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Description

For sample persons age 18 and over, DIABETICNOW identifies those respondents who had diabetes or sugar diabetes at the time of the interview. Definitions of these terms were not provided to respondents and the conditions did not have to be diagnosed by a health professional.

Both the 1985 and 1990 Field Representative's Manuals instructed interviewers to first re-ask the question if the initial response was some other form of diabetes, such as "border-line" diabetes, then record "Other" if the respondent still did not report diabetes or sugar diabetes.

The variable DIABETICEV , ever told had diabetes is available for 1974, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1997-2009. See this variable description for a list of diabetes-related variables.

Comparability

This variable is comparable for 1985 and 1990.

Universe

Availability

• 1985, 1990

Weights

• 1985, 1990 : SAMPWEIGHT