Technical Notes About Health Behavior Indicators
| Indicator/Contact for information | Data Source | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Percent Pregnant Women Enrolled in WIC Program with Anemia Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) - WIC Program a | Percent of pregnant women in the WIC program who had prenatal bloodwork (hemoglobin or hematocrit values) indicating anemia. |
| Percent Pregnant Women Enrolled in WIC Program Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 19.8) Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) - WIC Program a | Percent of pregnant women in the WIC program with a prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) less than 19.8. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared w/h2. |
| Percent Pregnant Women Enrolled in WIC Program Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight (BMI 25 < 30) Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) - WIC Program a | Percent of pregnant women in the WIC program with a prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) between 25.0 and less than 30.0. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared w/h2. |
| Percent Pregnant Women Enrolled in WIC Program Who Were Prepregnancy Very Overweight (BMI Over 29) Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) - WIC Program a | Percent of pregnant women in the WIC program with a prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) greater than 29.0. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared w/h2. |
| % of infants enrolled in WIC who were breastfeeding at 6 months Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program b | Percent of infants enrolled in WIC who were breastfed at 6 months. Only infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on the date of their WIC visit were included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. |
| Percent Children Ages 0-4 enrolled in WIC Program who are Underweight Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 4402-7109 |
NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program b | Underweight is defined as < 5th percentile based on 2000 CDC growth chart percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. |
| Percent Children Ages 2-4 enrolled in WIC Program who are Overweight Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program b | Overweight defined as at or above the 95th percentile based on BMI-for-age. |
| Percent Children Ages 6 months to 4 years enrolled in WIC Program who are Anemic Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program b | Anemia defined as Low Hb/Hct using methodology described in the 1998 CDC MMWR, 'Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States', altitude adjusted. |
| Percent of children ages 2-4 enrolled in WIC who viewed TV ≤2 hours per day Contact: Lynn Edmunds , at (518) 402-7109 |
NYS Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program b | The percent of children ages 2-4 enrolled in WIC who watched TV for two hours or less per day. |
| Percent Adults Overweight/Obese Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents with body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared w/h2. |
| Percent Adults with Leisure Time Physical Activity in last 30 days Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents who report they participated in some type of physical activity during their leisure time at least one in the last 30 days. |
| Percent Adults who Smoke Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported smoking every day or some days. |
| Percent Adult Smokers who Tried to Quit Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents who tried to quit smoking for one day or longer during the past 12 months. |
| Percent Adults who Binge Drink Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents who report having five or more drinks on an occasion, one or more times in the past 30 days. |
| Percent Adults Eating 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per day Contact: BRFSS Coordinator at (518) 473-0673 |
NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System c | The percent of respondents that reported they ate at least five or more servings of fruits and vegetables in the past day. |
Data notes:
a Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) - WIC Program: This data system in the Division of Nutrition provides nutrition related information on low-income pregnant women enrolled in the WIC Program.
b Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) - WIC Program: This data system in the Division of Nutrition provides nutrition related information on low-income infants and children enrolled in the WIC Program. For more WIC data on birth weight, short stature, underweight, overweight, anemia, breastfeeding, smoking in household, and TV viewing, see: NYS PedNSS reports.
c Expanded BRFSS: All data relates to adults 18 years of age or older. The Expanded BRFSS was a telephone-based survey that collects information on self-reported health-related behaviors. It was conducted between July 2008 and June 2009 in 57 NYC counties excluding NYC. Rates for NYC counties are from the 2008 NYCDOHMH Community Health Survey.
