Vaccination Coverage among Health Care Personnel

Vaccination coverage data for hospital-based health care personnel from the National Healthcare Safety Network. The dataset includes national and state-level estimates by personnel group, with columns for confidence intervals, sample size, and season. It was last updated on 2024-09-12 via the data.cdc.gov platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze vaccination trends by Season and Geography using Estimate (%) and 95% CI (%) columns.
• Compare vaccination coverage across different Personnel Type groups (e.g., physicians, nurses) at the state level.
• Assess the reliability of state-level estimates using the Sample Size and 95% CI (%) columns.
• Model the relationship between Geography Type (national vs. state) and Estimate (%) for different Vaccine types.

Strengths

• Includes confidence intervals (95% CI (%)) for statistical reliability assessment.
• Provides breakdowns by Personnel Type, Geography, and Season for granular analysis.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) via data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Hospital-based performance measurement data collection.

Time Range

Coverage is indicated by the Season column, but specific years are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-09-12 02:43:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

National and state levels within the United States, as indicated by the Geography and Geography Type columns.