This dataset, from New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, provides the number of Public Assistance case openings (applications approved) in each month for each Local Social Services District (SSD), similar to data published on an annual basis in the "Statistical Report on the Operations of New York State Public Assistance Programs."
This dataset has the following 8 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | year | number | Year data pertains to | 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 view top 100 |
| Month | month | text | Month data pertains to. Openings are reported on a monthly basis. Day is always the first day of the reference month. The first available month is January 2006. | March February January October December view top 100 |
| Month Code | month_code | number | Number corresponding to month. January = 1, December = 12, etc. | 3 2 1 10 12 view top 100 |
| District Code | district_code | text | Contains a code ranging from 01 to 57 and 66, designating each of the State’s Local Social Services Districts, which are New York City and the remaining 57 counties. For the non-New York City counties, the code refers to the alphabetical order of the district name (e.g., Albany=01, Yates = 57). For New York City, the code is 66. | 33 34 35 36 50 view top 100 |
| District | district | text | Text name of each social services district. | Schuyler Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Orleans view top 100 |
| Total Public Assistance Case Openings | total_openings | number | Total Public Assistance case openings (applications approved) in the designated month. Sum of Family Assistance and Safety Net Assistance case openings. | 13 15 16 9 11 view top 100 |
| Family Assistance Case Openings | family_assistance_openings | number | Family Assistance case openings (applications approved) in the designated month. | 6 5 4 7 8 view top 100 |
| Safety Net Assistance Case Openings | safety_net_assistance_openings | number | Safety Net Assistance case openings (applications approved) in the designated month. | 7 6 12 8 10 view top 100 |