CDC Tobacco Control Program Funding Recommendations by State for 2014

2014 funding recommendations from the CDC's Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs guide. The data include recommended and minimum total funding levels for state programs, with breakdowns by intervention areas such as State and Community Interventions and Cessation Interventions. These data update a previous 2007 report and are reported at total and per capita levels.

Use Cases

• Analyze recommended funding levels by state using LocationAbbr, LocationDesc, and Amount.
• Compare funding allocations across different Intervention Areas like Mass-Reach Health Communication Interventions and Surveillance and Evaluation.
• Assess per capita versus total funding using Amount, Data_Value_Unit, and LocationDesc.
• Map funding recommendations geographically using GeoLocation (state) or GeoLocation (address) columns.

Strengths

• Data are evidence-based and update a prior 2007 guide from the CDC.
• Includes granular breakdowns by specific Intervention Area and Funding Type.
• Provides both total and per capita funding levels for comparison.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2023-08-25 14:10:41; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Evidence-based guide for planning state tobacco control programs.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data reflects 2014 recommendations, last updated in the catalog on 2023-08-25.

Geography

United States, likely at the state level as indicated by LocationAbbr and LocationDesc columns.