UZB_2019_STEPS_v01_M DDI_UZB_2019_STEPS_v01_M Melanie Cowan 2026-02-12 Nesstar Publisher Version 1.0 (February 2026). STEPS 2019 STEPS 2019 UZB_2019_STEPS_v01 Ministry of Health Nesstar Publisher NCD Surveillance Team STEPS This is the second STEPS conducted by Uzbekistan. Public-use dataset noncommunicable diseases risk factors health surveys tobacco use alcohol use diet nutrition salt physical activity blood pressure cervical cancer overweight obesity diabetes hypertension cardiovascular disease blood glucose cholesterol triglycerides HDL cholesterol tobacco policy STEPS STEPS is a household-based survey to obtain core data on the established risk factors that determine the major burden of NCDs. Uzbekistan National Individuals Adults aged 18-69 years. Sample survey data [ssd] A multi-stage cluster sample of households. One individual within the age range of the survey was selected per household. See p. 6 of the report for further detail. Face-to-face [f2f] The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. uzb2019.NSDstat National public-use dataset 3795 214 Nesstar 200801 participant ID - unique record ID 3795 0 10028979 99983011 54694809.487 25856907.616 urban or rural location 3795 0 1 urban 1141 2 rural 2654 final analysis weight for step 1 variables (interview) 3795 0 64.218 111614.824 3725.47 5375.178 final analysis weight for step 2 variables (physical measures) 3795 0 63.964 111173.659 3727.923 5368.75 final analysis weight for step 3 variables (biochemical measures) 3795 0 63.135 109732.519 3728.494 5347.406 stratum 3795 0 1 50 25.287 14.373 psu 3795 0 1 150 75.852 42.849 ageranges for which survey was designed 3795 0 18-29 467 30-44 1218 45-69 2110 sex 3795 0 Men 1488 Women 2307 age for analysis 3795 0 18 69 45.95 12.922 interview language 3795 0 1 Uzbek 3658 2 Russian 135 3 Other 2 yrs of education 3795 0 0 77 12.744 9.265 highest level of education 3795 0 1 No formal schooling 8 2 Less than primary school (1-4 form) 5 3 Primary school completed (5-9 form) 447 4 Secondary school completed (10-11 form, lyceum) 1627 5 Secondary professional (college) 1227 6 University degree (bachelor) / Associate of Science 25 7 Post graduate degree (Master's degree, PhD) 419 88 Don't Know / Refused 37 ethnic group 3795 0 1 Uzbek 3434 2 Karakalpak 70 3 Tadjik 127 4 Kazakh 47 5 Tatar 26 6 Russian 28 7 Other 60 88 Refused 3 marital status 3795 0 1 Never married 290 2 Currently married 2954 3 Separated 86 4 Divorced 86 5 Widowed 280 6 Cohabitating 10 88 Refused 89 work status 3795 0 1 Government employee 1091 2 Non-government employee 265 3 Self-employed 217 4 Non-paid 5 5 Student 30 6 Homemaker 577 7 Retired 799 8 Unemployed (able to work) 649 9 Unemployed (unable to work) 71 10 Employed in seasonal, casual and temporary works 47 11 Other 16 88 Refused 28 adults older than 18yrs in household 3795 0 1 88 5.638 13.69 household earnings 21 3774 800000 12000000 2752380.952 2720775.45 household earnings: time period 1835 0 77 1204 88 610 month 20 year 1 estimated household income (range) 1204 2591 1 <= 500 000 sum 2 2 More than 500 001 sum, <= 1 000 000 sum 9 3 More than 1 000 001 sum, <= 1 500 000 sum 4 4 More than 1 500 001 sum, <= 2 000 000 sum 0 5 More than 2 000 001 sum, <= 2 500 000 sum 0 6 More than 2 500 001 sum, <= 3 000 000 sum 0 7 More than 3 000 001 sum, <= 4 000 000 sum 0 8 More than 4 000 001 sum, <= 5 000 000 sum 0 9 More than 5 000 001 sum, <= 6 000 000 sum 1 10 More than 6 000 001 sum, <= 8 000 000 sum 0 11 More than 8 000 001 sum, <= 10 000 000 sum 1 12 More than 10 000 001 sum 5 77 Don't Know 1176 88 Refused 6 Sysmiss 2591 current smoking 3795 0 1 yes 346 2 no 3449 current daily smoking 346 3449 1 yes 292 2 no 54 Sysmiss 3449 age started smoking 346 3449 9 77 29.026 20.3 time since started smoking 5 3790 2 25 11.6 8.325 time since started smoking - unit of time 49 0 77 44 years 5 manufactured cigs smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 13.171 19.245 manufactured cigs smoked per week 85 3710 0 25 5.047 5.863 hand-rolled cigs smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 5.432 19.113 hand-rolled cigs smoked per week 307 3488 0 777 19.795 108.358 pipes smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 4.822 18.547 pipes smoked per week 323 3472 0 777 14.632 105.071 cigars smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 5.342 19.475 cigars smoked per week 319 3476 0 777 17.05 114.009 shisha sessions per day 292 3503 0 77 4.305 17.544 shisha sessions per week 321 3474 0 777 9.717 86.326 heated tobacco products smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 4.555 18.058 heated tobacco products smoked per week 326 3469 0 777 9.598 85.665 other tobacco products smoked per day 292 3503 0 77 5.538 19.496 other tobacco products smoked per week 316 3479 0 777 15.149 106.225 number of cigs bought last purchase 161 3634 1 7777 4113.13 3886.835 price paid for last cig purchase 161 3634 5 77777 8890.969 9712.412 stop smoking attempt in past 12 mos 346 3449 1 yes 158 2 no 188 Sysmiss 3449 advised by MD to stop smoking 346 3449 1 yes 118 2 no 164 3 no visit in past 12 mos 64 Sysmiss 3449 past smoking 3449 346 1 yes 183 2 no 3266 Sysmiss 346 past daily smoking 237 3558 1 yes 118 2 no 119 Sysmiss 3558 exposed to smoke in home 3795 0 1 yes 1733 2 no 2062 exposed to smoke at work 3795 0 1 yes 1268 2 no 2209 3 don't work in closed area 318 currently use e-cigarettes 3795 0 1 yes 3 2 no 3792 use e-cigarettes daily 3 3792 1 yes 1 2 no 2 Sysmiss 3792 age started using e-cigarettes 3 3792 15 1 21 1 23 1 Sysmiss 3792 time since started using e-cigarettes 0 3795 Sysmiss 3795 time since started using e-cigarettes - unit of time 0 3795 Sysmiss 3795 current smokeless tobacco use 3795 0 1 yes 412 2 no 3383 current daily smokeless tobacco use 412 3383 1 yes 348 2 no 64 Sysmiss 3383 snuff, by mouth times per day 348 3447 0 77 15.023 21.839 snuff, by mouth times per week 69 3726 0 777 119.319 272.933 snuff, by nose times per day 348 3447 0 77 5.54 18.895 snuff, by nose times per week 364 3431 0 777 33.135 144.048 chewing tobacco times per day 348 3447 0 77 5.086 18.745 chewing tobacco times per week 375 3420 0 777 23.341 131.319 betel, quid times per day 348 3447 0 77 4.023 17.077 betel, quid times per week 392 3403 0 777 21.824 128.481 other smokeless product per day 348 3447 0 77 4.132 17.109 other smokeless product per week 390 3405 0 777 24.033 134.354 past smokeless use 3383 412 1 yes 57 2 no 3326 Sysmiss 412 past daily smokeless use 121 3674 1 yes 