Introduction to BRFSS

The BRFSS is a telephone survey of adults conducted to collect data on personal health behaviors on local, state and national levels.  A BRFSS survey was conducted in Clallam County between April 2003 and March 2004 and 913 residents were surveyed. 

What is BRFSS?

BRFSS Data 

Clallam County 2003-2004 BRFSS Survey results are available for ten broad topic areas.

Module I: Access to Health Care Services
Module II: Health Screening and Preventive Care
Module III: Oral Health
Module IV: General Health Status
Module V: Alcohol and Tobacco Use
Module VI: Obesity and Weight Control
Module VII: Exercise and Physical Activity
Module VIII: Food Security
Module IX: Injury Prevention - Firearms and Family Violence
Module X: Arthritis, Joint Symptoms and Falls

BRFSS Technical Notes

Comparison of Survey Respondents to County Demographics (Adobe Acrobat .PDF file)

Copy of Clallam County 2003-2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire (Microsoft Word .DOC file)

BRFSS Links

Washington State Department of Health BRFSS website:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/CHS/CHS-Data/brfss/brfss_homepage.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BRFSS website:
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm

Department of Health's Center for Health Statistics' BRFSS Internet Query (BRFSS-IQ) web site:
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/brfss/