FSAMTCAN is a two-digit count variable.
21: Top code of 21 or more
96: Not in Universe
97: Unknown-Refused
98: Unknown-Not Ascertained
99: Unknown-Don't Know
Description
For sample adults with at least one full sister (FSNUM) who ever had mouth/tongue/lip cancer (FSMTCAN), FSAMTCAN reports the number of full sisters who were under 50 years of age when their mouth/tongue/lip cancer was first diagnosed.
Beginning in 2015, details about mouth/tongue/lip cancer (and several other cancer types) were suppressed because of low frequencies of these types of cancer among family members. Cancers of the esophagus, larynx-windpipe, mouth/tongue/lip, and throat-pharynx are not available separately on the NHIS public use files to protect confidentiality; the number of full sisters diagnosed with these cancer types are all combined in FSNHNCAN, which reports the number of full sisters who had head and neck cancer.
FSAMTCAN is one of a series of related variables in the "Family History" section of the 2000, 2005, and 2010 Cancer Modules. In all years, this section begins with the general comment:
According to the 2000 and 2005 Field Representative's Manuals, the purpose of this and other family cancer history questions is to "determine the prevalence of cancer in families in the population" to "allow a greater understanding of how data obtained from genetics clinics can be applied to the general population." The 2010 and later Manuals provide a similar rationale, stating that the collection of this data "will allow analysts a greater understanding of how family history relates to cancer."
The Manuals for all years define "full siblings" as people who have "the same biological father and mother." Thus, a respondent's full sister is a sister who has the same biological father and mother as the respondent (i.e., not half-sisters, stepsisters, adopted sisters, foster sisters, or sisters-in-law).
Comparability
FSAMTCAN is fully comparable between 2005 and 2010.
FSAMTCAN is largely comparable between 2000 and 2005/2010, though there may be some difference in the meaning of "refused," "not ascertained," and "don't know" as used in 2000 compared to the meanings of those terms in 2005 and 2010.
The Survey Descriptions for all three years caution that while "all sample adults were to be asked the questions in the Cancer Control Module, some persons did not complete the supplement." However, whereas in 2000, persons who answered less than 50 percent of the questions in the supplement had a value of "not ascertained" automatically inserted in the appropriate fields of the Cancer Control Module file, in both 2005 and 2010, persons who answered none of the questions in the supplement had a value of "not ascertained" automatically inserted in the appropriate fields of the Cancer Control Module file.
Universe
- 2000; 2005; 2010: Sample adults age 18+ whose sister(s) ever had mouth/tongue/lip cancer.
Availability
- 2000, 2005, 2010
Survey Text
| 2010 |
| 2005 |
| 2000 |
QuestionText:
* Enter '0' if sister was 50 or over.
* Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHSTYP_1] was first diagnosed?
*Enter '0' for none.
*Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
goto ERR1_FHSAGE1
elseif (FHSMAN1 = 'Refused' or FHSMAN1 = 'Don't know') and FHSAGE1 GT FHSCAN
goto ERR2_FHSAGE1
else
goto FHSTYP_2
(DK) goto FHSTYP_2
(RF) and (RF) at FHSTYP_1 goto FHNNUM
(RF) and FHSTYP_1 NE (RF) goto FHSTYP_2
QuestionText:
* Enter '0' if sister was 50 or over.
* Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHSTYP_2] was first diagnosed?
*Enter '0' for none.
*Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
goto ERR1_FHSAGE2
elseif (FHSMAN2 = 'Refused' or FHSMAN2 = 'Don't know') and FHSAGE2 GT FHSCAN
goto ERR2_FHSAGE2
else goto FHSTYP_3
(DK) goto FHSTYP_3
(RF) and (RF) at FHSTYP_2 goto FHNNUM
(RF) and FHSTYP_2 NE (RF) goto FHSTYP_3
QuestionText:
*Enter '0' if sister was 50 or over.
*Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHBTYP_3] was first diagnosed?
* Enter '0' for none. * Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
goto ERR_FHSAGE3
elseif (FHSMAN3 = 'Refused' or FHSMAN3 = 'Don't know') and FHSAGE3 GT FHSCAN
goto ERR2_FHSAGE3
else
goto FHSTYP_4
(DK) goto FHSTYP_4
(RF) and (RF) at FHSTYP_3 goto FHNNUM
(RF) and FHSTYP_3 NE (RF) goto FHSTYP_4
Question Text:
*Enter '0' if sister was not under 50.
*Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHSTYP_1] was first diagnosed?
*Enter '0' for none.
*Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(D) [goto FHSTYP_2]
(R) and (R) at FHSTYP_1 [goto FHNNUM]
(R) and FHSTYP_1 NE (R) [goto FHSTYP_2]
NAH.124_00.000
Question Text:
*Enter '0' if sister was not under 50.
*Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHSTYP_2] was first diagnosed?
*Enter '0' for none.
*Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(D) [goto FHSTYP_3]
(R) and (R) at FHSTYP_2 [goto FHNNUM]
(R) and FHSTYP_2 NE (R) [goto FHSTYP_3]
NAH.126_00.000
Question Text:
*Enter '0' if sister was not under 50.
*Enter '1' if sister was under 50.]
[Fill2: How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when [Fill3: FHBTYP_3] was first diagnosed?
*Enter '0' for none.
*Enter '21' for 21 or more sisters.]
01-20 1-20 sisters
21 21+
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(D) [goto FHSTYP_4]
(R) and (R) at FHSTYP_3 [goto FHNNUM]
(R) and FHSTYP_3 NE (R) [goto FHSTYP_4]
Was your sister under 50 years of age when {Sister Cancer Type 1} cancer was first diagnosed?
(00) Sister not under 50 years of age (NAH.123)
(01) Sister was under 50 (NAH.123)
(97) Refused (NAH.123)
(99) Don't know (NAH.123)
FR: IF TWO OR MORE SISTERS HAD {SISTER CANCER TYPE 1} CANCER, ASK:
How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when {SISTER CANCER TYPE 1} cancer was first diagnosed?
(01-20) 1-20 sisters
(21) 21+ sisters
(97) Refused
(99) Don't know
NAH.124
Was your sister under 50 years of age when {SISTER CANCER TYPE 2} cancer was first diagnosed?
(00) Sister not under 50 years of age (NAH.125)
(01) Sister was under 50 (NAH.125)
(97) Refused (NAH.125)
(99) Don't know (NAH.125)
FR: IF TWO OR MORE SISTERS HAD {SISTER CANCER TYPE 2} CANCER, ASK:
How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when {SISTER CANCER TYPE 2} cancer was first diagnosed?
(1-20) 1-20 sisters
(21) 21+ sisters
(97) Refused
(99) Don't know
NAH.126
Was your sister under 50 years of age when {Sister Cancer Type 3} cancer was first diagnosed?
(00) Sister not under 50 years of age (NAH.130)
(01) Sister was under 50 (NAH.130)
(97) Refused (NAH.130)
(99) Don't know (NAH.130)
FR: IF TWO OR MORE SISTERS HAD {SISTER CANCER TYPE 3} CANCER, ASK:
How many of these sisters were under 50 years of age when {SISTER CANCER TYPE 3} cancer was first diagnosed?
(01-20) 1-20 sisters
(21) 21+ sisters
(97) Refused
(99) Don't know
Weights
- 2000, 2005, 2010 : SAMPWEIGHT