Opendata.maryland.gov provides historical data on the weighted prevalence and mean of dental caries among 1,276 Maryland school children examined in the 2005-2006 school year. The dataset includes 1,280 cases examined, with prevalence data available for 1,276 of them, broken down by characteristics like grade and region. It contains columns for Characteristic, Prevalence (%), Mean, and their respective Standard Errors.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional disparities in dental caries by comparing Prevalence (%) and Mean across different Characteristic groups.
- Calculate confidence intervals for prevalence estimates using the Prevalence Standard Error (SE) and Mean Standard Error (SE) columns.
- Model the relationship between demographic or geographic characteristics (Characteristic) and the average number of affected teeth (Mean).
Strengths
- Data is based on a specific survey of 1,276 school children from 1,280 examined cases.
- Includes weighted prevalence calculations and standard error metrics for both Prevalence (%) and Mean.
- Provides clear regional breakdowns for Western, Central D.C., Southern, Central Baltimore, and Eastern Shore Maryland.
Limitations
- Metadata completeness is limited; actual data quality and potential biases require manual inspection after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain analytical methods.
- Data is historical, last updated on 2024-08-14 17:10:18, and its freshness for current analysis should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- opendata.maryland.gov
- Collection Method
- Survey of school children, likely conducted as part of a public health assessment.
- Time Range
- 2005-2006
- Freshness
- Static historical data; last updated 2024-08-14 17:10:18.
- Geography
- Maryland, USA, broken down into five constituent regions.