Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2022 // brfss2022

BRFSS 2022. Largest continuously running US health-behaviors telephone survey (~400k respondents/year), state-stratified. Tracks chronic disease, preventive care, smoking, alcohol, BMI and access to care.

source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · version: 2022 · updated: 2023-09 · official page

common research uses

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2022 registers 325 variables — 6 commonly used as dependent variables, 5 as core regressors and 12 as controls. Common research directions for this dataset include: BMI by income and education, Mental health and cost barriers to care.

BMI by income and education: DV _BMI5, IV INCOME3, EDUCA, controls _AGE80, SEXVAR, _RACE1.

Mental health and cost barriers to care: DV MENTHLTH, IV MEDCOST1, controls _AGE80, SEXVAR, _RACE1.

Complex sampling design

weight (pweight)_LLCPWT
PSU_PSU
strata_STSTR
sourceBRFSS 2022 Codebook Report (CDC) — Complex Sampling Weights section

Stata svyset:

svyset _PSU [pweight=_LLCPWT] strata(_STSTR)

Note:BRFSS 自 2011 起使用 _LLCPWT (raking) 替代 _FINALWT;svyset _PSU [pweight=_LLCPWT], strata(_STSTR).

variables · 325 entries

namelabeltype/roledata filedescription · keywords
SEQNOSequence Number
Annual Sequence Number
identifier / identifiermainUnique respondent identifier within year
idsequence
_STATEState
State (FIPS Code)
categorical / controlmainFIPS state code
statefipsgeography
_LLCPWTFinal Weight
Final Landline+Cell Weight
continuous / controlmainIterative-proportional-fitting weight; required for population estimates
weight
_PSUPSU
Primary Sampling Unit
identifier / controlmainPrimary sampling unit; required for variance estimation
psucluster
_AGE80Imputed Age (capped 80)
Imputed Age (years, capped at 80)
continuous / controlmainImputed age in years, top-coded at 80
age
SEXVARSex
Sex of Respondent
binary / controlmainSex of respondent
sexgender
_RACE1Race
Race / Ethnicity (Recoded)
categorical / controlmainComputed race-ethnicity category
raceethnicity
EDUCAEducation
Highest Education Completed
ordinal / iv,controlmainHighest grade or year of school completed
educationschooling
INCOME3Annual Household Income
Annual Household Income (banded)
ordinal / iv,controlmainBanded household income
incomehousehold
_BMI5BMI
Body Mass Index (computed)
continuous / dv,iv,controlmainComputed BMI from self-reported weight/height (× 100)
bmiobesityweight
_RFHYPE6Hypertension Risk
Adults with High Blood Pressure (Risk)
binary / dvmainHas been told blood pressure is high
hypertensionblood pressure
DIABETE4Diabetes
Ever Told: Diabetes
binary / dvmainEver told by a doctor you have diabetes
diabetes
_SMOKER3Smoker Status
Computed Smoker Status (4-cat)
categorical / iv,controlmainComputed smoking status
smokingtobacco
GENHLTHGeneral Health
Self-rated General Health
ordinal / dvmainWould you say your general health is…
healthself-rated
MENTHLTHMental Health Days
Number of Days Mental Health Not Good (last 30)
continuous / dvmainDays in past 30 mental health was not good (0-30)
mental healthdepression
EXERANY2Any Exercise
Any Physical Activity in Last 30 Days
binary / iv,controlmainDid you participate in any physical activity in the past month
exerciseactivityphysical
MEDCOST1Cost Barrier to Care
Could Not See Doctor due to Cost (last 12 months)
binary / dv,controlmainWas there a time you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?
costaccessuninsured
FMONTHFile Monthcategorical——
IDATEInterview Datecontinuous——
IMONTHInterview Monthcategorical——
IDAYInterview Daycontinuous——
IYEARInterview Yearcontinuous——
DISPCODEFinal Dispositioncategorical——
CTELENM1Correct telephone number?categorical——
PVTRESD1Private Residence?categorical——
COLGHOUSDo you live in college housing?categorical——
STATERE1Resident of Statecategorical——
