Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)

Federal and state health departments used the data to identify demographic variations in health related behaviors, target services, address emergent and critical health issues, propose legislation for health initiatives, and measure progress toward achieving state and national health objectives.

This series contains information about the behaviors of the adult, non-institutionalized, civilian population of the United States that pose risks to an individual's well-being. It includes information about health risks and behaviors such as seat belt usage, use of tobacco products, consumption of alcoholic beverages, diet, exercise, use of medical screening tests, and use of medications as prescribed. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC).