Description

For sample adults, HEALTHPHYS reports the respondent's self-assessed physical health, on a scale from "poor" to "excellent".

HEALTHPHYS was first introduced in 2010 as part of the Cancer Control supplement, which asks questions about diet and nutrition, physical activity, tobacco, cancer screening, genetic testing, family history, and survivorship. For more information please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 2010

Weights

• 2010 : SAMPWEIGHT