STRESHEALTH
Amount stress affected health, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
98
|
95
|
93
|
90
|
85
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X |
| 1 | A lot | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Some | X | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Hardly any or none | X | X | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | · | · | X | · |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X | X | · | · |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X | X |
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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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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
Survey Text
| 1998 |
| 1995 |
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| 1985 |
1998
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PAL.020
During the past 12 months, how much effect has stress had on your health - a lot, some, hardly any, or none?
STRESHTH
(1) A lot
(2) Some
(3) Hardly any, or none
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
(2) Some
(3) Hardly any, or none
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
1995
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2. During the past 12 months, how much effect has stress had on your health -- a lot, some, hardly any, or none?
Mark (X) only one.
Mark (X) only one.
1[] A lot
2[] Some
3[] Hardly any or none
9[] DK
2[] Some
3[] Hardly any or none
9[] DK
1993
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2. In the past YEAR, how much effect has stress had on your health -- a lot, some, hardly any, or none?
1 [] A lot
2 [] Some
3 [] Hardly any or none
9 [] DK
2 [] Some
3 [] Hardly any or none
9 [] DK
1990
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2. In the past year, how much effect has stress had on your health -- a lot, some, hardly any, or none?
1[] A lot
2[] Some
3[] Hardly any or none
2[] Some
3[] Hardly any or none
Weights
- 1985, 1990, 1998 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 1993, 1995 : SUPP2WT