Indicator Topic | Field Model Domain | Data Sources |
Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||
Age and race/ethnicity | Social environment (behavior, genetics) | Census; intercensal estimates |
Groups whose access to community services or resources may be limited | Social environment (behavior, physical environment, prosperity) | Census; intercensal estimates |
Educational attainment (high school graduation) | Social environment (behavior, physical environment, prosperity, well-being) | Census; intercensal estimates |
High school dropouts | Social environment (disease, behavior, physical environment, prosperity) | Local school districts |
Household income | Prosperity (behavior, social environment, physical environment, health care, health and function) | Census; intercensal estimates |
Children in poverty | Social environment, prosperity (behavior, physical environment, health care, health and function) | Census; intercensal estimates |
Unemployment rate | Social environment, prosperity (behavior, physical environment, health care, health and function, well-being) | State employment security office |
Single-parent families | Social environment (behavior, physical environment, health care, prosperity, well-being) | Census; intercensal estimates |
Persons without health insurance | Social environment, health care (disease, health and function, prosperity) | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (special sampling) |
Infant mortality | Disease, genetics, social environment, behavior, physical environment, health care, prosperity | State vital records |
Death rates, overall and for selected causes | Disease, genetics, behavior, social environment, physical environment, health care, prosperity | State vital records |
Incidence of AIDS, measles, tuberculosis, syphilis | Disease, behavior, social environment, health care (prosperity, health and function, well-being) | State communicable disease records |
Births to adolescents | Behavior, social environment (prosperity, well-being) | State vital records |
Child abuse and neglect | Behavior, social environment (disease, physical environment, health care, well-being) | State or local child protection agency records |
Health Risk Factors |
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Preschool immunization | Behavior, health care (social environment, prosperity) | Community survey; retrospective estimates from school entry records; immunization registry |
Older adult immunization | Behavior, health care (social environment, prosperity) | Medicare claims files; health plan records |
Prevalence of smoking | Disease, behavior, social environment, physical environment, health and function (health care, prosperity) | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (special sampling) |
Prevalence of obesity | Behavior, health and function (genetics, social environment, health care, well-being) | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (special sampling) |
Air quality | Disease, physical environment (social environment, well-being) | State environmental quality agency; local air quality management agency |
Water quality (for recreational uses) | Physical environment (behavior, social environment, well-being) | State environmental quality agency |
Health Care Resource Consumption | ||
Per capita Medicare spending | Health care, prosperity | Health Care Financing Administration |
Functional Status | ||
Self-reported health status | Health and function, well-being | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (special sampling) |
Recent poor health | Health and function, well-being | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (special sampling) |
Quality of Life | ||
Satisfaction with health care system | Health care, well-being (social environment, prosperity, health and function) | Community survey |
Satisfaction with quality of life | Well-being (behavior, social environment, physical environment, health care, prosperity, health and function |