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STRESHEALTH
Amount stress affected health, past 12 months
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Description

For sample persons age 18 and older in 1998, and, in all other years, sample persons age 18 and older who knew what stress was, STRESHEALTH reports whether stress had a lot of effect, some effect, hardly any or no effect on his/her health in the past 12 months.

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Comparability

Changes in the universe may affect raw frequencies, but do not affect comparability of the variable. As always, data users should use the prescribed IHIS weights.

Universe

  • 1985; 1990: Sample persons age 18+ who knew what stress was.
  • 1993: Half of sample persons age 18+ in quarters 3 and 4 (excluded from AIDS supplement) who knew what stress was.
  • 1995: Half of sample persons age 18+ (excluded from AIDS supplement) who knew what stress was.
  • 1998: Sample adults age 18+.

Availability

  • 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998

Weights