Questionnaire Public Report08/24/2026 11:36:13 AM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997
Round:Youth Questionnaire 97 (R22)
Instrument :Youth
  1. Health



YHEA-100 []Section: Health

Now I would like to ask you some questions about your health.

In general, how is your health?

 1   Excellent
 2   Very good
 3   Good
 4   Fair
 5   Poor

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YHEA-SAQ-000B []Section: Health

Approximately what is your weight?

Enter pounds: 

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Lead-In:YHEA-100 [Default]


YHEA-1005 []Section: Health

[Would you be/Are you] limited in the kind of work you [(could)] do on a job for pay because of your health?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-000B [Default]


YHEA-1006 []Section: Health

[Would you be/Are you] limited in the amount of work you [(could)] do on a job for pay because of your health?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1005 [Default]


YHEA-1310A-NEW-CHECK []Section: Health

[{PREV_YHEA-1310A-NEW}] ==1

COMMENT: R has reported a previous heart problem

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-1310B-NEW-CHECK

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Lead-In:YHEA-1006 [Default]


YHEA-1310A-NEW []Section: Health

Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart attack, coronary heart disease, angina, congestive heart failure, or other heart problems?

 1   YES
 0   NO

Default Next:YHEA-1310B-NEW-CHECK
Lead-In:YHEA-1310A-NEW-CHECK [Default]


YHEA-1310B-NEW-CHECK []Section: Health

[{PREV_YHEA-1310B-NEW}] ==1

COMMENT: R has reported a previous diabetes or blood sugar problem

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-1310C-NEW-CHECK

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Lead-In:YHEA-1310A-NEW-CHECK [1:1], YHEA-1310A-NEW [Default]


YHEA-1310B-NEW []Section: Health

Have you ever been diagnosed with diabetes or high blood sugar?

 1   YES
 0   NO

Default Next:YHEA-1310C-NEW-CHECK
Lead-In:YHEA-1310B-NEW-CHECK [Default]


YHEA-1310C-NEW-CHECK []Section: Health

[{PREV_YHEA-1310C-NEW}] ==1

COMMENT: R has reported previous hypertension

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-ACS-DISAB1

Default Next:YHEA-1310C-NEW
Lead-In:YHEA-1310B-NEW-CHECK [1:1], YHEA-1310B-NEW [Default]


YHEA-1310C-NEW []Section: Health

Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1310C-NEW-CHECK [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB1 []Section: Health

Are you deaf, or do you have serious difficulty hearing?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1310C-NEW-CHECK [1:1], YHEA-1310C-NEW [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB2 []Section: Health

Are you blind, or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB1 [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB3 []Section: Health

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB2 [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB4 []Section: Health

Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB3 [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB5 []Section: Health

Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB4 [Default]


YHEA-ACS-DISAB6 []Section: Health

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB5 [Default]


YHEA-1890A []Section: Health

During the past 12 months, how many times were you physically injured or ill so that you missed at least one full day of usual activities such as work or school?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   NONE
 2   1 TIME
 3   2 TIMES
 4   3 TIMES
 5   4 OR MORE TIMES

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Lead-In:YHEA-ACS-DISAB6 [Default]


YHEA-1892 []Section: Health

During the past 12 months, how many times did you have an emotional, mental or psychiatric problem so that you missed at least one full day of usual activities such as work or school?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   NONE
 2   1 TIME
 3   2 TIMES
 4   3 TIMES
 5   4 OR MORE TIMES

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Lead-In:YHEA-1890A [Default]


YHEA-1893 []Section: Health

How many times did you miss work because you were just not feeling right, for example, you were "too blue" to get up in the morning, or feeling too anxious to conduct your usual activities? Please do not include times that you missed work that you've already told me about.

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   NONE
 2   1 TIME
 3   2 TIMES
 4   3 TIMES
 5   4 OR MORE TIMES

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Lead-In:YHEA-1892 [Default]


YHEA-1910 []Section: Health

Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicaid?

 1   YES   ...(Go To YHEA-1912)
 0   NO   ...(Go To YHEA-1914)

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Lead-In:YHEA-1893 [Default]


YHEA-1912 []Section: Health

(INTERVIEWER: IF R PROVIDES NAMES OF HMOs OR INSURANCE COMPANIES, PROBE FOR THE SOURCE OF FUNDING.)

What is the source of your primary health or hospitalization plan? Is it from a policy from your current or previous employer, [/a policy from your spouse or partner] a policy bought directly from a medical insurance company, is it Medicaid or an alternative Medicaid provider, or is it from some other source?

USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.

 1   POLICY FROM YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER
 2   POLICY FROM A PREVIOUS EMPLOYER
 3   POLICY FROM SPOUSE'S OR PARTNER'S CURRENT EMPLOYER
 4   POLICY FROM SPOUSE'S OR PARTNER'S PREVIOUS EMPLOYER
 8   POLICY FROM YOUR PARENTS OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER
 5   POLICY YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE OR PARTNER BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM MEDICAL INSURANCE COMPANY
 9   POLICY YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE OR PARTNER BOUGHT THROUGH A HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE OR MARKETPLACE
 6   MEDICAID OR MEDICAID PROVIDER/MEDI-CAL/MEDICAL ASSIST/WELFARE/MEDICAL SERVICE
 7   OTHER (SPECIFY)

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Lead-In:YHEA-1910 [1:1]


YHEA-1913 []Section: Health

Who else in your family is covered by this plan?

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.

