Table 1 County Health Rankings: measures, data sources, and Years of data (2020)
Focus Area | Measure | Description | Source | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome variables | ||||
Length of Life | Years of potential life loss/ Premature deatha | Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) | National Center for Health Statistics—Mortality Files | 2016–2018 |
Premature Age-Adjusted Mortality | Number of deaths among residents under age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) | National Center for Health Statistics—Mortality Files | 2016–2018 | |
Covariates | ||||
Tobacco Use | Adult smoking | Percentage of adults who are current smokers | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2017 |
Diet and Exercise | Adult obesity | Percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 | United States Diabetes Surveillance System | 2016 |
Physical inactivity | Percentage of adults age 20 and over reporting no leisure-time physical activity | United States Diabetes Surveillance System | 2016 | |
Access to exercise opportunities | Percentage of the population with adequate access to locations for physical activity | Business Analyst, Delorme map data, ESRI, & US Census Tigerline Files | 2010 & 2019 | |
Access to Care | Uninsured | Percentage of the population under age 65 without health insurance | Small Area Health Insurance Estimates | 2017 |
Primary care physicians | The ratio of population to primary care physicians | Area Health Resource File/American Medical Association | 2017 | |
Education | High school graduation | Percentage of the ninth-grade cohort that graduates in four years | New York State Education Department | 2016–2017 |
Some college | Percentage of adults ages 25–44 with some post-secondary education | American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | 2014–2018 | |
Employment | Unemployment | Percentage of the population ages 16 and older unemployed but seeking work | Bureau of Labor Statistics | 2018 |
Income | Median Household Income | The ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to income at the 20th percentile | American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | 2014–2018 |
Family and Social Support | Children in povertya | Percentage of people under age 18 in poverty | Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates | 2018 |
Children in single-parent households | Percentage of children that live in a household headed by a single parent | American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | 2014–2018 | |
Community Safety | Violent crime | The number of reported violent crime offenses per 100,000 population | Uniform Crime Reporting—FBI | 2014&2016 |
Air and Water Quality | Air pollution—particulate matter+ | The average daily density of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter (PM2.5) | Environmental Public Health Tracking Network | 2014 |
Housing and Transit | Severe housing problems | Percentage of households with at least 1 of 4 housing problems: overcrowding, high housing costs, lack of kitchen facilities, or lack of plumbing facilities | Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data | 2012–2016 |
Socio-demographic | Percent Rural | Percentage of the population living in a rural area | Census Population Estimates | 2018 |
Percent African American | Percent of population | Census Population Estimates | 2018 | |
Percent Asian | Percent of population | Census Population Estimates | 2018 | |
Percent Hispanic | Percent of population | Census Population Estimates | 2018 | |