A Data users’ guide to the disability questions included in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)). Division of Human Development and Disability. Disability and Health Branch.
• Description:
  The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) state coordinators and researchers interested in monitoring disability at the state or national level. Questions to assess disability have been an integral part of the BRFSS since 2001. One main use of the disability questions is to assess the proportion of the adult U.S. population with disabilities. Another use of the disability questions is to assess types of functional disability.
  
  BRFSS_Data_Users_Guide_on_Disability_Questions_2018-508.pdf
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Introduction -- Background and Rationale -- Defining Disability Status and Disability Types -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Historical Overview of BRFSS Disability Questions -- References.
• Subjects:
  Disabled Persons Health Behavior Health Status Indicators Health Surveys Public Health Risk Factors Surveys And Questionnaires
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Pages in Document:
  8 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:db105ffaa8c8be8e28ee29604c0a74261795f25b75f98e2a59e9c23b6ebaa018
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106638/cdc_106638_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.29 MB ]