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Agricultural Health Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Diseases Among Men and Women in Agriculture

Attachment 25-3 AHS Phase IV Health Follow-Up Paper & Pen Participant Survey

Phase IV Follow-up CAWI Survey, CATI Script or Paper/Pen

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Attachment 25-3: Agricultural Health Study - Phase IV
Participant Follow-Up Questionnaire
Instructions:
● Please use DARK BLUE OR BLACK BALLPOINT PEN.
● Mark only one answer for each question unless otherwise indicated.
● Follow the arrow from your response to find the next question.
● Only write comments in the spaces provided.
● Please keep this questionnaire clean, flat, and dry.
● Do not fold or tear any of the pages.

Fill in the bubbles COMPLETELY for each of the questions in this form.
Like this:  Yes

Not like this:



If you have to change an answer, please mark a single horizontal line through it and
then bubble in the correct answer completely.
Like this:  Yes

Not like this:  YES

When we ask for dates or ages, if you can’t remember the exact year, or how old
you were when something happened, it’s fine to give us your best guess.
When we ask how many years you did something, please round to the nearest
whole number.
OMB No.: 0925-0406
Expiration Date: 09/30/2016
Collection of this information is authorized by The Public Health Service Act ( 2
4 USC 285l). Rights of study participants are protected by The Privacy Act of
1974. Participation is voluntary, and there are no penalties for not participating or withdrawing from the study at any time. Refusal to participate will not affect
your benefits in any way. The information collected in this study will be kept private to the extent provided by law. Names and other identifiers will not appear in
any report of the study. Information provided will be combined for all study participants and reported as summaries. You are being contacted by mail to
complete this health follow-up survey because as a member of the Agricultural Health Study your continued involvement can help us learn more about how
agricultural and environmental factors may affect the health of farmers and their families.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 25 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: NIH,
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address.

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AG1. Is your current home located on a farm? A farm is defined as any place from which
$1,000 or more of agricultural products would normally be sold during the year.



〇 No

Go to AG3

〇 Yes


AG2. In the past 12 months, how many total acres of crops were grown on this farm?
〇 None
〇 Less than 5 acres
〇 5–49 acres
〇 50–199 acres
〇 200–499 acres
〇 500–999 acres
〇 More than 1,000 acres

AG3. What is your primary source of drinking water at your current home?
〇 Private well
〇 Spring
〇 Public or community supply
〇 Bottled water
〇 Rural water
AG4. How many years has this been your primary source of drinking water at your current
house? Please round to the nearest year.
|__|__|__|
# Years

AG5. If you currently use a private well for drinking water, how deep is your private well ?
〇 Less than 50 feet
〇 50–100 feet
〇 101–150 feet
〇 More than 150 feet
〇 Don’t know
〇 Do not use a private well

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AG6. In the past 12 months have you personally performed farm work?
〇 No
〇 Yes



Go to AG8

AG7. When was the last year you personally performed farming activities?
|__|__|__|__|
Year

OR

〇 Never did farm work

AG8. In the past 12 months, what major income producing crops did you personally grow,
excluding gardens for personal use? Mark all that apply:
〇 None

〇 Peanuts

〇 Apples

〇 Peppers

〇 Alfalfa

〇 Potatoes

〇 Barley

〇 Pumpkins

〇 Bermuda grass

〇 Rye

〇 Blueberries

〇 Snap beans

〇 Cabbage

〇 Sorghum

〇 Christmas trees

〇 Soybeans

〇 Corn, field

〇 Strawberries

〇 Corn, pop

〇 Sweet potatoes

〇 Corn, seed

〇 Tomatoes

〇 Corn, sweet

〇 Tobacco

〇 Cotton

〇 Wheat

〇 Cucumbers

〇 Other vegetables

〇 Grapes

〇 Other fruits

〇 Hay or forage

〇 Other crops

〇 Melons
〇 Nursery crops
〇 Oats
〇 Peaches

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AG9. In the past 12 months, what poultry or livestock did you personally raise for sale?
Mark all that apply:
〇 None



