Separated ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) origin from race tabulations. Tabulations added for non-Hispanic population. Affected indicators: Total Male Population; Total Female Population; Total Population Age 0-4; Total Population Age 5-17; Total Population Age 18-24; Total Population Age 24-34; Total Population Age 35-44; Total Population Age 45-54; Total Population Age 55-64; Total Population Age 65 or…
Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system. New Indicators: Health Outcomes Accident Mortality Lung Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide
Service area/multi-county area calculations updated to account for counties in which no data is reported. Reports generated earlier may include service area and multi-county area calculations that may incorrect. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Population with Any Disability
Data for survey year 2005-2009 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2004-2008). Estimates now available disaggregated by race or ethnicity. Affected indicators: Prostate Cancer Incidence
State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures. Affected indicators: Cancer Mortality Heart Disease Mortality Stroke Mortality Suicide Homicide
Data for school year 2010-2011 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2009-2010). County-level estimates now available. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility
Data for year 2012 released from HRSA (replacing data for 2011). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Facilities Designated as HPSAs Population Living in a HPSA
Service area mortality rates now tabulated from ZCTA-level data (instead of county-level data) to provide more accurate small-area estimates. Service area race/ethnicity mortality rates removed. Affected indicators: Cancer Mortality (CA Only); Heart Disease Mortality (CA Only); Stroke Mortality (CA Only); Motor Vehicle Crash Death (CA Only); Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Death (CA Only);</ Suicide (CA Only)…
Changed data source (from CDC NVSS 2003-2006) to the CDC National Vital Statistics System 2003-2009. Death counts were downloaded from the CDC WONDER query system; birth counts were acquried from the Health Indicator Warehouse. Rates now reported for over 2,000 counties; race and ethnicity statistics reported for counties with 10 or more deaths over the…
County-level data for ethnicity alone breakouts of the Children in Poverty indicator were incorrect. The error has been corrected. Figures for multi-county report areas, states, and the total US are remain unchanged.