2008 ACBS Survey Data and Documentation

2008 Survey Data Information

2008 ACBS ADULT Codebook Cdc-pdf[PDF – 3.62 MB]
Codebook for the ACBS Adult data file showing variable names and frequency of values for variables for all reporting areas combined. Variables from the BRFSS interview are included on each ACBS record, but are not included in this codebook. For information on BRFSS variables, the 2008 BRFSS Codebook should be referenced.

2006-2008 ACBS Summary Data Quality Report [PDF – 3.25 MB]
Procedures for interview disposition and response rates for the BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) for 2006 through 2008.

2008 ACBS CHILD Codebook Cdc-pdf[PDF – 302 KB]
Codebook for the ACBS Child data file showing variable names and frequency of values for variables for all reporting areas combined. Variables from the BRFSS interview are included on each ACBS record, but are not included in this codebook. For information on BRFSS variables, the 2008 BRFSS Codebook should be referenced.

Data Files

In the 2008 adult data file there are 15,007 records from 34 states and the District of Columbia. In the 2008 child data file there are 3,206 records from 31 states and the District of Columbia. More information on state participation is available in the ACBS History and Analysis Guidance document. The data files are provided in SAS and SPSS formats.

2008 ACBS Landline Only Adult Prevalence Tables
Data updated March 9, 2011
This file contains 20 HTML Tables. Created with SAS V9.3.

2008 ACBS ADULT Data (SAS) Cdc-zip[ZIP – 6 MB]
Data updated March 9, 2011
This file contains 1006 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SAS V9.2 data file.

2008 ACBS ADULT Data (SPSS) Cdc-zip[ZIP – 4 MB]
Data updated March 28, 2011
This file contains 1006 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is an SPSS V14 data file .

2008 ACBS CHILD Data (SAS) Cdc-zip[ZIP – 1 MB]
Data updated April 19, 2012
This file contains 1022 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SAS V9.2 data file.

2008 ACBS CHILD Data (SPSS) Cdc-zip[ZIP – 722 KB]
Data updated April 19, 2012
This file contains 1022 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is an SPSS V14 data file.