Description

For sample adults over age 40 who have had a blood stool test in the past 3 years, because of a health problem, BSTYLBT reports a reason for last blood stool test (unspecified type) was bowel trouble. Respondents could report more than one reason, including the following other reasons:

• hemorrhoids, BSTYLHEM

• pain, BSTYLPAIN

• constipation, BSTYLCON

• bleeding, BSTYLBLD

• blood in the stool, BSTYLBS

• ulcers, BSTYLULC

• an unrelated medical problem, BSTYLUNMD

• some other reason, BSTYLOTH

Comparability

This variable has no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1987, 1992

Weights

• 1987, 1992 : SAMPWEIGHT