D. U.S. State Health Profiles
III. Area Health Profiles >> D. U.S. State Health Profiles (last update 11.10.15)
Topic Outline
State Health Report Cards
- Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (contents, sample tables, ordering information)
- Corporation for Enterprise Development 2003 Development Report Card for the States (annual)
- Grant Thornton Manufacturing Climates Study (annual)
- Quick Health Facts 2010 (AARP)
- Kaiser Family Foundation. State Health Gaps. Why is there so much difference in the health of residents in one county compared to other counties in the same state? In these reports, the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program explores how wide gaps are throughout each state and what is driving those differences. This information can help state leaders as they identify ways for everyone to have a fair chance to lead the healthiest life possible.
General Population/Health Data
- State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Site includes downloadable tables that contain data for all states. Provides individual state profiles which compare each state to U.S. totals on
- Demographics and the Economy: data items available include population; people in poverty; median family income; geography; employment status; and unemployment.
- Health Status: Data items available include births; infants; childhood immunizations; deaths; heart disease; cancer; stroke; diabetes; deaths due to firearms; smoking; obesity; and mental health.
- Health Coverage & Uninsured: Data items available include insurance status; nonelderly uninsured; nonelderly with employer coverage; nonelderly with Medicaid; and private sector coverage.
- Medicaid and CHIP: Data items available include Medicaid enrollment; Medicaid and CHIP eligibility; Medicaid eligibility; Medicaid managed care; Medicaid spending; Section 1115 demonstrations; births financed by Medicaid; enrollment practices for children; CHIP; and other related data.
- Medicare: Data items available include beneficiaries; aged SSI population; Medicare coverage by demographics; supplemental coverage by region; dual eligibles; managed care; service use; Medicare access to services; Medicare spending; and Pharmaceutical Assistance Program.
- Health Costs & Budgets: Data items available include personal health care expenditures; prescription drugs; employment-based health premiums; hospital expenses; state budgets; taxes and federal benefits; and tobacco settlement funds.
- Managed Care & Health Insurance: Data items available include HMOs, patients’ rights requirements; state mandated insurance benefits; and state continuation coverage.
- Providers & Service Use: Data items available include hospitals; physicians; non-physician providers; health care employment; federally qualified health centers; and rural health clinics.
- Women’s Health: Data items available include Medicaid Family Planning Waiver; abortion policy; mandated benefits: private insurers; state mandated insurance benefits; and other related data.
- Minority Health: Data items available include population; minority nonfederal physicians; medical school graduates; and other related data.
- HIV/AIDS: Data items available include cumulative AIDS cases; new AIDS cases; annual AIDS case rate; persons living with AIDS; AIDS deaths; number of reported HIV infections (cases); state HIV/AIDS policies; sex education; sex ed and minors’ right to consent; and Ryan White.
- Demographics and the Economy: data items available include population; people in poverty; median family income; geography; employment status; and unemployment.
- AARP Public Policy Institute: State Profiles 2003
Easily the most comprehensive and usable compilation of state health data, exceptionally well-organized and documented. Each state has a 4-page profile which includes information on a) demographics; b) health status; c) utilization of services; d) health care coverage; e) managed care; f) health care resources; g) expenditures and financing; and h) health systems change (i.e., regulation). Each profile provides a state vs. U.S. comparison; tables in the back provide complete data and rankings on all states (alphabetically listed) for each data series. This series extends back at least a decade. Free! Public Policy Institute, AARP, 601 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049. (202) 434-3890. - HRSA State Profiles (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Each six-page State Profile features: a) an overview of funds granted within a state; b) selected demographic data; c) health status and health care access indicators; d) health care provider resources. All profiles available on-line for 1997, 1998 and 1999. - HRSA State Health Workforce Profiles (December 2000)
Each state report is ~100 pages and includes information on a) characteristics of the population; b) health status indicators; c) health care infrastructure; d) health services employment by place of work; and f) detailed breakdowns ofhealth professions by type (8 categories ranging from MDs to allied health and 22 separate classifications ranging from registered nurses to home health aides). Free! Public Policy Institute, AARP, 601 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049. (202) 434-3890. - Urban Institute: State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing 3rd Edition
Provides a wide array of useful data on health insurance coverage, health Status, and state demographic information with up-to-date statistics. Includes downloadable tables and an opportunity to order the manual online or over the phone. - Health United States (National Center for Health Statistics: annual)
This is the single largest compilation of national health statistics produced annually in the U.S. The site includes downloadable or viewable tables for 1996-02 (including Injury Prevention chartbook), 1995 (including Women’s Health chartbook), 1994, and 1993 providing key trends and statistics including state-level data on a) fertility and natality; b) mortality; c) morbidity; d) determinants and measures of health (including health behaviors); e) utilization of health resources; f) health care resources; g) health care expenditures; h) health care coverage (including federal programs); and i) state health expenditures. - Demographic Profiles: Census 2000 (Bureau of the Census)
Includes downloadable tables (Excel or pdf) by state: a) population by sex and age; b) median age; c) population by race; c) Hispanic/Latino by race; d) family relationships; e) households/families (including average household and family size); f) housing tenure.
- U.S. Statistical Abstract (Bureau of the Census)
Includes downloadable tables from 1995-2000 versions (selected copyrighted tables cannot be downloaded) and ordering information for print and CD-ROM versions. - USA Counties 1998 (Oregon State University)
Site provides state from a number of sources including Census. BLS, BEA; some series are for as much as 10 consecutive years. User has full control over selection of numerous variables including a) demographic characteristics; b) household/family characteristics; c) labor force/employment characteristics; and d) housing characteristics. Can create individual county profiles containing numerous variables or single-variable area comparisons that list data (or create maps) for all counties in a state (by rank if desired). Data can be imported into spreadsheets. - U.S. Census, City and County Data Book (University of Virginia)
Site provides state data from 1988 and 1994 Data Books. User has full control over selection of numerous variables from Data Books, including a) demographic characteristics; b) household/family characteristics; c) labor force/employment characteristics; and d) housing characteristics.
