1994 State of Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Health Care Access
Do you have any kind of health care coverage?
How long has it been since you had health care coverage?
Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost?
How long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?

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

Tobacco Use
How about your cigarette smoking status
On the average, about how many cigarettes did you smoke a day?
During the past 12 months, have you quit smoking for 1 day or longer?
About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly, that is, daily?

Physical Activity
What is your physical activity level
Regular and sustained physical activity
At risk for sedentary lifestyle
What type of physical activity or exercise did you spend the most time doing during the past month?

Fruit and Vegetables
Summary index of fruits and vegetables consumption
Mean numbers of daily servings of fruits and vegetables

Weight Control
Weight status based on new BMI definition
Weight status based on old BMI definition
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 keep from gaining weight?
Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?
In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?

Women’s Health
Have you ever had a clinical breast exam?
How long has it been since your last breast exam?
Was your last breast exam done as part of a routine checkup, because of a breast problem other than cancer, or because you've already had breast cancer?
A pap smear is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a pap smear?
How long has it been since you had your last pap smear?
Was your last pap smear done as part of a routine exam, or to check a current or previous problem, or other reasons?
A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?
How long has it been since you had your last mammogram?
Was your last mammogram done as part of a routine checkup, because of a breast problem other than cancer, or because of cancer?
Have you had a hysterectomy?

HIV/AIDS
If you had a child in school, at what grade do you think he or she should begin receiving education in school about HIV infection and AIDS?
What are your chances of getting the AIDS virus?
In the past year, have your chances of getting the AIDS virus increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom?
Have you ever been tested for HIV?
What was the main reason you had your last test for HIV?
Where did you have your last HIV test?
Did you receive the results of your last test?
Did you receive counseling or talk with a health care professional about the results of your tests?
Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity. How effective do you think a properly used condom is for this purpose?
Have you personally ever known anyone with HIV/AIDS?
Would you be willing to work next to or near a person who you know is infected with the AIDS virus?
If you had a child in school, would you allow him or her to be in the same classroom with another child who is infected with the AIDS virus?
In your opinion, should co-workers have the right to refuse to work with someone infected with the HIV virus, the virus that cause AIDS?
In your opinion, should employees be allowed to fire good workers who are infected with the HIV virus, the virus that causes AIDS?
In your judgment, is a person at high risk for becoming infected with the HIV virus if they are cared by a nurse, doctor, dentist, or other health care worker who has the HIV virus?
Do you think a person can get infected with AIDS or the AIDS virus from mosquitoes?
Do you think a person can get infected with AIDS or the AIDS virus from donating blood?