Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sample data were used to generate annual percentages of non-institutionalized adult (18+) NYS residents with/without health insurance coverage. Health care coverage percentages are provided for 2007 to 2010, and are available for a range of demographic and geographic categories (New York City/Rest of State; Sex; Race/Ethnicity; Age; Education; Income; Limitation Status; Employment Status; Mental Health Status). BRFSS is a random digit dialing (RDD) phone survey of the health status and health behaviors of adult NYS residents. The sample covers between 6,000 and 9,000 completed interviews annually through this timeframe. Data for 2011 forward are available at: https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Health-Care-Coverage-Status-BRFSS-Beginning-2011/g5ce-hdeb
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | characteristic | text | The indicated variable of interest being measured | Does Not Have Health Care Coverage Has Health Care Coverage view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | The year of the BRFSS survey. | 2010 2008 2009 2007 view top 100 |
| Demographic Category | demographic_category | text | The general description of the demographic groups. | Age Group Race/Ethnicity Income Range Education Level Employment Status view top 100 |
| Demographic Group | demographic_group | text | The specific value of the demographic category. | Limitation - No Good Mental Health Poor Mental Health 18-24 TOTAL view top 100 |
| Overall Sample Size | overall_sample_size | number | The total number of sample cases in the demographic group providing a valid answer to the BRFSS question on health care coverage. | 229 253 263 265 279 view top 100 |
| Overall Population Size | overall_population_size | number | The estimated size of the demographic group’s population, obtained using the CDC-calculated weights for respondents providing a valid answer to the BRFSS question on health care coverage. | 11574801 8659745 6444928 6421689 7780240 view top 100 |
| Sample Cases with Characteristic | sample_cases_w_characteristic | number | The number of sample cases in the demographic group that have the indicated characteristic (has health care coverage/does not have health care coverage). | 97 103 123 53 546 view top 100 |
| Estimated Population with Characteristic | est_pop_ct_w_characteristic | number | The estimated size of the demographic group’s population that have the indicated characteristic (has health care coverage/does not have health care coverage). | 52731 60616 61122 71728 104079 view top 100 |
| Percentage with Characteristic | percentage_w_characteristic | number | The estimate percentage of the population that has the indicated characteristic (has health care coverage/does not have health care coverage), obtained by dividing the estimated population with the indicated characteristic by the overall population size. | 77 23 15.4 84.6 11.4 view top 100 |
| Lower Confidence Level | lowercl | number | The lower 95% confidence level for this percentage. | 12.4 87.9 8.9 10.6 91.7 view top 100 |
| Upper Confidence Level | uppercl | number | The upper 95% confidence level for this percentage. | 91.1 12.1 87.6 8.3 11.4 view top 100 |