SURVEY TITLE: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - Georgia
ACRONYM: BRFS - GA
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: Fulton County.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 2001+.
SAMPLE SIZE: unknown/unavailable.
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
FULTON COUNTY BRFS 2001:
FC 5.a: “In describing your sexual activity during the past twelve months, would you say that
you... Please read: 1) Had sex only with a male or with males, 2) Had sex only with a female or
with females, 3) Had sex with both males and females (Don’t read these responses: 7) Don’t know/ not sure, 9) Refused.
RESULTS: unknown/unavailable.
DATA ACCESS: www2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp
ACRONYM: BRFS - GA
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: Fulton County.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 2001+.
SAMPLE SIZE: unknown/unavailable.
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
FULTON COUNTY BRFS 2001:
FC 5.a: “In describing your sexual activity during the past twelve months, would you say that
you... Please read: 1) Had sex only with a male or with males, 2) Had sex only with a female or
with females, 3) Had sex with both males and females (Don’t read these responses: 7) Don’t know/ not sure, 9) Refused.
RESULTS: unknown/unavailable.
DATA ACCESS: www2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp