2010 State of Hawaii
By Communities or Subareas
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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

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
Number of days, in the past 30 days, you did not get enough rest or sleep
Average number of days in the past 30 days, you did not get enough rest or sleep

Health Care Access
Do you have any kind of health care coverage?
Do you have any kind of health care coverage? (Adults aged 18 to 64)
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?

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

Seatbelt Use
How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?

Drinking and Driving
Number of times, in the past 30 days, you've driven after drinking too much

Physical Activity
Do you have any leisure time exercise or physical activity during the past 30 days?

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)
How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?
Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff or snus everyday, some days, or not at all?
Number of days in the past 7 days that someone smoked cigarettes in your home while you were there
The rule about smoking inside your home, not include decks, lanais, garages or porches
In the past 7 days, have you been in a car with someone who smoked cigarettes?
The rule about smoking in your family car or cars

Body Weight
Body weight based on estimated BMI (Body Mass Index) status
Risk factor for overweight and obese
Body weight status with 3 categories of 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?

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?

Immunization: Flu and Pneumonia
Have you had a flu shot in the last 12 months?
In what month of the year did you get your most recent flu shot?
Have you had a flu spray in the last 12 months?
Have you had a flu vaccination (either flu shot or flu spray) in the last 12 months?
Have you had a pneumonia shot?

Adults aged 65 and older
Had flu shot in the past 12 months among adults aged 65+
In what month of the year did you get your most recent flu shot (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?
Do you still have asthma?
Adult asthma status

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Ever been told by a doctor or health professional that you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Diabetes
Have you ever told by doctor you have diabetes?

Pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes
Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past 3 years?
Have you ever been told by doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes or borderline 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

Falls
Recent falls in the past 3 months and the related injuries?

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+

Women aged 40 and older
Ever had a mammogram among women aged 40+
Last mammogram among women age 40+
Ever had a breast exam among women aged 40+
Last clinical breast exam among women aged 40+

Prostate Cancer Screening For Men Age 40+
Ever had a PSA test among men aged 40+
Last PSA test for men aged 40+
Ever had a digital rectal exam among men aged 40+
Last 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+
Last blood stool test using 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+
Was your MOST RECENT examination called a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy?

HIV/AIDS (Adults Aged 18-64)
Have you ever been tested for HIV, (not counting blood donation test)?
Period of last HIV testing
Place of HIV testing
Any of high HIV risk situations apply to you