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Health indicators for Chicago neighorhoods.

Source: City of Chicago Data Portal.. Data provided by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and U.S. Census Bureau.

Variable Description
area_num Community area ID
shape_area Polygon area
shape_len Shape length
comm_area Community area name
BirthRate Births per 1,000 residents
Gener_Rate General fertility rate per 1,000 females 15-44
LowBi_ight Percentageage of live births with low birth weight
Prena_ster Percentage of live births who had prenatal care beginning in first trimester
Prete_rths Preterm births as percentage of live births
TeenB_Rate Teen birth rate per 1,000 females age 15-19
Assa_cide Assault(homicide) per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Breas_ales Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 females, age adjusted.
Cance_ites Cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Color_ncer Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Diabe_ated Diabetes-related deaths per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Firea_ated Firearm related deaths per 1000,000 people, age adjusted.
Infan_Rate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
LungCancer Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Prost_ales Prostate cancer deaths per 100,000 males, age adjusted.
Strok_ease Stroke deaths per 100,000 people, age adjusted.
Child_ning Childhood blood lead level screening per 1,000 children age 0-6 years
Chil_ing_1 Childhood lead poisoning per 100
Gonor_ales Gonorrhea in females, per 100,000 females age 15-44
Gono_ales_1 Gonorrhea in females, per 100,000 females age 15-44
Tuber_osis Tuberculosis per 100,000 people
Below_evel Percentage of households below poverty level
Crowd_sing Percentage of occupied housing units
Dependency Percentage of persons aged less than 16 or more than 64 years
NoHig_loma Percentage of persons age 25 or higher without high school diploma
PerCa_come Percapita income, 2011 adjusted dollars
Unemp_ment Unemployment as a percentage of persons aged 16 or older

Prepared by Jingyuan Zhou. Last updated July 10, 2017. Data provided “as is”, no warranties.