Delaware 2024 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey

Abstract

This report analyzes the 2024 BRFSS data. The objective of BRFSS is “to collect uniform state-specific data on health risk, behaviors, chronic diseases and conditions, access to health care, and use of preventive health services related to the leading causes of death and disability in the United States”. The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) operates the state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) as part of BRFSS. BRFS is a survey of Delaware’s adult population conducted annually. It considers behaviors connected with an increased risk of disease, premature death, and disability. In 2024, BRFS surveyed 4,360 adults in Delaware aged 18 and older. This study generalizes the prevalence rates of health issues, health care access, chronic diseases, and some behavioral risk factors among the population.