CELPHON1Cellular Telephonecategorical——
LADULT1Are you 18 years of age or older?categorical——
COLGSEX1Are you male or female?categorical——
NUMADULTNumber of Adults in Householdcategorical——
LANDSEX1Are you male or female?continuous——
NUMMENNumber of Adult men in Householdcategorical——
NUMWOMENNumber of Adult women in Householdcategorical——
RESPSLCTRespondent selectioncategorical——
SAFETIMESafe time to talkcategorical——
CTELNUM1Correct Phone Number?categorical——
CELLFON5Is this a cell phone?categorical——
CADULT1Are you 18 years of age or older?categorical——
CELLSEX1Are you male or female?categorical——
PVTRESD3Do you live in a private residence?categorical——
CCLGHOUSDo you live in college housing?categorical——
CSTATE1Do you currently live in ____(state)____?categorical——
LANDLINEDo you also have a landline telephone?categorical——
HHADULTNumber of Adults in Householdcontinuous——
PHYSHLTHNumber of Days Physical Health Not Goodcontinuous——
POORHLTHPoor Physical or Mental Healthcontinuous——
PRIMINSRWhat is Primary Source of Health Insurance?categorical——
PERSDOC3Have Personal Health Care Provider?categorical——
CHECKUP1Length of time since last routine checkupcategorical——
SLEPTIM1How Much Time Do You Sleepcontinuous——
LASTDEN4Last Visited Dentist or Dental Cliniccategorical——
RMVTETH4Number of Permanent Teeth Removedcategorical——
CVDINFR4Ever Diagnosed with Heart Attackcategorical——
CVDCRHD4Ever Diagnosed with Angina or Coronary Heart Diseasecategorical——
CVDSTRK3Ever Diagnosed with a Strokecategorical——
ASTHMA3Ever Told Had Asthmacategorical——
ASTHNOWStill Have Asthmacategorical——
CHCSCNC1(Ever told) (you had) skin cancer that is not melanoma?categorical——
CHCOCNC1(Ever told) (you had) melanoma or any other types of cancer?categorical——
CHCCOPD3Ever told you had C.O.P.D. emphysema or chronic bronchitis?categorical——
ADDEPEV3(Ever told) you had a depressive disordercategorical——
CHCKDNY2Ever told you have kidney disease?categorical——
HAVARTH4Told Had Arthritiscategorical——
MARITALMarital Statuscategorical——
RENTHOM1Own or Rent Homecategorical——
NUMHHOL4Household Landline Telephonescategorical——
VETERAN3Are You A Veterancategorical——
EMPLOY1Employment Statuscategorical——
CHILDRENNumber of Children in Householdcontinuous——
PREGNANTPregnancy Statuscategorical——
WEIGHT2Reported Weight in Poundscontinuous——
HEIGHT3Reported Height in Feet and Inchescontinuous——
DEAFAre you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?categorical——
BLINDBlind or Difficulty seeingcategorical——
DECIDEDifficulty Concentrating or Rememberingcategorical——
DIFFWALKDifficulty Walking or Climbing Stairscategorical——
DIFFDRESDifficulty Dressing or Bathingcategorical——
DIFFALONDifficulty Doing Errands Alonecategorical——
HADMAMHave You Ever Had a Mammogramcategorical——
HOWLONGHow Long since Last Mammogramcategorical——
CERVSCRNHave you ever had a cervical cancer screening test?categorical——
CRVCLCNCTime since last cervical cancer screening testcategorical——
CRVCLPAPHave a PAP test and recent cervical cancer screeningcategorical——
CRVCLHPVHave an H.P.V. test and recent cervical cancer screeningcategorical——
HADHYST2Had Hysterectomycategorical——
HADSIGM4Ever Had Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopycategorical——
COLNSIGMEver had a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or bothcategorical——
COLNTES1How long since you had colonoscopycategorical——
SIGMTES1How long since you had sigmoidoscopycategorical——
LASTSIG4Time Since Last Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopycategorical——
COLNCNCREver had any other kind of test for colorectal cancercategorical——
VIRCOLO1Ever had a virtual colonoscopycategorical——
VCLNTES2How long since you had virtual colonoscopycategorical——
SMALSTOLEver had stool test?categorical——
STOLTESTHow long since you had stool test?categorical——
