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