National Post-Acute And Long-Term Care User Estimates

Health estimates for users of post-acute and long-term care in the United States, sourced from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System. The dataset includes estimates with confidence intervals and standard errors across multiple demographic and temporal classifications.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in long-term care utilization over TIME_PERIOD using ESTIMATE and ESTIMATE_TYPE.
• Compare care estimates across different demographic SUBGROUP and CLASSIFICATION categories.
• Assess estimate precision by analyzing STANDARD_ERROR and confidence intervals ESTIMATE_LCI/ESTIMATE_UCI.
• Explore hierarchical data relationships using NESTING_LABEL_ID and TAXONOMY_ID for structured analysis.

Strengths

• Includes statistical precision metrics like STANDARD_ERROR and confidence intervals (ESTIMATE_LCI, ESTIMATE_UCI).
• Provides hierarchical classification via TAXONOMY_ID, SUBTOPIC_ID, and GROUP_ID for detailed breakdowns.
• Covers multiple estimate types as indicated by ESTIMATE_TYPE_ID.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the United States, restricting international applicability.
• Data freshness is unclear as the last platform update date may not reflect data collection date.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Query System via data.cdc.gov.

Collection Method

Aggregated health estimates from national surveys and administrative data.

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-03-25.

Geography

United States