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Data Summary Descriptions
The data sets are listed alphabetically by name below. Each data set named below has a link and a brief summary description.
AIDS Public Information Data on WONDER
AIDS public use data are counts of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases reported by state and local health departments. The data are updated annually. The AIDS Public Information on-line database allows you to request data for cases reported January, 1981 - December, 1992, for specific locations (metropolitan or regional rural areas), HIV exposure group (selected risk factors for AIDS), case definition, sexual orientation and gender, age at diagnosis, race and ethnicity, current vital status, and the dates (month/year) of diagnosis and initial case report. Selected exposure categories for AIDS include: male homosexual/bisexual contact (adult), intravenous (IV) drug use (adult female or heterosexual male), male homo/bisexual and IV drug use (adult), heterosexual contact with HIV+/HIV risk partner (adult), sole identified mode of exposure or multiple modes of exposure (adult) Hemophilia/coagulation disorder (adult or pediatric), receipt of blood, blood components or tissue (adult or pediatric), risk not reported or identified (adult or pediatric), country of birth or foreign origin (adult or pediatric), mother tests HIV+ or has HIV risk factors (pediatric).
Source: AIDS Public Information Dataset is published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS.
Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports
The goal of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports is to help potential parents make informed decisions about assisted reproductive technology. The reports review data collected since 1980.
Source: The Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports are published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Division of Reproductive Health (DRH).
Asthma and Allergies
Asthma, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) and other chronic respiratory problems can be caused by allergies to work-related exposure to various substances. This CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) web site has statitistics, publications, guidelines, as well as information from:
- Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report
- Work-Related Asthma Sentinel Event Notification Systems for Occupational Risks (SENSOR)
Source: "Asthma and Allergies" is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Asthma Prevalence and Environmental Health
Please see BRFSS for a description of the data.
Source: the Environmental Health web site for "Asthma Prevalence" is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH).
Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality
The "Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001" web site hosted by CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) web site has information, statistics and charts, as well as links to research data sets and informational publications.
Source: "Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001" is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Births on WONDER
Please see Natality for a description of the data.
BRFSS - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a unique, state-based surveillance system active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Information on health risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices, and health care access, primarily related to chronic disease and injury, is obtained from a representative sample of non-institutionalized adults, 18 years and older, in each State. The BRFSS provides flexible, timely, and ongoing data collection that allows for State-to-State and State-to-nation comparisons. State-specific data, including racial-and-ethnic-specific data from the BRFSS, provide a sound basis for developing and evaluating public health programs, including programs targeted to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health risks. The BRFSS is the largest telephone-based surveillance system in the world with over 200,000 interviews nationwide per year. See also:
BRFSS Data for Asthma Prevalence at Environmental Health
BRFSS Data "Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance" at Chronic Disease Prevention
BRFSS-SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
Source: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data are published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Adult and Community Health, Behavioral Surveillance Branch.
Bridged-Race Population Estimates on WONDER
Please see Population Estimates on WONDER.
Cancer Data and Reports
Cancer incidence data are collected from cancer registries, based on oncology reports from health care providers. Cancer incidence data are available from:
- National Program of Cancer Registries Invasive Cancer Incidence on WONDER
- United States Cancer Statistics Web-based Incidence and Mortality Reports
- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
Source: cancer incidence data are collected in collaboration with:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
- North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Census
Please see Population Estimates on WONDER.
Codes and Classifications (CodeKit)
WONDER is no longer able to host this application. The Codes and Classifications page lists resources for information about the code sets we used to host. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Combined Health Information Database
The Combined Health Information Database, CHID, is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
Source: the Combined Health Information Database is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Organization (HRSO).
Compressed Mortality File or CMF
Please see Mortality - Underlying Cause of Death on WONDER for the description.
DATA2010 ...the Healthy People 2010 Database
DATA2010 is an information system developed by staff of the division of Health Promotion Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. With this system, world-wide users have the ability to view the data collected to track Healthy People 2010 objectives, with national baseline and monitoring data for each Healthy People 2010 objective. Users can select data options to create and browse real-time tables and graphs of the baseline and tracking year data for all 28 health focus areas, as well as the leading health indicators. This interactive system allows users to query an updated database and construct tables. Tables can be constructed for specific objectives, or objectives identified by focus areas, data source, or by select population.
Source: the Healthy People 2010 Database (DATA2010) is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Health Promotion Statistics.
FARS - Fatal Accident Reporting
The Fatal Accident Reporting System gathers data on the most severe traffic crashes that occur each year - those that result in the loss of human life. FARS became operational in 1975, and contains data on a census of fatal traffic crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To be included in FARS, a crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public, and must result in the death of a person (occupant of a vehicle or a nonmotorist) within 30 days of the crash.
The system was conceived, designed, and developed in service of the following mission: to provide an overall measure of highway safety, to help identify traffic safety problems, to suggest solutions, and to help provide an objective basis on which to evaluate the effectiveness of motor vehicle safety standards and highway safety programs.
Source: the Fatal Accident Reporting System is provided by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA).
