Patient Characteristics Survey (PCS): 2015

data.ny.gov | Last Updated 10 Jun 2019

The number of persons described by survey year (2015) reported in OMH Region‐specific totals (Region of Provider) and three demographic characteristics of the client served during the week of the survey: sex (Male, Female, and Unknown), Transgender (No, Not Transgender; Yes, Transgender and Unknown), age (below 17 (Child), 18 and above(Adult) and unknown age) and race (White only, Black Only, Multi‐racial, Other and Unknown race) and ethnicity (Non‐Hispanic, Hispanic, Client Did Not Answer and Unknown). Persons with Hispanic ethnicity are grouped as “Hispanic,” regardless of race or races reported.

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This dataset has the following 67 columns:

Column Name	API Column Name	Data Type	Description	Sample Values
Survey Year	survey_year	number	Dates for 2015 Patient Characteristic Survey are between 10/19/2015 and 10/25/2015.	2015 view top 100
Program Category	program_category	text	‘Emergency’, ‘Inpatient’, ‘Outpatient’, ‘Residential’, or ‘Support’. See https://my.omh.ny.gov/bi/pd/saw.dll?PortalPages to view OMH's program category definitions.	OUTPATIENT RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT INPATIENT EMERGENCY view top 100
Region Served	region_served	text	Represents region where client received service. Regions include ‘Central NY’, ‘Hudson River’, ‘Long Island’, ‘New York City’, ‘Western’ or ‘Unknown’. ‘Unknown’ is designated to maintain confidentiality. The following counties comprise the OMH regions: Central New York--Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence; Hudson River—Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester; Long Island—Nassau, Suffolk; New York City—Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond; Western New York—Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates.	NEW YORK CITY REGION WESTERN REGION HUDSON RIVER REGION CENTRAL NY REGION LONG ISLAND REGION view top 100
Age Group	age_group	text	‘Child’, ‘Adult’, ‘Unknown’	ADULT CHILD UNKNOWN view top 100
Sex	sex	text	‘Female’, ‘Male’, ‘Unknown’.	FEMALE MALE UNKNOWN view top 100
Transgender	transgender	text	‘No, Not Transgender’, ‘Yes, Transgender’, ‘Client Did Not Answer’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO, NOT TRANSGENDER UNKNOWN YES, TRANSGENDER CLIENT DIDN'T ANSWER view top 100
Sexual Orientation	sexual_orientation	text	‘Bisexual’, ‘Lesbian or Gay’, ‘Straight or Heterosexual’, ‘Other’, ‘Client Did Not Answer’, or ‘Unknown’.	STRAIGHT OR HETEROSEXUAL UNKNOWN CLIENT DID NOT ANSWER LESBIAN OR GAY BISEXUAL view top 100
Hispanic Ethnicity	hispanic_ethnicity	text	‘Yes’, ‘No, Not Hispanic/Latino’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO, NOT HISPANIC/LATINO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Race	race	text	‘Black Only’, ‘Multi-Racial’, ‘Other’ (includes American Indian/Alaska Native Only, Asian Only, Native Hawaii/Other Pac Islander Only, and Other Race Only), ‘White Only’ or ‘Unknown Race’.	WHITE ONLY BLACK ONLY OTHER UNKNOWN RACE MULTI-RACIAL view top 100
Living Situation	living_situation	text	‘Private Residence’, ‘Institutional Setting’, ’Other Living Situation’, or ‘Unknown’. See https://my.omh.ny.gov/bi/pd/saw.dll?PortalPages&PortalPath=%2Fshared%2FMental%20Health%20Program%20Directory%2F_portal%2FMental%20Health%20Program%20Directory&nquser=BI_Guest&nqpassword=Public123#5 to view OMH's residentail program definitions.	PRIVATE RESIDENCE OTHER LIVING SITUATION UNKNOWN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING view top 100
Household Composition	household_composition	text	‘Lives Alone’, ’Cohabitates with Others’, ‘Not Applicable’, or ‘Unknown’.	COHABITATES WITH OTHERS LIVES ALONE NOT APPLICABLE UNKNOWN view top 100
Preferred Language	preferred_language	text	‘English’, ‘Spanish’, ’Indo-European’, ‘Asian and Pacific Island’, ‘Afro-Asiatic’ ‘All Other Languages’, or ‘Unknown’.	ENGLISH SPANISH INDO-EUROPEAN ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND UNKNOWN view top 100
Veteran Status	veteran_status	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Employment Status	employment_status	text	‘Employed’, ‘Non-paid/Volunteer’, ‘Not In Labor Force: Unemployed and not looking for work’, ‘Unemployed, looking for work’, or ‘Unknown Employment Status’.	NOT IN LABOR FORCE:UNEMPLOYED AND NOT LOOKING FOR WORK EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED, LOOKING FOR WORK UNKNOWN EMPLOYMENT STATUS NON-PAID/VOLUNTEER view top 100
Number Of Hours Worked Each Week	number_of_hours_worked_each_week	text	‘01-14 Hours’, ‘15-34’, ‘35 Hours or More’, ‘Not Applicable’, or ‘Unknown Employment Hours’.	NOT APPLICABLE 35 HOURS OR MORE 15-34 HOURS 01-14 HOURS UNKNOWN EMPLOYMENT HOURS view top 100
Education Status	education_status	text	‘No Formal Education’, ‘Pre-K to Fifth Grade’, ‘Middle School to High School’, ‘Some College’, ‘College or Graduate Degree’, ‘Other’, or ‘Unknown’.	MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE OR GRADUATE DEGREE SOME COLLEGE PRE-K TO FIFTH GRADE UNKNOWN view top 100
Special Education Services	special_education_services	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, ‘Not Applicable’, ‘Unknown’.	NOT APPLICABLE NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Mental Illness	mental_illness	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	YES NO UNKNOWN view top 100
Intellectual Disability	intellectual_disability	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Autism Spectrum	autism_spectrum	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Other Developmental Disability	other_developmental_disability	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Alcohol Related Disorder	alcohol_related_disorder	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Drug Substance Disorder	drug_substance_disorder	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Mobility Impairment Disorder	mobility_impairment_disorder	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Hearing Visual Impairment	hearing_visual_impairment	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Hyperlipidemia	hyperlipidemia	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
