BRFSS Annual Survey Data

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Survey Data and Documentation

2006 Survey Data

Survey Data Information

2006 BRFSS Overview overview_06.rtf Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical, and analytical issues.	66K
2006 BRFSS Codebook codebook_06.rtf Codebook for the file showing variable name, location, and frequency of values for all reporting areas combined.	11MB
Calculated Variables in Data Files calcvar_06.rtf Description of calculated variables by data variable name.	5MB
Comparability of Data compare_06.rtf Comparability of data across reporting areas.	58K
BRFSS Modules Used Arranged by state or by category.	By State By Category
2006 Data Quality Report Handbook DQRHandbook_06.rtf	305K
Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables in the 2006 Data File	Web Page

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Data Files

There are 355,710 records for 2006. More information on participation is available in the states conducting surveillance, by year table. The data files are provided in ASCII and SAS Transport formats. SMART BRFSS and BRFSS GIS Maps data and documentation are also available for this data year.

2006 BRFSS Data (ASCII) Data updated December 13, 2007 This file is in ASCII format. It has a fixed record length of 1252 positions.	37MB
2006 BRFSS Data (SAS Transport Format) Data updated December 13, 2007 This file was exported from SAS V8.2 in the XPT transport format. This file contains 302 variables. This format can be imported into SPSS or STATA. Please note: some of the variable labels get truncated in the process of converting to the XPT format so they may be slightly different from what is on the SASOUT06.SAS program.	62MB
Variable Layout Format information on variable name by column position.	Web Page
2006 BRFSS Dual Questionnaires The dual questionnaire data sets contain the data from the states which conducted dual questionnaires and used optional modules in 2006.	Web Page
2006 BRFSS Supplement: County Level Variables This is a SAS data set with 3,143 county level data records for the 22 county level variables plus the state and county identifier variables needed to merge the county variables with the 2006 BRFSS file.	Web Page

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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.

format06.sas SAS for Windows program used to generate the 2006 format library.	122K
format06.sas7bcat Format library used with the 2006 BRFSS SAS Data File.	505K
sasout06.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the ASCII file into a SAS dataset.	30K
transprt.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the XPT (SAS Transport) file into a SAS dataset.	3K
formas06.sas SAS for Windows format assignment statements.	10K

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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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Available Survey Data
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