Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
15
|
10
|
05
|
00
|
87
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Haven't started | X | X | X | X | X |
| 01 | 1 year | · | · | · | · | X |
| 02 | 2 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 03 | 3 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 04 | 4 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 05 | 5 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 06 | 6 years | X | X | X | · | · |
| 07 | 7 years | X | X | X | · | X |
| 08 | 8 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 09 | 9 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10 | 10 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 11 | 11 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 12 | 12 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 13 | 13 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 14 | 14 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 15 | 15 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 16 | 16 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 17 | 17 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 18 | 18 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 19 | 19 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 20 | 20 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 21 | 21 years | X | X | X | X | X |
| 22 | 22 years | X | X | X | · | X |
| 23 | 23 years | X | · | X | X | · |
| 24 | 24 years | X | X | · | · | · |
| Code | Label |
15
|
10
|
05
|
00
|
87
|
| 25 | 25 years | X | X | X | X | · |
| 26 | 26 years | · | X | · | · | · |
| 27 | 27 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 28 | 28 years | X | · | · | X | · |
| 29 | 29 years | · | X | · | · | · |
| 30 | 30 years | · | X | X | · | · |
| 31 | 31 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 32 | 32 years | · | · | X | X | · |
| 33 | 33 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 34 | 34 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 35 | 35 years | · | · | · | X | · |
| 36 | 36 years | · | · | · | X | · |
| 37 | 37 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 38 | 38 years | · | · | · | X | · |
| 39 | 39 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 40 | 40 years | · | X | X | X | · |
| 41 | 41 years | · | · | · | X | · |
| 42 | 42 years | X | · | X | · | · |
| 43 | 43 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 44 | 44 years | · | X | · | X | · |
| 45 | 45 years | X | X | · | X | X |
| 46 | 46 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 47 | 47 years | X | · | · | X | X |
| 48 | 48 years | X | · | · | X | · |
| 49 | 49 years | · | · | · | X | · |
| Code | Label |
15
|
10
|
05
|
00
|
87
|
| 50 | 50 years | · | X | · | X | · |
| 51 | 51 years | X | X | · | · | X |
| 52 | 52 years | · | · | X | X | · |
| 53 | 53 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 54 | 54 years | X | · | X | X | · |
| 55 | 55 years | · | · | · | · | X |
| 56 | 56 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 57 | 57 years | · | · | X | · | · |
| 58 | 58 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 59 | 59 years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 60 | 60+ years | · | · | · | · | · |
| 96 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X |
| 97 | Unknown-refused | X | X | X | X | · |
| 98 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X | X | X | · |
| 99 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X | X |
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Description
For sample female adults aged 18 and older, MENARCH reports the age when the respondent had her first menstrual period.
MENARCH was first introduced in 1987, as part of a supplement on cancer epidemiology.
Universe
- 1987: Half of female sample adults age 18+ (excluded from CACT).
- 2000; 2005; 2010; 2015: Female sample adults age 18+.
Availability
- 1987, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015
Survey Text
| 2015 |
| 2010 |
| 2005 |
| 2000 |
| 1987 |
2015
Survey form
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Question ID: NAF.080_00.000
Instrument Variable Name: MENSTAGE
Question Text:
Question Text:
The following questions are about women's health. How old were you when your periods or menstrual cycles started?
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
00 Haven't started
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Universe Text: Female sample adults 18+
Skip Instructions:
Skip Instructions:
(6-60,R,D)
if MENSTAGE gt AGE [go to ERR1_MENSTAGE]
elseif AGE ge 39 [go to MENSTILL]
else if AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' [go to BIRTHEV]
elseif AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH = '1' [go to BIRTHNUM]
(0) if nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' go to BIRTHEV
else go to BIRTHNUM
(1-5) [go to ERR2_MENSTAGE]
ERR1_MENSTAGE
Hard Edit:
*
Entry cannot be greater than age.
*
Please correct.
ERR2_MENSTAGE
*
Not a valid code.
*
Please correct.
if MENSTAGE gt AGE [go to ERR1_MENSTAGE]
elseif AGE ge 39 [go to MENSTILL]
else if AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' [go to BIRTHEV]
elseif AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH = '1' [go to BIRTHNUM]
(0) if nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' go to BIRTHEV
else go to BIRTHNUM
(1-5) [go to ERR2_MENSTAGE]
ERR1_MENSTAGE
Hard Edit:
*
Entry cannot be greater than age.
*
Please correct.
ERR2_MENSTAGE
*
Not a valid code.
*
Please correct.
2010
Survey form
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Question ID: NAF.080_00.000
Instrument Variable Name: MENSTAGE
QuestionText:
QuestionText:
The following questions are about women's health. How old were you when your periods or menstrual cycles started?
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
00 Haven't started
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
UniverseText: Female sample adults 18+
SkipInstructions:
SkipInstructions:
(6-60,R,D) if MENSTAGE gt AGE [goto ERR1_MENSTAGE]
elseif AGE ge 39 [goto MENSTILL]
else if AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' [goto BIRTHEV]
elseif AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH = '1' [goto BIRTHNUM]
(0) if nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' goto BIRTHEV
else goto BIRTHNUM
(1-5) [goto ERR2_MENSTAGE]
elseif AGE ge 39 [goto MENSTILL]
else if AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' [goto BIRTHEV]
elseif AGE le 38 and nae.LIVEBTH = '1' [goto BIRTHNUM]
(0) if nae.LIVEBTH ne '1' goto BIRTHEV
else goto BIRTHNUM
(1-5) [goto ERR2_MENSTAGE]
2005
Survey form
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NAF.080_00.000
Instrument Variable Name: MENSTAGE
Question Text:
Question Text:
The following questions are about women's health. How old were you when your periods or menstrual cycles started?
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
*Enter '0' for haven't started.
00 Haven't started
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
06-60 6-60 years
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Universe Text: Female sample adults 18+
Skip Instructions:
Skip Instructions:
(0,6-60,R,D) [goto BCONTROL]
2000
Survey form
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Check item NAFCCI03: Refer to Household Composition, Basic Module.
SEX/HHC.110 and AGE/HHC.120.
(1) Male 18-39 (under 30) (END_NAF)
(2) Male 40+ (Check Item NAFCCI09)
(3) Female (NAF.080)
SEX/HHC.110 and AGE/HHC.120.
(1) Male 18-39 (under 30) (END_NAF)
(2) Male 40+ (Check Item NAFCCI09)
(3) Female (NAF.080)
NAF.080
The following questions are about women's health.
How old were you when your periods or menstrual cycles started?
How old were you when your periods or menstrual cycles started?
MENSTAGE
(00)Haven't started
(08-60) 8-60 years
(7)Refused
(9)Don't know
(08-60) 8-60 years
(7)Refused
(9)Don't know
Weights
- 1987, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 : SAMPWEIGHT