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United States Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1990

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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
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1990 - 12/1990
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 1990, 45 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, Cholesterol, Clinical breast exams, Diabetes, Diet, Digital rectal examinations, Education, Emergency preparedness, Employment, Ethnicity, Fruits and vegetables, HIV and AIDS, Health care access, Health literacy, Height, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Income, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Occult blood, Pap smears, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Pregnancy, Proctoscopy, Race, Radon exposure, Risk factors, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Tobacco smoking, Weight, Weight change, Processed meats, Unprocessed red meat, Vegetables, Fruits, Smokeless tobacco use, FFQ, Meat, Calcium, Secondhand smoke
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022