Breakdown of gosyuzin ha ogenki desu ka.
ですdesu
to be
はha
topic particle
かka
question particle
元気genki
well; lively, vigorous; health
おo
honorific prefix
(ご)主人(go)syuzin
husband
Note how, just as with 家内 the kanji in this word correspond to traditional gender roles.
The problem is that though among friends you can use 夫, in a less casual setting there's not currently really a good alternative to ご主人 to politely refer to someone else's husband.
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