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What is the highest grade in school you finished? (Mark one.)

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Not working

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Retired

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Homemaker, raising children, care of others

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Employed (full-time or part-time)

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Disabled, unable to work

What is your current job status? (Mark the one that best describes you. If more than one describes you, mark both.) Other (Specify):

Which of the statements below best describe your job? If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest? (If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.) Homemaker, raising children, care of others

Which of the statements below best describe your job? If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest? (If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.) Managerial, professional specialty (Executive, managerial, administrative, professional occupations. Job titles include teacher, guidance counselor, registered nurse, doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect, computer/systems analyst, personnel manager, sales manager, etc.)

Which of the statements below best describe your job? If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest? (If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.)Technical, sales, and administrative support (Technical and related support occupations, sales, administrative support, clerical work. Job titles include computer programmer/operator, vocational/practical nurse, dental assistant, laboratory technician, sales clerk, cashier, receptionist, secretary, word processor, etc.)

Which of the statements below best describe your job? If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest? (If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.) Service (Protective service (police, fire), health or food services, craft and repair occupations, farming, forestry or fishing occupations. Job titles include policewoman, nursing assistant, teaching assistant, child care attendant, maid, cook, waitress, food service clerk, seamstress, etc.)

Which of the statements below best describe your job? If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest? (If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.) Operators, fabricators, and laborers (Factory, transport, and construction work. Job titles include factory, assembly, truck driver, construction worker, etc.)

Which of the statements below best describe your job?If you are not working now, which statement best describes your past job, that is, the job you held the longest?(If you are a homemaker, but work part-time, you should mark both.) Other (Specify):

What is your current marital status? (Mark the one that best describes you.)

If married or living in a marriage-like relationship, which category below best describes the highest level of school your husband (partner) completed? (Mark one.)

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Not working

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Retired

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Homemaker, raising children, care of others

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Employed (full-time or part-time)

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Disabled, unable to work

What is your husband's (partner's) current job status (Mark one. If more than one applies, mark both) Other (Specify):

Which statement below best describes your husband's (partner's) job? If not working now, which one best describes your partner's last job? (See Question 8 for descriptions of these jobs.)

What was the total family income (before taxes) from all sources within your household in the last year? (Mark the one that is the best guess. This information is important for describing the women in the study as a group and is kept strictly confidential.)

Do you have a clinic, doctor, nurse, or physician assistant who gives you your usual medical care?

Have you ever had a mammogram (X-ray of the breasts to look for cancer)?

Have you ever had a Pap smear (a cancer check done during a female exam)?

Have you had an abnormal Pap smear in the last 3 years?

Have you ever been told you had cervical dysplasia (abnormal changes of the cervix that may or may not be early signs of cancer)?

Have you ever had a test called a "uterus biopsy," "endometrial aspiration," or "D & C"? (This is done in a doctor's office or clinic where a small part of the lining of the uterus or womb is tested. These tests are different from a Pap smear or a colposcopy.

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Pre-paid private insurance (for example: Health Maintenance Organization, Kaiser Permanente, or other Group Health-type plan)

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Other private insurance (for example: Blue Cross, Aetna, etc.)

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Medicare

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Medicaid (for example: Medical Assistance or DPA)

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Military or Veterans Administration-sponsored

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) No insurance

Which category or categories below best describe how you usually pay for your medical care? (Mark all that apply.) Other

Have you served in the U.S. armed forces on active duty for a period of 180 days or more?

Have you ever made use of a VA Medical Center?

Computed from Form 20, questions 8.1-8.8. Categorizes participants occupation into one of four groups (managerial/professional, technical/sales/administrative, homemaker only, or service/labor).

Computed from Form 20, questions 13 and 13.1. Indicates if a participant did NOT have a mammogram in the past two years.

Computed from Form 20, questions 14 and 14.1, and Form 2, question 18. Indicates if a participant did NOT have a pap smear in the past three years. Missing if a participant has been hysterectomized.

Computed from Form 20, questions 12, 12.2 and 18. Time in months since last visit to participant's usual medical care provider.

Computed from Form 20, questions 12, 12.2 and 18. Indicator of whether participant reported visiting her ususal medical care provider within the last year.

Computed from Form 20, question 16. Indicator for whether the participant has any medical insurance.