2002 Potter and Randall County Health Survey Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System...

2002 Potter and Randall County Health Survey

Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

BRFSS Survey of Potter and Randall County: Introduction and Methods

The data presented in this report were gathered from telephone interviews with residents of Potter and Randall County using a questionnaire and survey methods modeled closely on the Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS surveys, administered through a federal state partnership, pose questions relating to health status, personal health habits, and the use of preventive health services. The surveys adhere to the highest scientific standards and yield data that policymakers and public health professionals rely on to identify major health risks, design interventions, set performance goals, and measure progress toward those goals.

The final Potter and Randall county BRFSS dataset includes completed interviews with approximately 315 non-institutionalized adult residents. All interviews were conducted during May 2002.

Interview subjects were selected in two stages. First, telephone numbers for the geographic region were randomly called until a household was identified. Second, after contacting a household, one household member age 18 years or older was randomly selected for the interview.


Cont.Prior to analysis, the data were weighted to adjust for unequal probabilities of selection among individuals who live in households with different numbers of telephones and adults. The final data also were poststratified to account for unequal response rates among members of various demographic groups. Weights for the number of adults and telephones in a household were needed because we wanted to make statistically valid inferences about individuals, but we were sampling telephone numbers. Demographic poststratification was applied to make the final data more representative of Potter and Randall county. The outcome of the weighting and poststratification process is that each record in the database represents a known number of individuals in the Potter and Randall county population who share selected household and personal characteristics with the respondent. All statistical analyses included in this report were run on the weighted data using SUDAAN software and are reported with 90 % confidence intervals.


Cont.Modern telephone survey methods have several advantages that make them a useful tool for health policy makers, including a substantial degree of quality control made possible by computer assisted telephone interviewing systems, their relatively low cost, and a high speed of data collection. The methods used for BRFSS have been evaluated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and participating states for nearly 20 years. The content of survey questions, data collection procedures, and analytical techniques have been carefully developed and refined to improve data quality and reduce the potential for bias. However, BRFSS surveys are not without limitations. As with all telephone surveys, a small number of households without working phones are excluded from the sample. Moreover, BRFSS data are self-reported. Thus, respondents may have a tendency to under-report behaviors that are socially undesirable, unhealthy, or illegal while over-reporting desirable behaviors. Also, the accuracy of self-reported information often depends on the ability of respondents to fully recall past behaviors and health screening results.

Potter and Randall County Health Survey Demographic Distribution, Adults, 2002

(with 95% confidence intervals)

Note: Survey results (%) are weighted by county demographics and for the probability of selection

Gender Group No % Lower Upper No % Lower Upper

Males 111 50.2 42.8 57.5 121 47.9 40.6 55.2

Females 175 49.8 44.1 55.5 214 52.1 46.4 57.8

Total 286 100.0 100.0 100.0 335 100.0 100.0 100.0

Age group

18-44 142 56.3 49.9 62.8 157 52.8 46.4 59.2

45-64 98 27.8 19.1 36.5 103 31.0 22.3 39.6

65+ 46 15.9 5.7 26.0 72 16.2 6.1 26.3

Total 286 100.0 100.0 100.0 332 100.0 100.0 100.0

Race group

White 184 64.4 63.0 65.8 291 85.1 82.7 87.4

Black 21 4.4 2.6 6.2 1 0.2 0.0 2.9

Hispanic 73 29.4 24.6 34.2 30 11.0 1.9 20.0

Other 6 1.8 0.0 4.3 11 3.8 0.0 9.3

Total 284 100.0 100.0 100.0 333 100.0 100.0 100.0

95% CI 95% CI

Potter County Randall County

Potter and Randall County Health Survey Health Risk Factors, Texas Adults, 2002



Risk Factors % Lower Upper % Lower Upper

Fair or poor health 286 24.5 18.7 30.2 335 15.8 11.1 20.5

Two or more days poor physical health 280 36.6 29.8 43.3 329 29.6 24.1 35.1

Two or more days poor mental health 282 32.1 25.7 38.6 328 29.4 23.6 35.1

*No health coverage 286 26.8 20.6 33.0 334 14.3 9.8 18.7

Unable to see doctor due to cost within past year 284 16.8 12.0 21.5 335 10.4 6.7 14.1

Had routine checkup within past year 284 64.3 57.5 71.0 331 70.2 64.5 75.9

High blood pressure 279 31.8 25.3 38.4 333 24.6 19.4 29.7

High blood cholesterol 193 33.2 25.4 41.0 262 40.7 34.0 47.4

Diabetes 286 7.8 4.2 11.4 335 7.6 4.3 10.9

Overweight (BMI between 25.0-29.9) 276 38.5 31.7 45.3 321 37.0 30.9 43.2

Obesity (BMI >= 30) 276 25.6 19.2 31.9 321 15.6 10.8 20.5

*Current smoking 286 39.4 32.4 46.5 335 24.3 19.1 29.6

Current use of smokeless tobacco 286 5.0 2.1 7.9 335 5.5 2.2 8.8

Acute drinking 283 12.1 7.5 16.7 332 15.3 10.7 20.0

Chronic drinking 282 5.9 1.3 10.4 332 6.8 3.2 10.4

Drunk driving 283 2.4 0.5 4.2 334 2.0 0.2 3.8

Sedentary lifestyle 281 56.6 49.5 63.6 335 55.6 49.6 61.7

Less than 5 fruit/vegetable servings per day 273 89.2 84.0 94.5 325 90.5 87.3 93.7