Go to AG12

〇 Beef cattle
〇 Dairy cattle
〇 Hogs/swine
〇 Poultry
〇 Poultry for eggs
〇 Sheep or goats
〇 Horses
〇 Other animals

AG10. In the past 12 months, how many livestock in total (cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses),
did you personally raise for sale? Report the most livestock you had at any one time in
the past 12 months.
〇 None
〇 Less than 50
〇 50–99
〇 100–499
〇 500–999
〇 1,000 or more

AG11. In the past 12 months, how many poultry did you personally raise for sale? Report the
most poultry you had at any one time in the past 12 months.
〇 None
〇 Less than 50
〇 50–99
〇 100–499
〇 500–999
〇 1,000–10,000
〇 More than 10,000

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AG12. The next questions are about your use of pesticides including herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, fumigants, or other chemicals used to kill plants, insects, fungi, molds, or
rodents. Please do not include the use of antibiotics, sanitizers, antimicrobial soaps or
fertilizers.
Have you ever personally mixed, loaded, or applied any pesticides for use on crops,
animals, or any other purpose NOT including home and garden use?



〇 No

Go to AG16

〇 Yes


AG13. How many years in your lifetime did you personally mix, load, or apply
pesticides?
|__|__|__|
# Years
AG14. How many days per year on average did you personally mix, load, or apply
pesticides?
|__|__|__|
# Days per year
AG15. In the past 12 months, have you personally mixed, loaded, or applied pesticides?
〇 No
〇 Yes
AG16. Since you started farming, have you ever produced or grown any crops, vegetables,
fruits, livestock, or poultry for sale without using conventional pesticides?
〇 Did not farm



〇 No



Go to AG18

Go to AG18

〇 Yes


AG17. What percent (by acreage) of your current operation does not use conventional
pesticides?
〇 None
〇 Less than 10%
〇 10 to 25%
〇 More than 25%
〇 Not currently farming

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AG18. Do you currently have a job other than working on a farm? If you are retired, mark ‘No.’



〇 No

Go to AG20

〇 Yes


AG19. About how many years have you had this job?
〇 Less than 1 year
〇 1 to 5 years
〇 5 to 10 years
〇 10 to 20 years
〇 More than 20 years

AG20. What is your current marital status? Please choose the one response that best
describes your situation.
〇 Single
〇 Married
〇 Living as married
〇 Divorced or separated
〇 Widowed

Tobacco and Alcohol
TA1. Have you smoked a total of 100 cigarettes or more during your lifetime?



〇 No

Go to TA6

〇 Yes


TA2. How old were you when you first started smoking cigarettes?
|__|__|__|
Age
TA3. Do you currently smoke cigarettes?
〇 No
〇 Yes



Go to TA5

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TA4. How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes?
|__|__|__|
Age
TA5. Thinking about all the years that you smoked, about how many cigarettes per day
did you usually smoke on days when you smoked?
|__|__|__|
# Cigarettes/day

TA6. Have you ever used chewing tobacco for 6 months or longer?



〇 No

Go to TA10

〇 Yes


TA7. How old were you when you first started using chewing tobacco?
|__|__|__|
Age
TA8. How many total years did you use chewing tobacco?
Please round to the nearest year. If it was less than 1 year, enter ‘1’.
|__|__|__|
# Years
TA9. Do you currently use chewing tobacco?
〇 No
〇 Yes

TA10. Have you ever used snuff for 6 months or longer?



〇 No

Go to TA14

〇 Yes


TA11. How old were you when you first started using snuff?
|__|__|__|
Age

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TA12. For how many total years did you use snuff? Please round to the nearest year.
If it was less than 1 year, enter ‘1’.
|__|__|__|
# Years

TA13. Do you currently use snuff?
〇 No
〇 Yes

TA14. The following questions ask about drinking alcoholic beverages including beer or ale,
wine, wine coolers, champagne, mixed drinks, and liquor. When you are asked about a
“drink,” think about a 12-ounce bottle or can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine or
champagne, one wine cooler, one shot of liquor, or one mixed drink or cocktail.
Did you ever drink any type of alcoholic beverage?



