IPUMS NHIS: descr: BSTEVHR

IPUMS NHIS

NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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BSTEVHR

Ever heard of blood stool test (40+)

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For all sample persons, BSTEVHR reports whether the person has ever heard of a blood stool test.

A blood stool test may also be known as a hemocult.

There are no comparability issues with this variable.

1987: Half of sample persons age 40+ (excluded from CAEP supplement).
1992: Half of sample persons persons age 40+ in quarters 1 and 2 and 2 weeks of quarter 3 (excluded from CAEP supplement).