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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Program |
| Alias | BRFSS |
| Data Collection Agency | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Purpose | To collect, analyze and interpret state-specific behavioral risk |
| factor data in order to plan, implement, and monitor public |
| health programs |
| Description | Household survey to monitor behaviors related to the leading |
| causes of death. Information of age, race, sex, educational |
| attainment, income, marital status, alcohol consumption, |
| drinking and driving habits, and various other safety-related |
| topics. |
| Special Features | Annual survey. Adminsitered by Illinois Department of Public |
| Health for the CDC. Core data collected for all states. Each |
| state can choose supplemental modules. |
| Subject Age Range | Adults |
| E-Coding Included |
| Population or Sample | Sample |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | Illinois and U.S. |
| Years Available | 1997 |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 13 |