Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction:
Tables:
Core 1: Health Status
C01.01 Would you say that in general your health is:
(GENHLTH)
Core 2: Healthy Days -- Health-Related Quality of
Life
C02.01 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? (PHYSHLTH)
C02.02 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? (MENTHLTH)
C02.03 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? (POORHLTH)
Core 3: Health Care Access
C03.01 Do you have any kind of health care coverage,
including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans
such as Medicare? (HLTHPLAN)
C03.02 Do you have one person you think of as your personal
doctor or health care provider? (PERSDOC2)
C03.03 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed
to see a doctor but could not because of cost? (MEDCOST)
C03.04 About how long has it been since you last visited a
doctor for a routine checkup? A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not
an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition. (CHECKUP1)
Core 4: Sleep
C04.01 During the past 30 days, for about how many days have
you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep? (QLREST2)
Core 5: Exercise
C05.01 During the past month, other than your regular job,
did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running,
calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise? (EXERANY2)
Core 6: Diabetes
C06.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have
diabetes? (DIABETE2)
Module 2: Diabetes
M02.01 How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?
(DIABAGE2)
M02.02 Are you now taking insulin? (INSULIN)
M02.03 About how often do you check your blood for glucose or
sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT
include times when checked by a health professional. (BLDSUGAR)
M02.04 About how often do you check your feet for any sores
or irritations? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do
NOT include times when checked by a health professional. (FEETCHK2)
M02.05 About how many times in the past 12 months have you
seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?
(DOCTDIAB)
M02.06 A test for “A one C” measures the average level of
blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12
months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for “A one
C”? (CHKHEMO3)
M02.07 About how many times in the past 12 months has a
health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations? (FEETCHK)
M02.08 When was the last time you had an eye exam in which
the pupils were dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to
bright light. (EYEEXAM)
M02.09 Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected
your eyes or that you had retinopathy? (DIABEYE)
M02.10 Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage
your diabetes yourself? (DIABEDU)
Core 7: Oral Health
C07.01
How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for
any reason? Include visits to dental specialists, such as orthodontists.
(LASTDEN3)
C07.02
How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of tooth decay or
gum disease? Include teeth lost to infection, but do not include teeth
lost for other reasons, such as injury or orthodontics. (RMVTETH3)
C07.03
How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental
hygienist? (DENCLEAN)
Core 8: Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence
C08.01 Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever
told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?
(CVDINFR4)
C08.02 Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever
told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease? (CVDCRHD4)
C08.03 Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever
told you that you had a stroke? (CVDSTRK3)
Core 9: Asthma
C09.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other
health professional that you had asthma? (ASTHMA2)
C09.02 Do you still have asthma? (ASTHNOW)
Core 10: Disability
C10.01
Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or
emotional problems? (QLACTLM2)
C10.02
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? (USEEQUIP)
Core 11: Tobacco Use
C11.01 Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire
life? (SMOKE100)
C11.02 Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or
not at all? (SMOKDAY2)
C11.03 During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking
for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking? (STOPSMK2)
Core 12: Demographics
C12.05 Have you ever served on active duty in the United
States Armed Forces, either in the regular military or in a National Guard or military
reserve unit? (VETERAN1)
C12.15 What county do you live in? (CTYCODE)
C12.21 To your knowledge, are you now pregnant? (PREGNANT)
Core 13: Alcohol Consumption
C13.01 During the past 30 days, have you had at least one
drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, a malt beverage or liquor?
(DRNKANY4)
C13.02 During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per
month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage? (ALCDAY4)
C13.03 One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce
glass of wine, or a drink with one shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, on
the days when you drank, about how many drinks did you drink on the average?
