CDC then added a DGU question to the BRFSS the first year they could do so after the 1995 publication of the Kleck/Gertz survey, in their 1996 survey. CDC was not the only federal agency during the Clinton administration to field a survey addressing the prevalence of DGU shortly after the...
This map shows all census tracts in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota where 20% or more adults are self-reported as binge drinkers, compared to the placement of alcoholism rehabilitation facilities. Using CDC PLACES data at the census tract level, is is clear that alcoholism is more common...
We utilized cross-sectional data from 2016 to 2019 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a U.S. telephone-based survey of adults (鈮 18years). Measures of difficulty accessing healthcare included absence of healthcare coverage, delay in healthcare access, absence of primary ...
•AccordingtoCDC’s1999-2000NationalHealthandNutritionExamination Survey(NHANES),anestimated64percentofU.S.adultsareeither overweight(33percent)orobese(31percent). •AnotherCDCsurvey–theBehavioralRiskFactorSurveillanceSystem (BRFSS)1998-2000(pooleddata)revealedthatself-reportedobesity prevalencerangesfrom15per...
Data from the following CDC surveillance systems and surveys were used: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); Emerging Infections Program/ Active Bacterial Core surveillance (EIP/ABCs); Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet); Internet Panel Surveys: Influenza Vaccination ...
Data from the following CDC surveillance systems and surveys were used: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); Emerging Infections Program/Active Bacterial Core surveillance (EIP/ABCs); Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet); Internet Panel Surveys: Influenz...
The BRFSS is an annual random telephone survey designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that monitors health behaviour and other factors contributing to the leading causes of disease and death in the population. It includes six questions on frequency, quantity and variety ...
(National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data, where people's height and weight are actually measured rather than self-reported.Using the BRFSS data CDC researchers also reported how obesity rates vary among different parts of the American population, for example: Dietz said that obesity ...