Description

For sample persons over age 40 who have ever heard of a blood stool test, have had a blood stool test in the past three years, and whose reason for the last test was because of a specific health problem, BSTYLOTH reports that the specific health problem was some other problem besides hemorrhoids, bleeding, pain, constipation, bowel trouble, blood in the stool, or ulcers (these related variables are listed below). Respondents could indicate more than one problem as the reason for the test.

• bleeding, BSTYLBLD

• pain, BSTYLPAIN

• constipation, BSTYLCON

• bowel trouble, BSTYLBT

• blood in the stool, BSTYLBS

• ulcers, BSTYLULC

• an unrelated medical problem, BSTYLUNMD

• hemorrhoids, BSTYLHEM

Comparability

This variable has no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1992

Weights

• 1992 : SAMPWEIGHT