1995 State of Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Health Status
Would you say that in general your health is?
Percent of adults reporting that physical or mental health not good during the past 30 days
Percent of physical and/or mental health not good during the past 30 days
Mean physically unhealthy days in past 30 days
Mean unhealthy days during the past 30 days
Mean mentally unhealthy days in past 30 days
Mean activity limitation days in past 30 days
Health Care Access
Do you have any kind of health care coverage?
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?
Hypertension
About how long has it been since your last blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?
Have you been told on more than one occasion that your blood pressure was high, or have you been told this only once?
Cholesterol Awareness
Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?
About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?
Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?
Injury Control
How often do you use seatbelts when you drive or ride in a car?
How often does your oldest child in your household use a car safety seat or seatbelt when they ride in a car?
When was the last time you or someone else deliberately tested all of the smoke detectors in your home, either by pressing the test buttons or holding a source of smoke near them
Tobacco Use
How about your cigarette smoking status
On the average, 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?
Alcohol Consumption
During the past month, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, wine coolers, or liquor?
Have you had 5 or more alcoholic beverage (acute drinking) in past month on one or more occasions?
Have you had 60 or more alcoholic beverage (chronic drinking) in past month?
Have you had alcoholic beverage and drove after drinking too much one or more times?
Immunization
During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?
Have you ever had a pneumonia vaccination?
Colorectal Cancer
A digital rectal exam is when a doctor or other professional inserts a finger in the rectum to check for cancer and other health problems. Have you ever had this exam?
When did you have your last digital rectal exam?
A sigmoidoscopy or proctoscopy is when a tube is inserted in the rectum to view the bowel for signs of cancer and other health problems. Have you ever had this exam?
When did you have your last sigmoidoscopy or proctoscopy?
Women’s Health
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, or other reasons?
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 of cancer?
Have you had a hysterectomy?
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?
What are your chances of getting infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?
If you had a teenager who was sexually active, would you encourage him or her to use a condom?
Have you ever been tested for HIV?
What was the main reason you had your last test for HIV?
Where did you have your last HIV test?
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 tests?
Some people use condoms to keep from getting infected with HIV through sexual activity. How effective do you think a properly used condom is for this purpose?
Due to what you know about HIV, have you changed your sexual behavior in the past 12 months?
Do you now have sexual intercourse with only the same partner?
Do you now always use condoms for protection?
Have you been more careful in selecting sexual partner?
Weight Control
Weight status based on new BMI definition
Weight status based on old BMI definition
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