IPUMS NHIS: descr: FOODSHLESS1

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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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FOODSHLESS1

Food 1 should eat less of (believe cancer related to diet)

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Code	Label	87
000	None	X
001	Additives or preservatives	X
002	Bacon	X
003	Beef	X
004	Bran muffins	X
005	Bran bread	X
006	White bread	X
007	Whole grain or dark bread	·
008	Natural bread	X
009	Butter	X
010	Cakes/cookes/pasty/pie	X
011	Bran cereal	·
012	Other whole-grain cereals	·
013	Other cereal	X
014	Low-fat cheese	·
015	Other cheese	X
016	Chicken or fowl or poultry	X
017	Chicken skin	X
018	Chips	X
019	Coffee	X
020	Desserts, rich	X
021	Desserts, other	X
022	Alcoholic drinks	X
023	Artificially sweetened drinks	X
024	Decaffeinated drinks	X
Code	Label	87
025	Carbonated drinks	X
026	Citrus drinks	X
027	Eggs and egg dishes	X
028	Animal fats	X
029	Polyunsaturated fats	X
030	Saturated fats	X
031	Other fats or lard	X
032	Fiber and bulk food	X
033	Seafood	X
034	Baked foods	·
035	Boiled foods	·
036	Broiled foods	X
037	Convenience foods	X
038	Fast food	X
039	Fried food	X
040	Health food	·
041	Junk food	X
042	Natural food	X
043	Pressure-cooked food	X
044	Processed food	X
045	Low sodium food	·
046	Sauteed food	·
047	Snack food	X
048	Stir-fried food	·
049	Steamed food	·
Code	Label	87
050	High cholesterol food	X
051	Low cholesterol food	X
052	Fresh fruit	X
053	Apples and citrus fruit	X
054	Fruit juices	X
055	Ham	X
056	Ice cream	X
057	Liver	·
058	Margarine	X
059	Low-cal margarine	·
060	Low-cal mayonnaise	·
061	Mayonnaise	·
062	Fatty meat	X
063	Lean meat	·
064	Luncheon meat	X
065	Red meat	X
066	Meat with preservatives	X
067	Low-fat milk	·
068	Whole milk	X
069	Other milk	X
070	Popcorn	·
071	Pork	X
072	Potatoes, fried	X
073	Potatoes, other	X
074	Rice	X
Code	Label	87
075	Roughage	X
076	Artificial sweeteners	X
077	Low-cal salad dressing	·
078	Other dressing	·
079	Green salad	X
080	Salt and salty foods	X
081	Sausage	X
082	Grilled or smoked food	X
083	Starches	X
084	Candy and sugar	X
085	Tea	·
086	Vegetables	X
087	Vitamins	·
088	Mineral water	X
089	Yogurt	·
090	Caffeinated beverages	X
091	Dairy products	X
092	Complex carbohydrates	X
093	Simple carbohydrates	·
094	Protein/animal protein	X
095	Broccoli	X
096	Cabbage	·
097	Cauliflower	·
098	Cruciferous vegetables	·
099	Greens	X
Code	Label	87
100	Carrots	·
101	Green vegetables	X
102	Yellow vegetables	·
103	Carbohydrates	X
104	Bran/whole grain products	X
105	Fatty foods and oils	X
106	Jams/jellies/preserves	·
107	Garlic, spicy foods	X
109	Low-fat foods	X
110	Liquids and fluids	X
111	Nuts and peanut butter	X
112	Beans and tofu	X
150	Other specific responses	X
996	NIU	X
999	Unknown	X

Description

For sample adults who believe diet can reduce the risk of developing major diseases, FOODSHLESS1 reports the first food item the respondent mentioned that should be eaten less to help prevent cancer.

FOODSHLESS1 is part of a series of variables initiated in 1987 related to food, food knowledge, and cancer. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus or see DIETCHANGEV.

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