View Poll Results: Why do some Southerners erroneously claim TX is part of the South?
Because they know their region lacks prestige and want to include TX to bring it up
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Jealousy of Texas' greater prestige makes Southerners vindictive and want to drag down TX with them
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10.53%
Ignorance
11
28.95%
All of the above
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44.74%
12-13-2008, 11:53 AM
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I'd have to agree with her that MS is definitely the deep south...and I can't imagine why anybody would want to live there.
I lived southeast of Jackson for 6 months on a temporary work assignment, and I kissed the ground when I got back to West Texas. That was one horrible place!! Heat, humidity, fireants (they hadn't yet made their way to WT at that time), bugs, constant rain, mud, jungle greenery, smothering trees that line the side of the roads in claustrophobic fashion...heavy southern accents, yucky food....I had NO positive experiences in the state, which had the worst educational system in the USA, with no compulsory attendance in effect at that time.
Heck, I was glad just to cross the Texas state line from Shreveport, LA.
But as you already know, I am not a fan of the South, LOL!!!
I'd have told her that she can take her "deep south" and keep it. Butterbeans, greasy fried starch for everything (meat and veggies alike), greens buried in fatback grease...yuuuuuuuck!!!
LOL She is one of my very bestest friends though, bless her heart! She is just extremely "purist and elitist" when it comes to her definition of that illusive place known as "The South"
(of course, sometimes I
know she intentionally does it just to get my goat! *sighs*).
Seriously though, part of the reason I mentioned it is just to show that there can be literally dozens of definitions on where and what is the South...and in some extreme cases, the person doing the defining can limit it to only a couple of states.
Anyway, Cathy...my dear Texas friend....even you like grits! *grins*
On the general topic, I DO think cruisine is an area where Texas is basically tied to the South (as generally understood), traditionally. Like Louisiana, and a few other places, Texas has developed/evolved its own works in that regard (Tex-Mex, German, etc), but old time country cooking that momma and grandmaw used to make -- and that many of us grew up on -- is Southern in origin. To say nothing of that BBQ and catfish joints are everywhere...and black-eyed peas are an established custom on New Years Day. And what Texan doesn't love fried okra!
I LOVE IT! Bacon grease and all! LOL
12-13-2008, 02:30 PM
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LOL She is one of my very bestest friends though, bless her heart! She is just extremely "purist and elitist" when it comes to her definition of that illusive place known as "The South"
(of course, sometimes I
know she intentionally does it just to get my goat! *sighs*).
Seriously though, part of the reason I mentioned it is just to show that there can be literally dozens of definitions on where and what is the South...and in some extreme cases, the person doing the defining can limit it to only a couple of states.
Anyway, Cathy...my dear Texas friend....even you like grits! *grins*
On the general topic, I DO think cruisine is an area where Texas is basically tied to the South (as generally understood), traditionally. Like Louisiana, and a few other places, Texas has developed/evolved its own works in that regard (Tex-Mex, German, etc), but old time country cooking that momma and grandmaw used to make -- and that many of us grew up on -- is Southern in origin. To say nothing of that BBQ and catfish joints are everywhere...and black-eyed peas are an established custom on New Years Day. And what Texan doesn't love fried okra!
I LOVE IT! Bacon grease and all! LOL
Well....this Texan hates fried okra....give me lightly boiled okra in all its bright green sliminess!!! The slime makes it fun to eat!!
LOL!! The best grits are made with cheese and green chile/jals...and baked in a casserole!! I actually first noticed grits served with breakfast items in MS, not Texas. But now, they even have grits as a menu item with breakfast at the local pancake house here in NM. I lived at that pancake house on my back and forth trips before my appliances were in--and on New Mexican
huevos rancheros , not grits!
Yes, since both sets of whatever great-grandparents were from "The South" (VA, MS, GA...thank GOD they left, LOL!!!!), my grandparents did cook what is traditionally considered southern home cooking....grits, biscuits/gravy, fried chicken, cornbread (including cornbread crammed into a tall jelly glass (remember those??) and "sweet" milk poured over!