41 2 no 80 Sysmiss 3674 notice info on dangers of smoking in newspapers, magazines 3795 0 1 yes 1315 2 no 2011 77 don't know 469 notice info on dangers of smoking on TV 3795 0 1 yes 1585 2 no 1696 77 don't know 514 notice info on dangers of smoking on radio 3795 0 1 yes 1252 2 no 1967 77 don't know 576 noticed cig ads 3795 0 1 yes 267 2 no 3182 77 don't know 346 notice cig promos: free samples 3795 0 1 yes 36 2 no 3178 77 don't know 581 notice cig promos: cigs on sale 3795 0 1 yes 43 2 no 3003 77 don't know 749 notice cig promos: coupons 3795 0 1 yes 33 2 no 3021 77 don't know 741 notice cig promos: free gifts 3795 0 1 yes 54 2 no 3151 77 don't know 590 notice cig promos: branded clothing 3795 0 1 yes 67 2 no 3117 77 don't know 611 notice cig promos: in the mail 3795 0 1 yes 43 2 no 3220 77 don't know 532 noticed health warnings on cig packs 3795 0 1 Yes 643 2 No 2047 3 Did not see any cigarette packages 669 77 Don't know 436 thought about quitting due to health warning 643 3152 1 yes 357 2 no 238 77 don't know 48 Sysmiss 3152 ever drank alcohol 3795 0 1 yes 702 2 no 3093 drank alcohol in past 12 mos 702 3093 1 yes 568 2 no 134 Sysmiss 3093 stopped drinking due to health reasons 134 3661 1 yes 52 2 no 82 Sysmiss 3661 freq drinking in past 12 mos 568 3227 1 Daily 4 2 5-6 days per week 3 3 3-4 days per week 14 4 1-2 days per week 48 5 1-3 days per month 107 6 Less than once a month 377 7 Never 15 Sysmiss 3227 drank alcohol in past 30 days 568 3227 1 yes 186 2 no 382 Sysmiss 3227 number drinking occasions past 30 days 186 3609 1 77 9.366 20.664 average number drinks per occasion past 30 days 186 3609 1 77 11.484 23.039 largest number drinks past 30 days 186 3609 1 77 14.93 26.407 times drank 6+ drinks in single occasion past 30 days 186 3609 0 77 17.14 31.047 number of drinks consumed last Monday 186 3609 0 77 2.038 11.38 number of drinks consumed last Tuesday 186 3609 0 77 2.312 12.474 number of drinks consumed last Wednesday 186 3609 0 77 1.968 11.196 number of drinks consumed last Thursday 186 3609 0 77 2.263 12.48 number of drinks consumed last Friday 186 3609 0 77 2.032 11.203 number of drinks consumed last Saturday 186 3609 0 77 3.581 12.472 number of drinks consumed last Sunday 186 3609 0 77 2.806 12.457 drank undeclared alcohol in past 7 days 186 3609 1 yes 11 2 no 175 Sysmiss 3609 number of homebrewed spirits in past 7 days 11 3784 0 77 7 23.216 number of homebrewed beer or wine in past 7 days 11 3784 0 77 7.727 22.992 number of drinks from over the border in past 7 days 11 3784 0 77 7.909 22.932 number of drinks of alcohol not intended for consumption in past 7 days 11 3784 0 77 7 23.216 number of drinks of other untaxed alcohol in past 7 days 11 3784 0 77 7 23.216 unable to stop drinking in past 12 mos 2026 1769 1 Daily or almost daily 2 2 Weekly 5 3 Monthly 5 4 Less than monthly 143 5 Never 1871 Sysmiss 1769 family problems with alcohol in past 12 mos 3647 148 1 Yes, more than monthly 3 2 Yes, monthly 6 3 Yes, several times but less than monthly 17 4 Yes, once or twice 241 5 No 3380 Sysmiss 148 days fruit eaten per week 3795 0 0 77 8.207 13.612 servings fruit eaten per day 3651 144 1 77 5.733 6.993 days veg eaten per week 3795 0 1 77 8.466 12.397 servings veg eaten per day 3676 119 1 