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CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MMSAs), USA, 2007

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984.

Currently, data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs)

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,2007

Attributes Range Median Mean Standard Deviation
Smoking Yes 0.00 - 34.00 20.00 19.48 4.22

Smoking Yes

Calculated Smoking Status Never smoked 0.00 - 84.00 55.00 54.32 9.10

Calculated Smoking Status Never smoked

Lifetime Asthma Prevalence No 0.00 - 94.00 87.00 86.86 6.87

Lifetime Asthma Prevalence No

Moderate physical activity No 0.00 - 62.00 50.00 49.39 8.29

Moderate physical activity No

Told had coronary heart disease Yes 0.00 - 9.00 4.00 4.27 1.41

Told had coronary heart disease Yes

Adults 18-64 Have Health Care Coverage Yes 0.00 - 95.00 83.00 80.49 13.13

Adults 18-64 Have Health Care Coverage Yes

Cholesterol Awareness Checked in past 5 years 0.00 - 90.00 77.00 75.03 9.73

Cholesterol Awareness Checked in past 5 years

Adults who are current smokers Smoking No 0.00 - 94.00 80.00 80.10 7.16

Adults who are current smokers Smoking No

General Health Excellent 0.00 - 31.00 21.00 20.92 3.96

General Health Excellent

Moderate physical activity Yes 0.00 - 67.00 50.00 49.07 8.26

Moderate physical activity Yes

Vigorous physical activity No 0.00 - 85.00 72.00 71.22 8.89

Vigorous physical activity No

Told had coronary heart disease No 0.00 - 98.00 96.00 95.28 7.22

Told had coronary heart disease No

Adults 18-64 Have Health Care Coverage No 0.00 - 56.00 17.00 17.96 8.32

Adults 18-64 Have Health Care Coverage No

Cholesterol Awareness Not Checked in past 5 years 0.00 - 8.00 3.00 3.45 1.37

Cholesterol Awareness Not Checked in past 5 years

Cholesterol Screening Yes 0.00 - 91.00 80.00 78.66 10.01

Cholesterol Screening Yes

General Health Very good 0.00 - 42.00 34.00 33.11 6.13

General Health Very good

Have Health Care Coverage Yes 0.00 - 95.00 86.00 84.19 9.29

Have Health Care Coverage Yes

Vigorous physical activity Yes 0.00 - 44.00 28.00 27.77 5.59

Vigorous physical activity Yes

General Health Good 0.00 - 38.00 30.00 29.57 5.00

General Health Good

Have Health Care Coverage No 0.00 - 49.00 15.00 15.40 6.93

Have Health Care Coverage No

Cholesterol Awareness Never Checked 0.00 - 40.00 20.00 20.55 6.00

Cholesterol Awareness Never Checked

Cholesterol Screening No 0.00 - 40.00 20.00 20.36 6.01

Cholesterol Screening No

General Health Fair 0.00 - 23.00 11.00 11.20 3.13

General Health Fair

Binge Drinking Yes 0.00 - 21.00 16.00 15.39 3.39

Binge Drinking Yes

General Health Poor 0.00 - 10.00 4.00 4.23 1.73

General Health Poor

Oid 0.00 - 183.00 92.00 91.56 53.56

Oid

Diagnosed With Diabetes Yes 0.00 - 17.00 8.00 8.42 2.27

Diagnosed With Diabetes Yes

Adults told they had arthritis Yes 0.00 - 40.00 27.00 27.02 4.95

Adults told they had arthritis Yes

Mmsacode 0.00 - 227.00 99.00 107.69 68.93

Mmsacode

Binge Drinking No 0.00 - 96.00 84.00 84.14 7.02

Binge Drinking No

Told you had a stroke Yes 0.00 - 7.00 3.00 2.72 1.02

Told you had a stroke Yes

Mmsa 10420.00 - 49740.00 29380.00 29465.43 11497.60

MMSA

Diagnosed With Diabetes Yes, pregnancy-related 0.00 - 3.00 1.00 1.02 0.51

Diagnosed With Diabetes Yes, pregnancy-related

Adults told they had arthritis No 0.00 - 84.00 73.00 72.54 7.04

Adults told they had arthritis No

Key 0.00 - 227.00 99.00 107.69 68.93

Key

Told you had a stroke No 0.00 - 99.00 98.00 96.87 7.26

Told you had a stroke No

Diagnosed With Diabetes No 0.00 - 97.00 90.00 89.15 7.02

Diagnosed With Diabetes No

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Name

Diagnosed With Diabetes No, pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes 0.00 - 3.00 1.00 1.11 0.58

Diagnosed With Diabetes No, pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes

