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Survey Data and Documentation

1999 Survey Data

Survey Data Information

1999 BRFSS Overview Overview_99.rtf Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical and analytical issues.	32K
Comparability of Data Compare_99.rtf Comparability of data across reporting areas.	7K
1999 BRFSS Codebook Codebook_99.rtf Codebook for the file showing variable name, location, and frequency of values for all reporting areas combined.	991K
BRFSS Questionnaire Content Plan Table1_99.rtf Subject summary of core questionnaire content.	10K
BRFSS Modules Used Table2_99.rtf Arranged by state or by category.	By State By Category
Estimated Telephone Coverage Table3_99.rtf Statistics for households with and without telephones by state—March 1999.	42K
Summary Sample Design Table4_99.rtf 1999 summary sample design and sample size information with target sample sizes.	8K
Calculated Variables in Data Files Riskfactor_99.rtf Description of risk factors by data variable name.	39K
1999 BRFSS Questionnaire QCoreMod_99.rtf Core questions and optional modules.	194K
FIPS Codes Fipscode.rtf State and county FIPS codes.	628K

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Data Files

There are 159,989 records for 1999. More information on participation is available in the states conducting surveillance, by year table. The data files are provided in both ASCII and SAS Transport formats.

1999 BRFSS Data (ASCII) Data Revised June 8, 2001 This file is in ASCII format. It has  a fixed record length of 880 positions. Please note: County code will be "missing" for counties with less than 50 respondents.	12 Mb
1999 BRFSS Data (SAS Transport Format) Data Revised June 8, 2001 This file was exported from SAS V8.2 in the XPT transport format. This file contains 281 variables. This format can be imported into SPSS or STATA. Please note: some of the variable labels are truncated in the process of converting to the XPT format so they may be slightly different from what is on the SASOUT99.SAS program.	20.9 Mb
Variable Layout varLayout_99.rtf Format information on variable name by column position	47K

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SAS Resources

The following files are included for use with SAS software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. The SAS files are programs which can be read using any text editor. The SC2 file is a SAS proprietary format library to be used in conjunction with the data file produced from SASOUT99.SAS. Save SAS files as plain text files.

format99.sc2 Format library used with the 1999 BRFSS SAS Data File	193K
format99.sas SAS for Windows program used to generate the 1999 format library	43K
sasout99.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the ASCII file into a SAS dataset (requires an additional 210 MB of disk space)	24K
sas_sud99.sas Sample program for use with SAS for Windows to produce prevalence estimates combined with SUDAAN statements for generating sample statistics.	25K
transprt.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the XPT file into a SAS dataset.	3K

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File Formats

A word about file formats: The BRFSS Survey Data and documentation are available in several different file formats. Each available format is described below. Rich Text Format File (RTF). This format contains plain text and allows for basic formatting. Use a word processor to view and edit these files. Zip Archive File (ZIP). The zip format contains one or more files within it and is compressed to minimize the file's size. Use any zip utility to unzip these archives. SAS Instruction File (SAS). This format contains plain text which can be edited with a text editor. The instructions are intended for statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Version 8 Catalog File (SAS7BCAT). This format requires the use of statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Version 8 Datasets File (SAS7BDAT). This format requires the use of statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Transport File (XPT). This format allows data sets created by the SAS software to be imported directly into other statistical software such as Stata or SPSS. Portable Document Format File (PDF). This format allows formatting that enables full document navigation. You will need Acrobat Reader (a free application) to view and print this document. Plain Text File (TXT). This format contains simple text. Use any text editor to view and edit these files. CSV Instruction File (CSV). This format is a comma-delimited text file which can be imported by most analysis software.

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