Measure | Weight | Data source | Years of data | |
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HEALTH OUTCOMES | ||||
Length of life | Premature death | 50% | National Center for Health Statistics | 2008-2010 |
Quality of life | Poor or fair health | 10% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2006-2012 |
Poor physical health days | 10% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2006-2012 | |
Poor mental health days | 10% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2006-2012 | |
Low birthweight | 20% | National Center for Health Statistics | 2005-2011 | |
HEALTH FACTORS | ||||
Health Behaviors | ||||
Tobacco use | Adult smoking | 10% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2006-2012 |
Diet and exercise | Adult obesity | 5% | National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) | 2010 |
Food environment indexa | 2% | USDA Food Environment Atlas, Map the Meal Gap | 2010-2011 | |
Physical inactivity | 2% | NCCDPHP | 2010 | |
Access to exercise opportunitiesa | 1% | OneSource Global Business Browser, Delorme map data, Esri, & US Census Tigerline Files | 2010 & 2012 | |
Alcohol and drug use | Excessive drinking | 2.5% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2006-2012 |
Alcohol-impaired driving deaths | 2.5% | Fatality Analysis Reporting System | 2008-2012 | |
Sexual activity | Sexually transmitted infections | 2.5% | National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention | 2011 |
Teen births | 2.5% | National Center for Health Statistics | 2005-2011 | |
Clinical Care | ||||
Access to care | Uninsured | 5% | Small Area Health Insurance Estimates | 2011 |
Primary care physicians | 3% | HRSA Area Resource File | 2011 | |
Dentists | 1% | HRSA Area Resource File | 2012 | |
Mental health providers | 1% | CMS, National Provider Identification | 2013 | |
Quality of care | Preventable hospital stays | 5% | Medicare/Dartmouth Institute | 2011 |
Diabetic screeninga | 2.5% | Medicare/Dartmouth Institute | 2011 | |
Mammography screeninga | 2.5% | Medicare/Dartmouth Institute | 2011 | |
Social and Economic Factors | ||||
Education | High school graduationa | 5% | data.gov, supplemented w/ National Center for Education Statistics | 2010-2011 |
Some collegea | 5% | American Community Survey | 2008-2012 | |
Employment | Unemployment | 10% | Bureau of Labor Statistics | 2012 |
Income | Children in poverty | 10% | Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates | 2012 |
Family and social support | Inadequate social support | 2.5% | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System | 2005-2010 |
Children in single-parent households | 2.5% | American Community Survey | 2008-2012 | |
Community safety | Violent crime | 2.5% | Uniform Crime Reporting - FBI | 2009-2011 |
Injury deaths | 2.5% | CDC WONDER | 2006-2010 | |
Physical Environment | ||||
Air and water quality | Air pollution - particulate matterb | 2.5% | CDC WONDER | 2011 |
Drinking water violations | 2.5% | Safe Drinking Water Information System | FY 2012 -2013 | |
Housing and transit | Severe housing problems | 2% | HUD, Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy | 2006-2010 |
Driving alone to work | 2% | American Community Survey | 2008-2012 | |
Long commute – driving alone | 1% | American Community Survey | 2008-2012 |