* Data for Indicators 1–14 were collected by CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS). See Using the Report
for a full description of this data source.
† Includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
‡ 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 are
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: influenza 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.
** No state-level data exist for Indicator 15, hip fracture hospitalizations.
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