High Blood Pressure	high_blood_pressure	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Diabetes	diabetes	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Obesity	obesity	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Heart Attack	heart_attack	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Stroke	stroke	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Other Cardiac	other_cardiac	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Pulmonary Asthma	pulmonary_asthma	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Alzheimer or Dementia	alzheimer_or_dementia	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Kidney Disease	kidney_disease	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Liver Disease	liver_disease	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Endocrine Condition	endocrine_condition	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Neurological Condition	neurological_condition	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Traumatic Brain Injury	traumatic_brain_injury	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Joint Disease	joint_disease	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Cancer	cancer	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Other Chronic Med Condition	other_chronic_med_condition	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
No Chronic Med Condition	no_chronic_med_condition	text	‘Yes’ – Indicates individual DOES NOT have a chronic medical condition; ‘No’ – Indicates individual has at least one chronic medical condition; ‘Unknown’ – Indicates that it is not known whether individual has a chronic medical condition.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Unknown Chronic Med Condition	unknown_chronic_med_condition	text	‘Yes’ – Indicates that it is not known whether individual has a chronic medical condition; ‘No’ – Indicates individual has at least one chronic medical condition.	NO YES view top 100
Smokes	smokes	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Received Smoking Medication	received_smoking_medication	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Received Smoking Counseling	received_smoking_counseling	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Serious Mental Illness	serious_mental_illness	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	YES NO UNKNOWN view top 100
Principal Diagnosis Class	principal_diagnosis_class	text	‘Mental Illness’, ‘Not MI- Developmental Disorders’, ‘Not MI- Organic Mental Disorder’, ‘Not MI- Other’, ‘Substance-related and Addictive Disorders’, or ‘Unknown’.	MENTAL ILLNESS UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS NOT MI - DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS NOT MI - ORGANIC MENTAL DISORDER view top 100
Additional Diagnosis Class	additional_diagnosis_class	text	‘Mental Illness’, ‘Not MI- Developmental Disorders’, ‘Not MI- Organic Mental Disorder’, ‘Not MI- Other’, ‘Substance-related and Addictive Disorders’, or ‘Unknown’.	UNKNOWN MENTAL ILLNESS SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS NOT MI - DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS NOT MI - OTHER view top 100
SSI Cash Assistance	ssi_cash_assistance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
SSDI Cash Assistance	ssdi_cash_assistance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Veterans Disability Benefits	veterans_disability_benefits	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Veterans Cash Assistance	veterans_cash_assistance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Public Assistance Cash Program	public_assistance_cash_program	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Other Cash Benefits	other_cash_benefits	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Medicaid and Medicare Insurance	medicaid_and_medicare_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
No Insurance	no_insurance	text	‘Yes’ – Indicates individual DOES NOT have any health insurance; ‘No’ – Indicates individual has at least one type of health insurance; ‘Unknown’ – Indicates that it is not known whether individual has health insurance.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Unknown Insurance Coverage	unknown_insurance_coverage	text	‘Yes’ – Indicates that it is not known whether individual has health insurance; ‘No’ – Indicates individual has at least one type of health insurance.	NO YES view top 100
Medicaid Insurance	medicaid_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	YES NO UNKNOWN view top 100
Medicaid Managed Insurance	medicaid_managed_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, ‘Not Applicable’, ‘Unknown’.	YES NOT APPLICABLE NO UNKNOWN view top 100
Medicare Insurance	medicare_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Private Insurance	private_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Child Health Plus Insurance	child_health_plus_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Other Insurance	other_insurance	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’.	NO UNKNOWN YES view top 100
Criminal Justice Status	criminal_justice_status	text	‘Yes’, ‘No’, or ‘Unknown’	NO YES UNKNOWN view top 100
Three Digit Residence Zip Code	three_digit_residence_zip_code	text	Three digit residential zip code. Three digit zip code 888 indicates the client was homeless at the time of the survey and three digit zip code 999 indicates the residential zip code is unknown.	112 104 100 117 113 view top 100