Analgesics

Six questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire; 2) a water quality testing questionnaire administered in five households in each cluster of the sample; 3) women age 15-49 years; 4) men administered in every second--i.e. every other--household to all men age 15-49 years; 5) an under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers (or caretakers) of all children under 5 living in the household; and 6) a questionnaire for children age 5-17 years, administered to the mother (or caretaker) of one randomly selected child age 5-17 years living in the household. 7,072 households were successfully interviewed for a household response rate of 94 percent. In the interviewed households, 5,887 women (age 15-49 years) were interviewed along with 2,214 eligible men and questionnaires completed for 2,801 children under age five. Questionnaires were also completed for 3,248 children ages 5-17.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a system of telephone surveys that collect data about US residents regarding health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. The CDC started the BRFSS in 1984 in 15 states. BRFSS now collects data in all states as well as some territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam). The questions vary over the years but generally included the following topics: high blood pressure, alcohol and tobacco consumption, diet, exercise, home safety, seat belt use, health care use, screening for colorectal and breast cancers, and sexual behaviors. The focus is on actual behaviors, rather than knowledge or attitudes. BRFSS conducts over 400,000 interviews every year.