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NJ Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data Query Measure Selection

*Select a measure of interest from those listed below. Click its text link to go to the corresponding query builder page. *For further explanation of the measures, hover your cursor over the question mark bubbles to the right of the indicator names. *Due to sample size constraints, data are not available for small geographic areas. [https://www.cdc.gov/places/index.html CDC's PLACES] provides data for most small areas. *The NJBRFS dataset for 2018 is final but incomplete. [[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html#2018" More info]]. There are no 2019 NJBRFS data due to data collection issues. *[[a href="query/BRFSSQueryTechNotes.html" NJ Behavioral Risk Factor Survey dataset documentation]] and [[a href="query/About.html" How to build a query]]

  • General Health Status

    Prevalence of self-perceived fair, poor, good, very good, or excellent health among adults

  • General Health Status

    Prevalence of self-perceived fair or poor health among adults

  • Physical Health in Past 30 Days

    Prevalence of physical health not being good for 14 or more of the past 30 days among adults

  • Disability

    Prevalence of having at least one physical, mental, or emotional disability among adults

  • Chronic Condition

    Prevalence of having at least one of the following chronic conditions that have been associated with complications from COVID-19: asthma, cardiovascular disease, COPD, diabetes, and/or morbid obesity among adults

  • Frequent Mental Distress

    Prevalence of mental health status not being good for 14 or more of the past 30 days among adults

  • Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression

    Prevalence of having ever been diagnosed with a depressive disorder (including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression) among adults

  • Mental Health Treatment

    Prevalence of taking medicine or receiving treatment from a doctor or other health professional for any type of mental health condition or emotional problem among adults

  • Leisure Time Physical Activity

    Prevalence of leisure time activity among adults

  • Recommended Physical Activity

    Prevalence of meeting current federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic physical activity among adults

  • Current Cigarette Smoking

    Prevalence of currently smoking cigarettes among adults

  • Current and Former Smoking Status

    Prevalence of smoking status (four categories) among adults

  • Smoking Cessation Attempt

    Prevalence of current smokers who have attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 months among adults

  • Current Smokeless Tobacco

    Prevalence of currently using smokeless tobacco products among adults

  • Current E-Cigarette Smoking

    Prevalence of currently smoking e-cigarettes every day or some days among adults

  • Alcohol Consumption

    Prevalence of consuming at least one alcoholic beverage during the past month among adults

  • Binge Drinking (Episodic Heavy Drinking)

    Prevalence of consuming at least 4 alcoholic drinks (females) or at least 5 alcoholic drinks (males) on a single occasion at least once during the past month among adults

  • Heavy Drinking

    Prevalence of consuming more than 30 alcoholic drinks (females) or 60 alcoholic drinks (males) during the past month among adults