RESEARCH TOPIC/RELATIONSHIP DESCRIPTION

1ST VARIABLE

The 1st variable should be a health outcome variable (i.e., a variable related in some way to the health status of an individual). You can choose from anything you might be interested in related to health, such as:

• Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc.
• Infectious diseases such as influenza, measles, foodborne illnesses, STIs, etc.
• Injury related health outcomes, such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, etc.
• Mental health outcomes, such as anxiety, depression, etc.

…or any other health-related outcome you may be interested in. Make sure to choose just ONE outcome (avoid choosing a variable like “all chronic diseases” and instead focus on one specific one like “heart disease”)

Your 1st variable must be:

• Clearly defined (in one word or short phrase (e.g., Type 2 diabetes, stress, influenza, etc.) — (0.5 points)
• Related to some aspect of health — (0.5 points)

2ND VARIABLE

The 2nd variable is up to anything that you are interested in exploring the relationship of to your 1st health-related variable of interest. This can be:

• Demographic characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, location of residence, education level, etc.
• Behavioral characteristics such as diet, exercise, hand washing, vaccinations, sleep etc.
• Another health related factor, such as stress [as it relates to heart disease], obesity [as it relates to diabetes], etc.

Just as above, make sure to choose just ONE factor of interest (avoid choosing a variable like “all demographic characteristics” and instead focus on one specific one like “age”)

Your 2nd variable must be:

• Clearly defined (in one word or short phrase (flu vaccine, sleep, fast food intake, etc.) — (0.5 points)
• Be something you are interested in examining the relationship with your 1st chosen variable — (0.5 points)

…or any other variable that you are interested in exploring.

RESEARCH TOPIC/RELATIONSHIP DESCRIPTION

Provide a very brief description of the relationship you are interested in looking at with your 2 variables above.