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BRFSS Annual Survey Data

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Survey Data and Documentation

2007 Variable Layout

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Starting Column Variable Name Field Length
1 _STATE 2
3 _GEOSTR 2
5 _DENSTR2 1
6 PRECALL 1
7 REPNUM 5
12 REPDEPTH 2
14 FMONTH 2
16 IDATE 8
16 IMONTH 2
18 IDAY 2
20 IYEAR 4
24 INTVID 3
27 DISPCODE 3
30 SEQNO 10
30 _PSU 10
40 NATTMPTS 2
42 NRECSEL 6
48 NRECSTR 9
57 CTELENUM 1
58 CELLFON 1
59 PVTRESID 1
60 NUMADULT 2
62 NUMMEN 2
64 NUMWOMEN 2
73 GENHLTH 1
74 PHYSHLTH 2
76 MENTHLTH 2
78 POORHLTH 2
80 HLTHPLAN 1
81 PERSDOC2 1
82 MEDCOST 1
83 CHECKUP1 1
84 EXERANY2 1
85 DIABETE2 1
86 BPHIGH4 1
87 BPMEDS 1
88 BLOODCHO 1
89 CHOLCHK 1
90 TOLDHI2 1
91 CVDINFR4 1
92 CVDCRHD4 1
93 CVDSTRK3 1
94 ASTHMA2 1
95 ASTHNOW 1
96 FLUSHOT3 1
97 FLUSPRY2 1
98 PNEUVAC3 1
99 HEPBVAC 1
100 HEPBRSN2 1
101 SMOKE100 1
102 SMOKDAY2 1
103 STOPSMK2 1
104 AGE 2
106 HISPANC2 1
107 MRACE 6
113 ORACE2 1
114 VETERAN1 1
115 MARITAL 1
116 CHILDREN 2
118 EDUCA 1
119 EMPLOY 1
120 INCOME2 2
122 WEIGHT2 4
126 HEIGHT3 4
130 WTYRAGO 4
134 WTCHGINT 1
135 CTYCODE 3
143 NUMHHOL2 1
144 NUMPHON2 1
145 TELSERV2 1
146 SEX 1
147 PREGNANT 1
148 DRNKANY4 1
149 ALCDAY4 3
152 AVEDRNK2 2
154 DRNK3GE5 2
156 MAXDRNKS 2
158 QLACTLM2 1
159 USEEQUIP 1
160 PAIN30DY 1
161 JOINTSYM 1
162 JOINTRT2 1
163 HAVARTH2 1
164 LMTJOIN2 1
165 FRUITJUI 3
168 FRUIT 3
171 GREENSAL 3
174 POTATOES 3
177 CARROTS 3
180 VEGETABL 3
183 JOBACTIV 1
184 MODPACT 1
185 MODPADAY 2
187 MODPATIM 3
190 VIGPACT 1
191 VIGPADAY 2
193 VIGPATIM 3
196 HIVTST5 1
197 HIVTSTD2 6
203 WHRTST8 2
205 HIVRDTST 1
206 EMTSUPRT 1
207 LSATISFY 1
208 DIAR30DY 1
209 DIADRVST 1
210 DIARSMP 1
226 RCSBIRTH 6
232 RCSGENDR 1
233 RCHISLAT 1
234 RCSRACE 6
240 RCSBRACE 1
241 RCSRLTN2 1
242 CASTHDX2 1
243 CASTHNO2 1
244 DIABAGE2 2
246 INSULIN 1
247 DIABPILL 1
248 BLDSUGAR 3
251 FEETCHK2 3
254 FEETSORE 1
255 DOCTDIAB 2
257 CHKHEMO3 2
259 FEETCHK 2
261 EYEEXAM 1
262 DIABEYE 1
263 DIABEDU 1
264 VIDFCLT2 1
265 VIREDIF2 1
266 VIPRFVS2 1
267 VINOCRE2 2
269 VIEYEXM2 1
270 VIINSUR2 1
271 VICTRCT2 1
272 VIGLUMA2 1
273 VIMACDG2 1
274 VIATWRK2 1
275 PAINACT2 2
277 QLMENTL2 2
279 QLSTRES2 2
281 QLREST2 2
283 QLHLTH2 2
285 HAREHAB 1
286 STREHAB 1
287 CVDASPRN 1
288 ASPUNSAF 1
289 BPEATHBT 1
290 BPSALT 1
291 BPALCHOL 1
292 BPEXER 1
293 BPEATADV 1
294 BPSLTADV 1
295 BPALCADV 1
296 BPEXRADV 1
297 BPMEDADV 1
298 BPHI2MR 1
299 HASYMP1 1
300 HASYMP2 1
301 HASYMP3 1
302 HASYMP4 1
303 HASYMP5 1
304 HASYMP6 1
305 STRSYMP1 1
306 STRSYMP2 1
307 STRSYMP3 1
308 STRSYMP4 1
309 STRSYMP5 1
310 STRSYMP6 1
311 FIRSTAID 1
312 HADMAM 1
