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Form 156 - Supplemental Questionnaire

File NameData as ofPopulationData collectedOne row perRows
f156_ctos_inv.dat9/30/2016CT+OSExt2Participant74,852
ID - WHI Participant Common ID
Col 1
NMissing
74,8520
F156VTYP - Visit Type
Col 2
ValueDescriptionN%
3Annual visit74,852100
F156VY - Visit Year
Col 3

Visit year in which this form was collected.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
74,8520152117.5341.128
F156X2VY - Extension 2 visit year
Col 4

WHI Extension 2 visit year for which this form was collected.

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
74,85203640.055
F156DAYS - F156 Days since randomization or enrollment
Col 5
NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
74,85205,4247,7066,390.315408.407
MOMBORNY - Year mother was born
Col 6

What year was your mother born?

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
66,2798,5731,8701,9301,906.958.831
DADBORNY - Year father was born
Col 7

What year was your father born?

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
64,54510,3071,8701,9301,903.2639.568
WTCUR_X2 - Current weight, lbs
Col 8

What is your current weight?

NMissingMinMaxMeanStdDev
71,7183,13466411151.77432.139
FRIENDSNUM - How many close friends
Col 9

How many close friends do you have?

ValueDescriptionN%
00 (zero)1,1931.6
11-28,85511.8
23-419,57726.2
35-616,61822.2
47-99,25812.4
510 or more17,10022.8
Missing2,2513%
RELATIVESNUM - How many close relatives
Col 10

How many close relatives do you have?

ValueDescriptionN%
00 (zero)1,1191.5
11-25,8327.8
23-410,28713.7
35-611,14314.9
47-910,68914.3
510 or more32,89743.9
Missing2,8853.9%
RAILINGS - Changes to home, railings or banisters
Col 11

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Railings or banisters.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No58,31077.9
1Yes12,96617.3
Missing3,5764.8%
GRABBARS - Changes to home, grab bars
Col 12

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Grab bars.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No47,70963.7
1Yes23,56731.5
Missing3,5764.8%
RAMPS - Changes to home, indoor or outdoor ramps
Col 13

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Indoor or outdoor ramps.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No68,04490.9
1Yes3,2324.3
Missing3,5764.8%
NONSLIP - Changes to home, non-slip surfaces
Col 14

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Non-slip surfaces.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No64,53686.2
1Yes6,7409
Missing3,5764.8%
TACKRUG - Changes to home, tacking down carpets/rugs
Col 15

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Tacking down carpets/rugs.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No66,56288.9
1Yes4,7146.3
Missing3,5764.8%
CLUTTER - Changes to home, decreasing clutter
Col 16

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Decreasing clutter.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No51,97369.4
1Yes19,30325.8
Missing3,5764.8%
LIGHTING - Changes to home, increasing lighting
Col 17

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Increasing lighting.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No57,89977.4
1Yes13,37717.9
Missing3,5764.8%
COUNTERHT - Changes to home, sink/counter heights
Col 18

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Sink/counter heights.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No69,28192.6
1Yes1,9952.7
Missing3,5764.8%
HOMEOTH - Changes to home, other
Col 19

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. Other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No67,00489.5
1Yes4,2725.7
Missing3,5764.8%
HOMENOCHNG - Changes to home, no changes
Col 20

As people grow older they sometimes need to make changes to their home so that it is a safer and easier place to live. Please read the list below and mark any changes or additions you have made to your home for yourself or someone else. Be sure to mark all that apply. No changes.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No39,28652.5
1Yes31,99042.7
Missing3,5764.8%
FALLHOME - Fall at home last year
Col 21

In the last year, did you fall at home?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No56,43975.4
1Yes16,62422.2
Missing1,7892.4%
EMERGDEVICE - Wear emergency contact device
Col 22

Do you wear a device around your neck or wrist for contacting emergency help?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No65,38187.3
1Yes7,81910.4
Missing1,6522.2%
FLUSHOT - Flu shot in the past 12 months
Col 23

During the past 12 months, have you had a seasonal flu shot?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No11,28015.1
1Yes60,57880.9
2Don't know / Not sure2710.4
Missing2,7233.6%
PNEUMONIASHOT - Ever had a pneumonia shot
Col 24

A pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine is usually given only once or twice in a person's life and is different from the flu shot. Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No10,03013.4
1Yes59,02178.9
2Don't know / Not sure2,6643.6
Missing3,1374.2%
SHINGLESVACC - Had the shingles vaccine
Col 25

Have you had the shingles vaccine (also known as the zoster vaccine)?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No30,22440.4
1Yes38,24551.1
2Don't know / Not sure1,7972.4
Missing4,5866.1%
PNEUMONIA - Pneumonia diagnosed by a physician
Col 26

As an adult, have you had pneumonia diagnosed by a physician?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No52,99770.8
1Yes17,93424
2Don't know / Not sure1,1021.5
Missing2,8193.8%
PNEUMLAST - Last pneumonia diagnosis
Col 27

How long ago was your last pneumonia diagnosed?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 6 months9931.3
26 to 12 months ago1,0761.4
31 to 3 years ago2,8133.8
4Greater than 3 years ago12,89117.2
Missing57,07976.3%
UTI - Unirary tract infection
Col 28

Has a health care provider ever told you that you had a urinary tract infection (bladder infection, cystitis, kidney infection, pyelonephritis)?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No32,58543.5
1Yes38,39351.3
2Don't know / Not sure1,1301.5
Missing2,7443.7%
UTILAST - Last urinary tract infection
Col 29

How long ago was your last urinary tract infection?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 6 months6,6658.9
26 to 12 months ago5,1546.9
31 to 3 years ago7,3169.8
4Greater than 3 years ago18,82825.2
Missing36,88949.3%
SHINGLES - Ever had shingles
Col 30

Have you ever had shingles?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No54,03672.2
1Yes17,33123.2
2Don't know / Not sure7951.1
Missing2,6903.6%
SHINGLESLAST - When had shingles
Col 31

How long ago did you have shingles?

ValueDescriptionN%
1Less than 6 months9191.2
26 to 12 months ago7961.1
31 to 3 years ago2,6713.6
4Greater than 3 years ago12,55316.8
Missing57,91377.4%
EYEDR - Last time saw an eye doctor
Col 32

When was the last time you saw an eye doctor?

ValueDescriptionN%
11 year ago57,71777.1
21-2 years ago7,3009.8
3More than 2 years ago3,6824.9
4I do not see an eye doctor2840.4
Missing5,8697.8%
GLAUCOMA - Ever had glaucoma
Col 33

Have you ever been told by an eye doctor that you have glaucoma?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No62,26983.2
1Yes9,69913
Missing2,8843.9%
GLAUCOMAAG - Age at glaucoma diagnosis
Col 34

How old were you when diagnosed with glaucoma?

ValueDescriptionN%
1< 453230.4
245-545890.8
355-641,4702
465-743,4784.6
575-842,7763.7
6>= 855950.8
Missing65,62187.7%
GLAUCDROPS - Glaucoma treatment, eye drops
Col 35

Has your glaucoma been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Eye drops.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No1,1171.5
1Yes7,4299.9
Missing66,30688.6%
GLAUCLASER - Glaucoma treatment, laser treatment
Col 36

Has your glaucoma been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Laser treatment.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No5,7537.7
1Yes2,7933.7
Missing66,30688.6%
GLAUCOTHSURG - Glaucoma treatment, other surgery
Col 37

Has your glaucoma been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Other surgery.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No7,3139.8
1Yes1,2331.6
Missing66,30688.6%
CATARACT - Ever had cataract surgery
Col 38

Have you ever had surgery to remove cataracts?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No31,81942.5
1Yes40,17853.7
Missing2,8553.8%
CATARACTAG - Age at first cataract surgery
Col 39

How old were you when you had your first cataract extraction surgery?

ValueDescriptionN%
1< 452130.3
245-547961.1
355-643,8655.2
465-7416,88822.6
575-8415,37520.5
6>= 851,6482.2
Missing36,06748.2%
DIABRETIN - Ever had diabetic retinopathy
Col 40

Have you ever been told by an eye doctor that you have diabetic retinopathy?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No70,74994.5
1Yes1,0601.4
Missing3,0434.1%
DIABRETINAG - Age at diabetic retinopathy diagnosis
Col 41

How old were you when diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy?

