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BRFSS Annual Survey Data

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Survey Data and Documentation

2008 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 QLREST2 2
86 EXERANY2 1
87 DIABETE2 1
88 LASTDEN3 1
89 RMVTETH3 1
90 DENCLEAN 1
91 CVDINFR4 1
92 CVDCRHD4 1
93 CVDSTRK3 1
94 ASTHMA2 1
95 ASTHNOW 1
96 QLACTLM2 1
97 USEEQUIP 1
98 SMOKE100 1
99 SMOKDAY2 1
100 STOPSMK2 1
101 AGE 2
103 HISPANC2 1
104 MRACE 6
110 ORACE2 1
111 VETERAN1 1
112 MARITAL 1
113 CHILDREN 2
115 EDUCA 1
116 EMPLOY 1
117 INCOME2 2
119 WEIGHT2 4
123 HEIGHT3 4
127 WTYRAGO 4
131 WTCHGINT 1
132 CTYCODE 3
140 NUMHHOL2 1
141 NUMPHON2 1
142 TELSERV2 1
143 SEX 1
144 PREGNANT 1
145 DRNKANY4 1
146 ALCDAY4 3
149 AVEDRNK2 2
151 DRNK3GE5 2
153 MAXDRNKS 2
155 FLUSHOT3 1
156 FLUSHTMY 6
162 FLUSPRY2 1
163 FLUSPRMY 6
169 PNEUVAC3 1
170 FALL3MN2 2
172 FALLINJ2 2
174 SEATBELT 1
175 DRNKDRI2 2
177 HADMAM 1
178 HOWLONG 1
179 PROFEXAM 1
180 LENGEXAM 1
181 HADPAP2 1
182 LASTPAP2 1
183 HADHYST2 1
184 PSATEST 1
185 PSATIME 1
186 DIGRECEX 1
187 DRETIME 1
188 PROSTATE 1
189 BLDSTOOL 1
190 LSTBLDS3 1
191 HADSIGM3 1
192 HADSGCO1 1
193 LASTSIG3 1
194 HIVTST5 1
195 HIVTSTD2 6
201 WHRTST8 2
203 HIVRDTST 1
204 HIVRISK2 1
205 EMTSUPRT 1
206 LSATISFY 1
207 CPDEMO 6
213 CPSCREN 11
227 PDIABTST 1
228 PREDIAB 1
229 DIABAGE2 2
231 INSULIN 1
232 BLDSUGAR 3
235 FEETCHK2 3
238 DOCTDIAB 2
240 CHKHEMO3 2
242 FEETCHK 2
244 EYEEXAM 1
245 DIABEYE 1
246 DIABEDU 1
247 PAINACT2 2
249 QLMENTL2 2
251 QLSTRES2 2
253 QLHLTH2 2
255 VIDFCLT2 1
256 VIREDIF2 1
257 VIPRFVS2 1
258 VINOCRE2 2
260 VIEYEXM2 1
261 VIINSUR2 1
262 VICTRCT2 1
263 VIGLUMA2 1
264 VIMACDG2 1
265 HRVOLNTR 1
266 HRDIRCAR 1
267 HRCHRNIL 1
268 HRSTLHAV 1
269 DRNKBER1 2
271 DRNKWIN1 2
273 DRNKLIQR 2
275 DRNKPMIX 2
277 DRNKLOC1 1
278 BINGEDRV 1
279 BINGEPAY 3
282 USEEVER3 1
283 USENOW3 1
284 USOTHNW1 1
285 SHSINWRK 2
287 SHSINHOM 2
289 HOUSSMK1 1
290 SHSALOWB 1
291 SHSALOWR 1
292 SHSALOWW 1
293 ASTHMAGE 2
295 ASATTACK 1
296 ASERVIST 2
298 ASDRVIST 2
300 ASRCHKUP 2
302 ASACTLIM 3
