New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 5-year estimates for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Demographics
- Population Geographic Mobility
Correction made to rank and z-score values for Expenditures indicators from the Nielsen – Consumer Buying Patterns dataset.
A calculation error was identified and corrected. Affected indicators:
Health Behaviors
- Alcohol Expenditures
- Cigarette Expenditures
- Fruit/Vegetable Expenditures
- Soft Drink Expenditures
New data! Updated data for Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Data for school year 2013-2014 released from NCES (replacing data for school year 2012-2013). Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Free and Reduced Price Lunch Student Eligibility
New maps and data now available for Population Receiving SNAP Benefits (SAIPE) indicator.
New SNAP indicator data and maps are now available for 2013 (replacing data for 2011). Time series data are now available for years 2005 through 2013.
County-level breakouts added to Reading Below Proficiency (US) indicator.
County-level estimates have been added to the Reading Below Proficiency indicator. Data are estimates from school district figures, obtained by proportionally weighting and then aggregating the data for each school district that intersects a county. School district weights are based on the school-aged population (5-17) from the 2010 Decennial Census.
New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (NEPHTN).
New air quality indicator data and maps are now available for 2012 (replacing data for 2008). Time series data are now available for years 2009 through 2012. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Air Quality – Ozone
- Air Quality – Particulate Matter 2.5
Correction made to area values (square miles) for some custom report areas, affecting the Total Population indicator.
Correction made to area values (square miles) for some custom report areas, affecting the population density values for the Total Population indicator. This issue affected the following geographies only: State Senate District, Congressional District, and School District.
New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the National Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance System.
New maps and data now available for 2 indicators from the 2014 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance System (STDSS) (replacing data for 2012). Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Chlamydia Incidence
- Gonorrhea Incidence
New maps and data now available for 4 indicators from the US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns program.
New maps and data now available for 4 indicators from the 2014 US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns (replacing data for 2013). Annual data depicting trends over time is now available for counties, states, and the US for 2009 through 2014. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Fast Food Restaurant Access
- Grocery Store Access
- Liquor Store Access
- Recreation and Fitness Facility Access
New maps and data now available for assisted housing indicators from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Data on subsidized housing units for 2015 has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from 2013. Affected indicators:
Physical Environment
- Housing Environment – Assisted Housing