STOOLDN2Ever had stool DNA test?categorical——
BLDSTFITWas test part of Cologuard test?categorical——
SDNATES1How long since you had stool DNAcategorical——
SMOKE100Smoked at Least 100 Cigarettescategorical——
SMOKDAY2Frequency of Days Now Smokingcategorical——
USENOW3Use of Smokeless Tobacco Productscategorical——
ECIGNOW2Do you now use e-cigarettes, or vaping products every day, some days, or not at all?categorical——
LCSFIRSTHow old when you first started smoking?continuous——
LCSLASTHow old when you last smoked?continuous——
LCSNUMCGOn average, how many cigarettes do you smoke each day?continuous——
LCSCTSC1Did you have a CT or CAT scan?categorical——
LCSSCNCRWere any CT or CAT scans done to check for lung cancer?categorical——
LCSCTWHNWhen did you have your most recent CT or CAT scan?categorical——
ALCDAY4Days in past 30 had alcoholic beveragecontinuous——
AVEDRNK3Avg alcoholic drinks per day in past 30continuous——
DRNK3GE5Binge Drinkingcontinuous——
MAXDRNKSMost drinks on single occasion past 30 dayscontinuous——
FLUSHOT7Adult flu shot/spray past 12 moscategorical——
FLSHTMY3When did you receive your most recent seasonal flu shot/spray?continuous——
PNEUVAC4Pneumonia shot evercategorical——
TETANUS1Received Tetanus Shot Since 2005?categorical——
HIVTST7Ever tested H.I.V.categorical——
HIVTSTD3Month and Year of Last HIV Testcontinuous——
HIVRISK5Do Any High Risk Situations Applycategorical——
COVIDPOSHave you ever been told you tested positive for COVID 19?categorical——
COVIDSMPHave an 3 month or longer covid symptoms?categorical——
COVIDPRMWhich was the primary symptom that you experienced?categorical——
PDIABTS1When was your last blood test for high blood sugar?categorical——
PREDIAB2Ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes?categorical——
DIABTYPEWhat type of diabetes do you have?categorical——
INSULIN1Now Taking Insulincategorical——
CHKHEMO3Times Checked for Glycosylated Hemoglobincontinuous——
EYEEXAM1Last Eye Exam Where Pupils Were Dilatedcategorical——
DIABEYE1When was the last time a they took a photo of the back of your eye?categorical——
DIABEDU1When was the last time you took a course or class in how to manage your diabetes?categorical——
FEETSOREEver Had Feet Sores or Irritations Lasting More Than Four Weekscategorical——
TOLDCFSTold had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) or (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) MEcontinuous——
HAVECFSStill have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitiscontinuous——
WORKCFSHow many hours a week are you been able to workcontinuous——
IMFVPLA3Where did you get your last flu shot/vaccine?categorical——
HPVADVC4Have you ever had an H.P.V. vaccination?categorical——
HPVADSHTHow many HPV shots did you receive?continuous——
SHINGLE2Have you ever had the shingles or zoster vaccine?categorical——
COVIDVA1Received at least one COVID-19 vaccinationcategorical——
COVACGETWill you get COVID-19 vaccination?categorical——
COVIDNU1Number of COVID-19 vaccinations receivedcategorical——
COVIDINTIntend to get COVID-19 vaccinationcategorical——
COVIDFS1Month/Year of first COVID-19 vaccinationcontinuous——
COVIDSE1Month/Year of second COVID-19 vaccinationcontinuous——
COPDCOGHDid you have a cough?categorical——
COPDFLEMDid you cough up phlegm?categorical——
COPDBRTHDid you have shortness of breath?categorical——
COPDBTSTHave you ever been given a breathing test?categorical——
COPDSMOKHow many years have you smoked tobacco products?continuous——
CNCRDIFFHow Many Types of Cancer?categorical——
CNCRAGEAge Told Had Cancercontinuous——
CNCRTYP2Type of Cancercategorical——
CSRVTRT3Currently Receiving Treatment for Cancercategorical——
CSRVDOC1What Type of Doctor Provides Majority of Your Carecategorical——
CSRVSUMDid You Receive a Summary of Cancer Treatments Receivedcategorical——
CSRVRTRNEver Receive Instructions From A Doctor For Follow-Up Check-Upscategorical——
