2004 Falls County Health Survey Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

2004 Falls County Health Survey Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance

System (BRFSS)

BRFSS Survey of Falls County: Introduction and Methods

The data presented in this report were gathered from telephone interviews with residents of Falls County using a questionnaire and survey methods modeled closely on the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS surveys, administered through a federal state partnership, pose questions relating to health status, personal health habits, and the use of preventive health services. The surveys adhere to the highest scientific standards and yield data that policymakers and public health professionals rely on to identify major health risks, design interventions, set performance goals, and measure progress toward those goals.

The final Falls county BRFSS dataset includes completed interviews with approximately 326 non-institutionalized adult residents. All interviews were conducted during August 2004.

Interview subjects were selected in two stages. First, telephone numbers for the geographic region were randomly called until a household was identified. Second, after contacting a household, one household member age 18 years or older was randomly selected for the interview.

BRFSS Survey of Falls County: Introduction and Methods Cont.

Prior to analysis, the data were weighted to adjust for unequal probabilities of selection among individuals who live in households with different numbers of telephones and adults. The final data also were poststratified to account for unequal response rates among members of various demographic groups. Weights for the number of adults and telephones in a household were needed because we wanted to make statistically valid inferences about individuals, but we were sampling telephone numbers. Demographic poststratification was applied to make the final data more representative of Falls county. The outcome of the weighting and poststratification process is that each record in the database represents a known number of individuals in the Falls county population who share selected household and personal characteristics with the respondent. All statistical analyses included in this report were run on the weighted data using SUDAAN software and are reported with 95 % confidence intervals.

BRFSS Survey of Falls County: Introduction and Methods Cont.

Modern telephone survey methods have several advantages that make them a useful tool for health policy makers, including a substantial degree of quality control made possible by computer assisted telephone interviewing systems, their relatively low cost, and a high speed of data collection. The methods used for BRFSS have been evaluated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and participating states for nearly 20 years. The content of survey questions, data collection procedures, and analytical techniques have been carefully developed and refined to improve data quality and reduce the potential for bias. However, BRFSS surveys are not without limitations. As with all telephone surveys, a small number of households without working phones are excluded from the sample. Moreover, BRFSS data are self-reported. Thus, respondents may have a tendency to under-report behaviors that are socially undesirable, unhealthy, or illegal while over-reporting desirable behaviors. Also, the accuracy of self-reported information often depends on the ability of respondents to fully recall past behaviors and health screening results.

Falls County Health Survey Demographic Distribution, Adults, 2004

(with 95% confidence intervals)

Note: Survey results (%) are weighted by county demographics and for the probability of selection

Gender Group No % Lower Upper

Males 44.2 37.6 51.1

Females 55.8 48.9 62.4

Total 326 100.0 100.0 100.0

Age group

18-44 49.8 43.2 56.4

45-64 29.0 23.7 35.0

65+ 21.1 16.7 26.3

Total 323 100.0 100.0 100.0

Race group

White 58.9 52.0 65.4

Black 22.3 17.0 28.6

Hispanic 16.2 11.4 22.5

Other 2.6 1.2 5.6

Total 326 100.0 100.0 100.0

95% CI

Falls County Health Survey Health Risk Factors, Texas Adults, 2004



Risk Factors % Lower Upper % Lower Upper

* General health only fair or poor 325 26 21 32 20 19 22

5 or more days poor physical health 303 21 16 28 19 18 21

5 or more days poor mental health 315 22 17 28 20 19 21

Days poor physical or mental health kept you from

doing usual activities317 12 8 17

11 10 12

No health coverage 324 27 22 34 27 25 28

Had routine checkup within past year 324 74 67 79 N/ALifetime smoking (smoked 100 cigarettes in entire

life) 324 37 31 43 41 39 42

Current smoking 323 20 15 25 21 19 22

Current use of smokeless tobacco1 326 6 3 12 4 3 5Binge drinking (5 or more drinks on at least one

occasion in past 30 days)323 11 7 16

16 15 17

Told have Diabetes by a doctor 326 10 7 15 8 7 9* Told have high blood pressure by a health

professional1325 33 27 39

25 23 26

Had cholesterol checked within past 5 years1 307 70 64 76 69 67 70

Told have high cholesterol by a health professional1 257 32 26 40 34 33 36

Heart Disease1 324 8 6 11 9 8 10

*Statistically Signaficant (p<0.05)1Texas data from the 2003.

95% CI

Falls Texas

N

95% CI

Falls County Health Survey Health Risk Factors, Texas Adults, 2004



Risk Factors % Lower Upper % Lower Upper

Overweight (BMI between 25.0-29.9) 298 32 26 38 37 36 39

* Obesity (BMI >= 30) 298 37 30 44 26 24 27

Overweight or obesity (BMI>=25) 298 69 62 75 63 61 65

No flu shot in past 12 months (ages 65+) 99 32 21 46 33 30 36

Visited a Dental or Dental Clinic Within the Past Year 319 52 45 60 61 60 63

No leisure time Physical Activity 326 35 29 42 26 25 28

Physical activity recommendations: 300

* Meets recommendations for moderate or vigorous physical activity 31 25 3744 43 46

* Some physical activity but does not meet recommendations 49 42 56 40 39 42

No physical activity of at least 10 minutes duration 20 15 27 16 14 17

*Statistically Signaficant (p<0.05)

N

95% CI 95% CI

Falls Texas

2004 Falls County Health Survey

2026

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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Reports only Fair or Poor General Health


2119

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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Reports 5 or More Days of Poor Physical Health in the Past 30 Days


2020

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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d %

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Reports 5 or More Days of Poor Mental Health in the Past 30 Days


2727

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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d %

.

No Health Coverage


7467

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2000) Falls

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d %

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Had Routine Checkup Within Past Year


1190

20

40

60

Texas (2002) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Unable to Get Medical Care During Past 12 Months


33

25

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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d %

.

Ever Told Has High Blood Pressure


7068

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2003) Falls

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ghte

d %

.

Had Cholesterol Checked Within past 5 Years


32

34

0

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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d %

.

Ever Told Has High Blood Cholesterol


890

20

40

60

Texas (2003) Falls

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ghte

d %

.

Told Have Heart Disease(Heart Attack, Angina or Coronary Heart Disease, or Stroke)


1080

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

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ghte

d %

.

Ever Told Has Diabetes


32

37

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

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ghte

d %

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Overweight, Body Mass Index (BMI) Between 25.0-29.9


37

26

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI) >=30


6963

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Overweight or Obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI) >=25


3741

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

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Lifetime Smoking(Smoked 100 Cigarettes in Entire Life)


2021

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Current Smoking(Smoked 100 Cigarettes in Entire Life & now Smokes Every Day or Some Days)


4 6

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Current Use of Smokeless Tobacco


1116

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Binge Drinking (5 or More Drinks on an Occasion in the Past 30 Days)


3333

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

No Flu Shot During the Past 12 Months, 65 years and older


6572

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Leisure Time Physical Activity


31

44

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

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Meets Recommendations for Moderate or Vigorous Physical Activity


49

40

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Does Some Physical Activity but Does not Meet Recommendations


27

0

20

40

60

Texas (2004) Fannin

Wei

ghte

d %

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Vision Only Fair or Poor

NA


53

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

Wei

ghte

d %

.

Eyes Examined by Doctor Within the Past Year

NA


5353

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas (2004) Falls

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ghte

d %

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Visited Dentist in the Past Year

BRFSS Contact Information

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.Aff., M.A.

Coordinator

512-458-7111 x6593

[email protected]

Program Website: www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/brfss/default.htm

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/default.htm



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