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WK1CASESTUDY.docx WK 1 CASE STUDY Access the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/brfssprevalence/index.html Under Prevalence and Trends Data, select the following: State: California Year: 2016 Category: Tobacco Use Scroll down and click the link for Tobacco Use Under the drop-down, select Current Smoking Status According to the CDC data, 7.9% of Californian adults smoked everyday. How does this compare to previous years? Click the “View Trend Data” tab. a. Write one (1) sentence explaining this trend. NOTE: Use APA-formatted citation and references (6th edition). The following is an example of one sentence with a properly-formatted citation and reference: In the period from 2011 to 2012, Californian adults who smoked everyday decreased from 8.6% to 7.9% (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). b. Now, you explore this data set by selecting a different category, different state or different years. This should be very useful in writing prevalence statements regarding behaviors. REFERENCE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data: 2011-2012. Atlanta, GA: Author.Access the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System using the CDC website. http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/