CSRVINSTInstructions Written or Printedcategorical——
CSRVINSRDid Health Insurance Pay For All Of Your Cancer Treatmentcategorical——
CSRVDEINEver Denied Insurance Coverage Because Of Your Cancer?categorical——
CSRVCLINParticipate In Clinical Trial As Part Of Cancer Treatment?categorical——
CSRVPAINCurrently Have Physical Pain From Cancer Or Treatment?categorical——
CSRVCTL2Is Pain Under Control?categorical——
PSATEST1Ever Had PSA Testcategorical——
PSATIME1Time Since Most Recent PSA Testcategorical——
PCPSARS2What was the MAIN reason you had this PSA test?categorical——
PSASUGSTWho first suggested this PSA test?categorical——
PCSTALK1Did you talk about the advantages or disadvantages of P.S.A. testcategorical——
CIMEMLOSHave you experienced confusion or memory loss that is happening more often or is getting worse?categorical——
CDHOUSEGiven up day-to-day chores due to confusion or memory losscategorical——
CDASSISTNeed assistance with day-to_day activities due to confusion or memory losscategorical——
CDHELPWhen you need help with day-to-day activities are you able to get itcategorical——
CDSOCIALDoes confusion or memory loss interfere with work or social activitiescategorical——
CDDISCUSHave you discussed your confusion or memory loss with a health care professional?categorical——
CAREGIV1Provided regular care for family or friendcategorical——
CRGVREL4Relationship Of Person To Whom You Are Giving Care?categorical——
CRGVLNG1How Long Provided Care For Person.categorical——
CRGVHRS1How Many Hours Do You Provide Care For Person?categorical——
CRGVPRB3What Is The Major Health Problem, Illness, Disability For Care For Person?categorical——
CRGVALZDDoes Person Being Cared For Have Alzheimer´s Disease?categorical——
CRGVPER1Managed personal carecategorical——
CRGVHOU1Managed household taskscategorical——
CRGVEXPTDo you expect to have a relative you will need to provide care for?categorical——
ACEDEPRSLive With Anyone Depressed, Mentally Ill, Or Suicidal?categorical——
ACEDRINKLive With a Problem Drinker/Alcoholic?categorical——
ACEDRUGSLive With Anyone Who Used Illegal Drugs or Abused Prescriptions?categorical——
ACEPRISNLive With Anyone Who Served TIme in Prison or Jail?categorical——
ACEDIVRCWere Your Parents Divorced/Seperated?categorical——
ACEPUNCHHow Often Did Your Parents Beat Each Other Up?categorical——
ACEHURT1How Often Did A Parent Physically Hurt You In Any Way?categorical——
ACESWEARHow Often Did A Parent Swear At You?categorical——
ACETOUCHHow Often Did Anyone Ever Touch You Sexually?categorical——
ACETTHEMHow Often Did Anyone Make You Touch Them Sexually?categorical——
ACEHVSEXHow Often Did Anyone Ever Force You to Have Sex?categorical——
ACEADSAFDid an adult make you feel safe and protectedcategorical——
ACEADNEDDid an adult make sure basic needs were metcategorical——
LSATISFYSatisfaction with lifecategorical——
EMTSUPRTHow often get emotional support neededcategorical——
SDHISOLTHow often do you feel socially isolated from others?categorical——
SDHEMPLYHave you lost employment or had hours reduced?categorical——
FOODSTMPDuring the past 12 months have you received food stampscategorical——
SDHFOOD1How often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more?categorical——
SDHBILLSWere you not able to pay your bills?categorical——
SDHUTILSWere you not able to pay utility bills or threatened to lose service?categorical——
SDHTRNSPHas a lack of reliable transportation kept you from appointments, meetings, work, or getting things neededcategorical——
SDHSTRE1How often have you felt this kind of stress?categorical——
MARIJAN1During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or hashish?continuous——
MARJSMOKDid you smoke marijuana or cannabis?categorical——
MARJEATDid you eat marijuana or cannabis?categorical——
MARJVAPEDid you vape marijuana or cannabis?categorical——
MARJDABDid you dab marijuana or cannabis?categorical——