Year 0.00 - 2007.00 2007.00 1996.03 148.36

Year

At least one drink of alcohol in past 30 days Yes 0.00 - 71.00 55.00 53.13 11.14

At least one drink of alcohol in past 30 days Yes

Adults 65+ Had Flu Shot Yes 0.00 - 83.00 72.00 68.68 16.57

Adults 65+ Had Flu Shot Yes

At least one drink of alcohol in past 30 days No 0.00 - 88.00 45.00 45.86 10.74

At least one drink of alcohol in past 30 days No

Adults 65+ Had Flu Shot No 0.00 - 52.00 27.00 26.50 8.11

Adults 65+ Had Flu Shot No

Adults 65+ Had Pneumonia Vaccination Yes 0.00 - 83.00 68.00 62.96 18.33

Adults 65+ Had Pneumonia Vaccination Yes

Use equipment Yes 0.00 - 32.00 19.00 19.05 3.61

Use equipment Yes

Told had a heart attack Yes 0.00 - 10.00 4.00 4.21 1.38

Told had a heart attack Yes

Told Had High Cholesterol Yes 0.00 - 47.00 37.00 36.69 5.91

Told Had High Cholesterol Yes

Heavy Drinking Yes 0.00 - 11.00 5.00 5.43 1.79

Heavy Drinking Yes

Adults 65+ Had Pneumonia Vaccination No 0.00 - 56.00 31.00 30.03 10.03

Adults 65+ Had Pneumonia Vaccination No

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) Neither overweight nor obese (bmi le 24.9) 0.00 - 51.00 37.00 37.04 5.41

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) Neither overweight nor obese (bmi le 24.9)

Told had a heart attack No 0.00 - 98.00 96.00 95.42 7.22

Told had a heart attack No

Activities Limited No 0.00 - 87.00 81.00 80.52 6.86

Activities Limited No

Use equipment Yes 0.00 - 14.00 6.00 6.76 1.76

Use equipment Yes

Participated in Physical Activities Yes 0.00 - 91.00 78.00 76.63 9.41

Participated in Physical Activities Yes

Heavy Drinking No 0.00 - 99.00 95.00 94.10 7.21

Heavy Drinking No

Risk for Health Status Good or Better Health 0.00 - 93.00 85.00 84.18 7.49

Risk for Health Status Good or Better Health

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) Neither overweight nor obese (bmi le 24.9) Overweight and Obesity (BMI) OVERWEIGHT (bmi 25.0 - 29.9) 0.00 - 47.00 37.00 36.36 4.54

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) Neither overweight nor obese (bmi le 24.9)

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) OVERWEIGHT (bmi 25.0 - 29.9)

Use equipment No 0.00 - 97.00 94.00 92.80 7.10

Use equipment No

Participated in Physical Activities No 0.00 - 38.00 22.00 22.39 5.41

Participated in Physical Activities No

Told Had High Cholesterol No 0.00 - 72.00 63.00 61.83 8.75

Told Had High Cholesterol No

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) OBESE (bmi 30.0 - 99.8) 0.00 - 36.00 26.00 25.57 5.24

Overweight and Obesity (BMI) OBESE (bmi 30.0 - 99.8)

Calculated Smoking Status Smoke everyday 0.00 - 30.00 14.00 14.34 4.08

Calculated Smoking Status Smoke everyday

Risk for Health Status Fair or Poor Health 0.00 - 31.00 15.00 15.36 4.28

Risk for Health Status Fair or Poor Health

Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables per day Consume 5 or more times per day 0.00 - 34.00 25.00 24.42 4.46

Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables per day Consume 5 or more times per day

High blood pressure HA Yes 0.00 - 37.00 27.00 27.09 4.33

High blood pressure HA Yes

Calculated Smoking Status TU Smoke some days 0.00 - 10.00 5.00 5.22 1.61

Calculated Smoking Status TU Smoke some days

Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables per day FV Consume less than 5 times per day 0.00 - 84.00 75.00 75.17 6.90

Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables per day FV Consume less than 5 times per day

Current Asthma Prevalence AS Yes 0.00 - 13.00 8.00 8.09 1.97

Current Asthma Prevalence AS Yes

High blood pressure HA No 0.00 - 84.00 73.00 72.45 6.62

High blood pressure HA No

Calculated Smoking Status TU Former smoker 0.00 - 40.00 25.00 24.98 4.81

Calculated Smoking Status TU Former smoker

Current Asthma Prevalence AS No 0.00 - 96.00 92.00 91.45 7.04

Current Asthma Prevalence AS No

Lifetime Asthma Prevalence AS Yes 0.00 - 19.00 13.00 12.73 2.52

Lifetime Asthma Prevalence AS Yes