Package index • brfssdata

Read data

Download-on-demand access to annual BRFSS microdata.

read_brfss(): Read BRFSS survey microdata
brfss_years(): List the BRFSS survey years available for download
brfss_year_info(): One row per published BRFSS survey year

Survey-weighted analysis

Design objects with year-appropriate weights, strata, and PSUs.

brfss_design(): Build a survey-design object for BRFSS analysis
brfss_std_pop_2000: The 2000 projected U.S. standard population

Find and understand variables

Search the catalogs, read the codebook, follow renames.

brfss_vars(): Search BRFSS variables across survey years
brfss_codebook(): Codebook card: everything the catalogs know about a variable
brfss_labels(): Value labels for BRFSS variables
brfss_missing_codes(): Codes CDC uses for missing-type answers
brfss_crosswalk(): Rename crosswalk: which variables are generations of one measure

Reference data

Lookup tables bundled with the package.

brfss_states: BRFSS reporting jurisdictions: FIPS codes, names, and Census regions

Cite

Citations for the package and the survey years an analysis used.

brfss_citation(): Citations for the package and the survey years an analysis used

Cache management

Prefetch data and inspect, relocate, or clear the local cache.

brfss_download(): Prefetch BRFSS data and metadata into the local cache
brfss_cache_dir() brfss_cache_info() brfss_cache_clear(): Manage the local BRFSS data cache

Package options

Session options that change caching, design, and check behavior.

brfssdata-options: Options that change how brfssdata behaves