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SURVEY TITLE: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey - Massachusetts
ACRONYM: BRFS - MA
SPONSOR: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SURVEY PURPOSE: The CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has helped state and local areas survey U.S. adults to gather information about a wide range of behaviors that affect their health. The primary focus of these Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys has been on behaviors that are linked with the leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injury—and other important health issues. These behaviors include: 1) not getting enough physical activity, 2) being overweight, 3) not using seatbelts, 4) using tobacco and alcohol, and 5) not getting preventive medical care that can save lives, such as flu shots, mammograms, Pap smears, and colorectal cancer screening tests.
LOCATION SAMPLED: Massachusetts.
YEARS SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTED: 2000+.
SAMPLE SIZE: unknown/unavailable.
METHOD OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION: Telephone.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION QUESTIONS:
2000 (see 2000 Questionnaire):
1) During the past 12 months, have you had sex with only males, or only females, or with both
males and females?
2001 (see 2001 Questionnaire):
1) During the past 12 months, have you had sex with only males, or only females, or with both
males and females?
2) Do you consider yourself to be: heterosexual or straight, homosexual or (if respondent is male read "gay": else if female, read "lesbian"), bisexual or other?
2002 (see 2002 Questionnaire):
1) During the past 12 months, have you had sex with only males, or only females, or with both
males and females?
2) Do you consider yourself to be: heterosexual or straight, homosexual or (if respondent is male read "gay": else if female, read "lesbian"), bisexual or other?
Additional questions are included on gay and lesbian health.
RESULTS:
DATA ACCESS: www.mass.gov/dph/bhsre/cdsp/brfss/brfss.htm andwww2a.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss2/coordinator.asp
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