Minority Behavior Risk Factor Survey - Lancaster County

Cantarero & Ramirez, 2000.

Q1 How often do you use seat belts when you drive or ride in a car or vehicle?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Always	141	47.8	47.8	47.8
	Nearly always	60	20.3	20.3	68.1
	Sometimes	51	17.3	17.3	85.4
	Seldom	19	6.4	6.4	91.9
	Never	21	7.1	7.1	99.0
	Never drive/ride	3	1.0	1.0	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q2 During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, sports, dancing, or walking for exercise?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	121	41.0	41.0	41.0
	No	174	59.0	59.0	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q5 Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Every day	50	16.9	16.9	16.9
	Some days	39	13.2	13.2	30.2
	Not at all	206	69.8	69.8	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q11 On the days when you drank alcoholic beverages, about how many did you have on average?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1	4	1.4	4.4	4.4
	2	9	3.1	9.9	14.3
	3	19	6.4	20.9	35.2
	4	14	4.7	15.4	50.5
	5	9	3.1	9.9	60.4
	6	13	4.4	14.3	74.7
	7	4	1.4	4.4	79.1
	8	7	2.4	7.7	86.8
	10	2	.7	2.2	89.0
	12	8	2.7	8.8	97.8
	20	1	.3	1.1	98.9
	24	1	.3	1.1	100.0
	Total	91	30.8	100.0
Missing	Not apply	190	64.4
	Not sure	5	1.7
	Missing	9	3.1
	Total	204	69.2
Total		295	100.0

Q12 Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past month did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	12	4.1	14.0	14.0
	1	25	8.5	29.1	43.0
	2	14	4.7	16.3	59.3
	3	7	2.4	8.1	67.4
	4	9	3.1	10.5	77.9
	5	5	1.7	5.8	83.7
	6	2	.7	2.3	86.0
	8	4	1.4	4.7	90.7
	10	6	2.0	7.0	97.7
	12	1	.3	1.2	98.8
	15	1	.3	1.2	100.0
	Total	86	29.2	100.0
Missing	Not apply	194	65.8
	Not sure	6	2.0
	Missing	9	3.1
	Total	209	70.8
Total		295	100.0

Q13 During a typical month in the last year, how many times have you driven after having 5 or more drinks?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	69	23.4	76.7	76.7
	1	7	2.4	7.8	84.4
	2	8	2.7	8.9	93.3
	3	2	.7	2.2	95.6
	4	1	.3	1.1	96.7
	5	2	.7	2.2	98.9
	6	1	.3	1.1	100.0
	Total	90	30.5	100.0
Missing	Not apply	193	65.4
	Not sure	4	1.4
	Missing	8	2.7
	Total	205	69.5
Total		295	100.0

Q17 A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast. Have you ever had a mammogram?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	50	16.9	39.1	39.1
	No	78	26.4	60.9	100.0
	Total	128	43.4	100.0
Missing	Not apply	166	56.3
	Not sure	1	.3
	Total	167	56.6
Total		295	100.0

Q20 Have you ever had a Pap smear?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	109	36.9	85.2	85.2
	No	19	6.4	14.8	100.0
	Total	128	43.4	100.0
Missing	Not apply	166	56.3
	Not sure	1	.3
	Total	167	56.6
Total		295	100.0

Q21 How long has it been since you had your last Pap smear?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	84	28.5	77.1	77.1
	Past 2 years	15	5.1	13.8	90.8
	Past 3 years	7	2.4	6.4	97.2
	Past 5 years	1	.3	.9	98.2
	More than 5 years	2	.7	1.8	100.0
	Total	109	36.9	100.0
Missing	Not apply	186	63.1
Total		295	100.0

Q24 With your most recent pregnancy (regardless of whether it went full term), during what month of the pregnancy did you first visit a doctor or nurse?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Never	6	2.0	10.0	10.0
	Before 3rd	43	14.6	71.7	81.7
	3rd month	6	2.0	10.0	91.7
	4th month	2	.7	3.3	95.0
	5th month	2	.7	3.3	98.3
	6th month	1	.3	1.7	100.0
	Total	60	20.3	100.0
Missing	Not apply	235	79.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28a Number of children under 1 year of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	131	44.4	80.4	80.4
	1	32	10.8	19.6	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28b Number of children between 1 and 4 years of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	74	25.1	45.4	45.4
	1	64	21.7	39.3	84.7
	2	21	7.1	12.9	97.5
	3	4	1.4	2.5	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28c Number of children between 5 and 9 years of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	91	30.8	55.8	55.8
	1	43	14.6	26.4	82.2
	2	25	8.5	15.3	97.5
	3	4	1.4	2.5	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28d Number of children between 10 and 12 years of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	127	43.1	77.9	77.9
	1	32	10.8	19.6	97.5
	2	4	1.4	2.5	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28e Number of children between 13 and 15 years of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	128	43.4	78.5	78.5
	1	24	8.1	14.7	93.3
	2	9	3.1	5.5	98.8
	3	2	.7	1.2	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q28f Number of children between 16 and 17 years of age in home

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	0	149	50.5	91.4	91.4
	1	13	4.4	8.0	99.4
	2	1	.3	.6	100.0
	Total	163	55.3	100.0
Missing	No children in household	132	44.7
Total		295	100.0

