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Calendar Year 2000 Results

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

BRFSS 2000 Annual Results Technical Notes

Arthritis

• Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have arthritis?
• What type of arthritis did the doctor say you have?
• During the past 12 months, have you had pain, aching, stiffness or swelling in or around a joint?
• Were these symptoms present on most days for at least a month?
• Are you now limited in any way in any activities because of joint symptoms?
• Are you currently being treated by a doctor for arthritis?

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Asthma

• Did a doctor ever tell you that you had asthma?
• Do you still have asthma?

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Care Giving

• [People may] provide regular care or assistance to [someone] who is elderly or has a long-term illness or disability. During the past month, did you provide any such care or assistance to a family member or friend who is 60 years of age or older?
• Who would you call to arrange short or long-term care in the home for an elderly relative or friend who was no longer able to care for themselves?
• Who usually helps you with your personal care needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?
• Is the assistance you receive to meet your personal care needs:
• Who usually helps you with handling your routine needs, such as everyday household chores, shopping, or getting around for other purposes?
• Is the assistance you receive to meet your routine needs:

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Childhood Asthma

• Ever Had at Least One Child with Asthma?
• Currently Had at Least One Child with Asthma?
• You said earlier there {was one child / were children} under age five in your household. Has a doctor ever said that any of these children had asthma?. 'If yes' How many ever had asthma?
• Currently Had at Least One Child Under 5 Years of Age with Asthma?
• You said earlier there {was one child / were children} aged 5 through 12 years old in your household. Has a doctor ever said that any of these children had asthma?. 'If yes' How many ever had asthma?
• Currently Had at Least One Child Between 5 and 12 Years of Age with Asthma?
• You said earlier there {was one child / were children} aged 13 through 17 years old in your household. Has a doctor ever said that any of these children had asthma?. 'If yes' How many ever had asthma?
• Currently Had at Least One Child Between 13 and 17 Years of Age with Asthma?

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Derived Health Risk Variables

• Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese
• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day
• Regular and Sustained Physical Activity
• Smokeless Tobacco Use Status
• Smoking Status
• Level of Physical Activity

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Diabetes

• Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?
• How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?
• Are you now taking insulin?
• Are you now taking diabetes pills?
• About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar?
• About how often do you check your feet for any sores or irritations?
• Have you ever had any sores or irritations on your feet that took more than four weeks to heal?
• About how many times in the last year have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?
• About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin "A one C"?
• About how many times in the last year has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?
• When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were dilated?
• Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?
• Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?

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Disability

• A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
• When did your disability begin?
• Are you limited in the kind or amount of work you can do because of any impairment or health problem?
• Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?
• Use special equipment or help from others to get around?
• Using special equipment or help, what is the farthest distance that you can go? Would you say:
• What is the farthest distance you can walk by yourself, without any special equipment or help from others?
• Are you limited in any way in any activities because of any impairment or health problem?
• What is the MAJOR impairment or health problem that limits your activities?
• For HOW LONG have your activities been limited because of your major impairment or health problem?
• Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, or getting around the house?
• Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons in handling your ROUTINE needs, such as everyday household chores, shopping, or getting around for other purposes?

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Exercise

• During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, gardening, or walking for exercise?
• Level of Physical Activity (Derived)
• Regular and Sustained Physical Activity (Derived)

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Family Planning

• Have you been pregnant in the last 5 years?
• Thinking back to your last pregnancy, just before you got pregnant, how did you feel about becoming pregnant?
• Are you or your (husband/partner) using any kind of birth control now?
• What kinds of birth control are you or your (husband/partner) using now?
• What are your reasons for not using any birth control now?
• Where is your usual source of services for female health concerns, such as family planning, annual exams, and other female health concerns? Would you say:
• Have you ever used the services at a family planning clinic?
• How long has it been since you used the services at a family planning clinic?

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Folic Acid

• Do you currently take any vitamin pills or supplements?
• Are any of these a multivitamin?
• Do any of the vitamin pills or supplements you take contain folic acid?
• Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons?
• Taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid (Derived)
• Daily taking multivitamins or vitamin pills/supplements containing folic acid (Derived)

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Fruits and Vegetables

• How often do you drink fruit juices such as orange, grapefruit, or tomato?
• Not counting juice, how often do you eat fruit?
• How often do you eat green salad?
• How often do you eat potatoes not including french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips?
• How often do you eat carrots?
• Not counting carrots, potatoes, or salad, how many servings of vegetables do you usually eat?
• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption per day (Derived)

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Health Care Access

• Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?
• Medicare is a coverage plan for people 65 or over and for certain disabled people. Do you have Medicare?
• What type of health care coverage do you use to pay for most of your medical care?
• During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have any health insurance or coverage?
• About 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?
• About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?

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Health Status

• Would you say that in general your health is:
• Now thinking about your physical health, including illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?
• Now thinking about your mental health, including stress and emotional problems, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?

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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?
• If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom?
• What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?
• Have you donated blood since March 1985?
• Have you donated blood in the past 12 months?
• Have you ever been tested for HIV?
• Except for tests you may have had a part of blood donations, have you ever been tested for HIV?
• Have you been tested for HIV in the past 12 months?
• Not including your blood donations, have you been tested for HIV in the past 12 months?
• What was the main reason you had your last test for HIV?
• Where did you have your last test for HIV?
• 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 test?

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Immunization

• During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?
• Have you ever had a pneumonia vaccination?

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Physical Activity (State Added)

• Are you seriously thinking about being more physically active in the next six months?
• Would you say that you are actually planning to be more physically active in the next month?
• Thinking about your community or neighborhood, please tell me the reasons that keep you from being more active.
• In the past week, how much time did you walk or bicycle for transportation, such as to and from work?

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Quality of Life

• How often do you get the social and emotional support that you need? Would you say:
• In general, how satisfied are you with life? Would you say:
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days did PAIN make it hard for you to do your usual activities, such as self-care, work or recreation?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt SAD, BLUE, or DEPRESSED?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt WORRIED, TENSE, or ANXIOUS?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt that you did not get ENOUGH REST or SLEEP?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt VERY HEALTHY and FULL OF ENERGY?

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Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

• Has a stranger ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?
• Has a partner or ex-partner ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?
• Has someone you knew, not including a partner or ex-partner, ever forced you to have sex or to do sexual things?
• Has a stranger ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?
• Has a partner or ex-partner ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?
• Has someone you knew, not including a partner or ex-partner ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?

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Smokeless Tobacco Use

• Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products, such as, chewing tobacco or snuff?
• Do you currently use any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?
• Smokeless Tobacco Use Status (Derived)

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Tobacco Use

• Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?
• Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?
• On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?
• On the average, when you smoked during the past 30 days, 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?
• Smoking Status (Derived)

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Tobacco Use Prevention

• In the past 30 days has anyone, including yourself, smoked cigarettes, cigars, or pipes anywhere inside your home?
• Which of the following best describes your place of work's official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies and lunch rooms?
• Which of the following best describes your place of work's official smoking policy for work areas?
• In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all? Restaurants:
• In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all? Schools:
• In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all? Day care centers:
• In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all? Indoor work areas:
• Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to quit smoking?

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Weight Control

• 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?
• Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight?
• In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional given you advice about your weight?
• Managing current weight: lose, maintain or do neither (Derived)
• Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range,Overweight and Obese (Derived)

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Women's Health

• 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 you've already had breast cancer?
• A clinical breast exam is when a doctor, nurse, or other health professional feels the breast for lumps. 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?
• Have you had a hysterectomy (that is, an operation to remove the uterus/womb)?
• To your knowledge, are you now pregnant?

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