Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
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.)
Health Counts in Wisconsin:
Behavioral Risk Factors, 2008 (annual tables) (PDF, 150 KB)
(May 2009; corrected June 2009) 
This condensed report presents BRFS data on risk factors such
as smoking, alcohol use, overweight and lack of exercise, as well as
receipt of screening tests and actions taken to reduce chronic disease
risk.
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Linking Mental and Physical Health: Results
from the Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (PDF,
1151 KB) (April 2009)
This report presents findings from the 2006 and 2007 BRFS mental health
modules, analyzed with relevant demographic, health risk, chronic disease,
functioning and quality of life variables. It shows the individual-level
burden and diminished quality of life experienced by Wisconsin adults who
have serious psychological distress (2007) or depression (2006). The
report includes an afterword describing several models of integrated
mental and physical health treatment.
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Wisconsin BRFS: Special Projects
(PDF 56 KB) (January 2009)
BRFS data
(interactive queries)
The BRFS module in WISH (Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health)
allows you to obtain Wisconsin BRFS data, tailored to your specifications,
for multiple years and geographic areas.
Tracking the State Health Plan 2010
Contains state-level indicators that use BRFS and other data to track
progress toward Wisconsin's state health plan objectives.
Health-Related
Quality of Life: Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey to Examine
How Wisconsin Adults View Their Health
(PDF, 324 KB) (November 2006).
This report addresses connections between self-perceived health and demographic,
chronic-disease and health-risk characteristics. Health-related
quality of life is an emerging concept in public health. CDC strongly
encourages states to include health-related quality of life in
assessments of population health.
Reports from Previous Years
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Last Revised: June 15, 2009
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