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Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

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The Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) is a telephone survey of state residents ages 18 and older carried out in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (exit DHS) encompasses BRFS programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.

The survey addresses a variety of topics, such as behaviors related to smoking, alcohol use, physical activity and overweight; prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and hypertension; and receipt of recommended cancer and cholesterol screening tests. BRFS data are used extensively by public health departments and are the basis of numerous articles in public health research journals and other publications.  (See information about the BRFS methodology.)

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Last Revised:  August 22, 2008