Description
For persons who have served on active duty in U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard in the past, but not currently (ARMFEV), MOODDISEV indicates whether the person has ever been told by a doctor or other health provider that they have ever had a mood disorder.
This variable is part of the Veteran Self-Administered Questionnaire (VSAQ), which was fielded in 2018 and 2019 and collected information on veterans' health conditions and health care services. Estimates using VSAQ variables should rely on survey weights VETWEIGHT. See ARMFEV for a full list of variables from the VSAQ.
Related Variables
This variable was one of multiple conditions that U.S. armed forces veterans (ARMFEV) could report having been told they have by a doctor or other health provider. The other such conditions are:
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) (COPDEV)
- Dermatological conditions (DERMEV)
- GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) (GERDEV)
- Hearing loss (HRLOSSEV)
- Back pain (BACKPAINEV)
- Joint pain (JNTPAINEV)
- Osteoarthritis (OSTEOARTHEV)
- Gout (GOUTEV)
- Neck pain (NECKPAINEV)
- Fibromyalgia (FIBROEV)
- TMD (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction) (TMDEV)
- PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) (PTSDEV)
- Alcohol abuse (ALCABUSEV)
- Depression (DEPRESSEV)
- Mood disorder (MOODDISEV)
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2018-2019: Persons who have served on active duty in U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard in the past, but not currently (ARMFEV).
Availability
- 2018-2019
Weights
- 2018-2019 : VETWEIGHT
