The BRFSS Data User Guide

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• Alternative Title:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System  Data User Guide
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Population Health. Population Health Surveillance Branch.
• Description:
  In 1984, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)--a cross-sectional telephone survey that state health departments conduct monthly over landline telephones and cellular telephones with a standardized questionnaire and technical and methodologic assistance from CDC. BRFSS is used to collect prevalence data among adult U.S. residents regarding their risk behaviors and preventive health practices that can affect their health status. Respondent data are forwarded to CDC to be aggregated for each state, returned with standard tabulations, and published at year's end by each state. In 2011, more than 500,000 interviews were conducted in the states, the District of Columbia, and participating U.S. territories and other geographic areas. This document is intended to provide a brief overview of BRFSS to data users.
  
  UserguideJune2013.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cell Phones Data Collection Health Behavior Health Status Indicators Health Surveys Public Health Telephone
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  10 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6684288e850c1e00c0f7c53aed3085b2363df7ca6c1f4105d3f02c5037a289da
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152724/cdc_152724_DS1.pdf
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