United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2008
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2008 - December, 2008
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 2008, 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, Anemia, Anxiety disorders, Aplastic and other non-nutritional anemias, Asthma, Body mass index, COPD, Cancers, Cataracts, Cerebrovascular diseases, Chemotherapy, Children, Chronic kidney diseases, Clinical breast exams, Colonoscopy, Congenital anomalies, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Digital rectal examinations, Disability, Edentulism, Education, Emergency preparedness, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Falls, Genital prolapse, Glaucoma, HIV and AIDS, HPV, HPV vaccines, Health care access, Health status, Height, Hysterectomy, Income, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Interstitial lung diseases, Ischemic heart disease, Lifestyle risk factors, Macular degeneration, Marital status, Mental health symptoms, Military service, Occult blood, Pap smears, Physical activity, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pregnancy, Preterm birth complications, Prostate cancer, Race, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Sickle cell disorders, Sleep, Smokeless tobacco use, Stroke, Thalassemias, Tobacco smoking, Urinary diseases, Urinary tract infections, Urolithiasis, Vision loss, Weight
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2008. Atlanta, Georgia: CDC, US Department of Health and Human Services.
Files (4)
Public files
| File | Size |
|---|---|
 Public use data file, ASCII format | 43.73 MB |
| Public use data file, SAS XPORT format | 78.57 MB |
| Files for use with SAS software | 78.81 KB |
| Documentation, codebooks, and questionnaires | 1.12 MB |