- Factors assessed by the BRFSS in 2020 included health status and healthy days, exercise, inadequate sleep, chronic health conditions, oral health, tobacco use, cancer screenings, and health-care access (core section). Optional Module topics for 2020 included prediabetes and diabetes, cognitive decline, electronic cigarettes, cancer survivorship (type, treatment, pain management) and sexual orientation/gender identity (SOGI).
Dataset Description Source
| Category | Label | Question | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeartDisease | Ever had CHD or MI | -Respondents that have ever reported having coronary -heart disease (CHD) or myocardial infarction (MI) | -Yes -No |
| BMI | Computed body mass index | Computed body mass index | Integer[1-9999] |
| Smoking | Smoked at Least 100 Cigarettes | Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? [Note: 5 packs = 100 cigarettes] | -Yes -No |
| AlcoholDrinking | Heavy Alcohol Consumption Calculated Variable | Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than 14 drinks per week and adult women having more than 7 drinks per week) | -Yes -No |
| Stroke | Ever Diagnosed with a Stroke | (Ever told) (you had) a stroke. | -Yes -No |
| PhysicalHealth | Number of Days Physical Health Not Good | Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good? | Number of days [1-30] |
| MentalHealth | Number of Days Mental Health Not Good | Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good? | Number of days [1-30] |
| DiffWalking | Difficulty Walking or Climbing Stairs | Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? | -Yes -No |
| Sex | Are you male or female? | Are you male or female? | -Male -Female |
| AgeCategory | Reported age in five-year age categories calculated variable | Fourteen-level age category | -Age [18-79] -Age [80 or older] |
| Race | Imputed race/ethnicity value | Imputed race/ethnicity value (This value is the reported race/ethnicity or an imputed race/ethnicity, if the respondent refused to give a race/ethnicity. The value of the imputed race/ethnicity will be the most common race/ethnicity response for that region of the state) | -White -Black -Asian -American Indian/Alaskan Native -Hispanic -Other |
| Diabetic | (Ever told) you had diabetes | (Ever told) (you had) diabetes? (If ´Yes´ and respondent is female, ask ´Was this only when you were pregnant?´. If Respondent says pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes, use response code 4.) | -Yes -No -No, borderline diabetes -Yes (during pregnancy) |
| PhysicalActivity | Exercise in Past 30 Days | During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise? | -Yes -No |
| GenHealth | General Health | Would you say that in general your health is: | -Excellent -Very good -Good -Fair -Poor |
| SleepTime | How Much Time Do You Sleep | On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-hour period? | Number of hours [1-24] |
| Asthma | Ever Told Had Asthma | (Ever told) (you had) asthma? | -Yes -No |
| KidneyDisease | Ever told you have kidney disease? | Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you ever told you had kidney disease? | -Yes -No |
| SkinCancer | (Ever told) you had skin cancer? | (Ever told) (you had) skin cancer? | -Yes -No |