ValueDescriptionN%
1< 45170
245-54470.1
355-641510.2
465-743890.5
575-842870.4
6>= 85390.1
Missing73,92298.8%
DIABRETINLASER - Diabetic retinopathy treatment, laser treatment
Col 42

Has your retinopathy been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Laser treatment.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No1490.2
1Yes3120.4
Missing74,39199.4%
DIABRETINSURG - Diabetic retinopathy treatment, surgery/vitrectomy
Col 43

Has your retinopathy been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Surgery/vitrectomy.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No3560.5
1Yes1050.1
Missing74,39199.4%
DIABRETINSUPP - Diabetic retinopathy treatment, nutritional supplement
Col 44

Has your retinopathy been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Nutritional supplement.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No3460.5
1Yes1150.2
Missing74,39199.4%
DRYEYE - Ever had dry eye syndrome
Col 45

Have you ever been told by an eye doctor that you have dry eye syndrome?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No49,94766.7
1Yes21,95529.3
Missing2,9503.9%
DRYEYEAG - Age at dry eye syndrome diagnosis
Col 46

How old were you when diagnosed with dry eye syndrome?

ValueDescriptionN%
1< 454540.6
245-548111.1
355-642,7553.7
465-748,56911.4
575-846,6888.9
6>= 851,1991.6
Missing54,37672.6%
DRYEYETEARS - Dry eye treatment, over the counter tears
Col 47

Has your dry eye been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Over-the-counter artificial tears.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No2,3933.2
1Yes17,63323.6
Missing54,82673.2%
DRYEYEDROPS - Dry eye treatment, medicating drops
Col 48

Has your dry eye been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Medicating drops (e.g., Restasis©).

ValueDescriptionN%
0No15,01620.1
1Yes5,0106.7
Missing54,82673.2%
DRYEYESUPP - Dry eye treatment, fish oil or omega-3 supplements
Col 49

Has your dry eye been treated with any of the following? (Mark all that apply.) Fish oil or omega-3 supplements.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No14,98520
1Yes5,0416.7
Missing54,82673.2%
PROXY - Have chosen a health care proxy
Col 50

Have you chosen a specific person you trust to make health care decisions for you in case you cannot speak for yourself?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No7,51110
1Yes64,59586.3
Missing2,7463.7%
PROXYWHO - Who is health care proxy
Col 51

Who did you choose to make health care decisions for you? (Mark one.).

ValueDescriptionN%
1My spouse or partner20,30627.1
2Another family member31,25641.8
3My family as a group8,13310.9
4My doctor3650.5
5A friend or non-family member2,0102.7
Missing12,78217.1%
PROXYDISCUSS - Talked about end of life with health care proxy
Col 52

Have you talked to the person you chose about the type of health care you want if you were very sick or near the end of your life? (Mark one.).

ValueDescriptionN%
1Yes, had a very detailed discussion31,24141.7
2Yes, but just had a general discussion22,51130.1
3No, assume decision maker knows wishes5,2977.1
4No, for other reason1,4972
Missing14,30619.1%
EOLPLAN - Plans made if cannot live alone
Col 53

Have you made plans for what should happen if you become too sick to live on your own? (Mark one.).

ValueDescriptionN%
1Yes, I have made plans25,55934.1
2No, I haven't given it much thought7,74510.3
3No, I don't have plans but have thought about37,73850.4
Missing3,8105.1%
LIVINGWILL - Advance directive, living will
Col 54

An Advance Directive or Living Will are documents that let a person choose how she wants to be treated if she gets very sick and is near the end of her life. Have you filled out a written Advance Directive or Living Will?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No13,87418.5
1Yes55,87774.6
2Not sure2,9363.9
Missing2,1652.9%
PROVREFUSE - Refused as a patient because on Medicare
Col 55

In the past year, has a health care provider refused to have you as a patient because you are on Medicare?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No69,14492.4
1Yes1,8612.5
2Don't know / Not sure4660.6
3Not on Medicare1,4151.9
Missing1,9662.6%
LT2MEALS - Eat fewer than 2 meals per day
Col 56

I eat fewer than 2 meals per day.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No69,59793
1Yes2,7203.6
Missing2,5353.4%
EATALONE - Eat alone most of the time
Col 57

I eat alone most of the time.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No42,60756.9
1Yes29,91440
Missing2,3313.1%
MOUTHPROB - Tooth or mouth problems making it hard to eat
Col 58

I have tooth or mouth problems that make it hard for me to eat.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No69,48092.8
1Yes2,9443.9
Missing2,4283.2%
NOTABLEFEED - Not able to shop, cook and/or feed self
Col 59

I am not always physically able to shop, cook and/or feed myself.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No67,10589.7
1Yes5,1436.9
Missing2,6043.5%
NOMONEYFOOD - Not enough money for food
Col 60

I don’t always have enough money to buy the food I need.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No70,02993.6
1Yes2,0112.7
Missing2,8123.8%
CELLPHONE - Own a cell phone
Col 61

Do you own a cell phone?

Usage Notes:

This is a lead-in question to F156 Q29.1 “Do you send or receive text messages on your phone?” (TEXTMSG), which has a high skip pattern error rate. The skip pattern rules are not applied. The sub-question may contain data when CELLPHONE is missing or 0 (No). You may wish to use the CELLPHONE and TEXTMSG variables in conjunction with each other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No7,72710.3
1Yes62,72983.8
Missing4,3965.9%
TEXTMSG - Send or receive text messages
Col 62

Do you send or receive text messages on your phone?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F156 Q29 “Do you own a cell phone?” (CELLPHONE). The skip pattern rule is not applied. NOTE: this question may contain data that violated the CELLPHONE question’s skip pattern rules where CELLPHONE was missing or 0 (No). You may wish to use the CELLPHONE and TEXTMSG variables in conjunction with each other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No38,22351.1
1Yes26,94036
Missing9,68912.9%
COMPUTER - Use a computer
Col 63

Do you use a computer (either at home or away from home)?

Usage Notes:

This is a lead-in question to F156 Q30.1 “Do you use it for email?” (EMAIL) and F156 Q30.2 “Do you use it for Internet?” (INTERNET), which have high skip pattern error rates. The skip pattern rules are not applied. The sub-questions may contain data when COMPUTER is missing or 0 (No). You may wish to use the COMPUTER, EMAIL and INTERNET variables in conjunction with each other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No15,26620.4
1Yes55,44274.1
Missing4,1445.5%
EMAIL - Use a computer for email
Col 64

Do you use it for e-mail?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F156 Q30 “Do you use a computer (either at home or away from home)?” (COMPUTER). The skip pattern rule is not applied. NOTE: this question may contain data that violated the COMPUTER question’s skip pattern rules where COMPUTER was missing or 0 (No). You may wish to use the COMPUTER, EMAIL and INTERNET variables in conjunction with each other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No5,5387.4
1Yes52,92170.7
Missing16,39321.9%
INTERNET - Use a computer for internet
Col 65

Do you use it for the internet?

Usage Notes:

Sub-question of F156 Q30 “Do you use a computer (either at home or away from home)?” (COMPUTER). The skip pattern rule is not applied. NOTE: this question may contain data that violated the COMPUTER question’s skip pattern rules where COMPUTER was missing or 0 (No). You may wish to use the COMPUTER, EMAIL and INTERNET variables in conjunction with each other.

ValueDescriptionN%
0No5,7037.6
1Yes52,17969.7
Missing16,97022.7%
SMARTDEVICE - Use smart phone, iPad or other device for email or the Internet
Col 66

Even if you do not use a computer, do you use a “Smart phone,” iPad, or other device for email or the Internet?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No47,23063.1
1Yes24,40932.6
Missing3,2134.3%
INTERNETHEALTH - Use Internet for health info
Col 67

Do you use the Internet to look for health information?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No29,91940
1Yes42,88957.3
Missing2,0442.7%
WHIWEBSITE - Looked at WHI website
Col 68

Have you looked at the WHI website (www.whi.org)?

ValueDescriptionN%
0No68,08591
1Yes4,5516.1
Missing2,2163%
MOMAGE - Mother`s age at participant`s birth
Col 69
ValueDescriptionN%
110-143010.4
215-194,0285.4
320-2417,76423.7
425-2920,61327.5
530-3414,02318.7
635-396,7229
740-442,2263
845-492580.3
9>=50690.1
Missing8,84811.8%
DADAGE - Father`s age at participant`s birth
Col 70
ValueDescriptionN%
111-141300.2
215-199441.3
320-249,07212.1
425-2918,57024.8
530-3417,15622.9
635-3910,30413.8
740-445,1246.8
845-492,0772.8
9>=501,0461.4
Missing10,42913.9%