Calendar Year 2013 Results
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
2013 BRFSS Topics for North Carolina - By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures
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BRFSS 2013 Annual Results Technical Notes
Health Status (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Healthy Days (see results for 2011, 2012)
- 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?
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Health Care Access (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Inadequate Sleep
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Hypertension Awareness (see results for 2011)
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Cholesterol Awareness (see results for 2011)
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Chronic Health Conditions (see results for 2011, 2012)
Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that
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- (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 diabetes?
- Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions
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Tobacco Use (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Alcohol Consumption (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Fruits and Vegetables (see results for 2011)
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Exercise (see results for 2011)
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Arthritis Burden (see results for 2011)
- Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
- Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?
- In this next question, we are referring to work for pay. Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do, or the amount of work you do?
- During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities, such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?
- Please think about the past 30 days, keeping in mind all of your joint pain or aching and whether or not you have taken medication. DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS, how bad was your joint pain ON AVERAGE?
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Seatbelt Use (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Immunization (see results for 2011, 2012)
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HIV/AIDS (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Pre-Diabetes (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Diabetes (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Sugar Drinks (see results for 2012)
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Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior
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Cardiovascular Health (see results for 2011)
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Mental Illness and Stigma
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Diabetes Control (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Disability (see results for 2011, 2012)
- 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?
- Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?
- Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?
- Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?
- Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?
- Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?
- Disability Status
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Folic Acid (see results for 2012)
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Hypertension Screening
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Secondhand Smoke (see results for 2011, 2012)
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Smoking Cessation (see results for 2011, 2012)
- In the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advise you to quit smoking cigarettes or using any other tobacco products?
- The last time you tried to quit smoking, did you use any of the following medications: a nicotine patch, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenges, nicotine nasal spray, a nicotine inhaler, or pills such as Wellbutrin, Zyban, buproprion, Chantix, or varenicline to help you quit?
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Perceived Nutrition Environment (see results for 2012)
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Use of Trails and Greenways (see results for 2012)
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Eat Smart Move More (see results for 2011)
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Physical Activity - Transportation
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Food Preparation
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Actions to Control Weight
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Sexual Orientation (see results for 2011)
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Derived Variables and Risk Factors (see results for 2011, 2012)
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