Hazardous Substance Release and Health Effects (HazDat)
HazDat, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, is the scientific and administrative database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations. The following information is included in HazDat: site characteristics, activities and site events, contaminants found, contaminant media and maximum concentration levels, impact on population, community health concerns, ATSDR public health threat categorization, ATSDR recommendations, environmental fate of hazardous substances, exposure routes, and physical hazards at the site/event. In addition, HazDat contains substance-specific information such as the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances, health effects by route and duration of exposure, metabolites, interactions of substances, susceptible populations, and biomarkers of exposure and effects. HazDat also contains data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) database, including site CERCLIS number, site description, latitude/longitude, operable units, and additional site information.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Healthy People 2010 Database (Data2010)
Please see Data2010 for the description.
Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance
Please see BRFSS for a description of the data.Source: the "Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance" web site is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Infant Deaths: Linked Birth / Infant Death Records
See Linked Birth / Infant Death Records for the data description.
Injury Mortality Data
The Injury Mortality reports contain frequency and rates of deaths due to injury by state, age category, sex, and category of injury including Firearm-Related, Firearm-Homicide, Firearm-Suicide, Homicide, Motor Vehicle, Suffocation, Suffocation, Suicide, Drowning, Fall, Fire/Flame and Poisoning. The reports are generated by WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System), an interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Source: WISQARS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
Leading Causes of Death
You can use Leading Causes of Death Reports to determine the number of injury-related deaths relative to the number of other leading causes of death in the United States or in individual states. The reports are generated by WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System), an interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Source: WISQARS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
Linked Birth/Infant Death Records on WONDER
This dataset has counts of Infant deaths, live births and infant death rates for children under 1 year of age, occuring within the United States to U.S. residents. Counts can be obtained by state, county, child's age, weight, cause of death, maternal race, maternal age, maternal education, gestation period, prenatal care, live birth order, and marital status.
Source: the Linked Birth/Infant Death Records data set is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS).
Medical Tests for OSHA Regulated Substances (MedTest)
This database lists the specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances. Updates of OSHA mandated tests (July 1, 2000) and NIOSH/OSHA recommendations are included. The Medical Test pages include Editor/Author, Specific Medical Tests Published in the Literature, and Full Reference Information.
Source: the MedTest database is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Mortality - occupational
The National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) includes mortality data since 1968, by disease (underlying or contributing cause), industry, occupation, age group, sex, race (3 categories) and state. Obtain reports of counts, age-adjusted rates, crude rates, and years of potential life lost (YPLL).Source: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Mortality - Underlying Cause of Death on WONDER
The Compressed Mortality File (CMF) is a county-level national mortality and population data base spanning decades, derived from the U.S. records of deaths (death certificates) since 1979. Counts and rates of death can be obtained by place of residence (U.S.,state, and county), age (17 age groups), race (white, black, and other), gender, year, and underlying cause-of-death (4-digit ICD code or group of codes). Death rates for infants (age less than 1 year) are calculated as the number of deaths per 100,000 live births. Crude death rates and age-adjusted death rates can be calculated.
Source: the Compressed Mortality File (CMF) data set is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Analysis and Epidemiology.
Natality on WONDER
The Natality data are available from a county-level national data collection derived from the U.S. records of birth (birth certificates). Counts of births occurring within the United States to U.S. residents and non-residents can be obtained by state, county of mother's residence, child's gender and weight, gestation period, maternal race, maternal age, maternal education, selected medical risk factors, tobacco use, prenatal care, and birth plurality.
Source: the Natality data set is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
National Agricultural Safety Database
NASD is a national central repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury prevention materials for the agricultural community and especially for agricultural safety specialists.
Source: the National Agricultural Safety Database is provided in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center.
National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES)
From 1981 to 1983, NIOSH conducted the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) that collected data on potential occupational exposures to chemical, physical, and biological agents. The survey involved on-site visits to 4,490 establishments in 522 industry types [OMB 1972] employing approximately 1,800,000 workers in 377 occupational categories [Census 1980]. Nearly 13,000 different potential exposure agents and over 100,000 unique tradename products were observed during these on-site visits. Field guidelines, sampling methodology, and an analysis of management interview responses have been published [NIOSH 1988, 1989a, 1989b]. However, the bulk of the data remains unpublished. The NOES database has not been updated since July 1, 1990.
Source: the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) data are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS)
The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) is a laboratory-based system that monitors temporal and geographic patterns associated with the detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV), respiratory and enteric adenoviruses, and rotavirus. Influenza specimen information, also reported to NREVSS, are integrated with CDC Influenza Surveillance. Data are collected from collaborating university and community hospital laboratories, selected state and county public health laboratories, and commercial laboratories. These participating laboratories report virus detections, isolations and electron microscopy results on a weekly basis.
Source: NREVSS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (DVRD), Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch.
Occupational Safety and Health Topics
This web site provides information on specific occupational safety and health topics.
