Disability and Health Data System (DHDS) Data Guide Chronic Conditions
Ever Had Arthritis
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked, “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?” Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Ever Had Arthritis data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Defined based on
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State prevalence of self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation―United States, 2003. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006;55:477–80.
Currently Have Asthma
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents who reported ever having had asthma were asked, “Do you still have asthma?” Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Analyses assigned respondents who reported they had never been told they had asthma to No.
Currently Have Asthma data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Defined based on
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Self-reported asthma prevalence and control among adults―United States, 2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52:381–4.
Ever Had Cancer (excluding skin cancer)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked, “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any other types of cancer?” This question followed a question that asked about skin cancer. Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Ever Had Cancer (excluding skin cancer) data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Ever Had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked, “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you have COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), emphysema, or chronic bronchitis?” Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Ever Had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Defined based on
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults―United States, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61:938–43.
Ever Had Diabetes
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked, “Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?” Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No. Respondents who reported no diabetes, borderline diabetes or prediabetes, and females who reported having had diabetes only during pregnancy were defined as No.
Ever Had Diabetes data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Defined based on
Communication with the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Ever Had a Stroke
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents were asked, “Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had a stroke?” Responses were grouped into two categories: Yes and No.
Ever Had a Stroke data available: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Related Indicators: Have Heart Disease
Defined based on
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevalence of stroke―United States, 2005. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2007;56:469–74.
