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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 during the past 30 days
Physical and/or mental health not good during the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, physical health not good
Average number of physically unhealthy days in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, mental health not good
Average number of mentally unhealthy days in the past 30 days
Number of days in the past 30 days, physical or mental health 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 because of the cost?

Oral Health
When was the late time you visited dentist or dental clinic
Number of permanent teeth removed
When was the last time your teeth were cleaned by dentist or hygenist

Physical Activity
Do you have any leisure time exercise or physical activity in last 30 days
Estimated physical activity levels
Moderate To Vigorous 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 the 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
During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps to much to drink?

Weight Control
Body weight based on estimated BMI (Body Mass Index) status
Risk factor for overweight or obese
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 maintain your current weight?
Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or to maintain your current weight?
In the past 12 months, has a doctor or nurse or other health professional given you advice about your weight?

Environmental Factors
In the past 12 months, have you had an illness or symptoms that you think was caused by dust, mold, or chemicals in the air inside a home, office, or other building?
In the past 12 months, have you had an illness or symptoms that you think was caused by pollution in the air outdoors?
Best description of the water that you drink at home most often
During the past 12 months, on how many days were pesticides, sprays, or chemicals applied inside your home to kill bugs, mice, or other pests?

Sunburn
Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months?

Firearms
Are any firearms kept in or around your home?

Family Planning(women aged '18 to 45' and men aged '18 to 60')
Current Use Of Birth Control (Women Younger Than 45 And Men Younger Than 60)

Immunization: Flu and Pneumonia
Have you had a flu shot in the last 12 months?
Have you had a flu spray in the last 12 months?
Have you had a pneumonia shot?

Asthma
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had asthma?
Adult asthma status

Diabetes
Have you ever told by doctor you have diabetes?

Disability
Are you limited in any way because of health problems?
Do you have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment?

Women’s Health
Ever had a mammogram among women aged 18+
Last mammogram among women age 18+
Ever had a breast exam among women aged 18+?
Last clinical breast exam among women aged 18+
Ever had a Pap smear among women aged 18+?
Last Pap smear among women aged 18+
Had a hysterectomy among women aged 18+?

Colorectal Cancer Among People Age 50+
Ever had a blood stool test by a home kit among people aged 50+?
Last blood stool test by a home kit among people aged 50+
Ever had a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy among people aged 50+?
Last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy among people aged 50+

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 to live longer
Have you ever been tested for HIV, (not counting blood donation test)?
High HIV risk situations such as using intravenous drugs, got sexually transmitted diseases, had anal sex without a condom, ...Do any of these situation apply to you?
In the past 12months, has any health professional talked to you about preventing sexually transmitted diseases through condom use?

Intimate Partner Violence
Physically hurt by an adult in your childhood?
Witnessed physical violence of adult in your childhood?
In the past 12 months, have you been a victim of physical or sexual violence and/or emotional abuse by an intimate partner?
In the past 12 months, have you been frightened for the safety of yourself, your family or friends because of the anger or threats of an intimate partner

Veteran's Status
Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or Reserve Unit?

Faith-Based Inititives and Others (State Added Questions)
Which place would you think the best locations for your health classes in your comunity?
In the past year, did you attend any classes or support groups that taught you how to be healthier?
If your employer offered classes or programs on being healthier, do you think how likely you would be interested in participating?

Additional question
Where were you born?