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 2011 forward, and are available for a range of demographic and geographic categories (New York City/Rest of State; DSRIP Region; Sex; Race/Ethnicity; Age; Education; Income; Limitation Status (through 2017); Disability Status (beginning in 2016); Employment Status; and 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 6,800 and 36,000 completed interviews annually through this timeframe.
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. | 2016 2017 2015 2011 2014 view top 100 |
| Demographic Category | demographic_category | text | The general description of the demographic groups. | DSRIP Region Income Range Race/Ethnicity Age Group Education Level view top 100 |
| Demographic Group | demographic_group | text | The specific value of the demographic category. | New York City $25,000 - 49,999 25-44 45-64 $50,000 - 74,999 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. | 4361 1308 651 4143 8939 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. | 6709733 6732723 6697837 200119 205010 view top 100 |
| Sample Cases with Characteristic | sample_cases_with_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 84 457 99 38 view top 100 |
| Estimated Population with Characteristic | est_population_with_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). | 785964 845181 868444 5864279 5864551 view top 100 |
| Percentage with Characteristic | percentage_with_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. | 8.1 91.9 92.29999999999999 7.7 85.8 view top 100 |
| Lower Confidence Level | lower_confidence_level | number | The lower 95% confidence level for this percentage. | 89.7 3.7 85.9 6.9 88 view top 100 |
| Upper Confidence Level | upper_confidence_level | number | The upper 95% confidence level for this percentage. | 10.3 14.1 96.3 93.1 12 view top 100 |