(AVEDRNK)
C13.04 Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many
times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or
more drinks for women on an occasion? (DRNK3GE5)
C13.05 During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of
drinks you had on any occasion? (MAXDRNKS)
Core 14: Immunization
C14.01
A flu shot is an influenza vaccine injected into your arm. During the past 12
months, have you had a flu shot? (FLUSHOT3)
C14.03
During the past 12 months, have you had a flu vaccine that was sprayed in your
nose? The flu vaccine sprayed in the nose is also called FluMist™. (FLUSPRY2)
C14.05
A pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine is usually given only once or twice in
a person´s lifetime and is different from the flu shot. Have you ever had a
pneumonia shot? (PNEUVAC3)
Core 15: Falls
C15.01
In the past three months, how many times have you fallen? (FALL3MN2)
C15.02
How many of these falls caused an injury? By an injury, we mean the fall
caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day or to go see a
doctor. (FALLINJ2)
Core 16: Seatbelt Use
C16.01
How often do you use seat belt when you drive or ride in a car? Would you
say- (SEATBELT)
Core 17: Drinking and Driving
C17.01
During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven when you've had perhaps
too much to drink? (DRNKDRI2)
Core 18: Women’s Health
C18.01
A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have
you ever had a mammogram? (HADMAM)
C18.02
How long has it been since you had your last mammogram? (HOWLONG)
C18.03
A clinical breast exam is when a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
feels the breasts for lumps. Have you ever had a clinical breast exam?
(PROFEXAM)
C18.04
How long has it been since your last breast exam? (LENGEXAM)
C18.05
A Pap test is a test for cancer of the cervix. Have you ever had a Pap
test? (HADPAP2)
C18.06
How long has it been since you had your last Pap test? (LASTPAP2)
C18.07
Have you had a hysterectomy? (HADHYST2)
Core 19: Prostate Cancer Screening
C19.01
A Prostate-Specific Antigen test, also called a PSA test, is a blood test used
to check men for prostate cancer. Have you ever had a PSA test? (PSATEST)
C19.02
How long has it been since you had your last PSA test? (PSATIME)
C19.03
A digital rectal exam is an exam in which a doctor, nurse or other health
professional places a gloved finger into the rectum to feel the size, shape and
hardness of the prostate gland. Have you ever had a digital rectal exam?
(DIGRECEX)
C19.04
How long has it been since your last digital rectal exam? (DRETIME)
C19.05
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that
you had prostate cancer? (PROSTATE)
Core 20: Colorectal Cancer Screening
C20.01
A blood stool test is a test that may use a special kit at home to determine
whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever had this test using a
home kit? (BLDSTOOL)
C20.02
How long has it been since you had your last blood stool test using a
home kit? (LSTBLDS3)
C20.03
Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are exams in which a tube is inserted in the
rectum to view the colon for signs of cancer or other health problems.
Have you ever had either of these exams? (HADSIGM3)
C20.04
Was your most recent exam a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy? (HADSGC01)
C20.05
How long has it been since you had your last sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy?
(LASTSIGM3)
Core 21: HIV/AIDS
C21.01
Have you ever been tested for HIV? Do not count tests you may have had as part
of a blood donation. Include testing fluid from your mouth. (HIVTST5)
C21.03
Where did you have your last HIV test — at a private doctor or HMO office, at a
counseling and testing site, at a hospital, at a clinic, in a jail or prison,
at a drug treatment facility, at home, or somewhere else?
C21.04
Was it a rapid test where you could get your results within a couple of hours?
(HIVRDTST)
C21.05
Do any of these [high risk] situations apply to you? (HIVRISK2)
Core 22: Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction
C22.01
How often do you get the social and emotional support you need? (EMTSUPRT)
C22.02
In general, how satisfied are you with your life? (LSATISFY)
Module 4: Visual Impairment and Access to Eye Care
M04.01
How much difficulty, if any, do you have in recognizing a friend across the
street? Would you say… (VIDFCLT2)
M04.02
How much difficulty, if any, do you have reading print in newspaper, magazine,
recipe, menu, or numbers on the telephone? Would you say… (VIREDIF2)
M04.03
When was the last time you had your eyes examined by any doctor or eye care
provider? (VIPRFVS2)
M04.04
What is the main reason you have not visited an eye care professional in the
past 12 months? (VINOCRE2)
M04.05
When was the last time you had an eye exam in which the pupils were
dilated? This would have made you temporarily sensitive to bright light.
