Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
87
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | No | X |
| 2 | Yes | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample adults who did not make major changes to their diet for health reasons (DIETCHANGEV), NOCHALLBAD indicates the person agreed that "It seems that everything you eat is bad for you, so why bother changing."
NOCHALLBAD is part of a series of variables initiated in 1987 related to food, food knowledge, and cancer. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus or see DIETCHANGEV.
Universe
- 1987: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from CAEP supplement) who have not made any lasting and major changes to what they eat and drink for health reasons (or for whom it is unknown if they made such changes).
Availability
- 1987
Weights
- 1987 : SAMPWEIGHT