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United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2010

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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 
01/2010 - 12/2010
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; a list of data available by state and year is available on the BRFSS site.

In 2010, a pilot study collected a sample of cell phone only interviews in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Analgesics, Asthma, Body mass index, Cancers, Cataracts, Cerebrovascular diseases, Childhood sexual violence, Cholesterol, Colonoscopy, DTP vaccines, Diabetes, Diet, Digital rectal examinations, Disability, Domestic violence, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Fruits and vegetables, Glaucoma, HIV and AIDS, HPV vaccines, Health care access, Height, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Income, Influenza vaccines, Ischemic heart disease, Lifestyle risk factors, Macular degeneration, Marital status, Mental health symptoms, Military service, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occult blood, Pap smears, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pregnancy, Prostate cancer, Race, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Sexual violence, Shingles vaccines, Smokeless tobacco use, Stroke, Telephones, Tobacco use, Varicella, Vision loss, Weight, FFQ, 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 2010. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 6, 2020