At my grandmother's house, greens were occasional....blackeyed peas were not eaten very often except on NYD...and not much in the way of fried veggies--okra, green tomatoes, squash, etc. But at my parents' place in the same WT town--and only about 100 miles from the Mexican border--we had a much more varied menu!!
I had to live in MS for awhile to appreciate my great good fortune to have been born where I was, in West Texas!! LOL!!! I thank God every day that my forebears left what is known as the "deep south." I like being a 5th generation native Texan, even though I live in NM now! I'll always be a Texan, no matter where I live!
But...life is good here in these Sacramento Mountains!!
Your friend, bless her heart (LOL) is an elitist snob about the south, and her range is much too narrow!!
12-13-2008, 02:50 PM
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Well....this Texan hates fried okra....give me lightly boiled okra in all its bright green sliminess!!! The slime makes it fun to eat!!
Well, at least you like okra...in SOME form or fashion. Must be your Deep South roots, reckon? *ducks your slaps*
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LOL!! The best grits are made with cheese and green chile/jals...and baked in a casserole!! I actually first noticed grits served with breakfast items in MS, not Texas. But now, they even have grits as a menu item with breakfast at the local pancake house here in NM. I lived at that pancake house on my back and forth trips before my appliances were in--and on New Mexican huevos rancheros , not grits!
Really, I was never all THAT big a fan of grits, believe it or not. I just don't want no yankees gettin' too upity 'bout 'em, dammit!
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Yes, since both sets of whatever great-grandparents were from "The South" (VA, MS, GA...thank GOD they left, LOL!!!!), my grandparents did cook what is traditionally considered southern home cooking....grits, biscuits/gravy, fried chicken, cornbread (including cornbread crammed into a tall jelly glass (remember those??) and "sweet" milk poured over!
You are describing Texas home cookin', doncha know? LOL Mmmmmmm....and in addition to the black-eyed peas...I suddenly got a hankerin' for some buttermilk and cornbread!
And that's what I like about the South...to paraphrase Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys!
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At my grandmother's house, greens were occasional....blackeyed peas were not eaten very often except on NYD...and not much in the way of fried veggies--okra, green tomatoes, squash, etc. But at my parents' place in the same WT town--and only about 100 miles from the Mexican border--we had a much more varied menu!!
Cathy, PLEEEEZE tell me you eat black-eyed peas on New Years Day...???
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Your friend, bless her heart (LOL) is an elitist snob about the south, and her range is much too narrow!!
Yeah, she is...but I gotta luv her. She is never arrogantly condecending about it. And she comes by her opinions honestly, even if I disagree with them. She is a friend tried and true. BUT...yeah, she is serious about her tunnel vision of how she defines the South....but she does it a lot too just to annoy and tease and irritate me!
And hey, when she gets TOO uppity about it? I just remind her that it was at the Battle of the Wilderness when some other Confederate units broke in the face of a concentrated yankee assault...that it was the Texans who came up to save the day. General Lee himself got excited and shouted "My Texans! Texans ALWAYS move them!!"
When some Alabamans came up to re-enforce the Texan counter-attack (which stopped the federal advance in its track and forced them to withdraw), he gave them the orders to "Just keep up with the Texans!"
By gawd!
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12-13-2008, 09:32 PM
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No offense, and this is irrelevant to whether Texas is Southern or whatnot.. but between this post and txguy's post I am starting to see why outsiders dislike so many Texans...
Initially I didnt understand what people meant when they said that Texans have an outlandish arrogance about them...but Im starting to see that there actually are a lot of Texans who cant express their love for their own state without berating other states...unfortunate really.
LOL!! Boy, just because I don't like MS, I'm arrogant?! Geeeez!
Tsk, tsk, tsk....
12-13-2008, 09:39 PM
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Well, at least you like okra...in SOME form or fashion. Must be your Deep South roots, reckon? *ducks your slaps*
Really, I was never all THAT big a fan of grits, believe it or not. I just don't want no yankees gettin' too upity 'bout 'em, dammit!
