79 Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART)
79.3 Description
- Provides localized health information that can help public health practitioners identify local emerging health problems, plan and evaluate local responses, and efficiently allocate resources to specific needs.
- Uses BRFSS data to provide prevalence rates for selected conditions and behaviors for cities and their surrounding counties.
79.6 Collection Methodology
CDC analyzes BRFSS data to obtain these estimates. View detailed methodology at https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/2021/pdf/2021_SMART_BRFSS_MMSA_Methodology-508.pdf
79.12 Special Notes
- An aggregated file with data from 2011 to present is available at https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/Behavioral-Risk-Factors/Behavioral-Risk-Factors-Selected-Metropolitan-Area/j32a-sa6u