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Appendix D: Data Requested
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... Appendix D Data Requested 203
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... ü Q1_3_G In a typical month, how many days did you perform pesticide duties for ü your unit? Q1_4_A Did you do anything differently during your deployment(s)
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... , did you experience wheezing, difficulty ü breathing, an itchy or irritated nose, eyes, or throat that you thought was the result of poor air quality? Q1_4_E How many days in an average month did you experience wheezing, ü difficulty breathing, an itchy or irritated eyes, nose, or throat that you thought was the result of poor air quality?
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... Q2_2_1_E Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that ü you had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also called COPD? Q2_2_1_F Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that ü you had some lung disease or condition other than asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or COPD?
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... Chest pain, chest ü discomfort, or chest tightness Q2_2_1_K_Sinus Do you currently have any of the following symptoms? Chronic sinus ü infection/sinusitis Q2_2_1_K_RF Do you currently have any of the following symptoms?
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... Q2_2_2_E Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that ü you had a heart condition other than coronary artery disease or angina or myocardial infarction? Q2_2_2_F_Before When you were told you had hypertension, coronary artery disease, ü angina pectoris, a heart attack, or some other heart condition by a doctor or health care professional, were you told … Before deployment Q2_2_2_F_During When you were told you had hypertension, coronary artery disease, ü angina pectoris, a heart attack, or some other heart condition by a doctor or health care professional, were you told … During deployment Q2_2_2_F_After When you were told you had hypertension, coronary artery disease, ü angina pectoris, a heart attack, or some other heart condition by a doctor or health care professional, were you told … After deployment Q2_2_2_F_DK When you were told you had hypertension, coronary artery disease, ü angina pectoris, a heart attack, or some other heart condition by a doctor or health care professional, were you told … Don't know Q2_2_2_F_RF When you were told you had hypertension, coronary artery disease, ü angina pectoris, a heart attack, or some other heart condition by a doctor or health care professional, were you told … I do not wish to answer Q2_2_3_A During the past 12 months, have you regularly had insomnia or trouble ü sleeping?
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... ? Q2_5_I Do you now use smokeless tobacco products every day, some days, ü rarely, or not at all?
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... Q3_1_G Have you discussed this concern with your health care provider, medical ü professional, or team? Q3_1_H Are you concerned that in the future that your health will be affected by ü something you breathed during deployment(s)
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... Animal dander Q5_3_B_2_Dust In this job, what were the most common kinds of gas, smoke, or chemical ü vapors or fumes to which you were exposed? Wood or sawdust Q5_3_B_2_Metal In this job, what were the most common kinds of gas, smoke, or chemical ü vapors or fumes to which you were exposed?
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... ü Q5_4_A Have you ever been exposed to gas, smoke, chemical vapors, or fumes in ü your work outside the military? Q5_4_B_1 For the job with the biggest gas, smoke, vapor, or fume exposure: Select ü the occupational category that best describes the job with the longest gas, smoke, chemical vapor, or fume exposures.
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... ü Woodworking, including sanding? Q6_1_D_Weld Please select from the list below any hobbies you participate in.
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... Q7_1_B Do you wish to see a DoD or VA health care provider to discuss your ü health concerns related to airborne hazards during deployment? Q8_1_A How do you prefer to receive updated information on burn pits and other ü airborne exposures?
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... ü SAQ Participant Data  Current File Date: July 2015 Random ID New variable needed: Random identifier that allows linking of ü respondents across files RANDOM_ID bpr_form_id Version of the web survey ü questionnaireStartedDate DateTime started questionnaire ü questionnaireCompletedDate DateTime completed questionnaire ü CompletedDate Date completed ü Age Age at questionnaire start (derived) ü AgeCO Age at questionnaire completion (derived)
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... Element Not Available NI SERVICE BRANCH OF SERVICE (For every deployment segment) SVC NI COMPON UNIT COMPONENT (current)
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... DDOC Duty DoD Occupation Code ü DEPENDENTS Number of Dependents ü DLEY Date of Latest Enlistment Year ü DLEM Date of Latest Enlistment Month NI DLOC Duty Location State/Country ü DMOS Duty Service Occupation ü DOGY Date of Grade Year ü DOGM Date of Grade Month NI DOSY Date of Separation Year ü DOSM Date of Separation Month NI DOSD Date of Separation Day NI continued
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... ü RACEETH Race Ethnic Code ü RE Reenlistment Eligibility ü SDCC Secondary DoD Occupation ü SERV_COMP_CODE Component ü SEX Sex/Gender (Code ü SPD Separation Program Designator ü TAFMS Total Active Federal Military Service Months ü UIC_DATE_IN Unit Date In of Theatre (in Julian Day) NI UIC_DATE_OUT Unit Date Out of Theatre (in Julian Day)
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... BASD For AD personnel only, this is the date that they first reported for service NI (base date) BEGDATE Original variable; first date of a deployment NI BRANCH Branch of Service NI CNTRY Country -- At time of military discharge NI COMPON Unit component NI COUNTRY Deployment country NI BIRYR New variable needed: Year of birth NI DTHFLAG Death flag -- from any source, DoD, Birls, SSA NI DUTYMOS Duty military occupational specialty NI EDLEVEL Education level NI EDUC Education code NI EDUCR Education code recoded NI ENDDATE Original variable; last date of a deployment NI ETHNIC Ethnicity NI INDATE [OPH]
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... 220 ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY TABLE D-1  Continued De-Identified Files to Be Included in CD-ROM File Transfer NI = Not Included Requested Item Description ü = Included SEX Sex code NI STATE State -- At time of military discharge NI UNITTYPE Unit type NI


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