You are describing Texas home cookin', doncha know? LOL Mmmmmmm....and in addition to the black-eyed peas...I suddenly got a hankerin' for some buttermilk and cornbread!
And that's what I like about the South...to paraphrase Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys!
Cathy, PLEEEEZE tell me you eat black-eyed peas on New Years Day...???
Yeah, she is...but I gotta luv her. She is never arrogantly condecending about it. And she comes by her opinions honestly, even if I disagree with them. She is a friend tried and true. BUT...yeah, she is serious about her tunnel vision of how she defines the South....but she does it a lot too just to annoy and tease and irritate me!
And hey, when she gets TOO uppity about it? I just remind her that it was at the Battle of the Wilderness when some other Confederate units broke in the face of a concentrated yankee assault...that it was the Texans who came up to save the day. General Lee himself got excited and shouted "My Texans! Texans ALWAYS move them!!"
When some Alabamans came up to re-enforce the Texan counter-attack (which stopped the federal advance in its track and forced them to withdraw), he gave them the orders to "Just keep up with the Texans!"
By gawd!
That is just too, too funny, TR....LOL!! I'm sure she knows just which buttons to push!
I can't remember the last time I had blackeyed peas at all, let alone for NYD...!
12-13-2008, 09:53 PM
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That is just too, too funny, TR....LOL!! I'm sure she knows just which buttons to push!
I can't remember the last time I had blackeyed peas at all, let alone for NYD...!
Well, you are going to have them this year if I have to ship them to you!
12-13-2008, 10:13 PM
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Why is this?
Sheesh...here we go AGAIN!
Answer: BECAUSE IT IS...GET OVER IT...PLEASE!
12-13-2008, 11:02 PM
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Jealousy of Texas' greater prestige makes Southerners vindictive and want to drag down TX with them
^^^^
lol, prestige? America thinks of you guys as cowboy boot wearin southerners that say "yall" no matter how bad u wanna be Cali
Yeah, sure Bronx that's what it is
manwhile you are still stuck in that crackpipe and needle strewn slum also known as the Bronx
12-14-2008, 09:22 AM
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Well, you are going to have them this year if I have to ship them to you!
Well....just for you, I'll have a few this NYD.....I can get by with a tablespoon or so of canned blackeyed peas, right..?
12-14-2008, 09:44 AM
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LOL Wellll, it would be better than not having them at all. BUT...just barely!
If you make some cornbread to go with 'em (no sugar, and in a seasoned iron skillet) then they might pass muster!
Reminds me...when it gets closer to New Years Day, I am going to do a poll concerning the custom of eating black-eyed peas in Texas (hopefully make up for the botched ones I did with Christmas music!).
On a related tangent, the first time I went to Ohio with a former lady friend to visit her family, it was over the Christmas holidays and we were there on New Years Day. It had never occured to me beforehand that black-eyed peas are NOT something which can be commonly found outside of the Southern states. In fact, many up there -- if they have heard of them at all -- consider it cattle/hog feed! (*sighs* I still don't understand how we lost the War...)
I panicked! I had ALWAYS eaten some black-eyed peas (with cornbread and greens and chow-chow) on New Years Day. To NOT do so would be something akin to calling a coke a soda! They ate sauerkraut and German sausage as their custom (which is fine and I love it...but not on NYD).
Well, we left to drive back to Texas that afternoon and when we crossed the Mason-Dixon line (can't actually remember whether it was in Kentucky or Arkansas or Oklahoma) as the day was ending, I found an open restaurant. Went in and ordered some black-eyed peas "to go". And managed a few bites before the clock struck midnight..
There ya go!
