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  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.)
OR

Note: This is not the Census definition of Urban/Rural.
Definition of Urban Region
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
401-222-1109
Definitions  List of Variables by Year  Instructions 
Office of Health Statistics 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).