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* Data for Indicators 1–14 were collected by CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data for Indicator 15, hip fracture
hospitalizations, came from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics,
National Hospital Discharge Survey. See Using the Report
for a full description of these data sources.
† Grade is based on attainment of Healthy People 2010 targets. See
Healthy People Targets for a full description of Healthy People 2010.
‡ Indicators 1, 2, 4, and 13 are more recently developed measures and do not
have Healthy People 2010 targets.
§ Frequent mental distress is defined as having had 14 or more mentally
unhealthy days in the previous month. Data from the 2003 and 2004 BRFSS were
combined in this report to achieve a sufficient sample size.
|| Disability was defined on the basis of an affirmative response to either of
the following two questions on the 2004 BRFSS: “Are you limited in any way in
any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?” or “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?”
¶ Healthy People 2010 segments the nutrition target into multiple
categories of fruits and vegetables. See Healthy People
Targets for a full description.
# For men, three services are included: flu vaccine in past year, ever had a
pneumonia vaccine, and colorectal cancer screening. For women, these same three
services are included, plus a mammogram within past two years.
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