Description

For sample female adults age 18 and older who have had a hysterectomy, HYSTESTR1 reports a rough time estimate of how long it has been since the respondent had the hysterectomy, grouped in year-long intervals from less than one year to five years or more.

HYSTESTR1 was first introduced in 2000. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function or drop-down menus.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues with this variable.

Universe

Availability

• 2000, 2010

Weights

• 2000, 2010 : SAMPWEIGHT