(VIEYEXM2)
M04.06
Do you have any kind of health insurance coverage for eye care? (VIINSUR2)
M04.07
Have you been told by an eye doctor or other health care professional that you
NOW have cataracts? (VICTRCT2)
M04.08
Have you ever been told by an eye doctor or other health care professional that
you glaucoma? (VIGLUMA2)
M04.09
Have you ever been told by an eye doctor or other health care professional that
you had age-related macular degeneration? (VIMACDG2)
Module 7: Other Tobacco Products
M07.01
Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing
tobacco, snuff or snus? (USEEVER3)
M07.02
Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff or snus every day, some days, or
not at all? (USENOW3)
M07.03
Do you currently use cigars, pipes, bidis, kreteks or other tobacco
products? Do not include cigarettes, snus, snuff or chewing tobacco.
(USOTHNW1)
Module 8: Secondhand Smoke
M08.01
On how many of the past 7 days did someone smoke in your indoor workplace while
you were there? (SHSINWRK)
M08.02
On how many of the past 7 days did anyone smoke in your home while you were
there? (SHSINHOM)
M08.03
Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?
Do not include decks, garages, or porches. (HOUSSMK1)
M08.04
In bars, do you think smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas or not
allowed at all? (SHSALOWB)
M08.05
In restaurants, do you think smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas
or not allowed at all? (SHSALOWR)
M08.06
Inside indoor workplaces, do you think smoking should be allowed in all areas,
some areas or not allowed at all? (SHSALOWW)
Module 16: Childhood Asthma Prevalence
M16.01
Has a doctor or other health professional ever said that the child has asthma?
(CASTHDX2)
M16.02
Does the child still have asthma? (CASTHNO2)
Calculated Variables and Risk Factors
CLV01.01 Adults with good or better health (_RFHLTH)
CLV03.01 Respondents aged 18-64 that have any form of
health care coverage (_HCVU65)
CLV05.01 Adults that report doing physical activity or
exercise during the past 30 days other than their regular job (_TOTINDA)
CLV07.01 Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth
extracted (_EXTETH2)
CLV07.02 Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural
teeth extracted (_ALTETH2)
CLV07.03 Adults that have visited a dentist, dental
hygienist or dental clinic within the past year (_DENVST1)
CLV09.01 Adults who have ever been told they have asthma
(_LTASTHM)
CLV09.02 Adults who have been told they currently have
asthma (_CASTHMA)
CLV09.03 Computed asthma status (_ASTHMST)
CLV11.01 Four-level smoker status: Everyday smoker, Someday
smoker, Former smoker, Non-smoker (_SMOKER3)
CLV11.02 Adults who are current smokers (_RFSMOK3)
CLV12.18 Three-categories of Body Mass Index (BMI)
(_BMI4CAT)
CLV12.19 Adults who have a body mass index greater than
25.00 (Overweight or Obese) (_RFBMI4)
CLV13.02 Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks
on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion) (_RFBING4)
CLV13.03 Calculated total number of alcoholic beverages
consumed per day (_DRNKDY3)
CLV13.05 Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than two
drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day) (_RFDRHV3)
CLV13.06 Adult men that are heavy drinkers (having more
than two drinks per day) (_RFDRMN3)
CLV13.07 Adult women that are heavy drinkers (having more
than one drink per day) (_RFDRWM3)
CLV14.01 Adults aged 65+ who have had a flu shot within the
past year (_FLSHOT3)
CLV14.02 Adults aged 65+ who have ever had a pneumonia
vaccination (_PNEUMO2)
CLV16.01 Always or nearly always wear seat belts (_RFSEAT2)
CLV18.01 Women respondents aged 40+ that have had a
mammogram in the past two years (_RFMAM2Y)
CLV18.02 Women respondents aged 50+ that have had a
mammogram in the past two years (_MAM502Y)
CLV18.03 Women respondents aged 18+ that have had a pap
test in the past three years (_RFPAP32)
CLV19.01 Male respondents aged 40+ that have had a PSA test
in the past 2 years (_RFPSA2Y)
CLV20.01 Respondents aged 50+ that have had a blood stool
test within the past two years (_RFBLDS2)
CLV20.02 Respondents aged 50 or older that have had a
sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy (_RFSIGM2)
CLV21.01 Adults aged 18-64 that have ever been tested for
HIV (_AIDTST2)
Appendices:
Appendix A - Healthy People 2010
in Indiana
Background
Progress
Appendix B - 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance Survey Questionnaire 