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SimplyAnalytics: Health Care

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SimmonsLOCAL Health Data

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