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Social and Economic Factors Ranking
| Value: |
50 |
Measurement
Period: |
2013 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
FL Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / County Health Rankings
Health / Access to Health Services
Economy / Poverty |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the ranking of the county in social and economic factors according to the County Health Rankings. |
| Why this is important: Social and economic factors strongly influence the health of the individual and community. Studies repeatedly show a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and health outcomes. Understanding how a community compares to surrounding areas in terms of key social indicators such as educational attainment and crimes rates as well as understanding the comparative economic status of a community is necessary to determine the types of community health programs needed. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 67 Florida counties.Counties are ranked relative to the health of other counties in the same state on a variety of health measures. Those having high ranks, e.g. 1 or 2, are considered to be the "healthiest." Use caution when comparing current ranking to previous time periods as ranking criteria may have changed. |
| Source: County Health Rankings |
| URL of Source: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/rankings/data |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
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Social and Economic Factors Ranking
| Value: |
50 |
Measurement
Period: |
2013 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / County Health Rankings
Health / Access to Health Services
Economy / Poverty |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the ranking of the county in social and economic factors according to the County Health Rankings. |
| Why this is important: Social and economic factors strongly influence the health of the individual and community. Studies repeatedly show a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and health outcomes. Understanding how a community compares to surrounding areas in terms of key social indicators such as educational attainment and crimes rates as well as understanding the comparative economic status of a community is necessary to determine the types of community health programs needed. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.Counties are ranked relative to the health of other counties in the same state on a variety of health measures. Those having high ranks, e.g. 1 or 2, are considered to be the "healthiest." Use caution when comparing current ranking to previous time periods as ranking criteria may have changed. |
| Source: County Health Rankings |
| URL of Source: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/rankings/data |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
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