SimplyAnalytics: Health Care

Lifestyle Statements

• Attitudes/Opinions - Diet & Health
• Agree with increasing ban on cigarette smoking
• I am a vegetarian
• Consider my diet to be very healthy
• Work at eating well balanced diet
• Try to eat healthier food these days
• I'm usually first to try new health food
• Like to know about ingredients before buy food
• Think fast food is all junk
• I think of the calories in what I eat
• I treat myself to foods not good for me
• I'll try any new diet
• I don't have time to prepare/eat healthy meals
• Too busy to take care of myself as I should
• I should exercise more than I do
• I make sure I exercise regularly
• Pay anything when it concerns my health
• Friends ask my advice about health/nutrition
• Spend what I have to, to look younger
• Attitudes/Opinions - Food
• Breakfast is more important than lunch or dinner
• Lunch is more important than breakfast or dinner
• Dinner is more important than breakfast or lunch
• Eat several small meals during the day
• I often snack between meals
• Most snack foods are not healthy
• Salted snacks are my favorite snack
• Usually only snack on healthy foods
• I frequently eat sweets
• I feel guilty when I eat sweets
• Fattening food makes me feel guilty
• Nothing wrong indulging in fattening foods
• I often feel I over-eat
• I am currently dieting
• Most of the time I'm trying to lose weight by dieting
• Normally count calories in the food I eat
• Eat foods I like regardless of calories
• I often eat frozen dinners
• Frozen dinners have little nutritional value
• Easy to prepare foods are my favorite
• Kitchen the most important room in my home
• Prefer food presented as an art form
• I really enjoy cooking
• Usually refer to recipes when cooking
• I like to try new recipes
• I like to try new drinks
• The point of drinking is to get drunk
• I like to try out new food products
• I'm usually first to try new food product
• Often swayed by coupons to try new food
• Look for freshest ingredients when I cook
• Shop for food/I look for organic/natural
• Try to include plenty of fiber in my diet
• I try to eat gourmet food whenever I can
• I enjoy eating foreign foods
• Prefer foods cooked with lots of spices
• Prefer food without a lot of spices
• Prefer foods without artificial additives
• Usually quick to try new nutritional product
• Nutritional value most important in food I eat
• Often eat store-made, pre-cooked meals
• I prefer fast food to home cooking
• Eating fast food helps me stay in budget
• Fast food fits my busy lifestyle
• Like trends towards healthier fast food
• Attitudes/Opinions - Health & Medicine
• I rarely get sick
• When sick, I still drag myself to work
• I have regular medical check-ups
• Medication has made my life better
• I frequently take preventive medicine
• Try to eat healthy food/balanced diet
• Actively seek information about nutrition/diet
• Believe that vitamins/nutrients make a difference
• Vitamins/minerals take for long term benefits
• People need more vitamins when older
• Prefer alternative medicine to standard medical practice
• I trust homeopathic medicine
• First sign of pain, I take medicine
• I take non-prescription medicines as soon as sick
• Important to go to doctor when I'm ill
• Don't see doctors/nurses unless very ill
• I gather health information from doctor
• I gather health information from websites
• I gather health information from library
• I gather health information from newsletters
• Always read small print in magazine/newspaper advertisements
• Health information by drug companies is useful
• HMO/insurance have too much power
• Look information to choose healthcare treatment
• Get counsel on health issue from friend
• Research treatments on own then ask doctor
• Rely on doctor to guide me on medical/health matters
• I always do what my doctor tells me to do
• Expect doctor's treatments to work all the time
• I rarely tell doctor about OTC medicines I take
• I only use drug brands recommended by doctor
• Always look for most adv medicines available
• If advertised drug is not doctor recommended no integrity
• Often examine ingredient list on OTC medicines
• OTC store brands work like advertised brands
• Willing to ask doctor for advertised medicines
• Over-the-counter medicines safer than prescribed medicines
• Most expensive medicines usually the best
• Worth paying more for brand prescription medicines
• Willing to pay extra for non-covered medicines
• Prescription medicines more effective than OTC remedies
• No point take non-prescription medicines, don't work
• Side effects of medicines scare me off brand
• Comfortable register on health websites
• Psychographic Scales - Scale 5 - Health & Diet
• Health & Image Leader
• Active Health Management

Medicine/Drugs/Ailments

• Ailments had in last 12 months?
• Any ailment
• Acid reflux disease (GERD)
• ADD/ADHD
• Arthritis (osteoarthritis)
• Arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis)
• Anxiety
• Insomnia/sleep disorder
• Snoring/sleep apnea
• Chronic bronchitis
• Any arthritis
• Nasal allergies/hay fever
• Asthma
• Athlete's foot
• Backache
• Constipation (chronic)
• Diabetes
• Flu
• Gas
• Heartburn
• Hemorrhoids
• High cholesterol
• Hypertension/high blood pressure
• Indigestion
• Osteoporosis
• Stomach ulcers
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• None of these
• Chronic pain
• Depression
• Heart disease/congestive heart failure
• Impotence/loss of libido
• Migraine headache
• Overweight (30 lbs or more)
• COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Eczema/psoriasis
• Emphysema
• Genital herpes
• Heart attack/stroke
• Hepatitis C
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Nail fungus
• Overactive bladder
• Hiatal hernia
• Ailments - Professionals consulted last 12 months
• Gastroenterologist
• Internist
• Acupuncturist
• Allergist
• Cardiologist
• Chiropractor
• Dentist
• Dermatologist
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Eye Doctor
• General/Family Practitioner
• Nurse Practitioner
• OB/GYN
• Osteopath
• Pediatrician
• Physical Therapist
• Podiatrist
• Other
• Alternative Health Practitioner
• Pharmacist
• Sole type professional consulted with
• Taking care of someone with disease
• HIV/AIDS
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
• Cancer
• Chronic Ear Infections (Child)
• None of the above

Tobacco

• Cigarettes
• Do you smoke them?
• Types smoked most
• Types smoked also
• Brands smoked most
• Brands smoked also
• # smoke each day on average
• Anti-smoking products
• Tried stop smoking last 12 months
• Methods used last 12 months
• Sole method user
• Acupuncture
• "Cold turkey"
• Gradual reduction
• Hypnosis program
• Nicotine patch
• "Quit smoking" program
• Other method
• Gum
• Brands used last 12 months
• Sole brand user
• Habitrol
• Nicoderm
• Nicotrol
• Other brands
• Nicorette
• Zyban (prescription)
• Commit Lozenges

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• Physical Health
• Mental Health
• Physical Limitations
• Health Status
• Smoking & Alcohol
• Leisure Activity & BMI
• Health Care
• Dental Care
• HIV

• Health Status
• Health Care
• Dental Health

• All causes
• Septicemia
• Malignant neoplasms
• Diabetes mellitus
• Parkinson's disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Diseases of heart
• Essential (primary) hypertension & hypertensive renal disease
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• Influenza & pneumonia
• Chronic lower respiratory diseases
• Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis
• Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis
• Accidents (unintentional injuries)
• Intentional self-harm (suicide)
• Assault (homicide)