CDC – Statistical Briefs

BRFSS data users can refer to these documents for additional guidance on conducting analyses. These references focus on specific topics and are presented in two tracks: Track A (organized by specific topics) and, when the documents become available, Track B: Analytical Methods Briefs.

Program-specific, Topic-related Briefs (Track A)

• Statistical Brief on the Reactions to Race Module. August 2023 [PDF – 364 KB]
• Statistical Brief on the Social Determinants and Health Equity Module. August 2023 [PDF – 472 KB]
• Statistical Brief: Arthritis. May 2023 [PDF – 851 KB]
• BRFSS Statistical Brief: Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention Optional Module. March 2023 [PDF – 414 KB]
• Statistical Brief: Industry and Occupation Optional Module, June 2022 [PDF – 3.76 MB]
• Statistical Brief: Sexual Orientation, Gender ID, Sex & Sex-at-Birth Variables [PDF – 145 KB]
• Statistical Brief: A Guide to the BRFSS Fruit and Vegetable Module (2017-present) [PDF – 400 KB]
• BRFSS Statistical Briefs on Caregiver and Cognitive Decline Modules
• BRFSS Statistical Brief Colorectal Cancer Screening Questions [PDF – 296 KB]
• BRFSS Statistical Brief Cervical Cancer Screening Questions [PDF – 317 KB]
• BRFSS Statistical Brief Breast Cancer Screening Questions [PDF – 277 KB]
• Data Users’ Guide to the Disability Questions [PDF – 6.29 MB]
• Statistical Brief on the Health Care Access Module, 2013 and 2014 [PDF – 359 KB]
• Data User’s Guide to the BRFSS Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Questions [PDF – 385 KB]
• Guide to analyze Physical Activity Rotating Core [PDF – 1 MB]
• 2012 BRFSS Cognitive Impairment Module Questions [PDF – 316 KB]
• Statistical Brief: A Guide to the BRFSS Fruit and Vegetable Module (2011-2015) [PDF – 281 KB]