〇 No

Go to Height and Weight, next page

〇 Yes


TA15. How old were you when you last consumed an alcoholic beverage?
|__|__|__|
Age

TA16. In the past 12 months, how often did you drink any type of alcoholic beverage?
〇 About every day
〇 3 to 5 days a week
〇 1 to 2 days a week
〇 2 to 3 days a month
〇 About once a month
〇 Less than once a month
〇 Never



Go to Height and Weight, next page

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TA17. In the past 12 months, on days when you drank alcoholic beverages, how many
drinks did you usually have?
〇 1 to 2
〇 3 to 5
〇 6 to 8
〇 9 to 11
〇 12 or more

TA18. In the past 12 months how often have you had [4 or more (women) / 5 or more
(men)] drinks on a single occasion?
〇 2 or more times per week
〇 About once a week
〇 2 to 3 times a month
〇 Once a month or less
〇 Never

Height and Weight
HW1. What is your current height? Please answer in feet and inches, and round to the nearest
inch.
|__|__|
Feet

|__|__|
Inches

HW2. What is your current weight?
|__|__|__|
# Pounds

HW3. In the past three years, have you lost more than 5 pounds without intending to?



〇 No

Go to Family Medical History, next page

〇 Yes


HW4. In the past three years, how many pounds did you lose without intending to?
|__|__|__|
# Pounds

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Family Medical History
FH1. Has anyone in your immediate family related to you by blood (mother, father, sisters,
brothers, or children) ever been diagnosed with asthma?
〇 No
〇 Yes

FH2. Has anyone in your immediate family related to you by blood (mother, father, sisters,
brothers, or children) ever been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease?
〇 No
〇 Yes

FH3. Has anyone in your immediate family related to you by blood (mother, father, sisters,
brothers, or children) ever had cancer?



〇 No

Go to Pain Relievers, next page

〇 Yes


FH4. What type(s) of cancer? Mark all that apply.
〇 Bladder

〇 Lymphoma

〇 Bone

〇 Melanoma

〇 Brain

〇 Multiple myeloma

〇 Breast

〇 Ovarian

〇 Cervical

〇 Pancreatic

〇 Colon or rectal

〇 Prostate

〇 Esophagus

〇 Stomach

〇 Kidney

〇 Thyroid

〇 Leukemia

〇 Uterine or endometrial

〇 Liver

〇 Other type of cancer

〇 Lung

〇 Don’t know type

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Pain Relievers
PR1. The next questions are about some common pain relievers.
Have you ever taken aspirin regularly (at least twice per week for 6 months or longer)?



〇 No

Go to PR6

〇 Yes


PR2. Do you currently take aspirin regularly (at least twice per week)?
〇 No
〇 Yes

PR3. How many years in total have you taken aspirin regularly (at least twice per
week)?
〇 Less than 1 year
〇 1 to 5 years
〇 5 to 10 years
〇 10 to 15 years
〇 More than 15 years

PR4. When you took aspirin regularly, typically how many days per week did you take
it?
〇 Every day
〇 5 to 6 days per week
〇 3 to 4 days per week
〇 1 to 2 days per week

PR5. Did you typically take baby aspirin or regular aspirin?
〇 Baby aspirin
〇 Regular aspirin
〇 Both
〇 Don’t know

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PR6. The next questions are about the pain reliever ibuprofen. Common brand names
include Motrin, Advil, and Nuprin.
Have you ever taken ibuprofen regularly (at least twice per week for 6 months or
longer)?



〇 No

Go to PR10

〇 Yes


PR7. Do you currently take ibuprofen regularly (at least twice per week)?
〇 No
〇 Yes

PR8. How many years in total have you taken ibuprofen regularly (at least twice per
week)?
〇 Less than 1 year
〇 1 to 5 years
〇 5 to 10 years
〇 10 to 15 years
〇 More than 15 years

PR9. When you took ibuprofen regularly, typically how many days per week did you
take it?
〇 Every day
〇 5 to 6 days per week
〇 3 to 4 days per week
〇 1 to 2 days per week

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PR10. Have you ever taken Tylenol or acetaminophen regularly (at least twice per week for 6
months or longer)?



