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State smoking prevalence estimates: A comparison of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system and current population surveys

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  • Arday, D.R.
  • Tomar, S.L.
  • Nelson, D.E.
  • Merritt, R.K.
  • Schooley, M.W.
  • Mowery, P.

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Objectives. This study examined whether there are systematic differences between the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS) for state cigarette smoking prevalence estimates. Methods. BRFSS telephone survey estimates were compared with estimates from the US Census CPS tobacco-use supplements (the CPS sample frame includes persons in households without telephones). Weighted overall and sex- and race-specific BRFSS and CPS state estimates of adult smoking were analyzed for 1985, 1989, and 1992/1993. Results. Overall estimates of smoking prevalence from the BRFSS were slightly lower than estimates from CPS (median difference: -2.0 percentage points in 1985, -0.7 in 1989, and -1.9 in 1992/1993; P

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  • Arday, D.R. & Tomar, S.L. & Nelson, D.E. & Merritt, R.K. & Schooley, M.W. & Mowery, P., 1997. "State smoking prevalence estimates: A comparison of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system and current population surveys," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 87(10), pages 1665-1669.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1997:87:10:1665-1669_3
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