2007 State of Hawaii
By Communities or Subareas
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
Average number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables
Number of servings of fruits and vegetables per day
How many servings of fruit juices, such as orange, grapefruit or tomato, do you usually drink per day?
How many servings of fruits do you usually eat per day?
How many servings of green salad do you usually eat per day?
How many servings of popatoes do you usually eat per day?
How many servings of carrots do you usually eat per day?
How many servings of vegetables do you usually eat per day?
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?
Had flu shot in the past 12 months among adults aged 65+
Ever had pneumonia shot among adults aged 65+
Asthma
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?
Diabetes
Have you ever told by doctor you have diabetes?
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+
Ever had a mammogram among women aged 40+
Most recent mammogram among women age 40+
Ever had a breast exam among women aged 40+
Most recent clinical breast exam among women aged 40+
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