2008 SMART: BRFSS City and County Data

Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends

Available Survey Data
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Survey Data Information

2008 SMART BRFSS MMSA Weighting Methodology Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical, and analytical issues.	263K
2008 SMART BRFSS County Weighting Methodology Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical, and analytical issues.	529K
Calculated Variables in Data Files calcvar_08.rtf Description of risk factors by data variable name.	358K
Comparability of Data compare_08.rtf Comparability of data across reporting areas.	84K
Summary Matrix of Calculated Variables in the 2008 Data File	Web Page

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Data Files

The data files are provided in both ASCII and SAS Transport formats. There are 206,029 records in the county data set and 241,150 records in the MMSA data set. BRFSS and BRFSS GIS Maps data and documentation are also available for this data year. 

2008 SMART BRFSS County Data (ASCII) Data released August 14, 2009 This file is in ASCII format. It has a fixed record length of 521 positions.	17MB
2008 SMART BRFSS County Data (SAS Transport Format) Data released August 14, 2009 This file was exported from SAS V9.1 in the XPT transport format. This file contains 265 variables. This format can be imported into SPSS or STATA. Please note: some of the variable labels become truncated in the process of converting to the XPT format so they may be slightly different from what is on the County_SASOUT08.SAS program.	33MB
County Variable Layout Format information on variable name by column position.	370K Web Page
2008 SMART BRFSS MMSA Data (ASCII) Data released August 14, 2009 This file is in ASCII format. It has a fixed record length of 571 positions.	18MB
2008 SMART BRFSS MMSA Data (SAS Transport Format) Data released August 14, 2009 This file was exported from SAS V9.1 in the XPT transport format. This file contains 264 variables. This format can be imported into SPSS or STATA. Please note: some of the variable labels become truncated in the process of converting to the XPT format so they may be slightly different from what is on the MMSA_SASOUT08.SAS program.	34MB
MMSA Variable Layout Format information on variable name by column position.	367K Web Page

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SAS Resources

The following files are included for use with SAS software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. The SAS files are programs that can be read using any text editor. Save SAS files as plain text files.

format08.sas SAS for Windows program used to generate the 2008 format library.	130K
format08.sas7bcat Format library used with the 2008 BRFSS SAS Data File.	541K
MMSA08_sasout.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the MMSA ASCII file into a SAS dataset.	32K
County08_sasout.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the County ASCII file into a SAS dataset.	32K
transprt.sas SAS for Windows program to convert the XPT (SAS Transport) file into a SAS dataset.	3K
formas08.sas SAS for Windows format assignment statements.	10K

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File Formats

A word about file formats: The BRFSS Survey Data and documentation are available in several different file formats. Each available format is described below. Rich Text Format File (RTF). This format contains plain text and allows for basic formatting. Use a word processor to view and edit these files. Zip Archive File (ZIP). The zip format contains one or more files within it and is compressed to minimize the file's size. Use any zip utility to unzip these archives. SAS Instruction File (SAS). This format contains plain text which can be edited with a text editor. The instructions are intended for statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Version 8 Catalog File (SAS7BCAT). This format requires the use of statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Version 8 Datasets File (SAS7BDAT). This format requires the use of statistical analysis software developed by SAS Institute, Inc. SAS Transport File (XPT). This format allows data sets created by the SAS software to be imported directly into other statistical software such as Stata or SPSS. Portable Document Format File (PDF). This format allows formatting that enables full document navigation. You will need Acrobat Reader (a free application) to view and print this document. Plain Text File (TXT). This format contains simple text. Use any text editor to view and edit these files. CSV Instruction File (CSV). This format is a comma-delimited text file which can be imported by most analysis software.

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