Executive Summary
2000 Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System


Note: All percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.


Health status

  20% report that their general health is fair or poor

  50% report that their general health is very good or excellent


Health care access

  19% report that they have no kind of health care coverage


Cigarette smoking

  23% report that they are current cigarette smokers (have ever smoked 100 cigarettes and now smoke every day or some days)


Diabetes

  8% report that they have been diagnosed with diabetes


Body weight and weight control

  59% report that they are overweight ( BMI ≥25)

  38% report that they are trying to lose weight

  59% report that they are trying to maintain their current weight

  75% report that they are trying to either lose weight or maintain their current weight

  74% report that they are eating fewer calories to lose or maintain their weight


Folic acid

  23% report knowing that taking folic acid prevents birth defects

  40% report that they take multivitamins


Mammography screening

  77% of women age 40 and older have had a screening mammogram and a clinical breast examination during their lifetime

  60% of women age 50 and older have had a screening mammogram and a clinical breast examination within the past two years


Pap smear screening

  95% of women have had a Pap smear during their lifetime

  87% of women 18-65 years of age have had Pap smear screening within the past three years


Physical activity and exercise

  33% report that they have no leisure time physical activity

  10 % report that they have regular and vigorous physical activity

  19% report that they have regular and sustained physical activity

  61% report that they are at risk because of a sedentary lifestyle


Eats fruits and vegetables at least five times per day

  19% of respondents eat fruits and vegetables at least five times per day