〇 No

Go to General Health

〇 Yes


PR11. Do you currently take Tylenol or acetaminophen regularly (at least twice per
week)?
〇 No
〇 Yes

PR12. How many years in total have you taken Tylenol or acetaminophen regularly (at
least twice per week)?
〇 Less than 1 year
〇 1 to 5 years
〇 5 to 10 years
〇 10 to 15 years
〇 More than 15 years

PR13. When you took Tylenol or acetaminophen regularly, typically how many days per
week did you take it?
〇 Every day
〇 5 to 6 days per week
〇 3 to 4 days per week
〇 1 to 2 days per week

General Health
GH1. About how long has it been since you last saw or talked to a doctor or other health care
professional about your health? Would you say...
〇 Never
〇 Less than 1 year ago
〇 1 to 2 years ago
〇 2 to 5 years ago
〇 More than 5 years ago

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GH2a. MEN: When did you last have a PSA test (a blood test used to check men for prostate
cancer) or a digital rectal exam to examine the prostate gland?
GH2b. WOMEN: When did you last have a mammogram (an x-ray of each breast to look for
breast cancer)?
〇 Never
〇 Less than 1 year ago
〇 1 to 2 years ago
〇 2 to 5 years ago
〇 More than 5 years ago

The next few questions ask about colon and bowel health.
GH3. When did you last have a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy, exams in which a tube is
inserted in the rectum to view the colon for signs of cancer or other health problems?
〇 Never
〇 Less than 1 year ago
〇 1 to 2 years ago
〇 2 to 5 years ago
〇 More than 5 years ago

GH4. Have you ever taken any over-the-counter or prescribed medicines more than a few
times a year to help with bowel movements?
〇 No
〇 Yes
GH5. Typically, how often do you have bowel movements?
〇 Two or more times per day
〇 Once per day
〇 5 to 6 times per week
〇 3 to 4 times a week (about once every other day)
〇 Less than three times per week
Men go to Health Conditions on page 19.
Women go to Women’s reproductive health on the next page.

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Women’s reproductive health
RH1. How many times have you been pregnant in your lifetime? Please include live and
stillbirths as well as any pregnancies that ended in a loss of pregnancy or abortion.
If you have never been pregnant, please enter ‘0’.
|__|__|
# Pregnancies
〇 None



Go to RH5

RH2. How many of your pregnancies ended in live birth or still birth? If none, please
enter ‘0’.
|__|__|
# births
〇 None



Go to RH5

RH3. How old were you the first time you had a pregnancy ending in a live birth or
stillbirth?
|__|__|__|
Age

RH4. How old were you the last time you had a live birth or stillbirth?
|__|__|__|
Age

RH5. Have you ever had any of the following surgeries?
Mark an answer for each row below:

No

Yes

a. hysterectomy (a surgical procedure to remove the uterus)
without removing ovaries

〇

〇

b. hysterectomy (a surgical procedure to remove the uterus)
with removal of one or more ovaries

〇

〇

c. Separate surgery to remove one or both ovaries

〇

〇

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RH6. Have you had a menstrual period in the past 12 months?
〇 No
〇 Yes



Go to RH9

FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT HAD A PERIOD IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS:
RH7. Why did your periods stop? Please choose the one response that best describes your
situation.
〇 My periods stopped on their own (naturally)
〇 My periods stopped after my uterus or ovaries were removed
〇 My periods stopped due to radiation or chemotherapy
〇 My periods stopped because I am using the kind of birth control that
eliminates periods
〇 My periods stopped because I am pregnant or breastfeeding
〇 My periods stopped for some other reason

