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6496

100.0

3. During the past week, how many times did you watch television or videos or play video games?

Number Percent

Not at all

223

3.4

1 or 2 times

1031

15.9

3 or 4 times

1433

22.1

5 or more

3811

58.6

times

Total

6498

100.0

4. How many times in a normal week do you work, play, or exercise hard enough to make you sweat and breathe heavily?

Number Percent

Never

231

5.4

1 or 2 times

958

22.2

3 to5 times

1362

31.6

6 to 7 times

732

17.0

More than 7

1029

23.9

times

Total

4312

100.1

Master 3.3 (page 1 of 3)

5. During the past week, how many times did you go rollerblading, roller-skating, skate-boarding, or bicycling? Count commuting to school or other activities.

Number Percent

Not at all

4101

63.1

1 or 2 times

1341

20.6

3 or 4 times

551

8.5

5 or more

505

7.8

times

Total

6498

100.0

6. During the past week, how many times did you play an active sport, such as baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, or football?

Number Percent

Not at all

1908

29.4

1 or 2 times

1786

27.5

3 or 4 times

1222

18.8

5 or more

1582

24.3

times

Total

6498

100.0

7. During the past week, how many times did you do exercise, such as jogging, walking, karate, jumping rope, gymnastics, or dancing?

Number Percent

Not at all

1072

16.5

1 or 2 times

2059

31.7

3 or 4 times

1618

24.9

5 or more

1749

26.9

times

Total

6498

100.0

8. Do your parents let you make your own decisions about how much television you watch?

Number Percent

No

1115

17.5

Yes

5248

82.5

Total

6363

100.0

Master 3.3 (page 2 of 3)

9. Have you played a sport with your mother/adoptive mother/stepmother/foster mother/etc. in the past four weeks?

Number Percent

No

5577

91.1

Yes

546

8.9

Total

6123

100.0

10. Have you played a sport with your father/adoptive father/stepfather/foster father/etc. in the past four weeks?

Number Percent

No

3170

69.8

Yes

1372

30.2

Total

4542

100.0

11. Do you use a physical fitness or recreation center in your neighborhood?

Number Percent

No

5172

80.0

Yes

1291

20.0

Total

6463

100.0

12. Do you usually feel safe playing outside in your neighborhood?

Number Percent

No

675

10.4

Yes

5793

89.6

Total

6468

100.0

Master 3.3 (page 3 of 3)

Class and Add Health Study Comparison

Name: ___________________________

In this activity, you will compare results from your class with results from the national Add Health study. You will compare results from one No/Yes question and one How many times...

question.

What was the No/Yes question you compared?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Record the numbers of responses and the percentages for your class and the Add Health study in the table. Calculate the percentages for your class.

Data Source

Response

Your Class

Add Health Study

number of

percent of

number of

percent of

respondents

respondents

respondents

respondents

No

Yes

Graph the percentages on the bar graph below. Don’t forget to fill in the legend.

Graph Title: _________________________________________________

100

90

80

70

Legend

60

No

50

Yes

40

Percent

30

20

10

0

Your Class

Add Health Study

Master 3.4 (page 1 of 3)

What was the How many times question you compared?

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Copy the results to this table.

Data Source

Response

Your Class

Add Health Study

Choices

number of

percent of

number of

percent of

respondents

respondents

respondents

respondents

Use the percentages to construct a bar graph. Don’t forget to fill in your legend.

Graph Title: _________________________________________________

100

Legend

Legend

90

o _________

80

70

o _________

60

50

o _________

40

Percent

o _________

30

20

o _________

10

0

Your Class

Add Health Study

1. Why is it important to look at the percentages as well as the number of responses?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Master 3.4 (page 2 of 3)

2. Was there a difference in the percentages between data from your class and data from the Add Health study?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

3. If you saw a difference between the data from your class and data from the Add health study, why was there was a difference?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

4.

Were data from your class a

No or Yes

Why?

representative sample of

... your class?

... your school?

... middle school students in your

community?

... middle school students in your state?

... middle school students in the United

States?

Master 3.4 (page 3 of 3)

Analysis Guide

Name: ___________________________

Analysis of Influences on Behavior

Write down the behavior and the influence that you used for your analysis.

Behavior:

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Influence:

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Write your research question:

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Write your results in the table below.

Influence

Behavior

Male

Female

Master 3.5 (page 1 of 2)

1. How would you answer your research question? That is, what is your interpretation of the results you obtained? Make sure you provide evidence for your answer.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

2. Of the influences listed, which, if any, can a middle school student modify?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Master 3.5 (page 2 of 2)

Influences on Physical Activity Behaviors

This table summarizes the effects of one influence, gender (sex), on behaviors described in Questions 2 to 7 from the survey you took. Other results follow on the next page. All data are from the Add Health study.

