Details of Element: Activity Code
Component of Act Quest. Class


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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 8649 2998 11647
Number of Distinct Participants 1428 847 2275
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 None
    2 Sports only
    3 Avoc. only
    4 Lifts only
    5 > 15 flts/day
    6 Any 2, 2-5
    7 Any 3, 2-5
    8 Any 4, 2-5
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 8.
Masterfile Index: 142-01-50
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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