 1   SPOUSE
 2   PARTNER
 3   RESIDENTIAL CHILDREN
 4   YOUR NON-RESIDENTIAL BIOLOGICAL/ADOPTED CHILDREN
 5   YOUR SPOUSE/PARTNER'S NON-RESIDENTIAL BIOLOGICAL/ADOPTED CHILDREN
 6   OTHER DEPENDENTS
 7   YOUR PARENTS OR SIBLINGS
 99   NO OTHER PERSON

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Lead-In:YHEA-1912 [Default]


YHEA-1914 []Section: Health

([YHEA-1910] == 0 || [{YHEAINSSOURCE}] != 3) && ([{KEY_MARSTAT}] ==1 || [{YOUTH_PARTNER}]==1)

COMMENT: R has no health insurance Or R is not covered by spouse/partner's current employer AND R has a spouse or partner

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-1915

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Lead-In:YHEA-1910 [0:0], YHEA-1913 [Default]


YHEA-1915 []Section: Health

Can you obtain coverage from a health plan from your [spouse/partner]?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1914 [1:1]


YHEA-1917 []Section: Health

[YHEA-1910] == 1

COMMENT: R currently has health insurance

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-1920

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Lead-In:YHEA-1914 [Default], YHEA-1915 [Default]


YHEA-1920 []Section: Health

Since [{LINTDATE~X}], was there any time that you did not have any health insurance or coverage?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1917 [1:1]


YHEA-1930 []Section: Health

Since [{LINTDATE~X}], was there any time that you had health coverage?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1910 [Default], YHEA-1917 [Default]


YHEA-1940A []Section: Health

During the past 24 months, that is since [{DATE2YEARSAGO~X}], have you visited a doctor for a routine checkup?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1920 [Default], YHEA-1930 [Default]


YHEA-1940B []Section: Health

During the past 24 months, that is since [{DATE2YEARSAGO~X}], have you had a flu shot?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:YHEA-1940A [Default]


YHEA-AGECHECK []Section: Health

[{KEY_AGEDOL}] ==12 && [current survey round]==19

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YHEA-SAQ-282B

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Lead-In:YHEA-1940B [Default]


YHEA-SAQ-282B []Section: Health

The next questions ask about how often you felt things during the past month. For each statement, please indicate whether you have felt this way all, most, some or none of the time.

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Lead-In:YHEA-AGECHECK [1:1]


YHEA-SAQ-282C []Section: Health

How much of the time during the last month have you been a very nervous person?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   ALL OF THE TIME
 2   MOST OF THE TIME
 3   SOME OF THE TIME
 4   NONE OF THE TIME

Default Next:YHEA-SAQ-282D
Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-282B [Default]


YHEA-SAQ-282D []Section: Health

How much of the time during the last month have you felt calm and peaceful?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   ALL OF THE TIME
 2   MOST OF THE TIME
 3   SOME OF THE TIME
 4   NONE OF THE TIME

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Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-282C [Default]


YHEA-SAQ-282E []Section: Health

How much of the time during the last month have you felt downhearted and blue?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   ALL OF THE TIME
 2   MOST OF THE TIME
 3   SOME OF THE TIME
 4   NONE OF THE TIME

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Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-282D [Default]


YHEA-SAQ-282F []Section: Health

How much of the time during the last month have you been a happy person?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   ALL OF THE TIME
 2   MOST OF THE TIME
 3   SOME OF THE TIME
 4   NONE OF THE TIME

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Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-282E [Default]


YHEA-SAQ-282G []Section: Health

How much of the time during the last month have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?

(INTERVIEWER: USE CATEGORIES TO PROBE IF NEEDED.)

 1   ALL OF THE TIME
 2   MOST OF THE TIME
 3   SOME OF THE TIME
 4   NONE OF THE TIME

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Lead-In:YHEA-SAQ-282F [Default]


YHEA-CESD-1A []Section: Health

Now I am going to read a list of the ways that you might have felt or behaved recently. After each statement, please tell me how often you felt this way during the past week.

During the past week...

 - I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor.
 - I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.
 - I felt depressed.
 - I felt that everything I did was an effort.
 - My sleep was restless.
 - I felt sad.
 - I could not get "going".
 0   Rarely/None of the time/1 Day
 1   Some/A little of the time/1-2 Days
 2   Occasionally/Moderate amount of the time/3-4 Days
 3   Most/All of the time/ 5-7 Days

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Lead-In:YHEA-AGECHECK [Default], YHEA-SAQ-282G [Default]


YHEA-PK_1 []Section: Health

Did you take any pain medication in the past 30 days such as Aspirin, Ibuprofen or prescription pain medication?

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To TRAINING_JUMP_IDCHK1_STOP)

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Lead-In:YHEA-CESD-1A [Default]


YHEA-PK_2_REV []Section: Health

Did you take a prescription pain medication or did you take one you can buy over-the-counter without a prescription?

 11   PRESCRIPTION
 12   OVER-THE-COUNTER   ...(Go To TRAINING_JUMP_IDCHK1_STOP)
 13   BOTH
 14   NOT SURE

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Lead-In:YHEA-PK_1 [Default]


YHEA-PK_3_REV []Section: Health

In the past 30 days, did you use prescribed painkillers in any way the doctor did not direct you to use them, such as for pain the doctor did not prescribe them for, in greater quantities or for longer than the doctor prescribed, or without a prescription?

 1   YES
 0   NO

Default Next:TRAINING_JUMP_IDCHK1_STOP
Lead-In:YHEA-PK_2_REV [Default]


TRAINING_JUMP_IDCHK1_STOP []Section: Health

([{KEY_CASEID}] >= 2003500) && ([{KEY_CASEID}] < 2003599)

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
YIREND-1800

Default Next:YHEA29-51
Lead-In:YHEA-PK_1 [0:0], YHEA-PK_2_REV [12:12], YHEA-PK_3_REV [Default]