BRFSS Annual Survey Data
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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