CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: August 09, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-07-26

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. For many states, the BRFSS is the only available source of timely, accurate data on health-related behaviors.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "009:20" ]
dataQuality	true
identifier	15ece528-43c1-45c3-ba01-0b9a4f5a31f0
issued	2012-05-30
landingPage	https://healthdata.gov/dataset/cdc-behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-brfss
programCode	[ "009:072" ]
temporal	1984-01-01T00:00:00-05:00/2009-12-31T00:00:00-05:00
theme	[ "Health" ]

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