Behavior

Male (%)

Female (%)

active work around house

not at all

5.1

2.9

1 or 2 times

30.5

23.9

3 or 4 times

31.7

30.5

5 or more times

32.8

42.8

watch television or videos

not at all

3

3.9

1 or 2 times

15.2

16.5

3 or 4 times

21.3

22.7

5 or more times

60.6

56.9

exercise to make you sweat

not at all

3.3

7.1

1 or 2 times

13.7

29.6

3 to 5 times

28.5

34.3

6 to 7 times

19.4

14.9

more than 7 times

35.1

14.1

rollerblade, roller-skate, etc.

not at all

57.8

68.1

1 or 2 times

20

21.2

3 or 4 times

10.7

6.4

5 or more times

11.5

4.3

play active sport

not at all

19.8

38.3

1 or 2 times

24.1

30.6

3 or 4 times

22.1

15.7

5 or more times

33.9

15.4

exercise like jogging, walking

not at all

20.1

13.1

1 or 2 times

28.6

34.6

3 or 4 times

23.7

26

5 or more times

27.6

26.2

Master 3.6 (page 1 of 3)

Behavior: During the past week, how many times did you do exercise, such as jogging, walking, karate, jumping rope, gymnastics, or dancing?

Influence: Do you use a physical fitness or recreation center in your neighborhood?

(environmental resources)

Influence

Behavior

Not at all

1 or 2 times

3 or 4 times

5 or more times

No 17.2%

32.8%

25.1%

24.9%

Yes

13.5%

27.1%

24.2%

35.2%

Behavior: During the past week, how many times did you play an active sport, such as baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, or football?

Influence: Have you played a sport with your Father/Adoptive Father/Stepfather/Foster Father/etc in the past four weeks? (family)

Influence

Behavior

Not at all

1 or 2 times

3 or 4 times

5 or more times

No

35.8%

28.6%

16.8%

18.8%

Yes

10.3%

23.4%

26.2%

40.0%

Behavior: During the past week, how many times did you play an active sport, such as baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, or football?

Influence: Have you played a sport with your Mother/ Adoptive Mother/Stepmother/Foster Mother/etc in the past four weeks? (family)

Influence

Behavior

Not at all

1 or 2 times

3 or 4 times

5 or more times

No

30.5%

27.8%

18.7%

22.9%

Yes

11.0%

24.2%

22.9%

41.9%

Master 3.6 (page 2 of 3)

Behavior: During the past week, how many times did you watch television or videos, or play video games?

Influence: Do your parents let you make your own decisions about how much television you watch? (family)

Influence

Behavior

Not at all

1 or 2 times

3 or 4 times

5 or more times

No

3.4%

15.6%

23.1%

57.8%

Yes

3.3%

15.9%

21.8%

59.1%

Behavior: During the past week, how many times did you play an active sport, such as baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, or football?

Influence: Do you use a physical fitness or recreation center in your neighborhood?

Influence

Behavior

Not at all

1 or 2 times

3 or 4 times

5 or more times

No

31.7%

28.5%

18.0%

21.8%

Yes

20.1%

23.2%

22.0%

34.7%

Master 3.6 (page 3 of 3)

The First Memo

County Hospital

Behavioral Sciences Clinic

MEMORANDUM

TO:

Behavioral Health Team

FROM:

E. Duran, Director

SUBJECT: Patient evaluation

Dear Behavioral Health Team Members,

Joe M. was admitted to County Hospital yesterday with heart disease. His physician has asked for our help. As you know, there are many factors that can contribute to heart disease.

People may be able to modify behaviors to decrease the health risks associated with some of these factors. Here is what I need you to do.

1. Review Joe M.’s patient file.

2. Identify factors that may have contributed to his heart disease.

3. Indicate which factors Joe M. may be able to modify and which factors he may not be able to modify.

4. Complete our Behavioral Sciences Evaluation Form and discuss your results with your colleagues.

Let me know when you have completed this work. I have one more important task for you.

Master 4.1

Behavioral Sciences Evaluation Form, Page 1

Name of evaluator: _________________

Patient’s name: Joe M.

List risk factors that may have contributed to the patient’s heart disease.

Risk factors that the patient can modify

Risk factors that the patient cannot modify

Why may the patient not be able to modify the risk factors you named?

Master 4.2 (page 1 of 2)

Behavioral Sciences Evaluation Form, Page 2

Patient’s name: Joe M.

Modifiable risk factors

Behavioral change to lower risk

County Hospital

Behavioral Sciences Clinic

Rx

Rx

Prescription

Patient’s Name: Joe M.

Instructions: Please follow the behavioral modification program described

below. Do not hesitate to call the clinic if you have questions. Call your

physician with questions or if complications develop.

Please do the following:

Authorized: ____________________________________________________

Member, Behavioral Health Team

Master 4.2 (page 2 of 2)

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Patient Notes

General Patient

Information

Patient: Joe M.

CONFIDENTIAL

Sex: Male

Age: 42

Marital Status: Married

Children: Son, age 12

Daughter, age 14

Occupation: Small business owner (six employees); does bookkeeping and

taxes for small and medium-size businesses.

Admitted to County Hospital on Monday. Patient presented with chest pains

and shortness of breath. Diagnosed with early stage heart disease.

Medical History

Patient: Joe M.

CONFIDENTIAL

Height: 6 feet

Weight: 205 pounds (slightly overweight for build)

Last physical examination: Two years ago

History of previous heart disease: No

Blood pressure: Higher than normal

Blood cholesterol level: Higher than normal

Blood sugar: Normal

Blood CRP level: Increased level

Prescription medications: None

Non-prescription medications: Multivitamin tablet daily

Master 4.3 (page 1 of 2)

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