Description

For sample adults who believe that good eating habits reduce the chances of developing major diseases (or whose beliefs on this were unknown) (EHDEFFECT), EHDCANCER indicates whether the respondent believes that cancer "may be related to what people eat and drink".

Interviewers were instructed to mark all diseases mentioned by the respondent in their corresponding category, but not instructed to provide a list of these disease categories to respondents. Respondents could list more than one major disease.

EHDCANCER is part of a series of variables initiated in 1987 dealing with food, food knowledge, and cancer. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus or see DIETCHANGEV.

Comparability

Changes in survey design (e.g., quarters in which the supplement was collected) may affect raw frequencies, but do not affect comparability of the variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IHIS weights.

Universe

Availability

• 1987, 1992

Weights

• 1987, 1992 : SAMPWEIGHT