Executive Summary
1990 Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Note: only responses to questions on general health, health risk behaviors for
chronic disease (including health care access), and screening behaviors are given here
Cigarette smoking
- 24.6% report that they are current cigarette smokers (have ever smoked 100 cigarettes
and now smoke every day or some days)
- 18.3% report that they are former cigarette smokers (have ever smoked 100 cigarettes but
do not smoke now)
- 64.0% of current daily smokers report that they have quit smoking for 1 day or longer
during the past 12 months
Smokeless tobacco use
- 8.6% of respondents are current users of smokeless tobacco products
- 15.2% of respondents are former users of smokeless tobacco products
Physical activity/exercise
- 38.8% report that they are physically inactive (HP 2000 Obj. 1.5)
- 65.9% report sedentary lifestyle (sedentary or irregular physical activity profile)
- 5.5% report regular intensive exercise (HP 2000 Obj. 1.4)
Diet, body weight, and weight control
- 26.2% of respondents are overweight (BMI >= 27.7 for men, 27.3 for women)
- 13.8% of respondents are obese (BMI >= 30)
- 32.7% are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (because of obesity/overweight and lack
of physical activity/exercise)
Diabetes
- Prevalence of self-reported diabetes (told by a doctor): 6.9%
- 32.7% are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (because of obesity/overweight and lack
of physical activity/exercise)
Hypertension awareness
- 28.2% of respondents report that they have been told by a health professional that they
have high blood pressure
Cholesterol awareness
- 52.6% of respondents have ever had a blood cholesterol check
- 79.7% have had their blood cholesterol checked within the past year
- 94.7% have had their blood cholesterol checked within the past 2 years
- 98.6% have had their blood cholesterol checked within the past 5 years
- 24.6% of those tested report that they have been told by a health professional that they
have high blood cholesterol
Mammography screening
- 68.4% of women 50-59 years of age have had a screening mammogram within the past year
- 84.2% of women 50-59 years of age have had a screening mammogram within the past two
years
- 73.0% of women 60-69 years of age have had a screening mammogram within the past year
- 83.9% of women 60-69 years of age have had a screening mammogram within the past two
years