CDC – BRFSS – 2023 BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)

2023 ACBS History and Analysis Guidance [PDF – 381 KB]
Provides information on the background, design, data collection and processing, statistical, and analytical issues for the BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) for 2023.

2023 ACBS Adult Codebook [ZIP – 66 KB]
Codebook for the ACBS Adult data file showing variable names and frequency of values for variables for all reporting areas combined. Variables from the BRFSS interview are included on each ACBS record, but are not included in this codebook. For information on BRFSS variables, the 2023 BRFSS Codebook should be referenced.

2023 ACBS Child Codebook [ZIP – 53 KB]
Codebook for the ACBS Child data file showing variable names and frequency of values for variables for all reporting areas combined. Variables from the BRFSS interview are included on each ACBS record, but are not included in this codebook. For information on BRFSS variables, the 2023 BRFSS Codebook should be referenced.

2023 ACBS ADULT Questionnaire [PDF – 647 KB]
Questionnaire for the ACBS Adult data file showing variable names.

2023 ACBS CHILD Questionnaire [PDF – 1 MB]
Questionnaire for the ACBS Child data file showing variable names.

2023 ACBS Summary Data Quality Report [PDF – 3 MB]
Procedures for interview disposition and response rates for the BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey (ACBS) for 2023.

In 2023 adult landline-cell phone combined data file there are 13,145 records from 27 states, including Puerto Rico. In the 2023 child landline-cell phone combined data file there are 622 records from 07 states.  More information on state participation is available in the ACBS History and Analysis Guidance document. The data files are provided in SAS and SPSS formats.

2023 ACBS Adult Data SAS [ZIP – 5 MB]
Data updated: May, 2025.
This file contains 1108 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SAS V9.4 data file.

2023 ACBS Child Data SAS [ZIP – 36 KB]
Data updated: May, 2025.
This file contains 1136 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SAS V9.4 data file.

2023 ACBS Adult Data SPSS [ZIP – 4 MB]
Data updated: May, 2025.
This file contains 1108 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SPSS V20 data file.

2023 ACBS Child Data SPSS [ZIP – 225 KB]
Data updated: May, 2025.
This file contains 1136 total variables including both ACBS and BRFSS variables. This format is a SPSS V20 data file.

2023 ACBS Formats, Labels and SAS Sample Code [ZIP – 70 KB]
Data updated May, 2025.
This file contains both ACBS Adults and Children Formats. This format is a SAS V9.4 data file.

2023 ACBS Formats, SPSS [ZIP – 28 KB]
Data updated May, 2025.
This file contains both ACBS Adults and Children Formats. This format is a SPSS V20 data file.