Households
- Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, Persons/Household: July 1, 1998 [Bureau of Census: annual]
- Housing Units, Households, Households by Age of Householder, Persons/Household: April 1, 1990 [Bureau of Census: decennial]
Total Population
Historical Trends
- Resident Population, April 1, 2000 (data and rankings) [Bureau of Census: decennial]
- State Population Estimates: Annual Time Series, July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999 [Bureau of Census: annual]
- State Population Estimates and Components of Population Change (includes separate estimates of international and domestic migration) [Bureau of Census: annual]:
1998-1999 (data), 1998-1999 (rankings); 1990-1999 (data), 1990-1999 (rankings); Annual Time Series, 1990-1999 (data), Historical Time Series, 1900-1990(data) - Percent Change in Population: 1990-2000 (map)
Population Projections
- Projections of the Total Population of States: 1995 to 2025 [Bureau of Census, periodic]
- Population Projections for States by Selected Age Groups and Sex: 1995 to 2025 [Bureau of Census: periodic]
- Projected State Populations, by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2025 [Bureau of Census: periodic]
- State Population Rankings Summary: 1995 and 2025 [Bureau of Census: periodic]
- Detailed State Projections by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2025 [Bureau of Census: periodic]
Demographics
Age
- Rankings, Comparisons and Summaries, 2000 Census (Bureau of Census)
- 1990 to 1999 Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates, 5-Year Age Groups by Sex
- 1990 to 1999 Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates, Selected Age Groups by Sex
- Distribution of Population by Age, 2000 and 2012 [Census data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
- Percent 65 Years and Older, 1999: [Statistical Abstract 2000, Table 24]
- Median age: April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1999 [Bureau of Census: annual]
- Median Age: April 1, 1990 (map); July 1, 1999 (map)
- 1990 to 1999 Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates By Single Year of Age and Sex [Bureau of Census: annual]
Race/Ethnicity
- Census 2000 State Populations Ranked by Race or Hispanic Origin Population
- 2002 State Population Estimates by Race
- State Population Estimates by Sex, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Urbanization
- Population Per Square Mile, 1980, 1990, 1999 [Statistical Abstract 2000: Table 21]
- Population Per Square Mile, Census 2000 (Census Bureau)
- Metropolitan Population as % of Total 1999 [Dept. of Agriculture data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
Economic Characteristics
Gross State Product (size of economy)
- Gross State Product (1977-2001), Total, By industry, Per Capita (BEA: annual)
- Gross Domestic Product by State by Industry. Downloadable data includes details on ambulatory health care services and hospitals and residential care facilities by state.
- Gross Domestic Product by State Estimation Methodology (BEA)
- Bearfacts. Fact sheets about an area’s personal income and gross domestic product (BEA).
Personal Income
- Personal Income (1958-1996), Total, Per Capita (BEA: annual)
- Real Personal Income (projections to 2045, selected years), total, per capita (BEA: July 1995)
- Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas, 2008-2012. BEA has released real, price-adjusted estimates of personal income for states and metropolitan areas for 2008-2012.
- Median Income for 4-person Families, 1997-2002[Bureau of Census, annual]
- Median Family Income, 1996-1998 [Census data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
Prices
- Regional Price Parities. Regional Price Parities (RPPs) measure the differences in the price levels of goods and services across states and metropolitan areas for a given year. RPPs are expressed as a percentage of the overall national price level for each year, which is equal to 100.0.
- Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas, 2013
- Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas, 2008-2012.
- Estimates of State and Metropolitan Price Parities for Consumption Goods and Services in the United States, 2005 (BEA: October 2008). Provides estimates of cost-of-living differences across states and MSAs.
Poverty Level
- Poverty Rates, 1997-2002 [Bureau of Census, annual]
- Distribution of family income by poverty levels, <65 [Census data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
- Distribution of family income by poverty levels, 65+ [Census data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
Health Status
Mortality
- State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing, Section E (Urban Institute)
- State Health Statistics by Sex and Race/Ethnicity (National Center for Health Statistics)
Includes a) mortality data at the State level for gender, age, cause of death, and year for different racial/ethnic categories; b) health behavior and risk factor data at the state level for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and year. - Life Expectancy: NCHS (decennial)
- Years of Potential Life Lost: NCHS (annual)
- Mortality by Cause: Atlas of Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Death rates per 100,000, selected causes, 1998 [data on heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, suicide, firearms from National Center for Health Statistics data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
- Occupational Fatalities: DOL (annual)
- Motor Vehicle Deaths: National Safety Council (annual)
Morbidity
- Disability: NCHS (annual)
- Work Disability: NCHS (annual)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Chronic Diseases–Cancer Incidence: American Cancer Society (annual)
- Chronic Diseases–Hypertension: CDC (annual)
- Chronic Diseases–Mental Health:
- Infectious Diseases–Infectious Disease Incidence: NCHS (annual)
- Infectious Diseases–AIDS Incidence: NCHS (annual)
- TB cases per 100,000, 1998 [National Center for Health Statistics data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
- Adults reporting fair or poor health, 1998 (%) [NCHS data in AARP State Health Profiles 2000]
- Premature Birth Report Card (March of Dimes). Grades are assigned by comparing the 2014 preterm birth rate in a state or locality to the March of Dimes goal of 8.1 percent by 2020. The Report Card also provides city or county and race/ethnicity data to highlight areas of increased burden and elevated risks of prematurity.
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