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The 2003 New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) obtained telephone interviews with a representative sample of 9,802 adults age 18 years and older living in the 5 boroughs of New York City. This study is comprised of two parts: Part 1, Public Use Survey Data, and Part 2, Public Use Smoking Supplement Data. Part 1 contains questions regarding general health status, mental health, health care access, cardiovascular health, diabetes, asthma, immunizations, nutrition, physical activity, HIV, and sexual behavior. Part 2 focuses on smoking habits of respondents, second hand smoke exposure, and alcohol consumption. Interviews were completed in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), as well as multiple other languages, according to the preference of the respondent. The interviews were conducted by Baruch Survey Research Unit between April 10 and August 22, 2003. The sample was geo-stratified to collect interviews from 42 United Hospital Fund (UHF) areas in New York City. Weights were constructed at the UHF-level to allow the sample to provide neighborhood-level estimations of both individual adults and of households in New York City. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is +/-1.44 percent for citywide household estimations, and +/-1.56 percent for citywide individual-level estimations. A core group of demographic variables are included to facilitate weighting and comparisons among different groups of New Yorkers. These demographic variables include gender, age, marital status, employment status, race, income, and educational attainment.