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Contraception
Acronym(s): FPC
Description: Questionnaire regarding contraceptive use, types of contraception used, and reasons for not using contraception.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Questions come from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Health Literacy
Acronym(s): STOFHLA
Description: The STOFHLA is self-administered, and tests a patient’s ability to read passages using real materials from the health care setting. Pages are selected from instructions for preparation for an upper GI series and the patient rights and responsibilities section of a Medicaid application form.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source: Patient Education and Counseling, 38, 33-42
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Incontinence
Acronym(s): INC
Description: The Incontinence (INC) section asks individuals about their health history related to urinary and bowel incontinence.
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Insurance
Acronym(s): IUQ
Description: The Insurance, Access, and Utilization section provides specific information relating to health insurance and the respondents use of the health care system. The IUQ section was completed during the first interview of a subject at the subject’s home by a trained interviewer.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source: SHOW original questions and some modified from NHANES and NHIS
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)
Preventative Health
Acronym(s): QB; PSH
Description: The QB section provides specific information relating to individual’s prevention and safety habits. The PSH section provides specific information relating to common screening tests and vaccinations that have been recommended for different age groups by different health organizations. It also provides specific information relating to an individual’s prevention and safety habits.
Additional Information/References/Data Sources: Record Source(s): Modified from National Health Survey Series, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and BRFSS
Instrument Used:
(instruments may vary slightly between survey iterations, below are the survey instruments as they were included in each survey year listed)