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Query Builder for Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data - Cigarettes Smoked Daily, Age-Adjusted, 2022

  • Select the percentage to calculate.


  • Select geographic area(s) (respondent's residence). (Default is all Maryland counties.) Use these selections to filter the dataset to an area (or leave the data unfiltered for statewide results), and to select which type of geography you want to use for stratification of your results when you select "geography" in the last step, "How to display the data."

  • Select Race/Ethnicity Categories. (Default is all categories.) Use these selections to filter the dataset to specific Race/Ethnicity categories to select which Race Ethnicity categories you want to use for stratification of your results when you select "Race/Ethnicity" in the last step, "How to display the data."

  • Would you like to include only males or only females in the results? Default includes all data records.

  • Select Income Categories. (Default is all categories.) Use these selections to filter the dataset to an area and to select which Income categories you want to use for stratification of your results when you select "Income" in the last step, "How to display the data."

  • Select Employment Status Categories. (Default is all categories.) Use these selections to filter the dataset to an area and to select which Employment Status categories you want to use for stratification of your results when you select "Employment Status" in the last step, "How to display the data."

  • Make selections here to filter the dataset to a sub-population. (Default includes ALL SURVEY RESPONDENTS) For statewide analyses, leave boxes unchecked. To group your results by these variables, select them in the last step, "How to display the data."

    • Select marital status categories. (Default includes ALL)

    • Select education level category(ies). (Default includes ALL)

  • Select Disability Status Categories. (Default is all categories.) Use these selections to filter the dataset to an area and to select which Disability Status categories you want to use for stratification of your results when you select "Disability Status" in the last step, "How to display the data."

  • Select one of the following indicators only if you plan to display your results by this indicator. Default is None. No BRFSS indicator selected

The data and information provided through the IBIS-PH Query System are intended to support any individuals or entities engaged in activities designed solely to enhance the well-being of a specific community, which may include the State. Activities include informing evidence-based decision making in the State to plan and improve health service delivery, evaluate health care interventions and systems and inform health policy decisions.

As an IBIS-PH Query System user, I AGREE TO:
  1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
  2. Not attempt to identify or contact individual(s) represented in the IBIS-PH query system data.
  3. Not disclose or use the identity of any individual(s) discovered inadvertently.
  4. Not link IBIS-PH query system data with other data that, after linkage, might allow identification of an individual represented in the IBIS-PH query system data.
  5. Use appropriate safeguards to prevent the inappropriate use or disclosure of individual(s) represented in the data, including when disclosing IBIS-PH Query System data to others.
  6. Report IMMEDIATELY (i.e. within 2 hours) any inadvertent or intentional identity disclosures or violations of this agreement of which I become aware to the Maryland Department of Health by sending an email to mdh.brfss@maryland.gov.
  7. Include the following disclaimer on any reports or publications using Maryland data, if applicable: This publication utilizes data provided by the Maryland Department of Health, (Maryland BRFSS or Maryland YRBS/YTS); collected under guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and analyzed by [INSERT YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION HERE]. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Maryland Department of Health.
  8. Include the following citation on any reports or publications using Maryland data, when applicable: [INSERT YEARS USED HERE] (Maryland BRFSS or Maryland YRBS/YTS) accessed at ibis.health.maryland.gov on [INSERT DATE ACCESSED].



Content updated: Thu, 9 May 2024 19:34:06 EDT