| Topic | Definition |
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Arthritis |
Ever told to have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia. |
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Asthma |
Adults who have asthma at the time of survey. |
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Breast Cancer Screening |
Publication Year 2022: Women aged 40+ who had a mammogram within the past two years. Publication Year 2024: Women aged 50+ who had a mammogram within the past two years. |
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Cancer |
Adults ever told to have any type of cancer, except skin cancer. |
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Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) |
Adults ever told to have coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, or stroke. |
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Chlamydia |
Estimated number of cases per 100,000 in population that meet laboratory evidence for infection. |
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Colorectal Cancer Screening |
Adults 45+ with a history of recent colon screening. |
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Chronic Pulmonary |
Adults ever told to have COPD. |
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COVID-19 Vaccination – Adult |
Cumulative vaccination rate among adults 18 years or older. |
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Depressive Disorders |
Adults ever told to have a depressive disorder including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression. |
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Diabetes |
Adults ever told to have diabetes. |
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Drug Use |
Adults who reported using Methamphetamines, Heroin, or unprescribed prescription pain relievers in the past year. |
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Flu Vaccination |
Adults inoculated with the flu vaccine in past 12 months. |
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Gonorrhea |
Estimated number of cases per 100,000 in population that meet laboratory evidence for infection. |
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Health Insurance Coverage |
Adults 18 years and older who have health insurance coverage. |
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High Cholesterol |
Adults ever told to have high blood cholesterol. |
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HIV |
Estimated HIV infection rates among persons aged 13+ years. |
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HIV Risk Behaviors |
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Hypertension |
Adults ever told to have high blood pressure. |
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Long COVID |
Adults having symptoms for 3 months or longer after a COVID-19 infection. |
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Mental Health |
Adults who during the past 30 days had poor mental health (stress, depression, emotional problems) for 14+ days. |
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Multimorbidity |
Adults with the presence of 2 or more chronic conditions (obesity, asthma, COPD, depression, kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, CVD, cancer, skin cancer, and arthritis) |
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Obesity |
Adults ever told or reported to have Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 |
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Oral Health |
Adults who visited a dentist or dental clinic in the past year. |
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Overdose Deaths |
Individuals aged 15+ who died from drug overdose in 2022. |
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Physical Activity |
Publication Years 2022, 2023, 2024: Adults who participated in physical activities/exercises in past 30 days. Publication Year 2025: Adults who met both aerobic and muscle strengthening guidelines |
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Skin Cancer |
Adults ever told to have skin cancer. |
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Smoking |
Adults who currently smoke cigarettes. |
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Suicide |
Death resulting from the intentional use of physical force or power against oneself. |
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Syphilis |
Includes all stages of Syphilis, Congenital Syphilis, and cases reported with stage of Syphilis not stated. |
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Vaping |
Adults who currently use e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products. |
| Condition | Definition |
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) |
Children aged 0 to 17 years old who experienced three or more Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including: i) parent or guardian divorced; ii) parent or guardian died; iii) parent or guardian served time in jail or prison; iv) parents or adults slap, hit, kick, punch one another in the home; v) victim of violence or witnessed violence; vi) lived with anyone who was mentally ill, suicidal, or severely depressed; and vii) lived with anyone who had a problem with alcohol or drugs. |
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Breastfeeding |
Children aged 0 to 5 years who were breastfed for at least 6 months. |
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Childhood Asthma |
Currently have asthma (told by doctor or other health care provider). |
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Childhood Nutrition |
Children who have always had access to nutritious meals for the past 12 months. “Do not have access to nutritious meals” comprises the following responses: i) always afford enough to eat but not always the kinds of food the should be eaten; ii) sometimes could not afford enough to eat; and iii) often could not afford enough to eat. |
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Childhood Obesity |
Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 95th percentile for children aged 10 to 17 years. |
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COVID-19 Vaccination - Child |
Cumulative vaccination rate among children aged 5 to 17 years from January 01 to December 31, 2021. |
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Health Insurance Coverage – Child |
Children aged 0 to 17 years who had health insurance coverage from public or private sources. |
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Unmet Health Care Needs |
Children aged 0 to 17 years who did not receive needed health care during the past 12 months. |
| Acronyms | Definition |
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ACS |
American Community Survey |
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BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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FPL |
Federal Poverty Level: BRFSS reports household income in 11 categories as follows: i) < $10,000, ii) $10,000 to <$15,000, iii) $15,000 to < $20,000, iv) $20,000 to < $25,000, v) $25,000 to < $35,000, vi) $35,000 to < $50,000, vii) $50,000 to < $75,000, viii) $75,000 to < $100,000, ix) $100,000 to < $150,000, x) $150,000 to < $200,000, and xi) $200,000 or more. The percentage of income in relation to the federal poverty level (FPL) was determined as follows: Suppose a respondent’s household income was reported as $20,000 to $24,999. The midpoint of this category, $22,500, was considered as the imputed income level. The family size was determined by adding the number of children and number of adults in the household. For a family size of four (for example, two children and two adults), the federal poverty level threshold in 2023 was $30,000 (except for Alaska and Hawaii). The income to poverty level ratio for this household would be ($22,500/$30,000) × 100% or 75.00%. Of note, midpoint for the top income category, i.e., income ≥ $200,000, was assumed to be $225,000. |
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GA |
Georgia |
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NSCH |
National Survey of Children’s Health |
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NSDUH |
National Survey on Drug Use and Health |
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NVDRS |
National Violent Death Reporting System |
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PUMS |
Public Use Microdata Sample |
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SE |
Southeast |
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US |
United States |
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WISQARS |
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System |
Race/ethnicity: White, Black, and Asian refer to self-identified non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic Asian respondents respectively. The “other” category includes American Indian, Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, multiracial, and other.
Residence: The BRFSS reports whether the respondent resides in an urban or a rural county. Urban
refers to large central-, large fringe-, medium-, or small- metropolitan, and micropolitan
counties. Rural refers to noncore counties. Rural/urban determination was not available
in the NSCH and ACS 1-Year data.
Household income: BRFSS reports household income in 11 categories as follows: i) < $10,000, ii) $10,000 to <$15,000, iii) $15,000 to < $20,000, iv) $20,000 to < $25,000, v) $25,000 to < $35,000, vi) $35,000 to < $50,000, vii) $50,000 to < $75,000, viii) $75,000 to < $100,000, ix) $100,000 to < $150,000, x) $150,000 to < $200,000, and xi) $200,000 or more. The percentage of income in relation to the federal poverty level (FPL) was determined as follows: Suppose a respondent’s household income was reported as $20,000 to $24,999. The midpoint of this category, $22,500, was considered as the imputed income level. The family size was determined by adding the number of children and number of adults in the household. For a family size of four (for example, two children and two adults), the federal poverty level threshold in 2023 was $30,000 (except for Alaska and Hawaii). The income to poverty level ratio for this household would be ($22,500/$30,000) × 100% or 75.00%. Of note, midpoint for the top income category, i.e., income ≥ $200,000, was assumed to be $225,000.