Q29 Do you use child protective car seats for children under five?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Always	86	29.2	85.1	85.1
	Nearly always	9	3.1	8.9	94.1
	Sometimes	3	1.0	3.0	97.0
	Seldom	1	.3	1.0	98.0
	Never	2	.7	2.0	100.0
	Total	101	34.2	100.0
Missing	Not apply	193	65.4
	Missisng	1	.3
	Total	194	65.8
Total		295	100.0

Q32 Children have routine dental exam at least once per year?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	118	40.0	86.1	86.1
	No	18	6.1	13.1	99.3
	Never	1	.3	.7	100.0
	Total	137	46.4	100.0
Missing	Not apply	153	51.9
	Not sure	3	1.0
	Missing	2	.7
	Total	158	53.6
Total		295	100.0

Q33 Have any of your children ever been treated for lead poisoning?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	14	4.7	8.8	8.8
	No	145	49.2	91.2	100.0
	Total	159	53.9	100.0
Missing	Not apply	134	45.4
	Missing	2	.7
	Total	136	46.1
Total		295	100.0

Q34 Do any of your children suffer from asthma?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	5	1.7	3.1	3.1
	No	152	51.5	95.6	98.7
	Not sure	2	.7	1.3	100.0
	Total	159	53.9	100.0
Missing	Not apply	133	45.1
	Missing	3	1.0
	Total	136	46.1
Total		295	100.0

Q35 Has your youngest child (2+) received 4 DTP Shots?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	139	47.1	100.0	100.0
Missing	Not apply	149	50.5
	Not sure	1	.3
	Missing	6	2.0
	Total	156	52.9
Total		295	100.0

Q36 Has your youngest child (2+) received 3 doses of Polio Vaccine?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	140	47.5	100.0	100.0
Missing	Not apply	149	50.5
	Missing	6	2.0
	Total	155	52.5
Total		295	100.0

Q37 Has your youngest child (2+) received 1 dose of MMR?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	140	47.5	100.0	100.0
Missing	Not apply	149	50.5
	Missing	6	2.0
	Total	155	52.5
Total		295	100.0

Q42 Would you say that in general your health is:

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Excellent	30	10.2	10.2	10.2
	Very good	87	29.5	29.5	39.7
	Good	111	37.6	37.6	77.3
	Fair	64	21.7	21.7	99.0
	Poor	3	1.0	1.0	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q43 About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	162	54.9	54.9	54.9
	Past 2 years	34	11.5	11.5	66.4
	Past 3 years	22	7.5	7.5	73.9
	Past 5 years	14	4.7	4.7	78.6
	More than 5 years	25	8.5	8.5	87.1
	Never	30	10.2	10.2	97.3
	Not sure	8	2.7	2.7	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q44 What about an eye doctor?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	97	32.9	32.9	32.9
	Past 2 years	32	10.8	10.8	43.7
	Past 3 years	20	6.8	6.8	50.5
	Past 5 years	14	4.7	4.7	55.3
	More than 5 years	24	8.1	8.1	63.4
	Never	104	35.3	35.3	98.6
	Not sure	4	1.4	1.4	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q45 What about a dentist?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	144	48.8	48.8	48.8
	Past 2 years	59	20.0	20.0	68.8
	Past 3 years	26	8.8	8.8	77.6
	Past 5 years	8	2.7	2.7	80.3
	More than 5 years	16	5.4	5.4	85.8
	Never	38	12.9	12.9	98.6
	Not sure	4	1.4	1.4	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q46 How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of tooth decay or gum disease?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 to 5	103	34.9	41.0	41.0
	6 to 31	10	3.4	4.0	45.0
	All	3	1.0	1.2	46.2
	None	132	44.7	52.6	98.8
	Not sure	3	1.0	1.2	100.0
	Total	251	85.1	100.0
Missing	Not apply	40	13.6
	No response	4	1.4
	Total	44	14.9
Total		295	100.0

Q47 Have you ever had your blood cholesterol checked?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	100	33.9	35.2	35.2
	No	184	62.4	64.8	100.0
	Total	284	96.3	100.0
Missing	Not sure	11	3.7
Total		295	100.0

Q48 About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	70	23.7	70.0	70.0
	Past 2 years	20	6.8	20.0	90.0
	Past 3 years	2	.7	2.0	92.0
	Past 5 years	4	1.4	4.0	96.0
	More than 5 years	4	1.4	4.0	100.0
	Total	100	33.9	100.0
Missing	Not apply	195	66.1
Total		295	100.0

Q49 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	19	6.4	19.0	19.0
	No	81	27.5	81.0	100.0
	Total	100	33.9	100.0
Missing	Not apply	195	66.1
Total		295	100.0

Q50 About how long has it been since you last had your blood pressure taken by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Past year	200	67.8	67.8	67.8
	Past 2 years	32	10.8	10.8	78.6
	Past 3 years	10	3.4	3.4	82.0
	Past 5 years	6	2.0	2.0	84.1
	More than 5 years	7	2.4	2.4	86.4
	Never	33	11.2	11.2	97.6
	Not sure	7	2.4	2.4	100.0
	Total	295	100.0	100.0

Q51 Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	22	7.5	8.6	8.6
	No	231	78.3	90.6	99.2
	Not sure	2	.7	.8	100.0
	Total	255	86.4	100.0
Missing	Not apply	40	13.6
Total		295	100.0

Q53e Not controlling high blood pressure

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	11	3.7	50.0	50.0
	No	11	3.7	50.0	100.0
	Total	22	7.5	100.0
Missing	Not apply	273	92.5
Total		295	100.0

Q54 Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes or high blood sugar?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes