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New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
CDC Summary Prevalence Tables, 2003

Index

Overall Health Status	Injury
General Health	Falls
Healthy Days

Health Care Access	Alcohol and Tobacco
Insurance	Alcohol Consumption
Primary Care Provider	Tobacco Use
Cost as a Barrier to Care

Chronic Conditions	Diet and Fitness
Arthritis	Exercise
Asthma	Fruits and Vegetables
Cholesterol Awareness	Weight Control
Diabetes
Disability	Sunlight Exposure
Hypertension Awareness	Excess Sun Exposure

Infectious Diseases	Demographics
HIV/AIDS	Demographics
Immunization	Veterans’ Status

Overall Health Status by

Age

Sex

Income

Education

Race/Ethnicity

General Health

Would you say that your general health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?

Healthy Days

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?

Health Care Access by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Insurance
Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs or government plans such as Medicare?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Primary Care Provider
Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Cost as a Barrier to Care
Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Chronic Conditions by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Arthritis
During the past 30 days, have you had any symptoms of pain, aching, or stiffness in or around a joint?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Did your joint symptoms begin more than 3 months ago?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Have you ever seen a doctor or other health professional for these joint symptoms?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
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?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Are you limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Do arthritis or joint symptoms now affect whether you work, the type of work you do, or the amount of work you do?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Asthma
Lifetime Asthma History	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Current Asthma Status	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Computed Asthma Status	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Cholesterol Awareness
Have you had your blood cholesterol checked within the past 5 years?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Have you had your blood cholesterol checked within the past 5 years and were told it was high?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Diabetes
Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Disability
Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
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?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Hypertension Awareness
Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Are you currently taking medicine for high blood pressure?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Infectious Diseases by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
HIV/AIDS
Risk Factor for those under 65 who have participated in high-risk behavior.	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Risk Factor for those under 65 who have been counseled on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases through condom use.	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Risk Factor for those under 65 who have been tested for HIV	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Immunization
During the past 12 months, have you had a flu shot?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Have you ever had a pneumonia shot?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Injury by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Falls
In the past 3 months, have you had a fall?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Were you injured? (Fall caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day to go see a doctor)	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Alcohol and Tobacco by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Alcohol Consumption
Risk Factor for Drink Occasions per day	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Binge Drinking	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Heavy Drinking	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Tobacco Use
4 level smoker status	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Current smoker status	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for 1 day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Diet and Fitness by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Exercise
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?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Fruits and Vegetables
Servings of Fruits and Vegetables per day	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Weight Control
Are you now trying to lose weight?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Are you now trying to maintain your current weight, that is, to keep from gaining weight?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Are you eating fewer calories to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Are you using physical activity or exercise to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional given you advice about your weight?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Obesity Risk Factor	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Sunlight Exposure by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Excess Sun Exposure
Have you had a sunburn within the past 12 months?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Including times when even a small part of your skin was red for more than 12 hours, how many sunburns have you had within the past 12 months?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

Demographics by	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Demographics
What is the highest grade or year of school you completed?	Age	Sex	Income		Race/Ethnicity
What is your current employment status?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
What is your annual household income from all sources?	Age	Sex		Education	Race/Ethnicity
Veteran’s Status
Have you ever served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, either in the regular military unit or in a National Guard or military reserve unit?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity
Which of the following best describes your service in the United States military?	Age	Sex	Income	Education	Race/Ethnicity

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