SURVEY TITLE: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - Connecticut
ACRONYM: BRFS - CT
SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SURVEY PURPOSE: The CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has helped state and local areas survey U.S. adults to gather information about a wide range of behaviors that affect their health. The primary focus of these Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys has been on behaviors that are linked with the leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injury—and other important health issues. These behaviors include: 1) not getting enough physical activity, 2) being overweight, 3) not using seatbelts, 4) using tobacco and alcohol, and 5) not getting preventive medical care that can save lives, such as flu shots, mammograms, Pap smears, and colorectal cancer screening tests.
LOCATION SAMPLED: Connecticut.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 1995+.
SAMPLE SIZE: unknown/unavailable.
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
1995, 1996, and 1998:
(18-64 year olds, after an intro on AIDS): ”For the next few questions, "sex" refers to intercourse, oral or anal sex. With whom have you had sex in the past 10 years? Was it with ... 1) men only 2) mainly men, some women, 3)mainly women, some men 4) women only 5) have not had sex (ever or in 10 yrs)”
RESULTS: unknown/unavailable.
DATA ACCESS: www2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp
ACRONYM: BRFS - CT
SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SURVEY PURPOSE: The CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has helped state and local areas survey U.S. adults to gather information about a wide range of behaviors that affect their health. The primary focus of these Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys has been on behaviors that are linked with the leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injury—and other important health issues. These behaviors include: 1) not getting enough physical activity, 2) being overweight, 3) not using seatbelts, 4) using tobacco and alcohol, and 5) not getting preventive medical care that can save lives, such as flu shots, mammograms, Pap smears, and colorectal cancer screening tests.
LOCATION SAMPLED: Connecticut.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 1995+.
SAMPLE SIZE: unknown/unavailable.
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
1995, 1996, and 1998:
(18-64 year olds, after an intro on AIDS): ”For the next few questions, "sex" refers to intercourse, oral or anal sex. With whom have you had sex in the past 10 years? Was it with ... 1) men only 2) mainly men, some women, 3)mainly women, some men 4) women only 5) have not had sex (ever or in 10 yrs)”
RESULTS: unknown/unavailable.
DATA ACCESS: www2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp