Unique ID
Sample type
State - from zip merge
Community type from zip merge - alpha
Respondent's sex
Overall, how would you rate the quality of life for you and your family today? Would you say it is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?
Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?
Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?
Do you access the internet on a cell phone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least occasionally?
Do you have a cell phone... or a Blackberry or iPhone or other device that is also a cell phone?
Some cell phones are called ‘smartphones’ because of certain features they have. Is your cell phone a smartphone, such as an iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows phone, or are you not sure?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Send or receive email?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Send or receive text messages?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Take a picture?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Access the internet?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Look for health or medical information online?
Do you ever use your cell phone to -- Check your bank account balance or do any online banking?
In general, how would you rate your own health - excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- Diabetes or sugar diabetes?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- High blood pressure?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- Asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or other lung conditions?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- Heart disease, heart failure or heart attack?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- Cancer?
Are you now living with any of the following health problems or conditions -- Any other chronic health problem or condition I haven't already mentioned?
In the last 12 months, have you personally - Faced a serious medical emergency or crisis?
In the last 12 months, have you personally - Gone to the emergency room or been hospitalized unexpectedly?
In the past 12 months, have you provided UNPAID care to an adult relative or friend 18 years or older to help them take care of themselves?
In the past 12 months, have you provided UNPAID care to any CHILD under the age of 18 because of a medical, behavioral, or other condition or disability?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- A specific disease or medical problem?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- A certain medical treatment or procedure?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Health insurance, including private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Pregnancy and childbirth?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Food safety or recalls?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Drug safety or recalls?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Medical test results?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- How to lose weight or how to control your weight?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- How to reduce your health care costs?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Caring for an aging relative or friend?
Have you ever looked online information about -- A drug you saw advertised?
Have you ever looked online for information about -- Any other health issue?
Still thinking about the LAST time you went online to look for health information... How did you begin looking? Did you start... [READ 1-4 IN ORDER]
Have you ever gone online specifically to try to figure out what medical condition you or someone else might have?
Did the information you found online lead you to think that this was a condition that needed the attention of a doctor or other medical professional, or that it was something you could take care of at home?
Did you happen to talk with a medical professional about what you found online?
Have you -- Consulted online rankings or reviews of doctors or other providers?
Have you -- Consulted online rankings or reviews of hospitals or other medical facilities?
Have you -- Consulted online reviews of particular drugs or medical treatments?
Now thinking about your health overall... Do you currently keep track of your own weight, diet, or exercise routine, or is this not something you currently do?
How about any other health indicators or symptoms? Do you happen to track your own blood pressure, blood sugar, sleep patterns, headaches, or any other indicator?
Age of respondent
Are you currently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married?
Are you the parent or guardian of any children under age 18 now living in your household?
What is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?
Are you now employed full-time, part-time, retired, or are you not employed for pay?
Are you now covered by -- Private health insurance offered through an employer or union? [IF ANSWERS ‘NO’: This could be insurance through a current job, a former job, your job or someone else’s job.]?
Are you now covered by -- A private health insurance plan that you bought yourself?
Are you now covered by -- Medicaid, [Medi-Cal], or some other type of state medical assistance for low-income people?
Are you now covered by -- Medicare, the government program that pays health care bills for people over age 65 and for some disabled people?
Are you now covered by -- Health insurance through ANY other source, including military or veteran’s coverage?
Does this mean you personally have NO health insurance now that would cover your doctor or hospital bills?
Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Latin American background?
What is your race? Are you white, black, Asian, or some other race?
Were you born in the United States, on the island of Puerto Rico, or in another country?
Last year -- that is in 2011 -- what was your total family income from all sources, before taxes?
Final weight
Standardized Weight
Type of community
Sex (M=0, F=1)
Use Internet (N=0, Y=1)
Use email (N=0, Y=1)
Access to Internet on mobile device (N=0, Y=1)
Have cellphone (N=0, Y=1)
Have smartphone (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to check email (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to text (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to take pictures (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to access Internet (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to find health info (N=0, Y=1)
Use cell to do banking (N=0, Y=1)
Have diabetes (N=0, Y=1)
Have high blood pressure (N=0, Y=1)
Have breathing-related disease (N=0, Y=1)
Have heart disease (N=0, Y=1)
Have cancer (N=0, Y=1)
Have other health issue (N=0, Y=1)
Have had health crisis past yr (N=0, Y=1)
Gone to ER in past year (N=0, Y=1)
Care for adult (N=0, Y=1)
Care for child under 18? (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ disease (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ treatment (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ insurance (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ preg/birth (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ food safety (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ drug safety (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ medtest results (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ weight issue (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ medical costs (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ care for s/o aging (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ advertised drug (N=0, Y=1)
Looked online @ other med issue (N=0, Y=1)
Gone online to figure out med condition (N=0, Y=1)
Talked w/doc @ online info (N=0, Y=1)
Looked at online reviews of doctors (N=0, Y=1)
Looked at online reviews of drugs (N=0, Y=1)
Looked at online reviews of hospitals (N=0, Y=1)
Keep track of health (N=0, Y=1)
Keep track of symptoms (N=0, Y=1)
Marital status
Parent of s/o under 18 (N=0, Y=1)
Education in years
Work status
Index of Health Conditions
Have insurance (N=0, Y=1)
Race of respondent
Born outside U.S. (N=0, Y=1)
Family Income in 1000's
Marital status partnered
Marital status divorced or separated
Marital status widowed
Marital status never married
Community type is rural
Community type is urban
Work status part-time
Work status retired
Work status not employed
Work status disabled
Work status student
Race is black
Race is Hispanic
Race is asian
Race is American Indian
Race is other
Cellphone Uses Index
Age Squared
Internet Health Use Index
Race (W=0, B=1)
Interaction: Race(WB) x Age
Interaction: Sex x Educ
Review on Internet Index
Interaction: Sex x Age