Missouri County-Level Study (CLS)

The Missouri County-level Study (CLS), which was first conducted in 2003 and again in 2007, is being replicated in 2011 to produce county-level estimates of chronic disease risk factors, diseases and related health conditions. The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) contracted with the University of Missouri-Columbia Health and Behavioral Risk Research Center (UMC HBRRC) to conduct interviews with 400 adults in 112 counties and 800 adults each in Jackson and St. Louis Counties and the City of St. Louis. A total of 47,200 Missouri adults will be randomly called on landline telephones and an additional 5,000 will be called on cell telephones. Calls began in January 2011 and will continue through December 2011. MFH contracted with Macro International to conduct the primary data analysis. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) staff was responsible for the study design and will monitor data quality and consult with MFH on interpreting and reporting results. The 2011 CLS results will be posted on the DHSS Community Data Profiles web site where 2007 results and a comparison analysis of 2003 and 2007 may be found.

The 2007 CLS involved interviews with 49,513 Missouri adults and was supported by a grant from MFH. The 2003 CLS involved interviews with approximately 15,000 adults. Because of the lower number of responses in smaller counties, the 2003 study combined data from two or three counties. UMC HBBRC conducted the interviews in 2003 and 2007. Macro International conducted the primary data analysis in 2007 and a special comparison analysis of the 2003 and 2007 studies.

Information about the study design and methodology
County-level Study data

*The Missouri Foundation for Health is a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves.