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United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2007

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General Info
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Geography 
United States of America (USA)
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2007 - 12/2007
Series or system 
United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state conducted telephone survey.  BRFSS began in 1984 and gathers information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury.  BRFSS is conducted in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

In 2007, 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands conducted the BRFSS; a list of data available by state and year is available on the BRFSS site.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Analgesics, Asthma, Body mass index, Cataracts, Cerebrovascular diseases, Children, Cholesterol, Clinical breast exams, Colonoscopy, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Diet, Digital rectal examinations, Disability, Education, Emergency preparedness, Employment, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Fruits and vegetables, Glaucoma, HIV and AIDS, Health care access, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Income, Influenza vaccines, Intimate partner violence, Ischemic heart disease, Lifestyle risk factors, Lower respiratory infections, Macular degeneration, Marital status, Mental health symptoms, Military service, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occult blood, Osteoarthritis, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pregnancy, Prostate cancer, Race, Rehabilitation, Rheumatoid arthritis, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Sexual violence, Stroke, Tobacco use, Vision loss, Weight, Weight change, Blood pressure, FFQ, Fruits, Vegetables, Calcium, Environmental tobacco smoke
Citation
Contributors 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publisher 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Suggested citation 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2007. Atlanta, Georgia: CDC, US Department of Health and Human Services.

GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 6, 2020