Table 5.

Comparison of prevalence estimates by Method and NHIS Benchmark^a

Weighting method	Current smoker	Ever told had diabetes	Ever told had arthritis	Ever told had asthma	Obesity	Ever told had stroke	Uninsured (Among 18–64)	Ever had hiv test	Average MSE
Aggregated Weights	18.23%	10.22%	25.02%	14.03%	28.29%	2.93%	17.46%	37.63%	0.015%
	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.09	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.14	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.16
	MSE: 0.002	MSE: 0.008	MSE: 0.053	MSE: 0.049	MSE: 0.001	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.003	MSE: 0.001
Method 1	18.57%	10.22%	25.15%	13.98%	28.96%	2.99%	17.93%	37.06%	0.017%
	SE: 0.11%	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.14
	MSE: 0.006	MSE: 0.008	MSE: 0.059	MSE: 0.047	MSE: 0.001	MSE: 0.001	MSE: 0.010	MSE: 0.001
Method 2	18.30%	10.19%	25.04%	14.10%	28.62%	2.97%	17.64%	37.69%	0.015%
	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.15
	MSE: 0.003	MSE: 0.007	MSE: 0.053	MSE: 0.052	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.005	MSE: 0.002
Method 3	18.34%	10.19%	25.04%	14.11%	28.63%	2.97%	17.67%	37.76%	0.016%
	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.15
	MSE: 0.003	MSE: 0.007	MSE: 0.053	MSE: 0.053	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.006	MSE: 0.002
Method 4	18.56%	10.23%	25.16%	13.96%	28.97%	2.99%	17.93%	37.02%	0.016%
	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.14
	MSE: 0.006	MSE: 0.008	MSE: 0.059	MSE: 0.046	MSE: 0.001	MSE: 0.001	MSE: 0.010	MSE: 0.001
Method 5	18.29%	10.20%	25.05%	14.08%	28.63%	2.97%	17.63%	37.65%	0.015%
	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.15
	MSE: 0.002	MSE: 0.007	MSE: 0.054	MSE: 0.051	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.005	MSE: 0.001
Method 6	18.33%	10.20%	25.04%	14.09%	28.64%	2.96%	17.65%	37.72%	0.015%
	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.08	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.10	SE: 0.13	SE: 0.04	SE: 0.12	SE: 0.15
	MSE: 0.003	MSE: 0.007	MSE: 0.053	MSE: 0.052	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.000	MSE: 0.005	MSE: 0.002
NHIS estimate	17.8%	9.5%	22.7%	11.8%	28.6%	2.8%	16.7%	37.3%
	SE: 0.30	SE: 0.20	SE: 0.32	SE: 0.23	SE:.36	SE: 0.11	SE: 0.25	SE: 0.41

^aAlthough both BRFSS and NHIS collect information on these outcomes, there are minor differences in question wording between the two surveys, as well as differences in the mode of administration