Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Reports
Department of Health
Description:

It provides the prevalence of several health conditions in the population aged 18 and over, such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease, myocardial infarction, cholesterol; statistics on behavioral risk factors, such as fruit consumption, physical activity, tobacco use, weight, access to health services and health plans; and other demographic variables, such as age, sex, education and race. The data is collected through a telephone household survey.

Objective:

Monitor health conditions and behavioral risk factors

Main Variables
Age, gender, chronic health conditions
Frequency of release of the report:
Variable
Reference Population:
Population of Puerto Rico
Product:
BRFSS_2011_2021
DS_BRFSSEstudioCorrelacional_1996-2013
DS_BRFSSInforme_2006-2010_0
DS_BRFSSInforme_2011_0
DS_Informe Anual BRFSS 2003-2005
https://datos.estadisticas.pr/dataset/factores-de-riesgo-del-comportamiento
https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
History:
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Agency
Department of Health
Contact Information
Contact:
Ruby A. Serrano-Rodríguez
Position:
PR-BRFSS Director/Coordinator
Telephone:
(787) 274-5548, (787) 274-7828
Fax:
Email:
raserrano@salud.gov.pr