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American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators: Demographics Total Population Male Population Female Population Population Under Age 18 Population Age 18-64 Population Age 65+ Median Age Social & Economic Factors Children in Poverty Population in…

Age-adjusted mortality rates for malignant neoplasm (cancer) have been corrected. The previous version of this indicator reported age-adjusted mortality rates as the mean of the 95% confidence interval values reported for each county. This error affected the age-adjusted mortality rates for the total population for all counties with less than 100 total deaths, approximately 480…

One missing indicator, Population Age 55-64 was added to the Demographics Standard Report. This indicator replaced one instance of Population Age 45-54, which was double-listed. This error affects reports created between June 19th and June 24th, 2013.

Indicator data has been changed due to a discrepancy between the way in which ZIP code and county-level prenatal care data is reported from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). For this indicator, service area summaries are based on ZIP code-level birth statistics. ZIP code level data on prenatal care are acquired from the…

Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Mortality Heart Disease Mortality Homicide Stroke Mortality Suicide

Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Premature Death

Data for survey years 2006-2010 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2005-2009). Confidence intervals now available for data through the map interface. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Breast Cancer Incidence Cervical Cancer Incidence Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence Lung Cancer Incidence Prostate Cancer Incidence

New analysis was implemented to produce tract-level estimates of population change between 2000 and 2010. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract and county level. Indicator data is now available broken out by gender, race, and Hispanic origin.

Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of July 2013. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.

Data and maps now available for all counties with greater than 100,000 total population. Affected Indicators: Health Outcomes Low Birth Weight