77 6.524 7.225 adding salt when eating 3795 0 1 Always 410 2 Often 899 3 Sometimes 909 4 Rarely 1330 5 Never 183 77 Don't know 64 adding salt when cooking 3795 0 1 Always 460 2 Often 847 3 Sometimes 792 4 Rarely 1195 5 Never 391 77 Don't know 110 eating processed foods high in salt 3795 0 1 Always 373 2 Often 875 3 Sometimes 1139 4 Rarely 1153 5 Never 145 77 Don't know 110 how much salt consumed 3795 0 1 Far too much 148 2 Too much 565 3 Just the right amount 1860 4 Too little 731 5 Far too little 317 77 Don't know 174 importance lowering salt 3795 0 1 Very important 617 2 Somewhat important 1095 3 Not at all important 1060 77 Don't know 1023 can excess salt hurt health 3795 0 1 yes 1386 2 no 1385 77 1024 limit processed food consumption 3795 0 1 yes 867 2 no 2928 look at salt content on labels 3795 0 1 yes 401 2 no 3394 buy low salt alternative 3795 0 1 yes 513 2 no 3282 use spices instead of salt 3795 0 1 yes 671 2 no 3124 avoid eating out 3795 0 1 yes 634 2 no 3161 do other things to control salt intake 3795 0 1 yes 246 2 no 3549 oil used most often 3790 5 1 Vegetable oil, excluding palm oil 3379 2 Animal (beef, mutton, pork, horse, camel, etc.) fat or lard 340 3 Butter or ghee 28 4 Margarine 3 5 Palm oil 0 6 Other 2 7 None prevails 2 8 Oil and fat are not used 6 77 Don't know 30 Sysmiss 5 meals per week outside home 3795 0 0 776 9.812 25.798 vig activity at work 3795 0 1 yes 413 2 no 3382 vig activity at work: days per week 413 3382 1 77 21.01 30.053 vig activity at work: hours per day 321 3474 0 77 5.692 12.958 vig activity at work: mins per day 321 3474 0 77 8.963 17.592 mod activity at work 3795 0 1 yes 1381 2 no 2414 mod activity at work: days per week 1381 2414 1 77 10.744 19.756 mod activity at work: hours per day 1269 2526 0 77 3.102 6.53 mod activity at work: mins per day 1269 2526 0 77 9.827 15.895 active transport 3795 0 1 yes 2790 2 no 1005 active transport: days per week 2790 1005 1 77 8.937 16.955 active transport: hours per day 2629 1166 0 77 1.513 6.168 active transport: mins per day 2629 1166 0 77 16.119 17.213 vig leisure activity 3795 0 1 yes 338 2 no 3457 vig leisure activity: days per week 338 3457 1 77 17.876 28.401 vig leisure activity: hours per day 275 3520 0 77 3.615 12.804 vig leisure activity: mins per day 275 3520 0 77 13.004 18.573 mod leisure activity 3795 0 1 yes 759 2 no 3036 mod leisure activity: days per week 759 3036 1 77 7.029 14.344 mod leisure activity: hours per day 729 3066 0 77 2.665 10.846 mod leisure activity: mins per day 729 3066 0 77 15.915 18.834 sedentary time: hours per day 3795 0 0 77 7.171 18.856 sedentary time: mins per day 3795 0 0 77 14.154 22.474 skipped medical consultation in past 12 months due to fee of visit 3795 0 1 Yes 1300 2 No 1692 3 Not applicable, no medical problems in the last 12 months 580 77 Not sure 143 99 Decline to answer 80 skipped medical test/procedure/diagnostic in past 12 months due to cost 3215 580 1 Yes 1680 2 No 1264 3 Not applicable, no follow-up was recommended to me in the last 12 months 66 77 Not sure 133 99 Decline to answer 72 Sysmiss 580 did not fill prescription or skipped doses of prescribed medicine in past 12 mon 3215 580 1 Yes 1890 2 No 983 3 Not applicable, no medicine was prescribed for me in the