ASTDD Synopses of State Oral Health Programs contain information for tracking states' efforts to improve oral health and progress toward Healthy People objectives. The dataset covers the years 2011 through 2022 and is provided by data.cdc.gov. It includes columns for state location, year, topic, question, response, and data values with confidence intervals.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in state oral health program responses using Year, LocationDesc, and Response columns.
- Compare data values and confidence intervals across different demographic breakouts using Data_Value, High_Confidence_Limit, Low_Confidence_Limit, and Break_Out columns.
- Map state-level oral health indicators using GeoLocation and LocationAbbr columns for geospatial visualization.
- Assess sample size reliability for specific health topics using Sample_Size, Topic, and Question columns.
Strengths
- Data spans 12 years from 2011 to 2022, enabling longitudinal analysis.
- Includes statistical reliability measures such as Sample_Size, High_Confidence_Limit, and Low_Confidence_Limit.
- Contains over 30 columns covering program topics, geographic details, and data quality footnotes.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2023-08-25 15:12:55; freshness should be verified for the most recent data.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cdc.gov
- Collection Method
- Collected via the ASTDD Synopses of State Oral Health Programs survey.
- Time Range
- 2011-2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2023-08-25 15:12:55.
- Geography
- United States (state-level)