American Community Survey data for the 2013-17 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2012-2016 five-year period.
We identified an error in the original source data affecting report areas including Washington, DC. In the original source data, when reported as a county level value, the chlamydia incidence rate for Washingtonm, DC is recorded as 0.30. When reported … Continued
New data about physical inactivity, diabetes, and obesity are available for 2015 (replacing data for 2013). Time series data are updated to include 2004 through 2015. Affected indicators: Health Behaviors Physical Inactivity (Adult) Health Outcomes Diabetes Prevalence Obesity (Adult)
For these four service areas, this error did not cause significant deviations from the state benchmarks. Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below. Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change Baltimore … Continued
An issue was identified affecting state-level values for five mortality indicators using 2012-2016 National Vital Statistics System data. Report data tables were displaying estimates for the Hispanic population rather than the Total population. The issue has been corrected. Affected indicators: … Continued
Details about the indicator value changes are available in the table below. Service Area Old Value Correct Value State Value Benchmark Direction Change Baltimore 1833.98 2414.26 641.05 FALSE Georgia 576.62 591.09 512.74 FALSE Northern VA 343.65 300.93 314.45 TRUE Suburban … Continued
New data about clinical care among Medicare beneficiaries are available for 2015 (replacing data for 2014). Affected indicators: Clinical Care 30-Day Hospital Readmissions
An error was identified in the query used to generate prevalence estimates for select chronic conditions among Medicare patients. This issue affected only those multi-county report areas which included one or more counties with “no data”. These counties area: Aleutians … Continued
An issue was identified affecting the export to Excel data for multi-county report areas in three indicator datasets. For these indicators a database query needed to summarize data across multiple counties was missing causing state, county, and national values to … Continued
New maps and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis display information about personal income from transfer receipts (benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed). New breakouts display transfer payment income by source: Retirement and disability; … Continued