Details of Element: Paper Ii--Ptc
Component of Ptc Filter Paper Test

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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 4712 444 5156
Number of Distinct Participants 1064 309 1373
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1985 1985 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 No taste
    1 Bitter
    2 Sweet
    3 Sour
    4 Salty
    5 Other
    9 Unknown
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 9.
Masterfile Index: 403-01-02
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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