Vaccination Coverage among Nursing Home Residents at National, Regional, and State Levels

Data from the Long-Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage. It provides estimates at the national, regional, and state levels, broken down by sociodemographic characteristics. The dataset was last updated on 2024-09-12 and is hosted by data.cdc.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze vaccination trends over time using the Survey Year/Influenza Season and Estimate (%) columns.
• Compare geographic disparities in coverage using the Geography, Geography Type, and Estimate (%) columns.
• Model the relationship between sociodemographic factors and vaccination rates using the Dimension, Dimension Type, and Estimate (%) columns.
• Assess population impact by weighting estimates with the Population Size column.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative CMS Long-Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS).
• Provides breakdowns by multiple dimensions: Geography, Vaccine, and sociodemographic characteristics.
• Last updated on 2024-09-12, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via data.cdc.gov.

Collection Method

Collected via the Long-Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS).

Time Range

Survey Year/Influenza Season column suggests temporal coverage, but specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-09-12 02:43:54.

Geography

National, regional, and state levels in the United States.