Nursing 40020: Finding Statistics for Community Assessment

1. Nursing 40020: Finding Statistics for Community Assessment Barbara Schloman Libraries & Media Services bschloma@kent.edu

2. Session Objectives • Finding two main categories of statistics: Demographic, Vital/health • Caveats: • Varying currency • Levels of detail • yes: country, state, county • sometimes: city, community

3. Demographic: U.S. Bureau of the Census

4. 2 1 Demographic Statistics: American FactFinder 1 1 Getting there: http://factfinder.census.gov

5. 1. Identifying Geographical Units

6. Census Block

7. Block Group

8. Census Tract

9. 2 1 2. The Fact Sheet: city/town, county, state 1 1 Getting there: http://factfinder.census.gov

10. American Factfinder: Types of Information through the Fact Sheet • General characteristics (population, age, ethnicity, race) • Social characteristics (education, ancestry) • Economic characteristics (income, poverty) • Housing characteristics

11. Example: Stow, Ohio

12. 2 1 1. Choose “map” for graphical presentation of data

13. Map: Total Population by Census Tract

14. Map: % Persons 65+ years by Census Tract

15. 2 1 2. Choose “show more” for greater detail

16. General Characteristics: “Show More” • Total • Age • Race • Ethnicity • “Homeless”

17. Race Categories The Census 2000 data on race were taken from answers to the question on race that was asked of all people. The race data yield seven basic categories: White alone Black or African American alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Some Other Race alone Two or more races The two or more races category includes all respondents who reported two or more races, such as "White and Asian" and "White and Asian and Black or African American".

18. Ethnic Groups For Census 2000 there are two minimum categories for ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino and Not Hispanic or Latino. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts. Hispanics and Latinos may be of any race.

19. Homeless

20. Group Quarters… Getting there: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTGeoSearchByListServlet?_lang=en&_ts=238449436384

21. Noninstitutionalized Population

22. American FactFinder Fact Sheet: for City/Town, County, State Demographic Characteristics—show more --Age (p.16) --Race (p.16,24) --Ethnicity (p.24) Social Characteristics—show more --Educational attainment (p.20) --Ancestry (p.16) Economic Characteristics—show more --median family income (p.16,22) --families/individuals below poverty level (p.16,22,24) Page numbers relate to assignment in syllabus.

23. Uniform Crime Reports: Offenses (Table 8)http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm Getting there: Go to http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm andselect year/”Go to Offense Tables”/Browse by Links (state, county agency, city agency)  table 8

24. Uniform Crime Reports: Arrests by StateTable 69 • Offenses against the family and children • Driving under the influence Getting there: Go to http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htmand select year/”Go to Arrest Tables” table 69

25. Ohio and U.S. Crime Statistics: Crime by County and by Law Enforcement Jurisdiction Getting there: go to http://www.crimestats.ohio.gov/ and choose year

26. Vital/Health Statistics(Reported at State and county levels) • National Center for Health Statistics • http://www.cdc.gov/nchs • Includes data on vital events, health status, lifestyle, exposure to unhealthy events, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care. • Ohio Department of Health - Health Statistics • http://www.odh.ohio.gov/healthstats/healthstatsmainpage.aspx • Health and vital statistics from the Ohio Department of Health. Links also include data on cancer incidence and infectious diseases.

27. Vital Statistics Births by State, County --Crude birth rate --Unwed births Deaths by State, County --Heart Disease --Cancer --Stroke --Unintentional Injury --Diabetes Fetal Deaths by State, County Health Statistics Disease - Information about cancer, cardiovascular AIDS/HIV, chronic, infectious, and sexually transmitted diseases. Health Disparities - Analysis of racial and ethnic differences in health insurance coverage, health status, health risk factors, health care utilization, and access to care.  Health Care Providers and Services - Health Care Provider/Health Care Service data: Health Care Provider Reports include demographic, bed and facility counts for all provider types such as Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Home Health agencies. Hospital Based Service Reports include both volume and outcome data for services such as obstetric and newborn care services, cardiac catheterization services, open heart services, transplantation services and pediatric services.  Local Data -  Health information for regions and counties in Ohio.  Ohio Department of Health: Vital Statisticshttp://www.odh.ohio.gov/healthstats/healthstatsmainpage.aspx

28. Ohio Department of Health Information Warehouse http://dwhouse.odh.ohio.gov

29. Example: Chlamydia in Summit County, 2005

30. --Selected Injuries, Unintentional Injuries --Suicide --Leading Causes (including Heart) Ohio Dept. of Health: Health Information Warehouse Births by State, County --Live Births Deaths by State, County --Cancer --Diabetes --Infant Mortality STDs by State, County --Gonorrhea --Syphilis Tuberculosis by State, County

31. Remember… • Data is presented differently: by date, unit of measure • Health data below the county level is not available through these sources. Check with your clinical instructor to see what might be available for your area.

32. Accessing these slides The presentation is available at: http://www.library.kent.edu/community_health Good luck! Barbara Schloman, Ph.D. bschloma@kent.edu

33. Please complete this evaluation at: http://www.library.kent.edu/sis Librarian: Schloman Course: Nurs 40020 Instructor: Jones Thank you!