Have you ever used powder on your private parts (genital areas)?


The next question asks about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years?


Did you ever use a diaphragm (a birth control device that fits over the opening of your womb)?


The next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). Did you ever use powder on your diaphragm?


The next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years did you use powder on your diaphragm?

The next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). Did you ever use powder on a sanitary napkin or pad?


The next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years did you use powder on sanitary pads?


Have you ever used an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed on at least half the days in any one month period?


How many years total did you use an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed?


How many months per year did you use an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed on at least half the days of the month?


When you used the electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed, did you leave it turned on most of the time while you were sleeping, or did you use it only to warm the bed before you went to sleep?


Have you used an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed during the past year?


For how many years did you live or work on a farm?


Did you ever work for one year or more as a hairdresser, beautician, or cosmetologist where you worked with hair dyes?


For how many years did you work as a hairdresser, beautician or cosmetologist?


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Do you send or receive text messages on your phone?

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

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

Do you use the Internet to look for health information?

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

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.)

Since age 21, have you or someone else ever poured, mixed, sprayed or applied insecticides (such as bug or flea spray, garden/lawn/crop insecticides) in your immediate surroundings at home, leisure, or work?  (Do not include insect repellents, weed killers, fungus/mildew killers, or flea tick or mite treatments applied directly to pets.) (Mark one.)

What types of exposure have you had to insecticides? (Mark all that apply.) I mixed them

What types of exposure have you had to insecticides? (Mark all that apply.) I sprayed or applied them

What types of exposure have you had to insecticides? (Mark all that apply.) Lawn service applied them at my home

What types of exposure have you had to insecticides? (Mark all that apply.) Applied in home by commercial service

What types of exposure have you had to insecticides? (Mark all that apply.) Other

What methods have you used to treat your pets for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Do not include spraying the house for fleas or insects.  Mark all that apply.)  None.

How many years in total did you personally mix or apply insecticides at home or at work?  (Mark one.)

In those years, what was the average number of times each year that you personally mixed or applied insecticides at home or work? (Mark one.)

How many years in total did someone other than yourself (for example, a lawn service or a commercial applicator) apply insecticides to your home, lawn, or garden?  (Mark one.)

In those years, what was the average number of times each year that someone other than yourself applied insecticides to your home, lawn or garden?  (Mark one.)

Have you ever sat in front of a computer screen within three feet with the power turned 'on' (for example, when writing letters)?

How many years in total did you sit in front of a computer screen regularly (at least once each week) with the power turned 'on'?  (Mark one.)

In the past five 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.)

Since age 21, have you ever lived with a pet in your home?

What methods have you used to treat your pets for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Do not include spraying the house for fleas or insects.  Mark all that apply.)  Flea and tick collars.

What methods have you used to treat your pets for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Do not include spraying the house for fleas or insects.  Mark all that apply.)  Powder or spray.

What methods have you used to treat your pets for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Do not include spraying the house for fleas or insects.  Mark all that apply.)  Dips.

What methods have you used to treat your pets for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Do not include spraying the house for fleas or insects.  Mark all that apply.)  Other

How many years in total have you treated a pet in your home for fleas, mites, or ticks?  (Mark one.)

Have you ever used a hand-held hair dryer regularly (at least once a week)?

How many years in total have you used a hand-held hair dryer?  (Mark one.)

In those years, what was the average number of times per week that you used a hand-held hair dryer?  (Mark one.)

What kind of pet do you have? (Mark all that apply.) Dog.

What kind of pet do you have? (Mark all that apply.) Cat.

What kind of pet do you have? (Mark all that apply.) Bird.

What kind of pet do you have? (Mark all that apply.) Fish.

What kind of pet do you have? (Mark all that apply.) Other pet.

How often have you gone to a religious service or to church during the past month? (Mark only one oval.)

id	Variable	Description	Collected	File
idGENPWDR	VariableUsed powder on genitals	DescriptionHave you ever used powder on your private parts (genital areas)?	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idGENPWDRY	VariableYears used powder on genitals	DescriptionThe next question asks about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q15 "Used powder on genitals".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idDIAPHRAM	VariableEver use a diaphragm	DescriptionDid you ever use a diaphragm (a birth control device that fits over the opening of your womb)?	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idDIAPWDR	VariableEver use powder on diaphragm	DescriptionThe next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). Did you ever use powder on your diaphragm? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q16 "Ever use a diaphragm".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idDIAPWDRY	VariableYears used powder on diaphragm	DescriptionThe next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years did you use powder on your diaphragm? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q16 "Ever use a diaphragm". Sub-question of F42 V1 Q16.1 "Ever use powder on diaphragm".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idPADPWDR	VariableEver used powder on a sanitary napkin	DescriptionThe next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). Did you ever use powder on a sanitary napkin or pad?	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idPADPWDRY	VariableYears used powder on a sanitary napkin	DescriptionThe next set of questions are about the use of powders (talc, baby powder, deodorant powder). For how many years did you use powder on sanitary pads? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q17 "Ever used powder on sanitary".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idELCBLKT	VariableEver used an electric blanket	DescriptionHave you ever used an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed on at least half the days in any one month period?	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idELCBLKTY	VariableYears used an electric blanket	DescriptionHow many years total did you use an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q18 "Ever used electric blanket".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire
idELCBLKTM	VariableMonths used an electric blanket	DescriptionHow many months per year did you use an electric blanket, electric mattress pad, or heated water bed on at least half the days of the month? ^*Sub-question of F42 V1 Q18 "Ever used electric blanket".	CollectedBaseline	FileForm 42 - OS Questionnaire

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