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2005-2006 Data

Colorado Child Health Survey Categories and Questions

Height and Weight for Age - Body Mass Index (BMI) Percentiles (ages 2-14)

Health Insurance

• Does (child's name) have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicaid?

Personal Doctor

• A personal doctor or nurse is a health professional who knows your child well and is familiar with your child's health history. This can be a general doctor, a pediatrician, a specialist doctor, a nuirse practioner, or a physician assistant. Do you have one or more persons you think of as (child's name)'s personal doctor or nurse?

Asthma

• Has a doctor or health professional ever told you that (child's name) had asthma?
• Does (child's name) use a rescue medication such as an Albuterol, Alupent, Ventolin, Proventil, Atrovent or Maxair inhaler?
• Does (child's name) carry his/her rescue inhaler at school?
• An asthma management plan is a printed form that tells when to change the amount or type of medicine, when to call the doctor for advice, and when to go to the emergency room. Has a doctor or other health professional ever given you (parent or guardian) an asthma management plan for your child?

Nutrition

• How often does (child's name) eat fruit?
• How often does (child's name) eat vegetables?
• 5 fruits/vegetables per day (calculated variable)
• How often does (child's name) eat fast food?
• How often does (child's name) drink soda pop, Kool-Aid® or sports drinks?
• You relied on only a few kinds of low-cost food to feed (child's name) because you were running out of money to buy food. Was that often, sometimes, or never true in the last 12 months?

Physical Activity

• On a typical day, how many hours does (child's name) spend watching TV, DVDs or videos?
• On a typical day, how many hours does (child's name) spend playing video games, computer games or using the Internet (5-14 year-olds only)?
• Calculated variable – Total screen time (tv time + video/computer)
• In a typical week, how many hours does (child's name) spend playing sports or doing some other physical activity like dance, roller-skating, or bicycling (5-14 year olds only)?

   

Dental Care

• During the past twelve months, was there any time your child needed but did not get dental care?
• How would you rate the condition of your child's teeth?

Learning, Development, Behavior

• Do you have any concerns about (child's name)'s learning, development, or behavior (12-71 month olds only)?
• During the past week, on how many days did you or other family members read stories to (child) (ages 1-5 years only)?
• Overall, do you think that (child's name) has difficulties with one or more of the following areas: emotions, concentration, behavior, or being able to get along with other people?

Injury Prevention

• During the past 30 days, how often did (child's name) use a child safety seat, booster seat or seat belt when riding in a car, van, sports utility vehicle, or truck (2005 only)?
• How often does (child's name) wear a helmet when riding (his/her) bicycle(ages 3-14)?

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Health Statistics
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Child Health

Comparison of the Colorado Child Health Survey and National Survey of Children's Health

Addressing Antibiotic Resistance: Parental knowledge and expectations related to antibiotics

Health Watch No. 60:
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents:Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2005

Health Watch No. 59:
How Healthy are Colorado Children? Key Findings From the 2004 Colorado Child Health Survey

Health Watch No. 57:
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003

Health Watch No. 52:
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents