United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1994
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 1994 - December, 1994
Series or system
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 1994, 50 states conducted the BRFSS; a list of data available by state and year is available on the BRFSS site.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Body mass index, Children, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Digital rectal examinations, Disability, Education, Emergency preparedness, Employment, Ethnicity, Fruits and vegetables, HIV and AIDS, Health care access, Health literacy, Health status, Height, Housing, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Income, Influenza vaccines, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Mental health symptoms, Pap smears, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pregnancy, Proctoscopy, Race, Radon exposure, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Tobacco smoking, Vision loss, Weight, Weight change, Processed meats, Unprocessed red meat, Vegetables, Fruits, Smokeless tobacco use, FFQ, Meat, Calcium, Secondhand smoke
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1994. Atlanta, Georgia: CDC, US Department of Health and Human Services.
Files (4)
Public files
| File | Size |
|---|---|
 Public use data file, ASCII format | 6.97 MB |
| Public use data file, SAS XPORT format | 11.89 MB |
| Files for use with SAS software | 16.85 KB |
| Documentation, codebooks, and questionnaires | 124.23 KB |