Source: the Occupational Safety and Health Topics site is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Occupational Safety Resource Database (NIOSHTIC 2)
NIOSHTIC 2 is a bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole or in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Source: the NIOSHTIC 2 database is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The NPG does not contain an analysis of all pertinent data, rather it presents key information and data in abbreviated or tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in the work environment. The information found in the NPG should help users recognize and control occupational chemical hazards.
Source: the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Population Estimates on WONDER
Population estimates are provided for use as denominator data in rate calculations. The following on-line databases are available:
Source: population data are provided by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Bridged-Race Estimates on WONDER
- Vintage 2002
July 1st resident estimates for 1990 - 2002 by: Year, State, County, Race (4-categories), Ethnicity, Sex and Age Groups (5-year).- Vintage 2003
July 1st resident estimates for 1990 - 2003 by: Year, State, County, Race (4-categories), Ethnicity, Sex and Age (1-year or 5-year groups).- United States Census Estimates on WONDER
July 1st resident population estimates for the years 1970 - 2000 by: Year, State, County, Race (6-categories), Ethnicity, Gender and Age Groups (5-year).- United States Census Projections on WONDER
Population projections for the years 1990 - 2020 by: Year, State, Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic OriginPopulation Projections per State on WONDER
Please see Population Estimates on WONDER above.
Prevention Guidelines (archived collection)
The Prevention Guidelines are a collection of published CDC recommendations designed to help meet the information needs of public health officials by providing ready access to guidelines and recommendations issued by the CDC. The database was developed as part of CDC's Information Network for Public Health Officials (INPHO) initiative, through a joint effort of the Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO), the Public Health Information Systems Branch of the Information Resources Management Office (IRMO), and the Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), in collaboration with all Centers, Institutes, and offices at CDC.
Source: the Prevention Guidelines System is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO).
Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
Please see National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) for the description.
Scientific Data and Documentation
CDC WONDER provides stewardship for CDC's access to many public-use scientific data collections. You can search the documentation for dataset, data collection methodology, and code book information.
Source: The collection is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), Division of Public Health Informatics and Surveillance (DPHSI), Information Technology Branch.
SEER - Cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
See Cancer Incidence above.
SENSOR-Pesticides Database
Survey data from 1998-1999 were obtained from the seven states (AZ, CA, FL, LA, NY, OR, and TX) that conducted acute occupational pesticide-related illness surveillance as part of the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) program during those years. The database has case reports for a total of 1,009 individuals with acute occupational pesticide-related illness. More Information.
Source: the SENSOR-Pesticides Database is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity on WONDER, Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance and Statistics
Sexually Transmitted Disease information reported to CDC is available in 2 ways:
- The Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity online database contains sexually transmitted disease morbidity data for the 50 United States, D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam by year, gender of patients, type of STD, area of report, and state. Users are able to produce incidence counts and rates in cross-tabulations with 2 levels of stratification, and maps. Data is available at the national, regional and state level. The data are updated on a regular basis.
- The Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance and Statistics web site has reports presenting statistics and trends of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States since 1993. This annual publication is intended as a reference document for policy makers, program managers, health planners, researchers, and others who are concerned with the public health implications of these diseases. The information covers four areas:
- National profile is an overview of the STD situation in the United States.
- Special Focus Profiles describing STDs in selected subgroups and populations that are a focus of national and state prevention efforts.
- Detailed tables provide statistical information about STDs at the state, city, and national levels.
- The Appendix provides information about the sources and limitations of the data used to produce the reports.
Source: the Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity data is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends
See BRFSS above.
Standard Reference Tables
See Codes and Classifications above.
Online Tuberculosis Information System (OTIS) on WONDER, Tuberculosis Surveillance
Tuberculosis information reported to CDC is available in two ways:
- The Online Tuberculosis Information System (OTIS) contains information on verified tuberculosis (TB) cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by state health departments, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from 1993 through 2003. These data were extracted from the CDC national TB surveillance system. Data for 22 variables are included in the data set and users are able to obtain incidence counts and rates, and show the percentage of cases that have completed therapy in less than 1 year of diagnosis. Users can produce cross-tabulations with multi-level stratification, charts and maps. Data is available at the national, state, and large metropolitan statistical area level. The data are updated on a regular basis.
- Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports contain tabular and graphic information about reported TB cases collected from 59 reporting areas (the 50 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, U.S. dependencies and possessions, and independent nations in free association with the United States). The reports include statistics on tuberculosis case counts and case rates by states and metropolitan statistical areas with tables of selected demographic and clinical characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, age group, country of origin, form of disease, drug resistance, etc).
Source: The Online Tuberculosis Information System (OTIS) and the Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports are published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of TB Elimination.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) on WONDER
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
Source: VAERS is provided in collaboration with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
YRBSS - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) provides information about the prevalence of behaviors practiced by young people that put their health at risk. Developed by CDC in collaboration with federal, state, and private-sector partners, this voluntary system includes a national survey and surveys conducted by state and local education and health agencies. The YRBSS provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to more effectively target and improve health programs.
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Adolescent and School Health (ASH).
