What is your current weight?

In the past year, what was your highest weight?

In the past year, what was your lowest weight?

Think about the walking you do outside the home. How often do you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping? (Mark only one.)

When you walk outside the home for more than 10 minutes without stopping, for how many minutes do you usually walk?

What is your usual speed?

STRENUOUS OR VERY HARD EXERCISE (You work up a sweat and your heart beats fast). For example, aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps.

How long do usually exercise like this at one time?

MODERATE EXERCISE (Not exhausting). For example, biking outdoors, use of an exercise machine (like a stationary bike or treadmill), calisthenics, easy swimming, popular and folk dancing.

How long do usually exercise like this at one time?

MILD EXERCISE. For example, slow dancing, bowling, golf.

How long do usually exercise like this at one time?

Do you smoke cigarettes now?

How many cigarettes do you usually smoke each day? (Mark one.)

In the past four years, did you ever sit in front of a computer screen within three feet with the power turned "on" (for example, when writing letters)?

In the past four years, what was the average number of days each week that you sat in front of a computer screen with the power turned "on"? (Mark one.)

On the days that you used a computer, what was the average number of hours that you sat in front of a computer screen with the power turned "on"? (Mark one.)

I have a reason for living.

I feel a sense of purpose in my life.

I am able to reach down deep into myself for comfort

I feel a sense of harmony within myself.

I find a comfort in my faith.

I find strength in my faith.

In the past year, how often did you attend regular religious services?

In the past year, how often did you spend time in private religious activities such as prayer, meditation, bible reading, or reading religious literature?

In the past year, have you used a non-traditional or alternative medicine treatment or technique, such as herbal remedies, mental imagery, spiritual healing, acupressure, acupuncture, or homeopathy?

How would you describe the condition of your mouth and teeth?

Does your mouth feel dry when you eat a meal?

How often have you limited the kinds or amounts of food you eat because of problems with your teeth or dentures?

During the past 3 years, how often have you gone to the dentist or dental hygienist for routine check-ups or cleanings?

Has a dentist or dental hygienist ever told you that you had periodontal or gum disease?

Have you lost ALL of your permanent teeth, both upper and lower?

In the past year, did you use any natural hormones that you can get without a doctor's prescription? These are usually made from plants and often obtained from health food stores or by mail order. They may be in the form of a pill, vaginal cream or suppository, or skin cream.

Wild yam or progesterone creams

Progesterone suppositories

DHEA (dehydroepiandosterone pills)

Phytoestrogen pills (soy or flax)

Phytoestrogen creams (soy or flax)

Phytoestrogen containing foods (tofu, soybeans)

In the past year, did you use female hormones (ESTROGEN or PROGESTERONE) that were prescribed by a doctor? (This may have been in the form of a pill, skin patch, shot, or vaginal cream or suppository.)

In the past year, did you use female hormone PILLS prescribed by a doctor which contained both ESTROGEN and progestin (PROGESTERONE) COMBINED in the same pill or package (for example, Prempro, Premphase)? (Do not include use of two separate estrogen and progestin pills used at the same time.)

In the past year, how many months did you use COMBINED female hormone PILLS which contained both ESTROGEN and PROGESTIN?

In the past year, did you use female hormone PILLS prescribed by a doctor which contained both ESTROGEN and TESTOSTERONE COMBINED in the same pill (for example, Estratest)?

In the past year, how many months did you use COMBINED female hormone PILLS which contained both ESTROGEN and TESTOSTERONE?

In the past year, what type of COMBINED ESTROGEN and TESTOSTERONE pill did you use the longest?

In the past year, did you use ESTROGEN PILLS which were prescribed by a doctor (for example, Premarin, Estrace, Ogen)? (Do not include the combined pill of estrogen progestin or the combined pill of estrogen and testosterone.)

In the past year, how many months did you use ESTROGEN PILLS?

In the past year, when you were using ESTROGEN pills, what was the average number of days each month you used the pills?

In the past year, what type of ESTROGEN pills did you use the longest?

