Details of Element: B-1 (How Would You Rate Your Health...)
Component of Activities and Attitudes Quest.

Unique Name: b1q
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 2861 860 3721
Number of Distinct Participants 1369 652 2021
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1994 1994 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 Very poor
    1 Poor
    2 Fair
    3 Good
    4 Excellent
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 4.
Masterfile Index: 501-01-28
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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