Brfss manual

 · The BRFSS data continue to reflect the changes initially made in for weighting methodology (raking) and adding cell-phone-only respondents. The aggregate BRFSS combined landline and cell phone data set is built from the landline and cell phone data submitted for and includes data for 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.  · The BRFSS is an ongoing surveillance system with the objective to collect uniform, state-specific data on U.S. adults’ health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. The BRFSS is a yearly survey that measures changes in the health of people in our state. It is the longest continuously running phone survey in the world. This survey is an important source of health-related data.

Annual Survey Data. Access the survey data and documentation for any BRFSS survey year. The documentation provides technical and statistical information regarding the BRFSS, such as comparability, sample information, and more. For the corresponding annual questionnaires, see the Questionnaires section of this site. Detailed description of how data is collected for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). This is the largest, continuously conducted, telephone health survey in the world. The national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) consists of annual surveys (i.e., BRFS) conducted independently by the states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and is coordinated through cooperative agreements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The annual Michigan surveys follow the CDC telephone survey protocol for the BRFSS and the annual standardized core questionnaire is used.

BRFSS is a state-based system of health surveys that collect information on health of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). BRFSS data are collected through random-digit-dialed (RDD) landline telephone and manually dialed cell telephone interviews conducted by trained. BRFSS was initially developed in by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with state health departments and is currently.