313 HOWLONG 1
314 PROFEXAM 1
315 LENGEXAM 1
316 HADPAP2 1
317 LASTPAP2 1
318 HADHYST2 1
319 PSATEST 1
320 PSATIME 1
321 DIGRECEX 1
322 DRETIME 1
323 PROSTATE 1
324 BLDSTOOL 1
325 LSTBLDS2 1
326 HADSIGM3 1
327 HADSGCOL 1
328 LASTSIG2 1
329 ASTHMAGE 2
331 ASATTACK 1
332 ASERVIST 2
334 ASDRVIST 2
336 ASRCHKUP 2
338 ASACTLIM 3
341 ASYMPTOM 1
342 ASNOSLEP 1
343 ASTHMED3 1
344 ASINHALR 1
345 ARTTODAY 1
346 ARTHWGT 1
347 ARTHEXER 1
348 ARTHEDU 1
349 VETSTAT2 1
350 VACARE 1
351 VAIRQAFG 1
352 RRCLASS2 1
353 RRCOGNT2 1
354 RRATWRK2 1
355 RRHCARE3 1
356 RRPHYSM2 1
357 RREMTSM2 1
358 MISNERVS 1
359 MISHOPLS 1
360 MISRSTLS 1
361 MISDEPRD 1
362 MISEFFRT 1
363 MISWTLES 1
364 MISNOWRK 2
366 MISTMNT 1
367 MISTRHLP 1
368 MISPHLPF 1
369 SVSAFE 1
370 SVSEXTCH 1
371 SVNOTCH2 1
372 SVEHDSEX 1
373 SVHDSX12 1
374 SVEANOSX 1
375 SVNOSX12 1
376 SVRELAT2 2
378 SVGENDER 1
379 IPVSAFE 1
380 IPVTHRAT 1
381 IPVPHYV2 1
382 IPVPHHRT 1
383 IPVUWSEX 1
384 IPVPVL12 1
385 IPVSXINJ 1
386 IPVRELT2 2
388 GPWELPR2 1
389 GPVACPLN 1
390 GP3DYWTR 1
391 GP3DYFOD 1
392 GP3DYPRS 1
393 GPBATRAD 1
394 GPFLSLIT 1
395 GPMNDEVC 1
396 GPNOTEVC 2
398 GPEMRCOM 1
399 GPEMRINF 1
741 QSTVER 1
742 QSTLANG 2
800 _STSTR 5
805 _STRWT 10
815 _RAW 10
825 _WT2 10
835 _POSTSTR 10
845 _FINALWT 10
935 _REGION 2
937 _AGEG_ 2
939 _SEXG_ 1
940 _RACEG3_ 1
941 _IMPAGE 2
943 _IMPNPH 1
944 _ITSCF1 10
954 _ITSCF2 10
964 _ITSPOST 10
974 _ITSFINL 10
992 MSCODE 1
993 CRACEORG 6
999 CRACEASC 6
1005 _CRACE 2
1007 CHILDAGE 3
1010 _CSEXG_ 1
1011 _CRACEG_ 1
1012 _CAGEG_ 3
1035 _RAWCH 10
1065 _WT2CH 10
1095 _POSTCH 10
1125 _CHILDWT 10
1135 _RAWHH 10
1145 _WT2HH 10
1155 _POSTHH 10
1165 _HOUSEWT 10
1175 _RFHLTH 1
1176 _HCVU65 1
1177 _TOTINDA 1
1178 _RFHYPE5 1
1179 _CHOLCHK 1
1180 _RFCHOL 1
1181 _LTASTHM 1
1182 _CASTHMA 1
1183 _ASTHMST 1
1184 _FLSHOT3 1
1185 _PNEUMO2 1
1186 _SMOKER3 1
1187 _RFSMOK3 1
1188 MRACEORG 6
1194 MRACEASC 6
1200 _PRACE 2
1202 _MRACE 2
1204 _RACEG2 1
1205 _RACEGR2 1
1206 _RACE_G 1
1207 _CNRACE 1
1208 _CNRACEC 1
1209 RACE2 1
1210 _AGEG5YR 2
1212 _AGE65YR 1
1213 _AGE_G 1
1214 HTIN3 3
1217 HTM3 3
1220 WTKG2 5
1225 _BMI4 4
1229 _BMI4CAT 1
1230 _RFBMI4 1
1231 _CHLDCNT 1
1232 _EDUCAG 1
1233 _INCOMG 1
1234 DROCDY2_ 3
1237 _RFBING4 1
1238 _DRNKDY3 4
1242 _DRNKMO3 4
1246 _RFDRHV3 1
1247 _RFDRMN3 1
1248 _RFDRWM3 1
1249 _DRDXART 1
1250 FTJUDAY_ 3
1253 FRUTDAY_ 3
1256 GNSLDAY_ 3
1259 POTADAY_ 3
1262 CRTSDAY_ 3
1265 VEGEDAY_ 3
1268 _FRTSERV 5
1273 _FRTINDX 1
1274 _FV5SRV 1
1275 _MODPAMN 3
1278 _VIGPAMN 3
1281 MODCAT_ 1
1282 VIGCAT_ 1
1283 PACAT_ 1
1284 _RFPAMOD 1
1285 _RFPAVIG 1
1286 _RFPAREC 1
1287 _RFNOPA 1
1288 _AIDTST2 1

 

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