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Housing units in structures - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
House/condo owner moved in on average (years ago)
Renter moved in on average (years ago)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%)
Means of transportation to work - Drove car alone (%)
Means of transportation to work - Carpooled (%)
Means of transportation to work - Public transportation (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bus or trolley bus (%)
Means of transportation to work - Streetcar or trolley car (%)
Means of transportation to work - Subway or elevated (%)
Means of transportation to work - Railroad (%)
Means of transportation to work - Ferryboat (%)
Means of transportation to work - Taxicab (%)
Means of transportation to work - Motorcycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bicycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Walked (%)
Means of transportation to work - Other means (%)
Working at home (%)
Industry diversity
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining (%)
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (%)
Most Common Industries - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (%)
Most Common Industries - Construction (%)
Most Common Industries - Manufacturing (%)
Most Common Industries - Wholesale trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Retail trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing (%)
Most Common Industries - Utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Information (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance (%)
Most Common Industries - Real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and technical services (%)
Most Common Industries - Management of companies and enterprises (%)
Most Common Industries - Administrative and support and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services, and health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services (%)
Most Common Industries - Health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation (%)
Most Common Industries - Accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Other services, except public administration (%)
Most Common Industries - Public administration (%)
Occupation diversity
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, science, and arts occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, and financial occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Business and financial operations occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer, engineering, and science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer and mathematical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Architecture and engineering occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Life, physical, and social science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Community and social service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Legal occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, training, and library occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health technologists and technicians (%)
Most Common Occupations - Service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Protective service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Law enforcement workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Food preparation and serving related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Personal care and service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and office occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Office and administrative support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Construction and extraction occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Transportation occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Material moving occupations (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - Correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Federal prisons and detention centers (%)
People in Group quarters - Halfway houses (%)
People in Group quarters - Local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military disciplinary barracks (%)
People in Group quarters - State prisons (%)
People in Group quarters - Other types of correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Nursing homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospices or homes for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Military hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Other hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Mental (Psychiatric) hospitals or wards (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the deaf (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the blind (%)
People in Group quarters - Orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Juvenile institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Long-term care (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children (%)
People in Group quarters - Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children (%)
People in Group quarters - Training schools for juvenile delinquents (%)
People in Group quarters - Short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (%)
People in Group quarters - Type of juvenile institution unknown (%)
People in Group quarters - Noninstitutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - College dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - On base (%)
People in Group quarters - Barracks, unaccompanied personnel housing (UPH), (Enlisted/Officer), ;and similar group living quarters for military personnel (%)
People in Group quarters - Transient quarters for temporary residents (%)
People in Group quarters - Military ships (%)
People in Group quarters - Group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Other group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Religious group quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - Dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (%)
People in Group quarters - Job Corps and vocational training facilities (%)
People in Group quarters - Other workers' dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Crews of maritime vessels (%)
People in Group quarters - Other nonhousehold living situations (%)
People in Group quarters - Other noninstitutional group quarters (%)
Residents speaking English at home (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking other language at home (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%)
Class of Workers - Employee of private company (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed in own incorporated business (%)
Class of Workers - Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers (%)
Class of Workers - Local government workers (%)
Class of Workers - State government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Federal government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business and Unpaid family workers (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - No fuel used (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - No fuel used (%)
Armed forces status - In Armed Forces (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Veteran (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Nonveteran (%)
Fatal accidents locations in years 2005-2021
Fatal accidents locations in 2005
Fatal accidents locations in 2006
Fatal accidents locations in 2007
Fatal accidents locations in 2008
Fatal accidents locations in 2009
