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Social and Behavioral Sciences Assignment 1
Social and Behavioral Sciences Assignment 1
Social and Behavioral Sciences Assignment 1
Assignment 1
• http://www.cdc.gov/hrqol
• http://www.cdc.gov/brfss
Core Healthy Days Measures
1. Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very
good, good, fair, or poor?
4. 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?
Unhealthy Days = days in the past 30 days
when both physical and mental health were not
good
= Physically = Mentally = Healthy day
unhealthy day unhealthy day
Mean #
Unhealthy Days*
Never Current
Age smoked smoker
18-34 4.7 7.9
35-49 4.9 8.5
50-64 5.7 8.7
>=65 6.2 8.1
*BRFSS 2001
# of States includes DC, Guam, PR, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
*All respondents ≥18 who have ever smoked 100 cigarettes
in lifetime & reported smoking every day or some days.
Denominator includes all survey respondents except those with
missing, don't know, and refused answers.
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss
Mean #
Unhealthy Days*
Any physical activity
(past month)
Age Yes No
18-34 5.2 6.8
35-49 5.1 8.4
50-64 5.0 10.3
>=65 4.9 10.1
*BRFSS 2001
# of States includes DC, Guam, PR, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in applicable years.
*All respondents ≥18 years who report no leisure-time physical
activity during the past month.
Denominator includes all survey respondents except those with
missing, don't know, and refused answers.
Source: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss
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