What kinds of questions were on the 2007 CLS?
• The CLS included 140 questions on a variety of health-related topics. • The CLS also contained socio-demographic questions (e.g., sex, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, employment status, county of residence, number of children in the household under 18 years of age, etc.). Who paid for this study? Were state dollars used? The Missouri Foundation for Health awarded the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) $1.46 million to conduct a study of 49,200 Missouri adults. An additional $100,000 in federal funding was used for the study. No state funds were used. How can I obtain the complete study results? Study results are available on the DHSS Community Profiles website at http://www.dhss.mo.gov/CommunityDataProfiles/ How will the information be used? It is expected that local health departments, organizations and coalitions will utilize the data for determining priority health needs and planning interventions to address priority needs. If the study is replicated in