Fatal accidents locations in 2010
Fatal accidents locations in 2011
Fatal accidents locations in 2012
Fatal accidents locations in 2013
Fatal accidents locations in 2014
Fatal accidents locations in 2015
Fatal accidents locations in 2016
Fatal accidents locations in 2017
Fatal accidents locations in 2018
Fatal accidents locations in 2019
Fatal accidents locations in 2020
Fatal accidents locations in 2021
Alcohol use - People drinking some alcohol every month (%)
Alcohol use - People not drinking at all (%)
Alcohol use - Average days/month drinking alcohol
Alcohol use - Average drinks/week
Alcohol use - Average days/year people drink much
Audiometry - Average condition of hearing (%)
Audiometry - People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)
Audiometry - People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)
Audiometry - Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)
Audiometry - Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)
Audiometry - Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Has high blood pressure (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Checking blood pressure at home (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Has high cholesterol level (%)
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on food at other stores
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on eating out
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on food at other stores (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on eating out (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)
Current Health Status - General health condition (%)
Current Health Status - Blood donors (%)
Current Health Status - Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)
Current Health Status - Left-handed people (%)
Dermatology - People using sunscreen (%)
Diabetes - Diabetics (%)
Diabetes - Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)
Diabetes - People taking insulin (%)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Diet health (%)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Milk product consumption (# of products/month)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Meals not home prepared (#/week)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)
Drug Use - People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)
Drug Use - Ever used hard drugs (%)
Drug Use - Ever used any form of cocaine (%)
Drug Use - Ever used heroin (%)
Drug Use - Ever used methamphetamine (%)
Health Insurance - People covered by health insurance (%)
Kidney Conditions-Urology - Avg. # of times urinating at night
Medical Conditions - People with asthma (%)
Medical Conditions - People with anemia (%)
Medical Conditions - People with psoriasis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with overweight (%)
Medical Conditions - Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever received blood transfusion (%)
Medical Conditions - People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)
Medical Conditions - People with arthritis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with gout (%)
Medical Conditions - People with congestive heart failure (%)
Medical Conditions - People with coronary heart disease (%)
Medical Conditions - People with angina pectoris (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had heart attack (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had stroke (%)
Medical Conditions - People with emphysema (%)
Medical Conditions - People with thyroid problem (%)
Medical Conditions - People with chronic bronchitis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with any liver condition (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)
Mental Health - People who have little interest in doing things (%)
Mental Health - People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)
Mental Health - People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)
Mental Health - People feeling tired or having little energy (%)
Mental Health - People with poor appetite or overeating (%)
Mental Health - People feeling bad about themself (%)
Mental Health - People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)
Mental Health - People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)
Mental Health - People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)
Oral Health - Average years since last visit a dentist
Oral Health - People embarrassed because of mouth (%)
Oral Health - People with gum disease (%)
Oral Health - General health of teeth and gums (%)
Oral Health - Average days a week using dental floss/device
Oral Health - Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem
Oral Health - Average number of teeth
Pesticide Use - Households using pesticides to control insects (%)
Pesticide Use - Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)
Physical Activity - People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)
Physical Activity - People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)
Physical Activity - People walking or bicycling (%)
Physical Activity - People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)
Physical Activity - People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)
Physical Activity - Average hours a day doing sedentary activities
Physical Activity - Average hours a day watching TV or videos
Physical Activity - Average hours a day using computer
Physical Functioning - People having limitations keeping them from working (%)
Physical Functioning - People limited in amount of work they can do (%)
Physical Functioning - People that need special equipment to walk (%)
Physical Functioning - People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)
Physical Functioning - People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)
Prescription Medications - Average number of prescription medicines taking
Preventive Aspirin Use - Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)
Reproductive Health - Vaginal deliveries (%)
Reproductive Health - Cesarean deliveries (%)
Reproductive Health - Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)
Reproductive Health - Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)
Reproductive Health - Women breastfeeding newborns (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that had a hysterectomy (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that had both ovaries removed (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)
Reproductive Health - Women taking birth control pills (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever used female hormones (%)
Sexual Behavior - People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first had sex
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)
Sexual Behavior - People using protection when performing oral sex (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year
Sexual Behavior - People having sex without condom (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Circumcised males 18+ (%)
Sleep Disorders - Average hours sleeping at night
Sleep Disorders - People that has trouble sleeping (%)
Smoking-Cigarette Use - People smoking cigarettes (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ having problems with smell (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ having problems with taste (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)
Weight - Average height (inches)
Weight - Average weight (pounds)
Weight - Average BMI
Weight - People that are obese (%)
Weight - People that ever were obese (%)
Weight - People trying to lose weight (%)