When selecting multiple report areas, county-level data for race/ethnicity breakouts of the Infant Mortality indicator were incorrect. The error has been corrected. Race/ethnicity figures for states, the US, and aggregated county-level areas are correct and remain unchanged.
Outside CA: Data for 2010-11 academic year acquired from the New America Foundation (replacing data for 2009-10). Web maps available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CA Only: Data for 2011-12 academic year acquired from the California Department of Education. Breakouts now available by combined race/ethnicity.
Affected indicators:
Social and Economic Facotrs
Indicator data has been changed due to a discrepancy between the way in which ZIP code and county-level prenatal care data is reported from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
For this indicator, service area summaries are based on ZIP code-level birth statistics. ZIP code level data on prenatal care are acquired from the CDPH 2010 Birth Profiles by ZIP Code databases, which report the number of mothers receiving prenatal care by trimester. Late or no prenatal care was previously reported as “mothers receiving care after the first trimester, or not at all”. County and state level summaries were, however, based on the CDPH Birth Statistical Data Tables (County Data) and Birth Statistical Data Tables (Statewide Data) tables. These tables were used to better capture true county estimates, since ZIP codes do not necessarily correspond to county boundaries. These tables only report one category of prenatal care: “Late or No Prenatal Care”. According to the footnotes, this category only captures mothers beginning prenatal care in the third trimester, or not at all.
To align the ZIP-based service area summaries with the county and state level summaries, prenatal care data is now reported for all geographic levels as mothers beginning prenatal care in the third trimester, or not at all.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
Data for 2011-2012 acquired from the California Health Interview Survey AskCHIS query system (replacing data for 2009). Data breakouts by gender now available. (Select More Options > Show indicator data by groupings…). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
Health Behaviors
Health Outcomes
One missing indicator, Population Age 55-64 was added to the Demographics Standard Report. This indicator replaced one instance of Population Age 45-54, which was double-listed. This error affects reports created between June 19th and June 24th, 2013.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
Age-adjusted mortality rates for malignant neoplasm (cancer) have been corrected. The previous version of this indicator reported age-adjusted mortality rates as the mean of the 95% confidence interval values reported for each county. This error affected the age-adjusted mortality rates for the total population for all counties with less than 100 total deaths, approximately 480 counties. Other population groups (by gender / race-ethnicity) and other causes of death were not affected. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing data for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes