HEALTH Web Query System

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Data

The BRFS measures health risk behaviors among adults 18 years and older.
The HEALTH Web Query System - YRBS module contains information about risk behaviors among youth in grades 9-12.

If you are unsure how to proceed please review the instructions or a sample query .
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Step One (Required)

1. Select Year(s) of Interest:
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 all years

Some variables were not asked every year. Please Click Here to check question availability

Step Two (Required). . . . [Row Variable, Independent Variable, Down Variable]

2a. Select a row topic	2b. Select a row variable You MUST select a variable in this box.
	Display Don't Know/Refused . [ Do Not Check When using Healthy People 2010 variables]
Please Click Here for Variable Definitions

Step Three (Required) . . . . [Column Variable, Dependent Variable, Across Variable]

3a. Select a column topic	3b. Select a column variable You MUST select a variable in this box.
	Display Don't Know/Refused . [ Do Not Check When using Healthy People 2010 variables]
Please Click Here for Variable Definitions

Step Four (Optional)

4. Subset/Filter Population by:
(Hold the control key down to make multiple selections or to deselect.)
We recommend that you only subset by one or two variables. Subsetting by more variables may make your sample size too small to display results.

Age:		Disability:
Sex:		Health Insurance:
Income:		Employment Status:
Race:		Educational Level :
Ethnicity:		Diabetes:

Step Five (Optional)

5. Select county or region of interest:
(Hold the control key down to make multiple county selections or to deselect.)

Note: This is not the Census definition of Urban/Rural.
Urban "core" cities includes: Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, Woonsocket, West Warwick. Non-urban "core" includes all other cities and towns. A "core" city is one in which 15% or more of the children live in families with income below the federal poverty level. This definition is from Rhode Island Kids Count Issue Brief # 14 "Child Poverty in RI".

Step Six (Optional)

6. Additional Statistics:
Population Estimates [Estimated Number of Rhode Island Adults in Group]

Do you have any questions, comments or suggestions? Please contact us at:
Annie.Gjelsvik@health.ri.gov
karine.tolentino@health.ri.gov
401-222-3395

Definitions and availability of variables Instructions
Center for Health Data and Analysis Home RI-BRFSS Information and Static Reports National BRFSS Home

Development of this system has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Assessment Initiative Cooperative Agreement . (Grant Number U82/CCU122380-03-1).