State Health Access Data Assistance Center
SHADAC is a multidisciplinary health policy research center with a focus on state policy. Our staff members represent a broad range of expertise, ranging from economics, statistics and evaluation to sociology and journalism. We are passionate about the importance of using sound data to inform policy decisions, and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve results. SHADAC translates complex findings into actionable information that is accessible to a broad audience.
Organization Contact
Caroline Au Yeung
butle180@umn.edu
State Health Compare
State Health Compare allows users to generate customized reports for a range of state-level health estimates, drawing on multiple data sources.
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State Health Compare is a web-based data tabulator that offers state-level estimates related to health insurance coverage, access, and cost. It leverages a wide variety of data sets, includes time trends, estimates for sub populations (e.g., age, race, income), and statistical testing to highlight time-trend analysis and sub-population analysis. Data sets leveraged for these projects include: ACS, CPS, BRFSS, MEPS-IC, NHIS, HCUP, and NIS, among others. All of the estimates and statistical testing for these online tabulators are based on SHADAC analysis.
Steps Required to Obtain Data
Users generate estimates directly through the tabulator.
On average, how long does it take to access the data?
A few seconds.
Category
Claims & Transactions
Population, Public Health & Social Services
Intended End User
Academia
General Public
Government
Data Type
Aggregate/Analysis
Data Format
CSV
Additional Processing Required
No
Is the data identifiable?
No
Real or Synthetic Data
Real
Data is Updated
Annually as new survey estimates become available
Free of Charge?
Yes