RH8. How old were you when you had your last menstrual period?
|__|__|__|
Age



Go to RH11

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FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD A PERIOD IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS:
RH9. What statement best describes you?
〇 My periods have not stopped and I am not taking
hormone replacement therapy

 Go to RH11

〇 My periods have not stopped but I am taking
hormone replacement therapy

 Go to RH11

〇 My periods stopped, but restarted when I began hormone
replacement therapy

 Go to RH11

〇 My periods stopped sometime in the last 12 months


RH10. IF PERIODS STOPPED IN PAST 12 MONTHS: Why did they stop sometime
in the last 12 months? Please choose the one response that best describes
your situation.
〇 My periods stopped on their own (naturally)
〇 My periods stopped after my uterus or ovaries were removed
〇 My periods stopped due to radiation or chemotherapy
〇 My periods stopped because I am using the kind of birth control that
eliminates periods
〇 My periods stopped because I am pregnant or breastfeeding
〇 My periods stopped for some other reason

RH11. Have you ever used estrogen or progesterone for hormone replacement therapy?
Common brand and generic names include Premarin, Estrace, estradiol, Provera, and
medroxyprogesterone.



〇 No

Go to RH17

〇 Yes


RH12. How old were you when you first used prescribed hormone replacement therapy?
|__|__|__|
Age

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RH13. How many years altogether have you used prescribed hormone replacement
therapy? Do not count years that you stopped. Please round to the nearest year.
If it was less than 1 year, enter ‘1’.
|__|__|__|
# Years

RH14. Are you currently using prescribed hormone replacement therapy?
〇 No
〇 Yes

RH15. Was the prescribed hormone replacement that you took the most often...
〇 A combination of estrogen and progesterone
〇 Estrogen only
〇 Progesterone only
〇 Something else
〇 Don’t know

RH16. Have you ever taken birth control pills for any reason?



〇 No

Go to Health Conditions, next page

〇 Yes


RH17. How old were you when you first took birth control pills?
|__|__|__|
Age

RH18. How many years altogether did you take birth control pills? Do not count years
that you stopped. Please round to the nearest year. If it was less than 1 year,
enter ‘1’.
|__|__|
# Years

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Health Conditions
These questions are about medical conditions you may have had. Please only report
conditions that were diagnosed by a doctor or other health professional. We are interested in
what age you were diagnosed with a specific condition. If you do not know your exact age,
please give us your best guess.
HC1. Have you ever been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease?



〇 No

Go to HC6

〇 Yes


HC2. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC3. Was the diagnosis made or confirmed by a neurologist or movement disorder
specialist?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC4. Do you currently take any prescribed medicines for Parkinson’s disease?
Examples include:
Carbidopa or levodopa (brand names such as Sinemet, Stalevo, or Parcopa);
Mirapex or Pramipexole; Requip or Ropinirole; Permax or Pergolide



〇 No

Go to HC6

〇 Yes


HC5. Did your symptoms ever improve after taking any of these medicines?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC6. Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?



〇 No

Go to HC9

〇 Yes


HC7. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with depression?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC8. Are you currently taking any prescribed medicines for depression?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC9. Have you ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension?
(WOMEN: Please do not count this condition if it occurred only during pregnancy.)



〇 No

Go to HC12

〇 Yes


HC10. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with high blood pressure or
hypertension?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC11. Do you currently take any prescribed medicines for high blood pressure or
hypertension?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC12. Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart attack (or myocardial infarction)?



〇 No

Go to HC14

〇 Yes


HC13. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with a heart attack (or
myocardial infarction)?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC14. Have you ever been diagnosed with heart failure?



〇 No

Go to HC16

〇 Yes


HC15. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with heart failure?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC16. Have you ever been diagnosed with a stroke? Do not include TIAs or mini-strokes.



〇 No

Go to HC18

〇 Yes


HC17. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with a stroke?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC18. Have you ever been diagnosed with asthma?



〇 No

Go to HC23

〇 Yes


HC19. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with asthma?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC20. Do you still have asthma?
〇 No



〇 Yes

Go to HC22

HC21. How old were you when your asthma stopped?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC22. During the past 12 months, have you used any prescribed medicines for asthma,
including an inhaler?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC23. Have you ever been diagnosed with Farmer’s Lung?



