New York Retail Tobacco Enforcement Compliance Results by County and Program Year

Data from the New York Tobacco Enforcement Program includes counts of inspections, complaints, and enforcement actions per measurement period. The dataset is provided by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated on November 3, 2022. Columns suggest it tracks compliance checks, sales to minors, and vendor registrations across counties.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Sales to Minors and Complaints Against Registered Vendors over Program Year and Measurement Period.
• Compare enforcement intensity across County using columns like Compliance Checks, Complaint Investigations, and Fined / Penalized.
• Model vendor compliance risk using Registered Vendors, Partial Inspections, and Other Visits as potential features.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 11 specific columns detailing enforcement activities.
• Provides temporal granularity through Measurement Period and Program Year columns.
• Sourced from an official public health organization (health.data.ny.gov).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2022-11-03 18:57:45; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely collected by local Tobacco Enforcement Programs through inspections and investigations.

Time Range

Covered by Measurement Period and Program Year columns; specific range unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-11-03 18:57:45.

Geography

Coverage includes County-level data, likely for New York State.