Details of Element: Past 3 Yrs, Illness Like Bronchitis, Pneumonia
Component of Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire

Unique Name: p3yil
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 6913 3658 10571
Number of Distinct Participants 1240 907 2147
Year First Collected 1959 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 None
    1 Some
    2 Some, work affected
    3 In bed
    4 In hospital
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 4.
Masterfile Index: 113-01-20
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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