It displays the Smoking,Asthma, Poor Mental Health and Obesity Statistics.
The statistics are displayed per gender and also Race/Ethnicity.
Data represent adults who reported that they currently smoke every day or some days. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
Source:
KCMU analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2014 Survey Results.
http://kff.org/state-category/health-status/smoking
Data represent adults who reported that they have been told by a doctor that they have asthma. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
Source:
KCMU analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2014 Survey Results.
http://kff.org/state-category/health-status/asthma
Data represent adults who reported that their mental health was "not good" between one and 30 days in the past 30 days. Percentages are weighted to reflect population characteristics.
Source:
KCMU analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2014 Survey Results.
http://kff.org/state-category/health-status/mental-health
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
Data based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, an ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years
and older. Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html.
Source:
KCMU analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2014 Survey Results.
http://kff.org/state-category/health-status/mental-health