〇 No

Go to HC25

〇 Yes


HC24. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with Farmer’s Lung?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC25. Have you ever been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?



〇 No

Go to HC27

〇 Yes


HC26. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC27. Have you ever been diagnosed with emphysema?



〇 No

Go to HC29

〇 Yes


HC28. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with emphysema?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC29. Have you ever been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis?



〇 No

Go to HC31

〇 Yes


HC30. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with chronic bronchitis?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC31. Have you ever been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)?



〇 No

Go to HC33

〇 Yes


HC32. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC33. Have you ever been diagnosed with diabetes (WOMEN: other than when pregnant)?



〇 No

Go to HC37

〇 Yes


HC34. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with diabetes?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC35. Do you currently take any prescribed medicines for diabetes?



〇 No

Go to HC37

〇 Yes


HC36. Do you currently take insulin?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC37. Have you ever been diagnosed with thyroid disease or thyroid problems?



〇 No

Go to HC46

〇 Yes


HC38. Have you ever been diagnosed with an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)?



〇 No

Go to HC42

〇 Yes


HC39. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with an overactive
thyroid?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC40. Was this Graves’ disease or some other type of thyroid condition that
caused the overactive thyroid gland?
〇 Graves’ disease
〇 Other overactive thyroid condition
〇 Don’t know

HC41. Do you currently take any prescribed medicines for an overactive thyroid?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC42. Have you ever been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)?



〇 No

Go to HC46

〇 Yes


HC43. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with an underactive
thyroid (hypothyroidism)?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC44. Was this thyroiditis, sometimes called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, or was this
some other type of thyroid condition that caused the underactive thyroid
gland?
〇 Thyroiditis (also called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
〇 Other underactive thyroid condition
〇 Don’t know

HC45. Do you currently take any prescribed medicines for an underactive
thyroid?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC46. Have you ever been diagnosed with kidney stones?



〇 No

Go to HC49

〇 Yes


HC47. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with kidney stones?
|__|__|__|
Age
HC48. How many times have you had kidney stones?
|__|__|__|
# Times

HC49. Have you ever been diagnosed with kidney disease? Do not include kidney stones.



〇 No

Go to HC53

〇 Yes


HC50. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with kidney disease?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC51. Have you ever been treated with dialysis?
〇 No



Go to HC53

〇 Yes

HC52. How old were you when you were first treated with dialysis?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC53. Have you ever been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (an autoimmune disease)?
Do not include osteoarthritis (the most common type of arthritis).



〇 No

Go to HC58

〇 Yes


HC54. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC55. Did you see a rheumatologist (a physician who specializes in bone, joint, and
skin diseases) for rheumatoid arthritis?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC56. Have you ever taken any of the following medicines for rheumatoid arthritis?
Mark an answer for each row below:

No

Yes

Don’t
know

a. Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine (Plaquenil),
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex or Trexall)

〇

〇

〇

b. Leflunomide (Arava), Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)

〇

〇

〇

c. Biologics, given by infusion or injection, such as
infliximab (Remicade), adalimumab (Humira),
etanercept (Enbrel), rituximab (Rituxan).
Do not include steroid injections in the joints)

〇

〇

〇

HC57. Are you currently taking any of these medicines for rheumatoid arthritis?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC58. Have you ever been diagnosed with lupus?



〇 No

Go to HC63

〇 Yes


HC59. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with lupus?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC60. Did you see a rheumatologist (a physician who specializes in bone, joint, and
skin diseases) for lupus?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC61. Have you ever taken any of the following medicines for lupus?
Mark an answer for each row below:

No

Yes

Don’t
know

a. Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine (Plaquenil),
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex or Trexall)

〇

〇

〇

b. Azathioprine (Imuran), Cellcept, Cytoxan, or
Cyclosporine

〇

〇

〇

c. Biologics, given by infusion or injection, such as
belimumab (Benlysta). Do not include steroid
injections in the joints or skin)

〇

〇

〇

HC62. Are you currently taking any of these medicines for lupus?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC63. Have you ever been diagnosed with Sjögren’s disease?



