2003 State of Hawaii
By Demographic Characteristics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Florentina R. Salvail, M.S.; Dung-Hanh Nguyen, B.S.; Tianzhu Huang, M.S.

Health Status
General health status
Physical or mental health status in the past 30 days
Physical and/or mental health was not good in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, your physical health was not good
Average number of physically unhealthy days in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, your mental health was not good
Average number of mentally unhealthy days in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, your physical or mental health was not good
Average number of unhealthy days in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, poor health keeps you from doing usual activities
Average number of activity limitation days in the past 30 days

Health Care Access
Do you have any kind of health care coverage?
Do you have one person or more than one you think of as your personal doctor(s)?
Was there a time in the past 12 months you need medical care, but could not get it because of the cost?

Physical Activity
Do you have any leisure time exercise or physical activity in the last 30 days?
When you are at work, which of the following best describes what you do?
Estimated physical activity level
Moderate physical activity
Vigorous physical activity

Fruits and Vegetables
Average number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables
How often do you eat fruits and vegetables?
How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit or tomatoes?
How often do you eat fruits?
How often do you eat green salad?
How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes and potato chips?
How often do you eat carrot?
How often do you eat vegetables?

Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
Smoking status (4 levels)
Smoking status (3 levels)
Smoking rules inside your home

Alcohol Consumption
Binge drinking defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion
Heavy drinking defined as greater than 2 drinks per day for men, and 1 drink per day for women

Weight Control
Body weight categories in body mass index (BMI)
Are you now trying to lose weight?
Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is to keep from gaining weight?
Are you eating either fewer calories or less fat to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?
Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight?
In the past 12 months, has a doctor, a nurse or other health professional given you advice about your weight?

Intimate Partner Violence
In your childhood, did you ever get physical hurt by an adult?
In your childhood, did you ever witness any physical violence happening between your parent or guardian and his/her spouse/partner?
In the past 12 months, have you been a victim of physical or sexual violence and/or emotionally abused by an intimate partner?

Veteran's Status
Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces?

Asthma
Adult asthma status

Diabetes
Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

Hypertension & Blood Cholesterol
High blood pressure risk factor
Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?
Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?
About how long has it been since you last had your cholesterol checked?
High cholesterol risk factor

Arthritis
Have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint during the past 30 days?
Did your joint symptoms first begin more than 3 months ago?
Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?
Have you ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
Are you now limited in any way of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?
Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect your work?(work for pay)?

Immunization: Flu and Pneumonia
Have you had a flu shot in the last 12 months?
At what kind of place did you get your last flu shot?
Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?

Fall Accident
In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?

Sunburn
Number of sunburn within the past 12 months, including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours

Disability
Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?
Do you have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment?

Women’s Health
Have you ever had a mammogram (women aged 18+)?
How long has it been since you had your last mammogram (women aged 18+)?
Time between the last two mammograms (women aged 18+)
Most recent mammogram done to check a possible problem (women aged 18+)
Have you ever had a clinical breast exam (women aged 18+)?
How long has it been since your last breast exam (women aged 18+)?

Prostate Cancer Screening For Men Age 40+
Have you ever had a PSA test?
How long has it been since you had your last PSA test?
Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?
How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had prostate cancer?

Colorectal Cancer Among People Age 50+
Have you ever had a blood stool test by a home kit?
How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a home kit?
Have you ever had a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?
How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?

HIV/AIDS Everyone Age 18-64
Pregnant HIV women can get treatment to reduce chances of her baby getting the HIV virus
Medical treatments are available to help HIV person live longer
How important do you think it is for people to know their HIV status by getting tested?
Have you ever been tested for HIV?
When was your last HIV test?
Reason for being HIV tested
Place of HIV testing
High HIV risk situations such as using intravenous drugs, had anal sex without a condom. Do any of these situations apply to you?
In the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse or health professional talked to you about preventing sexually transmitted diseases through condom use?