A similar calculation was used to derive the statistic for the period 1990-1994. A similar calculation was used to derive the statistic taking the total number of minority women who drank as a proportion of all minority women who gave birth in the area during the years 1990-1994. These data reflect the average number of WIC recipients for two typical months, October 1995 and April 1996 as a proportion of the total area population. Data were not available for minorities or for African Americans. The data report on a 1995 audit of children immunization records in each Kentucky county.
Aggregated data reflect averages of counties in the area.
The Kentucky Division for Epidemiology in the Cabinet for Health Services maintains an immunization program. The assessment focuses on the percentage of children that are age appropriate immunized. All health departments are encouraged to perform their own clinic audits at least once annually. Their results are verified and compared to the audit results on CASA completed by the field staff of the Division of Epidemiology. These data can be compared to data collected from other states which provide an opportunity for Kentucky to evaluate its immunization efforts against other states.