2007 State of Hawaii
By Demographic Characteristics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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

Health Status
General health status
Physical and/or mental health AT LEAST 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 needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?
When was your last visit to a doctor for a routine checkup?

Physical Activity
Participated in any physical activities such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise outside of regular job during the past 30 days?
Best description of what you do at work?
Estimated physical activity level
At risk for lack of moderate physical activity
At risk for lack of vigorous physical activity

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

Tobacco Use
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
Smoking status (4 levels)
Smoking status (3 levels)
During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer trying to quit smoking?

Body Weight and Nutrition
Body weight based on estimated BMI (Body Mass Index) status
Risk factor for overweight and obese

Emotional Support & Life Satisfaction
How often do you get the social, emotional support you need?
In general, how satisfied are you with your life?

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?
Have you EVER received the hepatitis B vaccine?
Are any hepatitis B risks true for you?

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

Diabetes
Have you ever told by doctor you have diabetes?
Age when told diabetic
Average age when told diabetic
Are you now taking insulin?
Are you now taking diabetes pills?
Number of times diabetic check blood for glucose or sugar
Number of times diabetic check feet for sores or irritations
Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?
Number of times visited health professional for diabetes last year
Number of times checked for (Glycosylated) Hemoglobin ""A one C"" in the past 12 months
Number of times health professional checked diabetic feet for sores/irritations in the past 12 months
Last diabetic eye exam in which pupils were dilated
Ever been told diabetes has affected eyes?
Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence
Ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction
Ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had angina or coronary heart disease
Ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had a stroke

Hypertension Awareness
Told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had high blood pressure
Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure

Cholesterol Awareness
Had your blood cholesterol checked
Most recent cholesterol check
Told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that your blood cholesterol was high

Disability
Are you limited in any way because of health problems?
Requires special equipment due to health problems

Arthritis Burden
Had pain, aching,stiffness, swelling in/around a joint during past 30 days
Did your joint symtoms first begin more than 3 months ago?
Ever seen a doctor/health professional for these joint symtoms
Told by a doctor/health professional you have some form of arthritis

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

Prostate Cancer Screening For Men Age 40+
Ever had a PSA test among men aged 40+
Most recent PSA test for men aged 40+
Ever had a digital rectal exam among men aged 40+
Most recent digital rectal exam among men aged 40+
Ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you had prostate cancer (men aged 40+)

Colorectal Cancer Screening Among People Age 50+
Ever had a blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+
Most recent blood stool test using a home kit among people aged 50+
Ever had a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy among people aged 50+
Most recent sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy among people aged 50+

HIV/AIDS (Everyone Aged 18-64)
Tested for HIV, not counting blood donation test, confined to 18 to 64 years old
Period of most recent HIV testing
Place of HIV testing
Had rapid test for HIV

Children with asthma
Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional EVER said that the child has asthma?
Does the child still have asthma?
Children asthma status