〇 No

Go to HC68

〇 Yes


HC64. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with Sjögren’s disease?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC65. Did you see a rheumatologist (a physician who specializes in bone, joint, and
skin diseases) or ear, nose and throat specialist for Sjögren’s disease?
〇 No
〇 Yes

HC66. Have you ever taken any of the following medicines for Sjögren’s disease?
Mark an answer for each row below:

No

Yes

Don’t
know

a. Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine (Plaquenil),
or Methotrexate (Rheumatrex or Trexall)

〇

〇

〇

b. Pilocarpine (Salagen) or Cevimeline (Evoxac),
or Cyclosporine Opthalmic (Restasis)

〇

〇

〇

c. Biologics, given by infusion or injection, such
as Rituximab (Rituxan)

〇

〇

〇

HC67. Are you currently taking any of these medicines for Sjögren’s disease?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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HC68. Have you ever been diagnosed with sarcoidosis?



〇 No

Go to HC70

〇 Yes


HC69. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with sarcoidosis?
|__|__|__|
Age

HC70. Have you ever been diagnosed with pesticide poisoning?



〇 No

Go to HC73

〇 Yes


HC71. How old were you when you were first diagnosed with pesticide poisoning?
|__|__|__|
Age
HC72. How many times have you been poisoned by pesticides?
|__|__|
# Times

HC73. Have you ever had a head injury requiring medical attention?



〇 No

Go to HC77

〇 Yes


HC74. Have you ever had a head injury that resulted in loss of consciousness (got
knocked out)?



〇 No

Go to HC77

〇 Yes


HC75. How old were you the first time you lost consciousness from a head
injury?
|__|__|__|
Age

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HC76. How many times have you had a head injury with loss of consciousness?
|__|__|
# Times

HC77. Have you ever had hay fever, seasonal allergies or allergic rhinitis, whether or not it
was diagnosed by a doctor?



〇 No

Go to Symptoms

〇 Yes


HC78. In the past 12 months have you taken any prescribed or over-the-counter
medicines for these allergies?
〇 No
〇 Yes

Symptoms
SM1. The next few questions ask about respiratory symptoms that you may have experienced
in the past 12 months.
Do you usually cough during the day or at night, four or more days per week?



〇 No

Go to SM4

〇 Yes


SM2. Do you usually cough like this at least three months per year?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM3. How many years have you had this cough?
|__|__|__|
# Years

SM4. Do you usually bring up phlegm when you cough? Don’t count phlegm from your nose
as a result of seasonal allergies or colds.
〇 No
〇 Yes

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SM5. During the past 12 months, about how many days of wheezing or whistling in your chest
have you had?
〇 None
〇 1 to 2 days
〇 3 to 6 days
〇 7 to 12 days
〇 13 or more days

SM6. Are you troubled by shortness of breath when hurrying on level ground or walking up a
slight hill or up a flight of stairs?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM7. Do your hands shake or tremble?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM8. Do your arms or legs shake?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM9. Is your handwriting smaller than it once was?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM10. Is your voice softer than it once was?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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SM11. Do your feet shuffle when you walk?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM12. Do you have trouble rising from a chair?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM13. Do you suffer from a loss of sense of smell or a significantly decreased sense of smell?



〇 No

Go to SM15

〇 Yes


SM14. When did you start losing your sense of smell?
〇 Less than 1 year ago
〇 1 to 5 years ago
〇 5 to 10 years ago
〇 More than 10 years ago

SM15. Have you ever been told, or suspected yourself, that you seem to “act out your dreams”
while sleeping? For example, punching or flailing arms in the air, shouting, or screaming
while asleep.



