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King County Community Health Indicators
Indicators Index

» Data Sources Acronyms

Social Determinants
Domain and Indicator
Measures
Source
Smallest Geographic Unit
Very poor Percent living in poverty ACS (Census) Region
Employment Percent unemployed ACS (Census) Region
Educational attainment Percent with High School Education ACS (Census) King County
Educational attainment Percent with Bachelor's Degree ACS (Census) King County
US born Percent not born in U.S. ACS (Census) Region
Childhood development Percent of parents who read to their young children CC Region
Physical / Environmental Determinants
Domain and Indicator
Measures
Source
Smallest Geographic Unit
Air quality Air Quality Index

PSCAA King County
Air, housing quality Childhood Asthma Prevalence(1) BRFSS Region
Air, housing quality Childhood Asthma Hospitalization(1) CHARS HPA
Air, housing quality Adult Asthma Prevalence(1) BRFSS HPA
Air, housing quality Adult Asthma Hospitalizations(1) CHARS HPA
Risk Factors
Domain and Indicator
Measures
Source
Smallest Geographic Unit
Smokers Percent smokers (adults)

» AIMSHigh site

 BRFSS HPA
Smokers Percent smokers (school-age)

» AIMSHigh site

 HYS Region
Unhealthy weight Percent overweight (adults)

» AIMSHigh site

 BRFSS HPA
Unhealthy weight Percent obese (adults)

» AIMSHigh site

 BRFSS HPA
Unhealthy weight Percent overweight (school-age) HYS Region
Physical inactivity CDC recc. for activity (adults) BRFSS Region
Physical inactivity CDC recc. for activity (school-age)

» AIMSHigh site

 HYS Region
Physical inactivity No Physical Activity BRFSS HPA
Access to Care
Domain and Indicator
Measures
Source
Smallest Geographic Unit
Lack of health insurance Percent with no health insurance (adults)

» AIMSHigh site

 BRFSS HPA
Lack of health insurance Percent with no health insurance (children)

» AIMSHigh site

 SPS King County
Unmet medical need Percent with unmet medical need (adults) BRFSS HPA
Immunizations Childhood immunization 2005 National Immunization Survey King County
Immunizations Flu shot (adults) BRFSS Region
Immunizations Pneumonia shot (adults) BRFSS Region
Maternal/Child health Late Prenatal Care Birth Certificates HPA
Cancer Screening Percent meeting mammography recommendations BRFSS Region
Oral health Percent who did not see dentist in last year BRFSS Region
Health Outcomes
Domain and Indicator
Measures
Source
Smallest Geographic Unit
Overall health Life expectancy at birth Death Certificates HPA
Overall health Life expectancy at age 50 Death Certificates HPA
Overall health Activity Limitation BRFSS Region
Maternal/Child health Infant mortality rate Linked file HPA
Maternal/Child health Low birthweight rates--singleton births Birth Certificates HPA
Maternal/Child health Low birthweight rates--all births Birth Certificates HPA
Maternal/Child health Very low birthweight rates--singleton births Birth Certificates HPA
Maternal/Child health Very low birthweight rates--all births Birth Certificates HPA
Maternal/Child health Preterm Births Birth Certificates HPA
Maternal/Child health Maternal smoking Birth Certificates HPA
Reproductive health Adolescent birth rate Birth Certificates HPA
Reproductive health Adolescent pregnancy rate Birth Certificates, abortion reports Seattle/Balance of County
Communicable disease Chlamydia Physican reports King County
Communicable disease Gonorrhea Physican reports King County
Communicable disease HIV/AIDS Mortality Death Certificates HPA
Communicable disease HIV Incidence (includes both HIV and AIDS)

» AIMSHigh site

 Laboratory and physician reports HPA
» A separate report that shows only diagnosed AIDS cases.
Communicable disease HIV Prevalence (includes both HIV
and AIDS)		 Laboratory and physician reports HPA
» A separate report that shows only diagnosed AIDS cases.
Injury/Violence Homicide Death Certificates HPA
Injury/Violence Assault CHARS HPA
Injury/Violence Firearms-related deaths Death Certificates HPA
Injury/Violence Motor vehicle injuries CHARS HPA
Injury/Violence Motor vehicle deaths Death Certificates HPA
Injury/Violence Suicide hospitalizations(2) CHARS HPA
Injury/Violence Suicide deaths(2) Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Colorectal cancer incidence WSCR HPA
Chronic Disease Colorectal cancer deaths Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Breast cancer incidence WSCR HPA
Chronic Disease Breast cancer deaths Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Heart disease deaths Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Stroke deaths Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Diabetes prevalence BRFSS HPA
Chronic Disease Diabetes mortality Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Diabetes-related mortality Death Certificates HPA
Chronic Disease Childhood Asthma Prevalence(1) BRFSS Region
Chronic Disease Childhood Asthma Hospitalization(1) CHARS HPA
Chronic Disease Adult Asthma Prevalence(1) BRFSS HPA
Chronic Disease Adult Asthma Hospitalizations(1) CHARS HPA
Mental health Suicide hospitalizations(2) CHARS HPA
Mental health Suicide deaths(2) Death Certificates HPA
Mental health Percent with frequent mental distress BRFSS HPA
Alcohol abuse Alcohol-induced deaths Death Certificates HPA
Drug abuse Drug-induced deaths Death Certificates HPA

Data Sources Acronyms:

  • ACS = American Community Survey
  • BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
  • CC = Communities Count Survey
  • CHARS = Comprehensive Hospitalization Abstract Reporting System (hospitalizations)
  • HPA = Health Planning Areas
  • HYS = Healthy Youth Survey
  • OFM = Washington State Office of Financial Management
  • PRAMS = Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (survey)
  • PSCAA = Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
  • SPS = State Population Survey

(1) Asthma prevalence and hospitalizations appear in Air Quality and Chronic Disease sections.

(2) Suicide hospitalizations and deaths appears in Injury/Violence and Mental Health sections.

Updated: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at 04:59 PM

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