BRFSS Annual Survey Data

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Survey Data and Documentation

1996 Survey Data

Survey Data Information

overvu96.txt Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical and analytical issues.	24K
compar96.txt Comparability of data across reporting areas.	11K
format96.txt File format organized by variable name and column position.	25K
codebk96.txt Codebook for the file showing variable name, location, and frequency of values for all reporting areas combined.	143K
table196.txt Subject summary of core questionnaire content.	1K
table296.txt Modules used by participating areas.	11K
table3.txt Estimated telephone coverage by state.	4K
table496.txt Summary of sample design and sample size.	1K
riskfact.txt Description of risk factors.	22K
qcore96.txt Questionnaire for the core items.	49K
qmods96.txt Questionnaire for the modules.	65K
fipscode.txt State and county FIPS codes.	222K

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Data Files

There are 124,085 records for 1996. 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.

1996 BRFSS Data (ASCII) This file is in ASCII format. It has a fixed record length of 650 positions.	11.9Mb
1996 BRFSS Data (SAS Transport Format) This file was exported from SAS V8.2 in the XPT transport format. This file contains 263 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 SASOUT96.TXT program.	16.2Mb
format96.txt Format information on variable name by column position.	25K

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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 that can be read using any text editor. Save SAS files as plain text files.

sasout96.sas SAS program format statements, variable labels, and value labels.	159K
sudaan.txt An example of a SUDAAN program for obtaining appropriate statistics.	1K
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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