KINE 298 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
National,Vital,Statistics,System,(NVSS),Purpose,-
,ANSWER,NVSS,collects,data,on,vital,events,including,births,,deaths,,marriages,,divorces,,and,fet
al,deaths.
National,Vital,Statistics,(NVSS),Method,of,Data,Collection,-
,ANSWER,The,50,states,,D.C.,,and,NYC,maintain,registries,of,vital,events,and,issue,birth,,marriag
e,,divorce,,and,death,certificates.,Standard,forms,have,been,developed,,and,all,data,are,provide
d,to,the,National,Center,for,Health,Statistics.,These,data,cover,national,data,for,all,deaths,and,bi
rths,registered,in,the,US.
National,Vital,Statistics,(NVSS),Example,-
,ANSWER,In,Dec,2016,,the,NCHS,reported,a,0.1,year,decrease,in,life,expectancy,in,2015.,The,ten,
leading,causes,of,death,remained,the,same,between,2014,and,2015,,but,age-
adjusted,mortality,rates,increased,for,eight,of,the,causes,while,decreasing,for,only,one.
National,Vital,(NVSS),Limitations,-
,ANSWER,Analyses,on,cause,of,death,depend,on,accuracy,of,completion,of,certificate,data.
Behavioral,Risk,Factor,Surveillance,System,(BRFSS),Purpose,-
,ANSWER,Its,main,objective,is,to,collect,data,from,U.S.,residents,regarding,health-risk,behaviors,,
chronic,health,conditions,,and,the,use,of,preventive,services.
Behavioral,Risk,Factor,Surveillance,System,(BRFSS),Method,of,Data,Collection,-
,ANSWER,It,does,so,by,conducting,telephone,surveys,by,landline,or,cellphone,and,spans,nationa
lly,across,all,50,states.,It,includes,adults,18,years,or,older,(no,children),and,is,the,largest,ongoing
,survey,in,the,US.
Behavioral,Risk,Factor,Surveillance,System,(BRFSS),Example,-
,ANSWER,In,2016,,research,showed,that,there,is,a,10%,increase,in,not,using,seat,belts,if,the,stat
e,has,secondary,seat,belt,laws,as,opposed,to,primary,seat,belt,law,abiding,states.
, Behavioral,Risk,Factor,Surveillance,System,(BRFSS),Limitations,-,ANSWER,Participants,self-
select,into,the,survey,,not,all,data,collected,from,participants,may,be,accurate,(esp,bc,it,relies,on
,self-report),,and,not,all,U.S.,citizens,have,access,to,a,landline,or,cellphone.
National,Health,and,Nutrition,Examination,Survey,(NHANES),Purpose,-
,ANSWER,NHANES,assess,the,health,and,nutritional,status,of,adults,and,children,in,the,United,St
ates.
National,Health,and,Nutrition,Examination,Survey,(NHANES),Method,of,Data,Collection,-
,ANSWER,All,of,the,counties,in,the,United,States,were,divided,into,groups,based,on,characteristi
cs,and,continued,to,be,broken,down,by,choosing,randomly,until,down,to,a,household,level,,whic
h,is,meant,to,be,representative,of,the,whole,nation.,Once,the,5,000,participants,are,selected,a,
mixture,of,interviews,and,physical,exams,as,well,as,laboratory,tests,,nutritional,assessments,and
,DNA,repository.,Note,that,of,the,behavioral,risk,factor,surveillance,systems,explored,by,this,clas
s,,this,is,the,only,one,that,includes,measures,from,physical,exams,and,lab,tests.
National,Health,and,Nutrition,Examination,Survey,(NHANES),Example,-
,ANSWER,Individual,dietary,supplement,consumption,over,a,30,day,period,,both,prescription,an
d,non-
prescription.,People,participating,in,the,interview,were,verbally,asked,about,the,supplements,th
ey,consumed,and,the,names,,quantity,consumed,,days,taken,,label,serving,size,,why,they,take,th
e,supplements,,etc.,were,recorded,into,a,computer.
National,Health,and,Nutrition,Examination,Survey,(NHANES),Limitations,-
,ANSWER,Data,is,self,reported,during,the,interview,and,could,bc,inaccurate.,Also,a,limited,sampl
e,(as,far,as,national,surveys,go),,and,includes,only,civilian,non-institutionalized,population.
National,Health,Interview,Survey,(NHIS),Purpose,-
,ANSWER,To,monitor,the,health,of,the,US,population,through,the,collection,and,analysis,of,data,
on,a,broad,range,of,health,topics
National,Health,Interview,Survey,(NHIS),Method,of,Data,Collection,-
,ANSWER,Personal,interviews,are,conducted,within,households,using,computer-
assisted,personal,interviewing,,one,correspondent,of,the,household,is,interviewed.,