What dose did you usually take each day? (Mark one. If you regularly take more than one dose, mark the lowest dose.)

In the past year, did you take shots containing the hormone ESTROGEN?

In the past year, how many months did you take the shots? (Count each shot as one month.)

In the past year, did you use a vaginal cream or suppository containing ESTROGEN which was prescribed by a doctor?

In the past year, how many months did you use the vaginal cream or suppository?

In the past year, did you use a SKIN PATCH containing the hormone ESTROGEN with or without PROGESTERONE (for example, Estraderm, Climara, Vivelle)?

In the past year, how many months did you use the patch?

In the past year, what type of patch did you use the longest?

What dose of ESTROGEN was in the skin patch you usually used?

What was the average number of times each week that you changed your skin patch?

In the past year, did you use the female hormone PILL called PROGESTERONE or progestin (for example, Provera, Cycrin, Aman, Megace)? (Do not included the combined pill of estrogen and progestin.)

In the past year, how many months did you use PROGESTERONE or progestin pills?

In the past year, when you were using PROGESTERONE or progestin pills, what was the average number of days each month you used the pills?

In the past year, what type of PROGESTERONE or progestin pills did you use the longest?

What dose did you usually take each day? (Mark one. If you regularly take more than one dose, mark the lowest dose).

Macular degeneration of the retina

Emphysema or chronic bronchitis

Heart failure or congestive heart failure

Angina (chest pains from the heart)

Kidney or bladder stones (renal or urinary calculi)

Dialysis for kidney or renal failure

Pancreatitis (inflamed pancreas)

Liver disease (chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis, or yellow jaundice)

Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, motor neuron disease, or Lou Gehrig's disease)

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

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 5.1, 5.3, and 5.5. Total number of episodes per week of recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6. Episodes per week of recreational physical activity of >=20 minutes duration (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4.2, 5.1, and 5.3. Episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. Episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity of >=20 minutes duration (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4. Categorical variable of episodes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity of >= 20 minutes duration (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity). Computed from XLMSEPI and TEPIWK.

Computed from Form 145, question 5.1. Episodes per week of strenuous recreational physical activity.

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6. Total minutes per week of recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.2, 5.1, and 5.3. Minutes per week of moderate and strenuous recreational physical activity (includes walking fairly fast or very fast, moderate physical activity and strenuous physical activity).

Computed from Form 145, questions 5.1 and 5.2. Minutes per week of strenuous recreational physical activity.

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6. Total MET-hours per week. Expenditure of energy from recreational physical activity (includes walking, mild, moderate and strenuous physical activity in kcal/week/kg).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, and 4.2. Expenditure of energy from physical activity from walking in kcal/week/kg (MET-hours per week).

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1 and 4.2. Energy expenditure from average walking (2-3 mph) in MET-hours per week. If question 6.2 (speed of walking) was marked as "don't know" or was missing, the speed was assumed to be 2-3 mph.

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1 and 4.2. Energy expenditure form walking fairly fast (3-4 mph) in MET-hours per week.

Computed from Form 145, questions 4, 4.1, and 4.2. Energy expenditure from walking very fast (> 4 mph) in MET-hours per week.

Computed from Form 145, questions 5.1 and 5.2. Energy expenditure from strenuous or very hard exercise (for example, aerobics, aerobic dancing, jogging, tennis, swimming laps) in MET-hours per week.

Computed from Form 145, questions 5.3 and 5.4. Energy expenditure from moderate exercise (for example, biking outdoors, using an exercise machine, calisthenics, easy swimming, popular or folk dancing) in MET-hours per week.

Computed from Form 145, questions 5.5 and 5.6. Energy expenditure from mild exercise (for example, slow dancing, bowling, golf) in MET-hours per week.

Computed from form 150 questions 4, 5, 6, 7, 7.1, and 7.2

Computed from form 150 questions 4, 5, 8, and 8.1

Computed from variables "Estrogen use last year" and "Progesterone use last year".