Potter Randall

N

95% CI

N

95% CI

Potter and Randall County Health Survey Health Risk Factors, Texas Adults, 2002



Risk Factors % Lower Upper % Lower Upper

*No mammogram within two years (women age 40+) 110 45.6 34.8 56.3 145 18.7 11.8 25.5*No clinical breast exam (CBE) within two years (women

age 40+) 106 37.9 27.1 48.7 146 17.9 11.2 24.6

No Pap smear within three years (women age 18+) 172 20.3 13.7 26.9 214 18.4 12.5 24.2

No flu shot (age 65+) 44 41.8 25.7 58.0 72 21.9 12.2 31.7

Never had a pneumonia vaccination (age 65+) 45 40.4 24.5 56.4 72 21.9 12.2 31.6Does not take vitamins containing folic acid (women

age 18-44) 75 55.6 42.6 68.5 79 44.7 32.4 57.0

Does not always use seatbelts 286 12.7 8.2 17.2 335 14.6 9.8 19.4

Uses dental floss to clean teeth less than once per day 279 66.4 59.7 73.0 333 65.0 59.3 70.7

Owns home 286 67.6 61.2 74.0 334 75.1 69.8 80.3

*Worries about having enough food for self or family 285 13.1 8.8 17.3 335 4.4 2.0 6.9

Does not feel safe in larger community 276 34.6 28.0 41.3 328 24.6 19.1 30.1

*Considers neighborhood unsafe 279 36.2 29.3 43.1 331 12.5 8.1 16.9

No close friends to help if needed 280 5.4 2.2 8.6 333 3.1 0.8 5.3

*Does not participate in social groups 284 49.7 42.6 56.7 335 27.4 21.9 33.0

Draws strength & comfort from religious faith 281 87.2 82.5 92.0 335 87.9 83.6 92.1

Potter Randall

95% CI

N

95% CI

N


2025

160

20

40

60

Texas Potter Randall

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d %

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Reports only Fair or Poor General Health


2937

30

0

20

40

60


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Reports 2 or More Days of Poor Physical Health in the Past 30 Days


2632

29

0

20

40

60


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Reports 2 or More Days of Poor Mental Health in the Past 30 Days


14

2728

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20

40

60


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d %

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No Health Coverage


706467

0

20

40

60

80

100

Texas(2000)

Potter Randall

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d %

.

Had Routine Checkup Within Past Year


1017

90

20

40

60

Texas(2002)

Potter Randall

Wei

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d %

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Unable to Get Medical Care During Past 12 Months Due to Cost


253225

0

20

40

60

Texas(2003)

Potter Randall

Wei

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d %

.

Ever Told Has High Blood Pressure


413334

0

20

40

60

Texas(2003)

Potter Randall

Wei

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d %

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Ever Told Has High Blood Cholesterol


887

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20

40

60


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d %

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Ever Told Has Diabetes


373937

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20

40

60


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Overweight, Body Mass Index (BMI) Between 25.0-29.9


16

26

26

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

.

Obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI) >=30


24

39

23

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

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Current Smoking(Smoked 100 Cigarettes in Entire Life & now Smokes Every Day or Some Days)


5 5 6

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

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Current Use of Smokeless Tobacco

1512

18

0

20

40

60


Wei

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.


Binge Drinking (5 or More Drinks on an Occasion in the Past 30 Days)

767

0

20

40

60


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d %

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Chronic Drinking

223

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

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Drunk Driving


22

42

39

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

.

No Flu Shot (age 65+) During the Past 12 Months


5657

29

0

20

40

60

80


Wei

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d %

.

No Leisure Time Physical Activity


19

46

31

0

20

40

60

80

100


Wei

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d %

.

No Mammogram within 2 years (women age 40+)


18

3825

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

.

No clinical breast exam within 2 years (women age 40+)


182018

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

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No Pap Smear within 3 years (women age 18+)


455661

0

20

40

60

80


Wei

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d %

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Does not take vitamins containing folic acid (women age 18-44)


9189

75

0

20

40

60

80

100


Wei

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d %

.

Less than 5 fruit/vegetable servings per day


2240

43

0

20

40

60

80

100


Wei

ghte

d %

.

Never had a pneumonia vaccination (age 65+)


7568

0

20

40

60

80

100


Wei

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d %

.

Owns home

N/A


413

0

20

40

60

Texas(2002)

Potter Randall

Wei

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d %

.

Worries about having enough food for self or family

N/A

1513140

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

.


Does not always use seatbelts

6566

0

20

40

60

80


Wei

ghte

d %

.

N/A


Uses dental floss to clean teeth less than once per day

25

35

0

20

40

60


Wei

ghte

d %

.


Does not feel safe in larger community

N/A

13

36

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

.


Considers neighborhood unsafe

N/A

35

0

20

40


Wei

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d %

.


No close friends to help if needed

N/A

27

50

0

20

40

60


Wei

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d %

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Does not participate in social groups

N/A

8887

0

20

40

60

80

100


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d %

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Draws strength and comfort from religious faith

N/A

BRFSS Contact Information

Jimmy Blanton, M.P.Aff., M.A.

Coordinator

512-458-7111 x6593

[email protected]

Program Website: www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/default.htm

mailto:[email protected]

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