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#### A

**Ambulatory Disability (ACS):  **In the ACS, individuals five or more years old who  responded "yes" when  asked if they had "serious difficulty walking  or climbing stairs."

**American Community Survey (ACS):  **The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census  Bureau that  will provide accurate  and  up-to-date profiles of America's communities every year. Annual and multi­ year estimates of population and housing  data are generated for small areas, including tracts and  population subgroups. This information is collected  by mailing  questionnaires to a sample of addresses.

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****Base Population**:  **The sum of a population or an estimate  used as the root for evaluation purposes. Typically, the last census count  or the estimate  from  a previous date is used.

****Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)**:  **The Behavioral  Risk Factor Surveillance System is a state-based system of health  surveys that  collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive  health  practices, and health  care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. BRFSS was established in 1984  by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC); currently data are collected  monthly in all 50 states,  the District of Columbia, Puerto  Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and  Guam. More  than  350,000 adults are interviewed each year, making the BRFSS the largest telephone health  survey in the world. States use BRFSS data to identify emerging health problems, establish and  track health objectives,  and develop and  evaluate public health  policies and programs. Many states also use BRFSS data to support health-related legislative efforts.

**Binge Drinking (BRFSS):  **Respondents were asked "[c]onsidering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times  during the past 30 days did you have [5, if male respondent] [4, if female respondents] or more  drinks on an occasion?" Respondents who  reported  doing so at least one  time were consider to have engaged  in binge drinking.Back to top

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**Civilian:  **A person  not in active-duty military.

**Cognitive Disability (ACS):  **In the ACS, individuals who  indicated "yes" when  asked if due to a physical,  mental,  or emotional condition, they had "serious difficulty concentrating,  remembering, or making decisions."

**Current Population Survey-Basic Monthly (CPS-BMS):  **The Current  Population Survey­ Basic Monthly Survey is a monthly survey of about  50,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This survey is the primary source  of information on the labor force characteristics of the United States population and  provides estimates  for the nation  as a whole. The sample is scientifically  selected to represent  the civilian non-institutionalized  population. Individuals are asked questions about  the employment status of each member  of the household 15 years of age and older, but published data only focuses on those ages 16 and  over. Estimates obtained from  the CPS-BMS include  employment, unemployment, earnings,  hours  of work,  and other indicators.**Current Population Survey (CPS-ASEC):  **The Current Population Survey-Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) is an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Census  Bureau. This survey is the primary source of information on the income,  poverty, and  health  insurance. It also asks about  employment in the previous calendar  year. The sample for the CPS-ASEC is drawn  from the sample  of the CPS-BMS. The CPS-ASEC is also known  as the CPS  March Supplement and the CPS Income  Supplement.Back to top

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**Disability Status (ACS):  **The U.S. Census Bureau  used six questions to identify persons with disabilities. A response of "yes" to any one of the questions indicates  that  the person in question  has a disability-vision, hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and  independent living. However, the questions related to cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and  independent living are not  used to identify disability in individuals less than  five years old, and the question related to independent living is not used to identify disability in individuals less than 18 years old.

**Disability Status (BRFSS):  **An individual is classified as having a disability  based on answers to the following  questions: (1) Are you limited in any way in any activities  because of physical, mental, or emotional problems? and  (2) Do you now have any health  problem  that  requires you to use special equipment, such  as a cane, a wheelchair,  a special bed, or a special telephone (include  occasional use or use in certain circumstances)?

**Disability Status (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC):  **The CPS program uses a set of six questions to identify persons with  disabilities. A response of "yes" to any one of the questions indicates that the person  in question  has a disability. The disability  questions appear  in the CPS in the following format:

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This month we want to learn about people who have physical,  mental,  or emotional conditions that cause serious  difficulty with  their  daily activities.  Please answer for household members who are 16 years old or over.

• Is anyone  deaf or does anyone  have serious difficulty  hearing?

• Is anyone  blind  or does anyone  have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?

• Because of a physical,  mental,  or emotional condition, does anyone  have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?

• Does anyone  have serious  difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

• Does anyone  have difficulty dressing or bathing?