last 12 months 81 77 Not sure 184 99 Decline to answer 77 Sysmiss 580 last visit to outpatient centre in past 12 months 3215 580 1 In the last 30 days 219 2 Between 1 and 3 months ago 721 3 More than 3 but less than 6 months ago 150 4 Between 6 and 12 months ago 142 5 Not applicable, no consultation in the last 12 months 359 77 Not sure 1518 99 Decline to answer 106 Sysmiss 580 provider seen was usual provider 1232 2563 1 Yes 873 2 No, not my usual provider 211 77 Not sure 115 99 Decline to answer 33 Sysmiss 2563 type of provider seen on last visit 1232 2563 1 Physician (public sector) 969 2 Physician (private) 92 3 Narrow specialist (public sector) 71 4 Narrow specialist (private)  23 5 Nurse 45 6 Traditional practitioner (tabib) 18 7 Social worker 7 8 Other (clarify, what kind) 7 Sysmiss 2563 type of facility last visited 1232 2563 1 Urban health centre 231 2 Rural health centre 286 3 Family outpatient clinic 543 4 Сentral multidisciplinary outpatient clinic 76 5 Occupational medical facilities 13 6 Private clinic 83 Sysmiss 2563 how quickly appointment provided 1232 2563 1 0 days (same day) 968 2 1 day (next day) 104 3 2 to 5 days (couple of days) 35 4 6 to 7 days (just less than a week) 15 5 8 to 14 days (more than 1 week) 8 6 15 to 30 days (more than 2 weeks) 5 7 31 days or longer (more than 1 month) 8 8 I did not make an appointment, I went directly to the doctor/nurse 26 77 Not sure 56 99 Decline to answer 7 Sysmiss 2563 wait for appointment problematic 175 3620 1 yes 45 2 no 130 Sysmiss 3620 waiting time day of appointment 1143 2652 1 Up to 15 minutes 331 2 More than 15 and up to 30 minutes (up to half an hour) 460 3 More than 30 and up to 60 minutes (up to an hour) 254 4 More than 1 and up to 2 hours 52 5 More than 2 hours 20 8 I left before seeing the health care provider that day 2 77 Not sure 22 99 Decline to answer 2 Sysmiss 2652 waiting time day of appointment problematic 810 2985 1 yes 358 2 no 452 Sysmiss 2985 prescribed medication 1141 2654 1 yes 833 2 no 308 Sysmiss 2654 provider spent enough time with patient 1141 2654 1 Yes, definitely 599 2 Yes, to some extent 493 3 No, not really 21 4 No, definitely not 10 77 Not sure 16 99 Decline to answer 2 Sysmiss 2654 provider's explanation was easy to understand 1141 2654 1 Yes, definitely 561 2 Yes, to some extent 515 3 No, not really 43 4 No, definitely not 7 77 Not sure 9 99 Decline to answer 6 Sysmiss 2654 provider gave opportunity to ask questions 1141 2654 1 Yes, definitely 466 2 Yes, to some extent 538 3 No, not really 66 4 No, definitely not 45 77 Not sure 15 99 Decline to answer 11 Sysmiss 2654 provider involved patient in decisions 1141 2654 1 Yes, definitely 472 2 Yes, to some extent 538 3 No, not really 72 4 No, definitely not 16 77 Not sure 33 99 Decline to answer 10 Sysmiss 2654 quality rating of visit 1141 2654 1 Excellent 127 2 Very good 228 3 Good 432 4 Fair 318 5 Poor 13 77 Not sure 15 99 Decline to answer 8 Sysmiss 2654 BP measured 3795 0 1 yes 2224 2 no 1571 last time BP measured at family polyclinic/SVP 2224 1571 1 In the past 12 months 1324 2 1-3 years ago 299 3 More than 3 years ago 287 4 Never 157 77 Don't know 157 Sysmiss 1571 told had high BP 2224 1571 1 yes 874 2 no 1350 Sysmiss 1571 told had high BP in