Improvements made to Demographics – Total Population indicator data.
Changed data source (from 2010 Decennial Census) to ACS 2006-2010. Indicator is now comparable with other reported demographic statistics. Affected indicators: Total Population.
Improvements made to race/ethnicity reporting for all American Community Survey (ACS) data.
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…
New data! New mortality indicators added for lung disease and unintentional injury (accident) deaths. Both consistently rank in the top 5 causes of death by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data sourced from the CDC National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) database.
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
Improvements made to calculations for Populations with Any Diability indicator.
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
New data! Data updated for Prostate Cancer Incidence from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.
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
Improvements made to calculations for all mortality indicators sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database.
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