MARJOTHRDid you use marijuana or cannabis some other way?categorical——
LASTSMK2Interval Since Last Smokedcategorical——
STOPSMK2Stopped Smoking in past 12 monthscategorical——
MENTCIGSDo you usually smoke menthol cigarettes?categorical——
MENTECIGDo you usually use menthol e-cigarettes?categorical——
HEATTBCOHave you heard of heated tobacco products?categorical——
ASBIALCHAsked during checkup if you drink alchoholcategorical——
ASBIDRNKAsked in person or by form how much you drink?categorical——
ASBIBINGAsked whether you drank [5 FOR MEN /4 FOR WOMEN] or more alcoholic drinks on an occasion?categorical——
ASBIADVCOffered advice about what level of drinking is harmful or risky?categorical——
ASBIRDUCWere you advised to reduce or quit your drinking?categorical——
FIREARM5Any Firearms in Homecategorical——
GUNLOADAny Firearms Loadedcategorical——
LOADULK2Any Loaded Firearms Also Unlockedcategorical——
RCSGEND1Gender of childcategorical——
RCSXBRTHChild´s sex at birthcategorical——
RCSRLTN2Relationship to childcategorical——
CASTHDX2Hlth pro ever said child has asthmacategorical——
CASTHNO2Child still have asthma?categorical——
BIRTHSEXAre you male or female?categorical——
SOMALESexual orientationcategorical——
SOFEMALESexual orientationcategorical——
TRNSGNDRDo you consider yourself to be transgender?categorical——
HADSEXHave you have sexual intercourse?categorical——
PFPPRVN4Did you do anything to keep from getting pregnant?categorical——
TYPCNTR9What did you do to keep you from getting pregnant?categorical——
BRTHCNT4Are You Doing Anything to Keep From Getting Pregnant?categorical——
WHEREGETWhere did you get what you used to prevent pregnancy?categorical——
NOBCUSE8What was main reason for not doing anything to keep you from getting pregnant?categorical——
BCPREFERWhat is your preferred birth control method?categorical——
RRCLASS3How do other people usually classify you in this country?categorical——
RRCOGNT2How often do you think about your race?categorical——
RRTREATWere you treated worse than, the same, or better than people of other races?categorical——
RRATWRK2How do you feel you were treated at work compared to people of other races in past 12 months?categorical——
RRHCARE4When seeking health care past 12 months, was experience worse, same, better than people of other races?categorical——
RRPHYSM2Times past 30 days felt physical symptoms because of treatment due to your racecategorical——
QSTVERQuestionnaire Version Identifiercategorical——
QSTLANGLanguage identifiercategorical——
_METSTATMetropolitan Statuscategorical——
_URBSTATUrban/Rural Statuscategorical——
MSCODEMetropolitan Status Codecategorical——
_STSTRSample Design Stratification Variablecontinuous——
_STRWTStratum weightcontinuous——
_RAWRAKERaw weighting factor used in rakingcontinuous——
_WT2RAKEDesign weight use in rakingcontinuous——
_IMPRACEImputed race/ethnicity valuecategorical——
_CHISPNCChild Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin calculated variablecategorical——
_CRACE2Child Non-Hispanic Race including Multiracialcontinuous——
_CPRACE2Preferred Child Race Categoriescontinuous——
CAGEGFour level child agecontinuous——
_CLLCPWTFinal child weight: Land-line and Cell-Phone datacontinuous——
_DUALUSEDual Phone Use Categoriescategorical——
_DUALCORDual Phone Use Correction Factorcontinuous——
_LLCPWT2Truncated design weight used in adult combined land line and cell phone rakingcontinuous——
_RFHLTHAdults with good or better healthcontinuous——
_PHYS14DComputed Physical Health Statuscategorical——
_MENT14DComputed Mental Health Statuscategorical——
_HLTHPLNHave any health insurancecontinuous——
_HCVU652Respondents aged 18-64 with health insurancecontinuous——
_TOTINDALeisure Time Physical Activity Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_EXTETH3Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extractedcontinuous——
_ALTETH3Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extractedcontinuous——
