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2001 SURVEY DATA

Survey Data Info Data Files SAS Resources A word about file formats: The BRFSS Survey Data are available in several different file formats. Each type available from this page is described below. Rich Text Format File (RTF). This format contains plain text and allows for basic formatting. Use a word processor to view and edit these files. Zip Archive File (ZIP). This format contains one or more files within it and is compressed to minimize the file's size. Use any zip utility to unzip these archives. Self-Extracting Archive File (EXE). The executable files available on this page automatically unzip an archive file without needing to invoke a Zip file utility. SAS Instruction File (SAS). This format contains plain text which can be edited with a text editor. The instructions are intended for statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. Portable Document File Format (PDF). This format allows formatting that enables full document navigation. You will need Acrobat Reader (a free application) to view and print this document.

Survey Data Information

2001 BRFSS Overview overview_01.rtf Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical and analytical issues.	38K
2001 BRFSS Codebook codebook_01.rtf Codebook for the file showing variable name, location, and frequency of values for all reporting areas combined.	1.05MB
Calculated Variables in Data Files riskfactor_01.rtf Description of risk factors by data variable name.	74K
Comparability of Data compare_01.rtf Comparability of data across reporting areas.	76K
BRFSS Modules Used Arranged by state or by category.	By State By Category
Data Quality Report Handbook	820K
Format Assignments for 2001 format_assignments.rtf	898K

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Data Files

There are 212,510 records for 2001. The Selected Cities data files contain only the variables added to the BRFSS 2001 data file. These files are provided in both ASCII and dBase formats and need to be merged with the BRFSS 2001 data file.

2001 BRFSS Data (ASCII) Data Revised August 13, 2002 This file is in ASCII format. It has a fixed record length of 788 positions.	18.4Mb  18.4Mb
2001 BRFSS Data (DBF Format) Data Revised August 13, 2002 This file is in dBase format. Please note: variable names have been changed for the dBase files. This file contains 291 variables. Because dBase does not accept leading underline (_) characters, variable names with leading underlines have been changed to begin with an 'A.' so, _STATE is A_STATE in the dBase file.	26.1Mb  26.1Mb
Variable Layout varLayout_01.rtf Format information on variable name by column position.	22.5K

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SAS Resources

The following files are included for use with SAS software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. The SAS files are programs that can be read using any text editor. Save SAS files as plain text files.

format01.sas SAS for Windows program used to generate the 2001 format library.	89K
format01.sc2 Format library used with the 2001 BRFSS SAS Data File.	324K
sasout01.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the ASCII file into a SAS dataset.	31K
formas01.sas SAS for Windows format assignment statements.	10K

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