The organization of information proceeds from the largest to smallest aggregation - United States to individual Kentucky counties. The United States data reflects all ethnicities combined except where noted. The east south central region combines data for the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. The report includes a large quantity of data, but many aspects of health were excluded. Data were selected to provide representative indicators of health status.
Some data elements reflect five-year averages.
The Description and Methods section in the text preceding the profiles lists each category as a sub-heading, followed by the description of each data element. Many data sources were used in this report. An explanation of the methods to derive statistics, particularly where the analysis involved estimates, formula or other unique procedures, are described. Most recent data available were used. For some data, the 1990 U.S. Census provided the most recent information.