Description

For sample adults over age 40 who have heard of blood stool tests and have ever had a test because of a health problem, BSTYEVBS reports that a reason for the test (of an unspecified type) was blood in the stool.

Respondents could report more than one reason including:

• hemorrhoids, BSTYEVHEM

• pain, BSTYEVPAIN

• constipation, BSTYEVCON

• bowel trouble, BSTYEVBT

• bleeding, BSTYEVBLD

• ulcers, BSTYEVULC

• an unrelated medical problem, BSTYEVUNMD

• some other reason, BSTYEVOTH

Comparability

This variable has no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1987

Weights

• 1987 : SAMPWEIGHT