DC Health Matters population health data

DC Health Matters Collaborative (DCHMC)

Asthma
Health insurance coverage status
Household composition/Disability vulnerability index
Physical activity

ACCESS INFORMATION

ACCESS TYPE

Open access

LAST KNOWN VERSION

Varies. Ward-level data are most often available for 2011, but more recent data are available for some metrics. District-level data are often available for 2017 or 2018.

DATA FORMAT

  • csv

OVERVIEW

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

Various health characteristics of the DC population overall and at the Ward level including whether adults have a primary care provider, health insurance coverage, exercise habits, rate of adult with current asthma, and more. Numerous variables are available at the District level only, but some, like the number of adults who have a primary care provider, are available by ward.

BROAD DATA CATEGORIES

  • Health
  • Demographic

SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS

  • Asthma
  • Health insurance coverage status
  • Household composition/Disability vulnerability index
  • Physical activity

RESOLUTION

GEOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION

  • District
  • Ward

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

All DC

TEMPORAL RESOLUTION

  • Year
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