Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a large, ongoing U.S. health-related telephone survey system that collects data on health behaviors, chronic conditions, and preventive service use among adults.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf health survey system
public health surveillance system
telephone survey
collectsInformationOn alcohol use
cancer screening
diabetes
diet
hypertension
immunization
obesity
physical activity
tobacco use
country United States
dataAccessibility publicly available summary data
dataCollectionFrequency annual
dataTypeCollected chronic conditions
health behaviors
preventive service use
dataUse guide health promotion programs
inform public health policy
track progress toward national health objectives
dataUsers federal public health agencies
researchers
state health departments
field epidemiology
public health
frequency continuous
geographicCoverage District of Columbia
U.S. territories
all 50 U.S. states
inception 1984
includes core questionnaire
optional modules
state-added questions
language English
Spanish
methodology random-digit dialing
operator CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
partOf U.S. public health surveillance
primaryPurpose monitor chronic health conditions
monitor health-related risk behaviors
monitor use of preventive services
sponsor Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
surveyMode telephone interview
targetPopulation U.S. residents aged 18 years and older
noninstitutionalized adults
website https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
notableProgram

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