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