CORALEXMO is a 3-digit-numeric variable.

000: Less than 1 month
900: 900+ months
901: Less than 1 year (unknown specific)
902: 1 to 3 years (unknown specific)
903: 3+ years (unknown specific)
904: Less than 3 years (unknown specific)
905: Over 3 years (unknown specific)
906: Not in Universe
999: Unknown

Description

For sample persons who ever had, or think they had, a test for oral cancer, CORALEXMO reports the time since the person's last oral cancer exam in century months.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues for this variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IPUMS NHIS weights.

Universe

Availability

• 1992

Weights

• 1992 : SAMPWEIGHT