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BRFSS Annual Survey Data

States Conducting Surveillance, by Year

X = States conducting surveillance

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Alabama     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Alaska               X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Arizona X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Arkansas               X   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
California X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Colorado             X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Connecticut   X     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Delaware             X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
District of Columbia   X X X X X X X X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X X
Florida   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Georgia   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Guam                                   X X X       X
Hawaii     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X X
Idaho X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Illinois X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Indiana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Iowa         X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Kansas                 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Kentucky   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Louisiana             X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Maine       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Maryland       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Massachusetts     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Michigan         X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Minnesota X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Mississippi             X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Missouri     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Montana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Nebraska       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Nevada                 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
New Hampshire       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
New Jersey               X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
New Mexico     X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
New York   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
North Carolina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
North Dakota   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Ohio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Oklahoma         X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Oregon           X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Pennsylvania           X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Puerto Rico                         X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rhode Island X X X X X X X X X     X X X X X X X X X X X X X
South Carolina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
South Dakota       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Tennessee X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Texas       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Utah X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Vermont             X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Virginia           X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Virgin Islands                                   X X X X X X X
Washington       X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
West Virginia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wisconsin X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Wyoming                  

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Numbers of Variables, Surveillance States, and Records by Year

Data Year Number of Variables Number of States
collecting surveillance
data 		Number of records
in data set
2007 342 54 430,912
2006 302 53 355,710
2005 329 53 356,112
2004 293 52 303,821
2003 294 54 264,684
2002 310 54 247,964
2001 291 54 212,510
2000 289 52 184,450
1999 281 52 159,989
1998 326 52 149,342
1997 268 52 135,582
1996 263 52 124,085
1995 212 50 113,934
1994 209 50 105,853
1993 197 50 102,263
1992 181 49 96,213
1991 180 48 87,846
1990 193 45 81,557
1989 162 40 66,867
1988 152 37 56,448
1987 116 33 50,081
1986 108 26 34,395
1985 100 22 25,221
1984 98 15 12,258

 

 

 
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