past 12 mos 874 2921 1 yes 732 2 no 142 Sysmiss 2921 taken meds for high BP 874 2921 1 yes 647 2 no 227 Sysmiss 2921 seen trad'l healer for high BP 874 2921 1 yes 382 2 no 492 Sysmiss 2921 taking trad'l meds for high BP 874 2921 1 yes 392 2 no 482 Sysmiss 2921 gluc measured 3795 0 1 yes 1127 2 no 2668 last time blood sugar measured at family polyclinic/SVP 1127 2668 1 In the past 12 months 542 2 1-3 years ago 159 3 More than 3 years ago 239 4 Never 112 77 Don't know 75 Sysmiss 2668 told had high gluc 1127 2668 1 yes 303 2 no 824 Sysmiss 2668 told had high gluc in past 12 mos 303 3492 1 yes 241 2 no 62 Sysmiss 3492 taken meds for high gluc 303 3492 1 yes 243 2 no 60 Sysmiss 3492 taking insulin for high gluc 303 3492 1 yes 218 2 no 85 Sysmiss 3492 seen trad'l healer for high gluc 303 3492 1 yes 29 2 no 274 Sysmiss 3492 taking trad'l meds for high gluc 303 3492 1 yes 40 2 no 263 Sysmiss 3492 chol measured 3795 0 1 yes 470 2 no 3325 told had high chol 470 3325 1 yes 89 2 no 381 Sysmiss 3325 told had high chol in past 12 mos 89 3706 1 yes 55 2 no 34 Sysmiss 3706 taken meds for high chol 89 3706 1 yes 42 2 no 47 Sysmiss 3706 seen trad'l healer for high chol 89 3706 1 yes 35 2 no 54 Sysmiss 3706 taking trad'l meds for high chol 89 3706 1 yes 31 2 no 58 Sysmiss 3706 had heart attack or stroke 3795 0 1 yes 140 2 no 3117 77 538 currently taking aspirin 3795 0 1 yes 462 2 no 3333 currently taking statins 3795 0 1 yes 321 2 no 3474 visited doctor in past 12 mos 3795 0 1 yes 655 2 no 3140 advised to not smoke 655 3140 1 yes 161 2 no 494 Sysmiss 3140 advised to reduce salt 655 3140 1 yes 298 2 no 357 Sysmiss 3140 advised to eat fruit/veg 655 3140 1 yes 434 2 no 221 Sysmiss 3140 advised to reduce fat 655 3140 1 yes 422 2 no 233 Sysmiss 3140 advised to do pa 655 3140 1 yes 365 2 no 290 Sysmiss 3140 advised to lose weight 655 3140 1 yes 333 2 no 322 Sysmiss 3140 advised to eat fewer sugary beverages 655 3140 1 yes 257 2 no 398 Sysmiss 3140 cerv cancer screening 2307 1488 1 yes 357 2 no 1781 77 don't know 169 Sysmiss 1488 BP reading 1: systolic 3780 15 29 888 142.317 80.201 BP reading 1: diastolic 3780 15 40 888 96.57 83.117 heart rate reading 1 3780 15 40 888 88.993 83.413 BP reading 2: systolic 3740 55 19 888 131.968 42.52 BP reading 2: diastolic 3740 55 30 888 87.388 41.515 heart rate reading 2 3740 55 40 888 81.051 41.164 BP reading 3: systolic 3731 64 11 888 127.896 36.602 BP reading 3: diastolic 3728 67 35 888 84.311 34.774 heart rate reading 3 3728 67 30 888 79.332 34.256 took raised BP meds in past 2 weeks 3773 22 1 yes 1181 2 no 2592 Sysmiss 22 pregnant 2371 1424 1 yes 49 2 no 2322 Sysmiss 1424 height (cm) 3724 71 117 888 169.385 64.236 weight (kg) 3724 71 25 888 81.447 74.316 BMI 3724 71 0.9 389.5 28.216 12.473 waist circumference (cm) 3724 71 36 888 134.675 173.842 hip circumference (cm) 3724 71 45 888 145.296 176.024 ate/drank in past 12 hours (fasting status) 3731 64 1 yes 2 2 no 3729 Sysmiss 64 took insulin today 3731 64 1 yes 6 2 no 3725 Sysmiss 64 chol meds taken in past 2 weeks 3731 64 1 yes 7 2 no 3724 Sysmiss 64 total cholesterol (mmol/l) 3731 64 2.59 77 4.171 1.916 HDL chol (mmol/l) 3731 64 0.3 2.59 0.94 0.281 fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 3729 66 1.58 33.3 5.837 2.556