Population Data Sources

Population Data Sources

Data Elements for the Population Data Set

Gender
Age
Ethnicity
Primary language
Educational and occupational attainment
Median income
Housing arrangements (i.e., vacancy rates, affordability, quality, homelessness)

Prevalence of a range of physical and mental disorders
Prevalence of SMI, SED, and SPMI
Prevalence of restricted activity days, bed disability days, school absence days
Rates of inpatient and outpatient mh/sa service utilization by payer and provider
Rates of SSI or SSDI
Self-ratings of physical and mental health

General Population Surveys and Responsible Agencies
Agency	Survey
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program; Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS)
National Institute of Mental Health	National Comorbidity Survey (NCS); Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)	National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Center for Health Statistics	National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)
Office of Applied Studies (OAS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)
Centers for Disease Control	Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
Centers for Disease Control	Fatality Analysis Report System (FARS)
Census Bureau	U.S. Census
Agency for Health Research & Quality (AHQR) and National Center for Health Statistics	Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Agency for Health Research & Quality	Health Care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP-3)
National Institute of Mental Health	Utilization, Need, Outcomes and Costs for Child and Adolescent Populations (UNOCCAP)—this survey was developed, but never fielded