Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2013

 

Table of Contents

 

Preface

 

Introduction:

 

 

Tables:

Core 01:  Health Status

C01.01 Would you say that in general your health is:

Core 02:  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?

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?

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?

Core 03:  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, or Indian Health Service?

C03.02 Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?

C03.03 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?

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.]

Core 04: Inadequate Sleep

C04.01 On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period?

Core 05: Hypertension Awareness

C05.01 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional that you have high blood pressure?

C05.02 Are you currently taking medicine for your high blood pressure?

Core 06: Cholesterol Awareness

C06.01 Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?

C06.02 About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?

C06.03 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional that your blood cholesterol is high?

Core 07: Chronic Health Conditions

C07.01 Ever told you that you had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?

C07.02 Ever told you had angina or coronary heart disease?

C07.03 Ever told you had a stroke?

C07.04 Ever told you had asthma?

C07.05 Do you still have asthma?

C07.06 Ever told you had skin cancer?

C07.07 Ever told you had any other types of cancer?

C07.08 Ever told you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

C07.09 Ever told you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?

C07.10 Ever told you have a depressive disorder including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression?

C07.11 Ever told you have kidney disease? Do NOT include kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence.

C07.12 Ever told you have diabetes?

Module 01: Pre-Diabetes

M01.01 Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?

M01.02 Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes?

Module 02:  Diabetes

M02.01 How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?

M02.02 Are you now taking 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.

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.

M02.05 About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?

M02.06 About how many times in the past 12 months has a health professional checked you for 'A one C'?

M02.07 About how many times in the past 12 months has a health professional checked your feet for any sores or irritations?

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.

M02.09 Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?

M02.10 Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?

Core 8: Demographics

C08.05 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? Active duty does not include training for the Reserves or National Guard, but DOES include activation, for example, for the Persian Gulf War.

C08.13 What county do you live in?

C08.20 Do you own or rent your home?

C08.23 Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?

C08.24 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?

C08.25 Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?

C08.26 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions?

C08.27 Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

C08.28 Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?

C08.29 Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?

Core 09: Tobacco Use

C09.01 Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

C09.02 Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?

C09.03 During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?

C09.04 How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?

C09.05 Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus every day, some days, or not at all? (Snus (Swedish for snuff) is a moist smokeless tobacco)

Core 10: Alcohol Consumption

C10.01 During the past 30 days, how many days did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

C10.02 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?

C10.03 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?

C10.04 During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of drinks you had on any occasion?

Core 13: Arthritis Burden

C13.01 Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?

C13.02 Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do or the amount of work you do?

C13.03 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?

C13.04 During the past 30 days, how bad was your joint pain on average? Please answer on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is no pain or aching and 10 is pain or aching as bad as it can be.

Core 14: Seatbelt Use

C14.01 How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car? 

Core 15: Immunization

C15.01 During the past 12 months, have you had either a flu shot or a flu vaccine that was sprayed in your nose?

C15.03 Since 2005, have you had a tetanus shot?

C15.04 Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?

Core 16:  HIV/AIDS

C16.01 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.

C16.03 Where did you have your last HIV test - at a private doctor or HMO office, at a counseling and testing site, in the emergency room, as an inpatient in a hospital, in a clinic, in a jail or prison, at a drug treatment facility, at home, or somewhere else?

Calculated Variables and Risk Factors:

CLV01.01 Adults with good or better health

CLV03.01 Respondents aged 18-64 that have any form of health care coverage

CLV04.01 Adults that report doing physical activity or exercise during the past 30 days other than their regular job

CLV05.01 Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional

CLV06.01 Cholesterol check within past five years

CLV06.02 Adults who have had their cholesterol checked and have been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that it was high

CLV07.01 Adults who have ever been told they have asthma

CLV07.02 Adults who have been told they currently have asthma

CLV07.03 Computed asthma status

CLV07.04 Respondents that have had a doctor diagnose them as having some form of arthritis

CLV07.18 Four-level categories of Body Mass Index (BMI)

CLV07.19 Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (overweight or obese)

CLV09.01 Four-level smoker status: everyday smoker, someday smoker, former smoker, never smoked

CLV09.02 Adults who are current smokers

CLV10.01 Adults who reported having had at least one drink of alcohol in the past 30 days

CLV10.03 Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion)

CLV10.04 Calculated total number of alcoholic beverages consumed per day

CLV10.06 Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day)

CLV10.07 Adult men who are heavy drinkers (having more than two drinks per day)

CLV10.08 Adult women who are heavy drinkers (having more than one drinks per day)

CLV11.11 Total fruits consumed per day

CLV11.12 Total vegetables consumed per day

CLV11.19 Consume fruit one or more times per day

CLV11.20 Consume vegetables one or more times per day

CLV12.23 Physical Activity Index

CLV12.24 Adults who participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week

CLV12.25 Adults who participated in 300 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week

CLV12.27 Muscle strengthening recommendation

CLV12.28 Aerobic and strengthening recommendation

CLV13.01 Always or nearly always wear seat belts

CLV13.02 Always wear seat belts

CLV15.01 Adults aged 65+ years who have had a flu shot within the past year

CLV15.02 Adults aged 65+ years who have ever had a pneumonia vaccination

Module 04: Health Care Access

M04.01 Do you have Medicare?

M04.02 Are you currently covered by any of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans?

M04.03 Have you delayed getting needed medical care for any of the following reasons in the past 12 months? Select the most important reason.

M04.05 In the past 12 months, was there any time when you did not have any health insurance or coverage?

M04.06 About how long has it been since you last had health care coverage?

M04.07 How many times have you been to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional in the past 12 months?

M04.08 Was there a time in the past 12 months when you did not take your medication as prescribed because of cost? Do not include over-the-counter medication.

M04.09 In general, how satisfied are you with the health care you received?

M04.10 Do you currently have medical bills that are being paid off over time?

Module 05: Sugar Drinks

M05.01 About how often do you drink regular soda or pop that contains sugar? Do not include diet soda or diet pop.

M05.02 During the past 30 days, how often did you drink sugar-sweetened fruit drinks (such as Kool-aid and lemonade), sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks (such as Gatorade and Red Bull)? Do not include 100 percent fruit juice, diet drinks, or artificially sweetened drinks.

Module 06: Sodium or Salt-Related Behavior

M06.01 Are you currently watching or reducing your sodium or salt intake?

M06.02 How many days, weeks, months, or years have you been watching or reducing your sodium or salt intake?

M06.03 Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to reduce sodium or salt intake?

Module 21: Childhood Asthma Prevalence

M21.01 Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional EVER said that the child has asthma?

M21.02 Does the child still have asthma?

 

Appendices:

 

Appendix A - Healthy People 2020 in Indiana

Appendix B - 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey Questionnaire


         

 

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