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Item: Prevalence Data
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Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
Item: BRFSS Maps
Item: About the BRFSS
Item: FAQs
Item: Publications
Item: Questionnaires
Item: State Information
Item: Technical Info and Data
Item: Training
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BRFSS: Turning Information into Health
The BRFSS, the world’s largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States. Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American people.
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Spotlight
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The 2003 BRFSS prevalence tables and data are now available. Icon of a bar graph

 

Conference News
Annual BRFSS Conference
 


Interactive Databases

Prevalence Data
Information on health risks in your state and in the nation.

Trends Data
Trends of selected risk factors in your state and in the nation.

SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
Information on health risks for selected local areas.

BRFSS Maps
Maps illustrating health risks at national, state, and local levels.

Historical Questions
The historical record of BRFSS Survey Questions by category.

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Questionnaires & Survey Data

Questionnaires
English and Spanish language versions of the BRFSS Questionnaires and identification of modules and state-added questions.

Technical Info and Data
Technical documentation, survey data, data quality reports, and relevant memos.

2001 Chronic Disease and the Environment
Use 2001 BRFSS data to compare measures of environmental quality and chronic disease.

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Information About the BRFSS

About the BRFSS
Why and how this surveillance system was initiated.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Answers to common questions regarding the BRFSS.

State Information
State specific information including state contacts, state publications, and information on how states use BRFSS data.

Related Links
Other organizations and issues about which you should know.

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Learning Resources

Publications
Collection of documents and products including CDC publications and reports.

Training
User’s guides and training issues for those who use and conduct the BRFSS.

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This page last reviewed August 31, 2004

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