Table 2.

Description of 14 selected health measures

Health measure	Description
Health conditions
Arthritis	The proportion of adults who reported yes to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis?”
Diabetes	The proportion of adults who reported yes to the question, “Have you ever been told by a health care provider that you have diabetes?”
High blood pressure	The proportion of adults who reported yes to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have high blood pressure or hypertension?” Those who responded yes and borderline were included in the numerator.
Tuberculosis (TB)	The proportion of adults who responded yes to the question, “Have you ever been diagnosed with tuberculosis?”
Health risk factors
Current smoker	The proportion of adults who responded yes to both “Have you ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire lifetime?” and “Do you smoke cigarettes now?”
Obesity	Body mass index (kg/m2) was calculated based on self-reported height and weight. Those with a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 were classified as being obese.
Quality of life measures
Activity limitations from arthritis	The proportion of all adults who reported yes to the question, “Are you now limited in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?”
Self-rated health	The proportion of adults who reported fair/poor health in response to the question, “In general, would you rate you health as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?”
Access to healthcare
Currently insured	The proportion of adults 18–64 years old who responded yes to the question, “Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?”
Mammogram in the last 2 years	The proportion of women 40 years or older who responded yes to the question, “Have you ever had a mammogram or breast x-ray,” and reported either within the last 12 months or the last 2 years to the question, “How long ago was your most recent mammogram?”
Pap test in the last 3 years	The proportion of women 18 years or older who responded yes to the question, “Have you ever had a Pap test?,” and reported either within the past year, past 2 years, or past 3 years to the question, “How long ago did you have your most recent Pap test?”
Ever had colonoscopy	The proportion of adults 50 years or older who reported yes to the question, “Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are internal examinations of the colon often used to screen or diagnose cancer. Have you ever had either of these exams?”
Ever tested for HIV	The proportion of adults who reported yes to the question, “Have you ever been tested for HIV?” The HIV section was self-administered on a separate sheet of paper.
Ever tested for TB	The proportion of adults who responded yes to the question, “Have you had either a PPD test or a chest X-ray to screen for tuberculosis or TB?”