305 ASYMPTOM 1
306 ASNOSLEP 1
307 ASTHMED3 1
308 ASINHALR 1
309 HPVADVC 1
310 HPVADSHT 2
312 VETSTAT2 1
313 VACARE1 1
314 VAIRQAFG 1
315 RRCLASS2 1
316 RRCOGNT2 1
317 RRATWRK2 1
318 RRHCARE3 1
319 RRPHYSM2 1
320 RREMTSM2 1
321 ADPLEASR 2
323 ADDOWN 2
325 ADSLEEP 2
327 ADENERGY 2
329 ADEAT1 2
331 ADFAIL 2
333 ADTHINK 2
335 ADMOVE 2
337 ADANXEV 1
338 ADDEPEV 1
339 GPWELPR3 1
340 GP3DYWTR 1
341 GP3DYFD1 1
342 GP3DYPRS 1
343 GPBATRAD 1
344 GPFLSLIT 1
345 GPEMRCM1 1
346 GPEMRIN1 1
347 GPVACPL1 1
348 GPMNDEVC 1
349 GPNOTEV1 2
366 RCSBIRTH 6
372 RCSGENDR 1
373 RCHISLAT 1
374 RCSRACE 6
380 RCSBRACE 1
381 RCSRLTN2 1
382 CASTHDX2 1
383 CASTHNO2 1
384 HPVCHVC 1
385 HPVCHSHT 2
741 QSTVER 1
742 QSTLANG 2
755 CPCOUNTY 45
754 _STSTR 5
759 _STRWT 10
769 _RAW 10
779 _WT2 10
789 _POSTSTR 10
799 _FINALWT 10
929 _REGION 2
931 _AGEG_ 2
933 _SEXG_ 1
934 _RACEG3_ 1
935 _IMPAGE 2
937 _IMPNPH 1
938 _ITSCF1 10
948 _ITSCF2 10
958 _ITSPOST 10
968 _ITSFINL 10
986 MSCODE 1
987 CRACEORG 6
993 CRACEASC 6
999 _CRACE 2
1001 CHILDAGE 3
1004 _CIMPAGE 2
1006 _CSEXG_ 1
1007 _CRACEG_ 1
1008 _CAGEG_ 3
1131 _RAWCH 10
1141 _WT2CH 10
1151 _POSTCH 10
1161 _CHILDWT 10
1171 _RAWHH 10
1181 _WT2HH 10
1191 _POSTHH 10
1201 _HOUSEWT 10
1211 _RFHLTH 1
1212 _HCVU65 1
1213 _TOTINDA 1
1214 _EXTETH2 1
1215 _ALTETH2 1
1216 _DENVST1 1
1217 _LTASTHM 1
1218 _CASTHMA 1
1219 _ASTHMST 1
1220 _SMOKER3 1
1221 _RFSMOK3 1
1222 MRACEORG 6
1228 MRACEASC 6
1234 _PRACE 2
1236 _MRACE 2
1238 RACE2 1
1239 _RACEG2 1
1240 _RACEGR2 1
1241 _RACE_G 1
1242 _CNRACE 1
1243 _CNRACEC 1
1244 _AGEG5YR 2
1246 _AGE65YR 1
1247 _AGE_G 1
1248 HTIN3 3
1251 HTM3 3
1254 WTKG2 5
1259 _BMI4 4
1263 _BMI4CAT 1
1264 _RFBMI4 1
1265 _CHLDCNT 1
1266 _EDUCAG 1
1267 _INCOMG 1
1268 DROCDY2_ 3
1271 _RFBING4 1
1272 _DRNKDY3 4
1276 _DRNKMO3 4
1280 _RFDRHV3 1
1281 _RFDRMN3 1
1282 _RFDRWM3 1
1283 _FLSHOT3 1
1284 _PNEUMO2 1
1285 _RFSEAT2 1
1286 _RFSEAT3 1
1287 _RFMAM2Y 1
1288 _MAM502Y 1
1289 _RFPAP32 1
1290 _RFPSA2Y 1
1291 _RFBLDS2 1
1292 _RFSIGM2 1
1293 _AIDTST2 1

 

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