WV Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors and health conditions. Random telephone surveys are conducted monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

West Virginia was one of the 15 initial states to conduct the survey when it was initiated in 1984 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, the survey is conducted by the West Virginia Health Statistics Center in collaboration with the CDC. More than 3,000 West Virginia adults are interviewed each year.

WV BRFSS Data

Data Tables and Graphs
WV BRFSS demographic tables and time trend graphs for multiple health conditions and risk factors

WVBRFSS Methodology
Access a description of the methodology used to collect and analyze WVBRFSS data

Additional Information and Related Links
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.