Calendar Year 2012 Results
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
2012 BRFSS Topics for Western North Carolina
CDC - Core Sections |
|
|
CDC - Optional Modules |
|
|
North Carolina Added Questions |
|
|
BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes
Health Status (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Healthy Days (see results for 2011)
- Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?
- Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, 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?
Back to Topics
Health Care Access (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Exercise (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Chronic Health Conditions (see results for 2011)
Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that
-
- (Ever told) you had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?
- (Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?
- (Ever told) you had a stroke?
- History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)
- (Ever told) you had asthma?
- Do you still have asthma?
- (Ever told) you had skin cancer?
- (Ever told) you had any other types of cancer?
- (Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?
- (Ever told) you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
- (Ever told) you have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression?
- (Ever told) you have kidney disease?
- (Ever told) you have vision impairment in one or both eyes, even when wearing glasses?
- (Ever told) you have diabetes?
- Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions
Back to Topics
Oral Health
Back to Topics
Disability (see results for 2011)
- Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?
- Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?
- A disability can be physical, mental, emotional, or communication related. Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
- Has your disability lasted or is it expected to last 12 months or longer?
- Because of any impairment or health problem, do you have any trouble learning, remembering, or concentrating?
- Disability Status
Back to Topics
Tobacco Use (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Alcohol Consumption (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Immunization (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Falls
Back to Topics
Seatbelt Use (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Drinking & Driving
Back to Topics
Women's Health
Back to Topics
Prostate Cancer Screening
Back to Topics
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Back to Topics
HIV/AIDS (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Pre-Diabetes (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Diabetes (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Social Context (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Adverse Childhood Experience
- Did you live with anyone who was depressed, mentally ill, or suicidal?
- Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic?
- Did you live with anyone who used illegal street drugs or who abused prescription medications?
- Did you live with anyone who served time or was sentenced to serve time in a prison, jail, or other correctional facility?
- Were your parents separated or divorced?
- How often did your parents or adults in your home ever slap, hit, kick, punch
or beat each other up?
- Before age 18, how often did a parent or adult in your home ever hit, beat, kick, or physically hurt you in any way?
- How often did a parent or adult in your home ever swear at you, insult you, or put you down?
- How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, try to make you touch them sexually?
- How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, ever touch you sexually?
- How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, force you to have sex?
- Experienced sexual abuse
- Living with an alcoholic OR drug abuser
- The ACE Score
Back to Topics
Diabetes Control (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Folic Acid
Back to Topics
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Back to Topics
Perceived Nutrition Environment
Back to Topics
Use of Trails and Greenways
Back to Topics
Uninsured (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Secondhand Smoke Policy (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Tobacco Use Prevention (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
TRU Campaign
Back to Topics
Quit Now (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Other Tobacco Products (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Smoking Cessation (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Gambling Behavior
Back to Topics
Sexual Orientation (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics
Derived Variables and Risk Factors (see results for 2011)
Back to Topics