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MULTIPLE RESPONSE ITEMS

There are a number of data items on the Basic and Expanded CURFs that contain multiple responses. This means that the person being interviewed was able to select one or more response categories for these items. Multiple response items are indicated on the data item list.

On the CURF, each response category for the multiple response questions is treated as a separate data item. Each data item therefore has a response of either:

• Not applicable; or
• Yes.

4. TYPE OF HEALTH PROBLEM CAUSING EMBARRASSMENT RELATED TO SOCIAL OR PERFORMANCE SITUATION
Response category	Data item	Data item response
Mental health problem	HPSOCFRA	Not applicable (0), Yes (1)
Alcohol or drug problem	HPSOCFRB	Not applicable (0), Yes (2)
Speech, vision or hearing problem	HPSOCFRC	Not applicable (0), Yes (3)
Movement or coordination problem	HPSOCFRD	Not applicable (0), Yes (4)
Facial/body disfigurement or weight/body image problem	HPSOCFRE	Not applicable (0), Yes (5)
Bad odour or sweating	HPSOCFRF	Not applicable (0), Yes (6)
Pregnancy	HPSOCFRG	Not applicable (0), Yes (7)
Other physical health problem	HPSOCFRH	Not applicable (0), Yes (8)
Not known	HPSOCFRI	Not applicable (0), Yes (98)
Refusal	HPSOCFRJ	Not applicable (0), Yes (99)
Not applicable	HPSOCFRK	Not applicable (0), Yes (97)

The special codes for 'Not applicable', 'Not known' and 'Refusal' are provided in the data item list (eg values of 97, 98 and 99). For derived items, these codes each have their own separate data item category. Using the example above, these special codes would be HPSOCFRI, HPSOCFRJ and HPSOCFRK. For non-derived items (eg D23A) the special codes will be placed within the first data item created (eg D23AA).


Subsequent questions relying on multi-response items

Multi-response items in the Medications, Substance Use and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) modules used a different system to code the multiple response items. This meant that depending on the responses provided to an initial question, the responses for subsequent questions were allocated to a certain position.

An example of these linked questions in the Medications module is MEDCD, where respondents could provide up to five responses (ie medications) to the question on 'Mental health medications used in past 2 weeks'. The subsequent A to E responses provided for the following items relate back to the number of medications provided in the initial question:

• Length of time taking medication for mental health (ME6A--ME6E); and
• Whether usually took medication according to the recommended dose in past two weeks (ME7A--ME7E).

5. MULTI-RESPONSE DATA ITEMS
Data item label	Data item name
Mini-Mental State Examination
Whether remembered the words Ball/Car/ Man (immediate recall)	MM3
Whether could subtract 7s	MM4
Whether remembered the words Ball/Car/ Man (delayed recall)	MM6
Substance Use disorders
Whether able to follow instructions - take paper, fold in half, place on floor	MM13
Whether used drugs of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids caused problems with family, friends or others	SU65A1A
Whether continued using drugs of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids caused problems with people	SU65B1A
Whether continued using drugs of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids jeopardised safety	SU65C1A
Whether continued using drugs of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids resulted in problems with police	SU65D1A
Whether used drugs of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids interfered with work	SU65_1A
Whether had strong desire using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids that one could not resist them	SU721_A
Whether needed to use more marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids than used to, in order to get high	SU72A1A
Whether experienced symptoms when stopped using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids	SU72B1A
Whether used marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids from having problems	SU72C1A
Whether used marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids though promised not to	SU72D1A
Whether used marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids more frequently than intended	SU72E1A
Whether not able to stop using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids	SU72F1A
Whether spent much time using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids that had little time for anything else	SU72G1A
Whether reduced important activities because of using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids	SU72H1A
Whether continued using marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids knowing one had a problem	SU72I1A
How much has physical health been harmed by use of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids during the past 12 months	SU86A_1
How much has family been hurt by use of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids during the past 12 months	SU86B_1
How much have done impulsive things by use of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids during the past 12 months	SU86C_1
How much has failed to do what was expected by use of marijuana, stimulants, sedatives or opioids during the past 12 months	SU86D_1
Substance Use section - Interviewer checkpoint (see SU86 series)	SU86G
Number of days unable to work in the past 12 months - Drug Use	SU86G1
Medications
Mental health medications used in past 2 weeks	MEDCD
Length of time taking medication for mental health	ME6
Whether usually took medication according to the recommended dose, in past 2 weeks	ME7

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