baseline interview.

2-3 digits

married

integer

Marital status at time of interview.

1 = Married

2 = Separated

3 = Divorced

4 = Widowed

 

emarried

integer

Subject ever married?

1 = Yes; 2 = No

education

integer

Years of education.

 

  1-8 elementry school

 9-12 high school

13-16 college

 >=17 post-graduate

 

income

integer

Yearly income level?

 1 = $0 to $4999

 2 = $5000 to $9999

 3 = 10000 to $14999

 4 = $15000 to $19999

 5 = $20000 to $24999

 6 = $25000 to $29999

 7 = $30000 to $34999

 8 = $35000 to $49999

 9 = $50000 to $74999

10 = $75000+

 

cohort

character

Subject study cohort.

OC = Original Group

SC = Successive Cohort

MG = Mount Greenwood Group