Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
16
|
12
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X |
| 1 | No | X | X |
| 2 | Yes | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X |
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Description
BALSOTHER indicates whether the person was bothered by episodes of any other type of symptoms of balance or dizziness problems in the last 12 months. Please see the Universe and Comparability tabs for information on how this variable changes over time.
This variable was part of the Sample Adult and Sample Child Balance Supplements, sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Comparability
Beginning in 2012, this variable includes sample children aged three and older. Beginning in 2016, this variable includes responses from sample adults 18 and older who have ever had a problem with dizziness or balance and sample adults who have had a dizziness or balance problem in the past 12 months (BALDIZYR) or sample adults who have ever reported having a problem of at least one specific dizziness or balance problem in the past 12 months (BALPROBNO).
Universe
- 2012: Sample children aged 3+.
- 2016: Sample adults 18+ who have ever had a problem with dizziness or balance and sample adults who have had a dizziness or balance problem in the past 12 months OR sample adults who have ever reported having a problem of at least one specific dizziness or balance problem in the past 12 months; and sample children aged 3+.
Availability
- 2012, 2016
Survey Text
| 2016 |
| 2012 |
Questionnaire File Name: Sample Adult
Question Text:
...Other dizziness or balance problem.
* Read if necessary: Do not include times when drinking alcohol.
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
else if BALEV=1 and (all BRPROB1-BRPROB7= 2,R,D) and (all BTYPE_1 -BTYPE_7 = 2,R,D) [goto BHOSP2]
else if BDIZZ1=1 and (all BTYPE_1 -BTYPE_7 = 2,R,D) fill '7' in BBOTH1 and [goto BAGE1]
else if two or more BTYPE_1 - BTYPE_7 = 1,7,9 [goto BBOTH1];
else [goto BAGE1]
Questionnaire File Name: Sample Child
Question Text:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, has [fill1: S.C. name] been bothered by episodes of any of the following dizziness or balance problems...
any other type of balance or dizziness problems?
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
CBALBLR=1 or CBALOTH=1 [goto CBALBHD]; else [goto CBALHDIJ]
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
Weights
- 2012, 2016 : SAMPWEIGHT