CDC BRFSS Annual Survey Data 1989-2023

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
2021 BRFSS.pdf application/pdf 794.1 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
2021-DQR-508.pdf application/pdf 1.2 MB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
2021-Weighting-Description-508.pdf application/pdf 208.9 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
2021-calculated-variables-version4-508.pdf application/pdf 862.9 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
2021_ResponseRates_Table-508.pdf application/pdf 218.1 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
Compare_2021-508.pdf application/pdf 241.7 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
Complex-Sampling-Weights-and-Preparing-Module-Data-for-Analysis-2021-508.pdf application/pdf 424.6 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
FORMAS21.sas application/x-sas 57.9 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
FORMAT21.sas application/x-sas 19.6 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM
Format21_32.sas7bcat application/x-sas-data 409 KB 11/17/2025 03:53:PM

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title CDC BRFSS Annual Survey Data 1989-2023
Summary:  View help for Summary
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about US residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, health-care access, and use of preventive services. Established in 1984, BRFSS collects data in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and participating US territories. BRFSS completes more than 400,000 adult interviews each year, making it the largest continuously conducted telephone-based health survey system in the world.

By collecting behavioral health-risk data at the state and local level, BRFSS has become a powerful tool for customizing and planning health promotion activities. BRFSS is a go-to resource for health data scientists, researchers, other federal agencies, national health organizations, and state and local governments. In addition, countries across the globe have sought technical assistance from CDC to develop similar surveillance systems. BRFSS is also a data source for other tools and systems, such as CDC’s Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates (PLACES), CDC’s Chronic Disease Indicators, and Healthy People 2030.

In early 2025, BRFSS data on the CDC website was changed to remove questions related to transgender people and genders besides M/F. This data was downloaded from an earlier capture of the BRFSS Annual Survey Download Page before the changes from December 2024 and January 2025 from the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive).
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_data.htm

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms health behavior; population health; public health; chronic illnesses; preventative care; LGBTQ health; health care access
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Downloaded 2025-11-17 from the Wayback machine, captures from 2024-12 and 2025-1.


Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2025-11-18]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as received from the data depositor. ICPSR has not reviewed, checked, or processed this material. For additional information about the study, please contact the investigator(s) directly. If you have questions about the accessibility of materials distributed by ICPSR or require further assistance, please visit ICPSR's Accessibility Center.