Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)

The Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) is a product of CDC’s National Asthma Control Program (NACP). The NACP plays a critical role in addressing asthma. The program funds states, cities, and school programs to help them improve surveillance of asthma, train health professionals, educate individuals with asthma and their families, and explain asthma to the public. The NACP is part of the Asthma and Community Health Branch of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice in the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH).

The ACBS adds considerable depth to the existing body of asthma data. It addresses critical questions surrounding the health and experiences of persons with asthma and provides data at the state and local level. Asthma data need to be available at the state and local level to direct and evaluate interventions undertaken by asthma control programs located in state health departments. Improved tracking for asthma is critical for planning and evaluating efforts to reduce the health burden from this disease.

The ACBS is conducted approximately 2 weeks after the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS). BRFSS respondents who report ever being diagnosed with asthma are eligible for the asthma Call-back. If a state includes children in the BRFSS and the randomly selected child has ever been diagnosed with asthma, then the child is eligible for the asthma Call-back. If both the selected child and the BRFSS adult in a household have asthma, then only one or the other is eligible for the ACBS.

Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) documentation and datasets can be found at:
ACBS data files and documentation: BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)

Adult Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line only Prevalence Tables
2014 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2013 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2012 BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey Prevalence Tables
2011 BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey Prevalence Tables
2010 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2009 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2008 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2007 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables
2006 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables

Adult Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Prevalence Tables
2019 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2018 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2017 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2016 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2015 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2014 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2013 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables
2012 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey Land Line And Cell Phone Combined Adult Prevalence Tables

Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables

2015–2017
Multiple Year (2015 ~ 2017) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables – Technical Information pdf ico [PDF – 496 KB]
Multiple Year (2015 ~ 2017) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables

2012-2014
Multiple Year (2012 ~ 2014) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables – Technical Information [PDF – 496 KB]
Multiple Year (2012 ~ 2014) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables

2006-2010
Multiple Year (2006 ~ 2010) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables – Technical Information
Multiple Year (2006 ~ 2010) Child Asthma Call-back Survey Prevalence Tables

Page last reviewed: July 8, 2022