Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Health Indicators by County and Region
health.data.ny.gov | Last Updated 9 Feb 2023Data from the 2013-2014 New York Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (eBRFSS) Survey and the 2016, 2018, 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were used to generate percentages of adult (18+) NYS residents for various health indicators for a range of geographies.
This dataset has the following 30 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | years | text | Survey year. | 2016 2021 2013-14 2018 view top 100 |
| Health Indicator Short Name | health_indicator_short_name | text | Short description of the health indicator. | Obesity Arthritis Asthma Binge Drinking Breast Cancer Screening view top 100 |
| Geography | geography | text | Provides a key to select geographic level for reporting rates. | County DSRIP region NYS Exclusive of NYC Statewide New York City view top 100 |
| Region/County | region_county | text | Region or county reported. It should be noted that New York City appears 3 times in these tables. It appears under each of the 2 regional groupings available in the geography selection key. It also is present under county geography, because the individual NYC counties are not available. | Statewide NYS Exclusive of NYC REGION: Western NY REGION: Tug Hill Seaway New York City view top 100 |
| Sample Size | sample_size_n | number | Contains the sample denominators. | 429 453 434 467 426 view top 100 |
| Est. Count | est_count | number | Estimated number of people with health condition per reported region/county. | 3873 1151 4816 5151 4869 view top 100 |
| Est. Denominator | est_denominator | number | Estimated number of people in the reported region/county ‘at risk’ for health status. | 4143 52971 4007 26825 87693 view top 100 |
| Crude Rate | unadjusted_rate | number | Percent number of people with health condition per reported region/county. | 9.800 11.400 10.500 9.100 10.0 view top 100 |
| CL 95% Lower, Crude | cl_95_lower_unadjusted | number | Lower boundary for the 95% confidence limit for the unadjusted rate. | 6.7 7.600 6.900 7.500 8.800 view top 100 |
| CL 95% Upper, Crude | cl_95_upper_unadjusted | number | Upper boundary for the 95% confidence limit for the unadjusted rate. | 100.000 13.8 13.000 12.700 12.000 view top 100 |
| Age-adjusted Rate | adjusted_rate | number | Age-adjusted percent number of people with health condition per reported region/county. | 7.400 11.200 6.100 7.600 9.300 view top 100 |
| CL 95% Lower, Age-adjusted | cl_95_lower_adjusted | number | Lower boundary for the 95% confidence limit for the age-adjusted rate. | 0.000 4.8 4.600 6.600 6.9 view top 100 |
| CL 95% Upper, Age-adjusted | cl_95_upper_adjusted | number | Upper boundary for the 95% confidence limit for the age-adjusted rate. | 0.000 9.800 12.700 11.300 11.400 view top 100 |
| Notes | notes | text | Comments relating to the stability or suppression of the crude and age-adjusted rates. | age-adjusted rate not defined for indicators with an age restriction rates suppressed due to small sample size unreliable crude rate due to large standard error; unreliable age-adjusted rate due to large standard error unreliable crude rate due to large standard error unreliable crude rate due to large standard error; age-adjusted rate not defined for indicators with an age restriction view top 100 |
| Health Domain | health_domain | text | Health domains under which health indicators are organized. | Prevent Chronic Diseases Improve Health Status and Reduce Health Disparities Promote Mental Health and Prevention Substance Abuse Prevent HIV/STDs, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Healthcare-Associated Infections Promote Healthy Women, Infants, and Children view top 100 |
| Health Indicator | health_indicator | text | Detailed description of the indicator. | Percentage of adults reporting poor self-reported health Percentage of adults overweight or obese Percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor physical health Percentage of adults with current asthma Percentage of adults with an annual household income less than $25,000 who are obese view top 100 |
| Prevention Agenda (PA) | prevention_agenda_pa | text | Indicator for health condition include in the Prevention Agenda (PA). | no yes view top 100 |
| PA Rate Type | pa_rate_type | text | Indicator for the type of rate used for the PA. | crude age-adjusted view top 100 |
| SHIP | ship | text | Indicator for health condition include in NYS Health Innovation Plan (SHIP). | Not Applicable no yes view top 100 |
| SHIP Rate Type | ship_rate_type | text | Indicator for the type of rate used for SHIP. | crude view top 100 |
| DSRIP | dsrip | text | Indicator for health condition included in Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program. | Not Applicable no yes view top 100 |
| DSRIP Rate Type | dsrip_rate_type | text | Indicator for the type of rate used for DSRIP. | crude age-adjusted view top 100 |
| CHIRS | chirs | text | Indicator for health condition include in NYS Community Health Indicator Reports (CHIRS). | no yes view top 100 |
| CHIRS Rate Type | chirs_rate_type | text | Indicator for the type of rate used for CHIRS. | age-adjusted crude view top 100 |
| FIPS | fips | number | Federal Information Processing Standards code for New York State counties. | 123 3 115 117 119 view top 100 |
| Health Indicator Sort Key | health_indicator_sort_key | number | Numeric sort key for health indicator. | 84 79 73 68 1 view top 100 |
| DSRIP Region Sort Key | dsrip_region_sort_key | number | Numeric sort key. | 110 111 103 106 104 view top 100 |
| Upstate/Downstate Sort Key | upstate_downstate_sort_key | number | Numeric sort key for NYC/NYS Exclusive of NYC. | 2 1 view top 100 |
| County Sort Key | county_sort_key | number | Numeric sort key for county. | 49 2 57 58 59 view top 100 |
| Location | location | location | GIS coordinates for county. | view top 100 |