County-level breakouts added to Reading Below Proficiency (US) indicator.

County-level estimates have been added to the Reading Below Proficiency indicator. Data are estimates from school district figures, obtained by proportionally weighting and then aggregating the data for each school district that intersects a county. School district weights are based on the school-aged population (5-17) from the 2010 Decennial Census.

New data! Updated data for Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Data for school year 2013-2014 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2012-2013). Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility

New maps and data now available for 7 mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database. Update pertains to Non-California service areas only.

New 5-year mortality rates for 2009-2013 are now available (replacing data for 2007-2011). Breakouts available by gender and by combined race/ethnicity. Single-year mortality rates for 2002 through 2013 have been added to display trends over time for states and the total US only. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality…

New maps and data now available for 9 mortality indicators from the CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death Database.

New 5-year mortality rates for 2009-2013 are now available (replacing data for 2007-2011). Breakouts available by gender and by combined race/ethnicity. Single-year mortality rates for 2002 through 2013 have been added to display trends over time for states and the total US only. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Mortality – Cancer Mortality – Heart Disease Mortality…

Correction made to service area and region values for all cancer incidence indicators.

A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the reported figures were the crude average of the service area value and the value for the state of California as a whole. Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Cancer Incidence – Breast Cancer Incidence – Cervical Cancer Incidence – Colon…

Correction to service area value for Population Change indicator.

A calculation error was identified and corrected. The error affected service areas and regions such that the calculated figures were the reporting change in the wrong direction. For example, a change in population of 12,000 to 14,400 was appearing as a 20% population decrease rather than a 20% increase. Affected indicators: Demographics Change in Total…

New maps and data now available for Food Insecurity Rate indicator from Feeding America.

New food insecurity rate data for 2013 are now available (replacing data for 2012). Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Data is from Feeding America’s Map the Meal…