Details of Element: Handedness
Component of Bone Data

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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 63 15 78
Number of Distinct Participants 62 15 77
Year First Collected 1973 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1980 1979 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 LEFT
    2 RIGHT
    3 AMBIDEXTROUS
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 3.
Masterfile Index: 162-02-66
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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