Current Population Survey (CPS)

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years.

• 2009 ASEC
• 2009 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement
• Income
• Poverty
• Health Insurance
• Press Releases
• 2009 Detailed Data Tables
• Person Income: 2008
• Poverty: 2008
• Family Income: 2008
• Household Income: 2008
• Health Insurance: 2008

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistic, U.S. Census Bureau

Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Survey data available for 2008

Available at: http://www.census.gov/cps/

BRFSS Maps

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Maps display information on:

• alcohol consumption
• asthma
• cardiovascular disease
• colorectal cancer screening
• diabetes
• disability
• exercise
• health care access/coverage
• health status
• immunization
• oral health
• overweight and obesity (BMI)
• prostate cancer
• tobacco use
• women’s health

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) 2002-2008
Available at:  http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/gisbrfss/default.aspx

Health Data Interactive

Health Data Interactive presents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location to explore different trends and patterns.

Table Topics:

• Health and functional status
• Health care use and expenditures
• Health conditions
• Health insurance and access
• Mortality and life expectancy
• Pregnancy and birth
• Risk factors and disease prevention

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Time frame: (as of June 2010) Most data is listed through 2008

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hdi.htm

Chronic Disease Cost Calculator

The Chronic Disease Cost Calculator is a downloadable tool that supports states in:

1. Estimating state Medicaid expenditures for six chronic diseases – congestive heart failure, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes.
2. Generating estimates of the costs to Medicaid of selected chronic diseases using customized inputs (e.g., prevalence rates and treatment costs).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Time frame: (as of June 2010) Estimated spending in the Cost Calculator is based on 2001–2005 data inflated forward to 2007 dollars.

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/calculator/