Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data
SHADAC has compiled this blog filled with mental health data and resources. First, we’ll review some mental health survey data sources you could consider using for your own research on mental health in the United States. Then, we’ll review a sample of relevant blogs, publications, and resources.
Accurate estimates of uninsured rates (the percentage of people that do not have insurance coverage, also referred to as uninsurance) are important in understanding trends and the impacts of actions, events, or shifts in the economic landscape that may affect health insurance coverage. Learn more… Read more
Visualizations, like BRFSS maps and tables, can help users analyze and explore BRFSS data. BRFSS visualization tools on State Health Compare let you easily create clear, understandable, and accessible charts & graphs to start your own analysis of BRFSS data. Learn more in this blog.
What are pre-existing conditions? Pre existing conditions could once lead to automatic denial of insurance coverage. Learn more in SHADAC's latest Basics Blog.
SHADAC has updated health data sets on our State Health Compare tool with the latest available health statistics and health data. In this blog, we detail the measures that were updated, providing you with a short description of each measure and its data source.
From pre-pandemic to during the pandemic, heavy alcohol use among Americans rose nearly 20%. This increase in drinking was sustained through 2022.
“Forgone care” describes when someone does not use or access health care despite a need for it.
Each year, SHADAC covers the data releases of multiple federal surveys from a variety of agencies, beginning with the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in June continuing through the release of American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS) data products in September… Read more
June of each year is known as “Pride Month” – a month to celebrate the diversity and ac
How many Americans are uninsured? The exact answer is unclear, but general estimates can be obtained by comparing various federal government surveys that estimate uninsurance.