〇 No

Go to SM18

〇 Yes


SM16. When did you first “act out your dreams”?
〇 Less than 1 year ago
〇 1 to 5 years ago
〇 5 to 10 years ago
〇 More than 10 years ago

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SM17. How often have you “acted out your dreams”?
〇 Less than 3 times in your life
〇 Less than once a month
〇 1 to 3 times a month
〇 Once a week
〇 More than once per week
〇 Don’t know

SM18. Have you ever had joint swelling in your wrists, fingers, elbows, or knees lasting six or
more weeks?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM19. Have you ever had joint stiffness in the mornings, lasting at least 1 hour, for at least six
weeks? Do not include stiffness that is related to or due to an injury or surgery.
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM20. Have you ever in your life had a period lasting two weeks or longer when most of the
day you felt uninterested in things (like hobbies, work, or other things you usually enjoy)
for most of the day?
〇 No
〇 Yes

SM21. Did you ever have a time in your life when you were a “worrier” – that is, when you
worried a lot more about things than other people with the same problems as you?
〇 No
〇 Yes

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SM22. Over the last two weeks, how often
have you been bothered by...

Not at
all

Several
days

More than
half the
days

Nearly
every
day

a. having little interest or pleasure in doing
things

〇

〇

〇

〇

b. feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

〇

〇

〇

〇

c. having trouble falling or staying asleep, or
sleeping too much

〇

〇

〇

〇

d. feeling tired or having little energy

〇

〇

〇

〇

e. feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

〇

〇

〇

〇

f. not being able to stop or control worrying

〇

〇

〇

〇

SM23. How many hours of sleep do you get each night?
〇 Less than 6 hours
〇 6 hours to 6 hours and 59 minutes
〇 7 hours to 7 hours and 59 minutes
〇 8 hours to 8 hours and 59 minutes
〇 9 hours or more

SM24. How often do you feel sleepy most of the day?
〇 Never
〇 Less than one day per month
〇 1 to 3 days per month
〇 1 to 2 days per week
〇 3 to 5 days per week
〇 6 to 7 days per week

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SM25. Do you nap during the day?



〇 No

Go to SM27

〇 Yes


SM26. How long do you nap?
〇 Less than 30 minutes
〇 30 minutes to 1 hour
〇 More than 1 hour

SM27. Date this form was completed:

|__|__| / |__|__| / |__|__|__|__|
Month
Day
Year

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Contact Information
We would like to make sure that our records include your accurate contact information should
we need to contact you in the future.
1.

Please provide your updated phone numbers and e-mail address.
Phone Numbers:
HOME:
CELL:
OTHER:

(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)

|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|

□ Home

What is the best number to reach you?

□ Cell

□ Other

E-mail Address: |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
E-mail Address: |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
E-mail Address: |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
What is your preferred method of contact?

2.

□ Phone

□ Email

□ Mail

Our records indicate that your current address is:
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
Is this correct?

□
□

No  Please enter corrections in the space provided below
Yes  Question 3

|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Number
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Name
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
City
In what year did you move into your current address?

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|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Apt. Number

|__|__|
State

|__|__|__|__|
Year

|__|__|__|__|__|
Zip Code

3.

In case we are unable to reach you, please list the name and contact information for two
people who do not live with you but will know how to reach you in case you move. It is best
to give the name of someone who is about your age or younger.

Person 1:
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
First name
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Last name
Relationship to you: ___________________________________________________________

Phone Numbers:
HOME:
CELL:
OTHER:

(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)

|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|

Address:
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Number
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Name
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
City

|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Apt. Number

|__|__|
State

|__|__|__|__|__|
Zip Code

Person 2:
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
First name
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Last name
Relationship to you: ___________________________________________________________

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Person 2 (continued):
Phone Numbers:
HOME:
CELL:
OTHER:

(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)
(|__|__|__|)

|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|
|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|__|

Address:
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Number
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Street Name
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
City

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|__|__|__|__|__|__|
Apt. Number

|__|__|
State

|__|__|__|__|__|
Zip Code

4.

Lastly, we are interested in hearing about what you would like to gain from the Agricultural
Health Study. What findings are you interested in learning about from this study?

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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