*************
* all forms *
*************

for questions with yes/no responses, the 'yes' oftentimes are recoded to '1' and 'no' to '0'
values of '88' and '99' are oftentimes recoded to missing

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* enrollment eligibility form * prefix=a
*******************************

question 2
==========
was deleted from final dataset in favor of variable 'age'

question 3
==========
was deleted from final dataset in favor of variable 'age'

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* baseline interview response form * prefix=b
************************************

question 15
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for each of bq15a bq15b bq15c bq15d bq15g bq15j bq15k bq15l:
values of '88' are recoded to '1'

for each of bq15e bq15f bq15h bq15i:
values of '88' are recoded to '0'

question 20
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when bq20=.:

if      bq21b1=.                                                          then bq20=0;
else if bq21b1>=0 and bq21b2=.                                            then bq20=1;
else if bq21b1>=0 and bq21b2>=0 and bq21b3=.                              then bq20=2;
else if bq21b1>=0 and bq21b2>=0 and bq21b3>=0 and bq21b4=.                then bq20=3;
else if bq21b1>=0 and bq21b2>=0 and bq21b3>=0 and bq21b4>=0 and bq21b5=.  then bq20=4;
else if bq21b1>=0 and bq21b2>=0 and bq21b3>=0 and bq21b4>=0 and bq21b5>=0 then bq20=5;

question 21f
============
for each partner, the number of years, months, weeks, and days are recalculated to be 
in terms of months using the following scale and then added together to form a single
variable:
    1 year  = 12 months
    1 month = 1 month
    1 week  = 1/4 month
    1 day   = 1/30 month

question 34 
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for each of bq34_1 through bq34_9 and bq34_99:

if variable not ='0' and variable not =' ' then variable='1'
else if variable not ='1' then variable='0'

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* 6-month interview response form * prefix=d
***********************************

question 1
==========
was deleted from final dataset in favor of variable 'age'

question 20
===========
when dq20=.:

if      dq21b1=.                                                          then dq20=0;
else if dq21b1>=0 and dq21b2=.                                            then dq20=1;
else if dq21b1>=0 and dq21b2>=0 and dq21b3=.                              then dq20=2;
else if dq21b1>=0 and dq21b2>=0 and dq21b3>=0 and dq21b4=.                then dq20=3;
else if dq21b1>=0 and dq21b2>=0 and dq21b3>=0 and dq21b4>=0 and dq21b5=.  then dq20=4;
else if dq21b1>=0 and dq21b2>=0 and dq21b3>=0 and dq21b4>=0 and dq21b5>=0 then dq20=5;

question 21f
============
for each partner, the number of years, months, weeks, and days are recalculated to be 
in terms of months using the following scale:
    1 year  = 12 months
    1 month = 1 month
    1 week  = 1/4 month
    1 day   = 1/30 month

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* 6-month STD site test * prefix=e
*************************

variable marked as 'age' on form
================================
was deleted from final dataset in favor of another variable 'age'

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* 6-month counselor's questionnaire * prefix=f
*************************************

question 6
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if fq6 ='n' or fq6='y' or fq6='na' then fq6=' ';

questions 7-11
==============
unlike other questions, values of 88 were retained, 
setting only values of 99 to missing

question 9
==========
for each of fq9a through fq9m:
if variable='88' then variable=0
if the 6-month interview response form was completed in the field
  and the participant never completed a 6-month counselor's questionnaire
  then the variable is given the value of the corresponding
  variable in question 54 in the 6-month interview response form 
  (ie, fq9a=dq54a, fq9b=dq54b, etc) and fq5 is given the value in dq55

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* 12-month interview response form * prefix=g
************************************

question 1
==========
was deleted from final dataset in favor of variable 'age'

question 20
===========
when gq20=.:

if      gq21b1=.                                                          then gq20=0;
else if gq21b1>=0 and gq21b2=.                                            then gq20=1;
else if gq21b1>=0 and gq21b2>=0 and gq21b3=.                              then gq20=2;
else if gq21b1>=0 and gq21b2>=0 and gq21b3>=0 and gq21b4=.                then gq20=3;
else if gq21b1>=0 and gq21b2>=0 and gq21b3>=0 and gq21b4>=0 and gq21b5=.  then gq20=4;
else if gq21b1>=0 and gq21b2>=0 and gq21b3>=0 and gq21b4>=0 and gq21b5>=0 then gq20=5;

question 21f
============
for each partner, the number of years, months, weeks, and days are recalculated to be 
in terms of months using the following scale:
    1 year  = 12 months
    1 month = 1 month
    1 week  = 1/4 month
    1 day   = 1/30 month

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* 12-month counselor's questionnaire * prefix=h
**************************************

question 2
==========
if variable=2 then variable=0

question 3
==========
if variable=2 then variable=0

question 5
==========
if variable=2 then variable=0

questions 7-11
==============
unlike other questions, values of 88 were retained, 
setting only values of 99 to missing

question 9
==========
for each of hq9a through hq9m:
if the 12-month interview response form was completed in the field
  and the participant never completed a 12-month counselor's questionnaire
  then the variable is given the value of the corresponding
  variable in question 47 in the 12-month interview response form 
  (ie, hq9a=gq47a, hq9b=gq47b, etc) and hq5 is given the value in gq48

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