New York State Community Health Indicator Reports (CHIRS) were developed in 2012, and are updated annually to consolidate and improve data linkages for the health indicators included in the County Health Assessment Indicators (CHAI) for all communities in New York. The CHIRS present data for more than 300 health indicators that are organized by 15 different health topics. Data tables are provided for all 62 New York State counties, 11 regions (including New York City), the State excluding New York City, and New York State.
This dataset has the following 14 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Name | county_name | text | Full county name | Seneca Allegany Wyoming Broome Cattaraugus view top 100 |
| County Code | county_code | number | County Code. New York State = 999. | 49 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
| Health Topic Number | health_topic_number | number | Health Topic ID number | 2 1 8 9 3 view top 100 |
| Health Topic | health_topic | text | Full title for the specific Health Topic area. | Cardiovascular Disease Indicators Cancer Indicators Injury Indicators Maternal and Infant Health Indicators Child and Adolescent Health Indicators view top 100 |
| Indicator ID | indicator_id | text | Unique indicator identifier | d13a d22a g107 g62 g3 view top 100 |
| Indicator Name | indicator_name | text | Full text description of the indicator | Age-adjusted diabetes mortality rate per 100,000 Age-adjusted cerebrovascular disease (stroke) mortality rate per 100,000 Lip, oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence rate per 100,000 Alcohol related motor vehicle injuries and deaths per 100,000 Lip, oral cavity and pharynx cancer mortality rate per 100,000 view top 100 |
| Date Year | date_years | text | Year for the indicator rate or percent. | 2010 2011 2012 2009 2008 view top 100 |
| Trend Data County Value | trend_data_county_value | number | Indicator value. Values are included for counties, and New York State. The cells are blank when data are not available, or suppressed. | 0 1.3 1.6 2 1 view top 100 |
| Comment for Trend Data County Value | comment_for_trend_data_county_value | text | Indicates whether the values in the county values column are for county or for New York State, and whether the data are suppressed or not available. If the cell in the comments column is “Not applicable”, the data are not available. If the cell in the comments column is “Data suppressed” there are insufficient observations and the value in the county value column is suppressed. If the cell in the comment column is blank, the value in the county value column is for county. If the cell in the comment column is “New York State” the value in the county value column is for New York State total. | Unstable Estimate Data Suppressed Not applicable New York State N/A view top 100 |
| Trend Data NYC Value | trend_data_nyc_value | number | Indicator value. Values are for New York State, or are for New York City where the corresponding county is one of the NYC counties (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond), and blank otherwise. | 2.4 2.2 1.4 3.4 1.2 view top 100 |
| Trend Data NYS exc. NYC Value | trend_data_nys_exc_nyc_value | number | Indicator value. Values are for New York State, or are for New York State excluding New York City where the corresponding county is outside of New York City, and blank otherwise | 2.1 2.2 2.7 1.6 4.1 view top 100 |
| Three Year Average County Value | three_year_average_county_value | number | Indicator value of the county three–year average, where available. The cells are blank when data are not available, or suppressed due to insufficient number of observations. | 0 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.4 view top 100 |
| Comment for Three Year Average County Value | comment_for_three_year_average_county_value | text | If the cell in the comment column is blank, the value in the three year average county column is the three year average for the county: the average of: the year before, the current year and the year after. For county data, if the year is the first or last year in the trend, the three year average is not calculated, and the cell in the comment column is “Not applicable” Region values are not available for selected socio-economic indicators, including population, poverty and income, unemployment and health insurance status. Therefore, the cell in the comments column is “Not applicable”. The three year average are also not available when the county is New York State. | Not applicable Unstable Estimate Data suppressed N/A view top 100 |
| Data Source | data_source | text | Data sources for the raw data used in indicator computation. | SPARCS Data as of December, 2017 Vital Statistics Data as of May, 2018 Cancer Registry Data as of May, 2018 Vital Statistics Data as of October, 2018 Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Data as of May, 2018 view top 100 |