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EXSTAIRSNO
Number times climbed stairs, past 2 weeks
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Description

For sample adults who had participated in climbing stairs in the past 2 weeks (EXSTAIRS), EXSTAIRSNO reports the number of times the respondent had participated in climbing stairs over those 2 weeks.

After the interviewer determined that a respondent participated in climbing stairs, respondents were asked, "How many times in the past 2 weeks did you climb stairs?"

Related Variables 

Respondents were also asked how many minutes on average they had spent climbing stairs each time during the past 2 weeks (EXSTAIRSMIN) and how much their heart rate or breathing had increased while climbing stairs(EXSTAIRSBR).

Comparability

Apart from universe changes, EXSTAIRSNO is fully comparable across all years.

Universe

  • 1991: Sample persons age 18+ who climbed stairs in the past 2 weeks.
  • 1995: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from AIDS supplement) who climbed stairs in the past 2 weeks.
  • 1998: Sample adults age 18+ who climbed stairs in the past 2 weeks.

Availability

  • 1991, 1995, 1998

Weights