_DENVST3Adults that have visited a dentist, dental hygenist or dental clinic within the past yearcontinuous——
_MICHDEver had CHD or MIcontinuous——
_LTASTH1Lifetime Asthma Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_CASTHM1Current Asthma Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_ASTHMS1Computed Asthma Statuscontinuous——
_DRDXAR2Respondents diagnosed with arthritiscontinuous——
_PRACE2Computed Preferred Racecontinuous——
_MRACE2Calculated non-Hispanic Race including multiracialcontinuous——
_HISPANCHispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin calculated variablecategorical——
_RACEG22Create Computed Non-Hispanic Whites/All Others Race Categories Race/Ethnic Group Codes Used In Post-Stratification Variablecontinuous——
_RACEGR4Computed Five level race/ethnicity category.continuous——
_RACEPR1Computed race groups used for internet prevalence tablescontinuous——
_SEXCalculated sex variablecontinuous——
_AGEG5YRReported age in five-year age categories calculated variablecontinuous——
_AGE65YRReported age in two age groups calculated variablecontinuous——
_AGE_GImputed age in six groupscontinuous——
HTIN4Computed Height in Inchescontinuous——
HTM4Computed Height in Meterscontinuous——
WTKG3Computed Weight in Kilogramscontinuous——
_BMI5CATComputed body mass index categoriescontinuous——
_RFBMI5Overweight or obese calculated variablecontinuous——
_CHLDCNTComputed number of children in householdcontinuous——
_EDUCAGComputed level of education completed categoriescontinuous——
_INCOMG1Computed income categoriescontinuous——
_RFMAM22Women respondents aged 40+ who have had a mammogram in the past two yearscontinuous——
_MAM5023Women respondents aged 50-74 that have had a mammogram in the past two yearscontinuous——
_HADCOLNHad colonoscopy calculated variablecontinuous——
_CLNSCP1Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a colonoscopy within the past ten yearscontinuous——
_HADSIGMHad sigmoidoscopy calculated variablecontinuous——
_SGMSCP1Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past five yearscontinuous——
_SGMS101Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten yearscontinuous——
_RFBLDS5Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a stool test within the past yearcontinuous——
_STOLDN1Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a stool DNA test within the past three yearscontinuous——
_VIRCOL1Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a virtual colonoscopy within the past five yearscontinuous——
_SBONTI1Respondents aged 45-75 who have had a sigmoidoscopy within the past ten years and a blood stool test in the past yearcontinuous——
_CRCREC2Respondents aged 45-75 who have fully met the USPSTF recommendationscontinuous——
_RFSMOK3Current Smoking Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_CURECI2Current E-cigarette User Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_YRSSMOKNumber of years smoked cigarettescontinuous——
_PACKDAYNumber of packs of cigarettes smoked per daycontinuous——
_PACKYRSYears smoked reported packs per daycontinuous——
_YRSQUITNumber of years since quit smoking cigarettescontinuous——
_SMOKGRPSmoking Groupcontinuous——
_LCSRECLung cancer screening recommendation statuscontinuous——
DRNKANY6Drink any alcoholic beverages in past 30 dayscontinuous——
DROCDY4_Computed drink-occasions-per-daycontinuous——
_RFBING6Binge Drinking Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_DRNKWK2Computed number of drinks of alcohol beverages per weekcontinuous——
_RFDRHV8Heavy Alcohol Consumption Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_FLSHOT7Flu Shot Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_PNEUMO3Pneumonia Vaccination Calculated Variablecontinuous——
_AIDTST4Ever been tested for HIV calculated variablecontinuous——

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