GENERAL HEALTH

GENERAL HEALTH

Definition

  • In general, would you say your health is: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor?

Form

[ ] Form 1
[X] Form 2

Source

Interview, Mail-out (participant only)

Details

This question is a self-reported measure collected during the Form II interview for all participants.

This question should NOT be administered to a significant other, or any other proxy. If the individual is unable to provide data, use code “88. Not Applicable: No data from person with TBI.”

Reference

Question 1: Medicare Survey Question #1; NHANES question
Question 2: Medicare Survey Question #11; CDC question with state comparative data for over 65; NHANES question

Variables

Form Type

Variable

ID

Question

History

Form 2

GenHlthF

693

In general would you say your health is…

2012-10-01 - Variable Added

Codes and Values

ID

Code

Description

693

1

Excellent

693

2

Very Good

693

3

Good

693

4

Fair

693

5

Poor

693

66

Variable Did Not Exist

693

82

Not Applicable - No data From Person With TBI

693

99

Unknown

History

No history found for the Domain.