• Because of a physical,  mental,  or emotional condition, does anyone  have difficulty doing errands  alone such  as visiting a doctor's  office or shopping?****

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**Earnings (ACS): ****Educational Attainment (ACS): **

> 1. Completed the 12th  grade without receiving a high school  diploma.2. High school graduate, meaning received a diploma or General  Educational Development (G.E.D.) and did  not attend college.3. Some college credit, but less than  one year.4. One  or more years of college, but  no degree.5.Associate's degree which  includes  people who generally completed two years of college­ level work in an occupational program  that prepared them for a specific occupation, or an academic program primarily in the arts and  sciences. The course work  may or may not  be transferable  to a bachelor's degree.6. Bachelor's degree or more which  includes individuals who  received a bachelor's  degree and  have taken additional courses  but not received a master's degree or PhD.7. Master's  degrees include  the traditional MA and  MS degrees and field-specific  degrees, such  as MSW and MBA.8. Professional  degrees which  includes  MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, andJD.9. Doctorate degrees which  include  PhD. Schooling completed in foreign  or ungraded school systems is reported as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American system.  Certificates or diplomas  for training in specific trades or from  vocational, technical, or business schools are not included. Honorary degrees awarded for a respondent's accomplishments are not included.

**Employed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPS­ ASEC):** Individuals ages 16 or older who are civilians and are not currently institutionalized and,  during the reference week, (1) performed at least one hour  of work as a paid employee, worked in their  own  business, profession, or on their  own farm,  or worked  15 hours  or more as unpaid worker  in a business owned  by a relative; and  (2) all those who had  jobs or businesses but are on leave because of vacation,  illness, bad weather, childcare  problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other  family or personal  reasons, regardless of whether they were compensated for the time  off or were seeking other  jobs. Each employed person  is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than  one  job. Individuals who work  around their  own house (painting, repairing, or own home  housework) or volunteer for religious, charitable, and  other  organizations are excluded.

**Employment Status (ACS):** In the ACS, individuals were asked a series of questions designed  to identify  their  status.  Based on the answers, individuals were classified into one of five groups: (1) people who worked  at anytime  during the reference week; (2) people on temporary layoff who were available for work;  (3) people who  did not work  during the reference week but who had  jobs or businesses from which  they were temporarily absent  (excluding layoff); (4) people who  did  not work during the reference week, but who were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available for work  during the reference week; and  (5) people not  in the labor force. The employment status data shown  in American Community Survey tabulations relate to people ages 16 or older.

**Employment Gap:** The difference  between the total  number of individuals employed and  the number of individuals employed of a certain population.

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**Employment-Population Ratio (CPS­ BMS): **The proportion of the civilian  non-institutionalized population ages 16 or older that is employed.

**Employment Rate  (CPS-ASEC): **The  number of individuals that are employed as a percent  of the civilian  non-institutionalized population. 

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**Full-Time, Full-Year (CPS-ASEC):** A person  is considered to be working full-time, full-year worker  if he or she worked  35 hours or more per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the past 12 months.

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**Full-Time, Full-Year Rate  (CPS-ASEC):­**The  number of individuals that  are working full-time, full-year as a percent  of the civilian non-institutionalized population.

**Enrollment Gap: **The difference  between the total  number of individuals associated with a particular population and the number of individuals from that  population group  that  are employed.Back to top

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**Go-Outside-Home Disability (ACS): **An individual with  difficulty going  outside  the home alone to shop  or visit a doctor's  office because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting at least six months.Back to top

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**Hearing Disability (ACS): **In the ACS, individuals who  indicated "yes" when  asked if they were "deaf or ... [had] serious  difficulty hearing."Back to top

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**Income (ACS): ****Income Maintenance Programs: ****Independent Living Disability (ACS): ****Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): ****Influenza Vaccination (BRFSS):**TMBack to top

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#### LLabor Force  (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC): All persons classified as employed or unemployed.

**Labor Force  Participation Rate  (CPS-BMS & CPS-ASEC): ****Labor Market Attachment (CPS-ASEC): ****Labor Market Attachment Rate (CPS­-ASEC): ****Living in the  Community: **Back to top

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**Medicaid (CMS): ****Medicare (CMS): **Back to top

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**Non-Institutionalized Population: **Back to top

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**OASDI Benefits: ****Obese (BRFSS): ****Order of Selection: ****Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): **Back to top

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**Population: ****Poverty (ACS & CPS-ASEC): ****Poverty Rate (ACS & CPS-ASEC): **Back to top

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**Race  (ACS): ****Rehabilitation Rate: ****Resident Population: **Back to top

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**Seasonally Adjusted Statistics: ****Service-Connected Disability Rating: ****Service-Connected Disability Rating Status****Smoking (BRFSS): ****Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): ****Special Education****Supplemental Security Income (SSI): **Back to top

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**Unemployed Persons (CPS-BMS & CPS­ ASEC): **Back to top

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**Vision Disability: ****Vocational Rehabilitation  (VR): **Back to top

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#### WWork Limitation (CPS-ASEC): A person is considered to have a work limitation if he or she has “a health problem or disability which prevents them from working or which limits the kind or amount of work he or she can do.”

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