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ARF=Area Resource File<\/span><\/p>\n

2009-2010 ARF Can Now Be Downloaded at No Cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2009-2010 ARF data files and documentation can now be downloaded. Click the link below to learn how to download ARF documentation and data.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/arf.hrsa.gov\/purchase.htm<\/p>\n

“The basic county-specific Area Resource File (ARF) is the nucleus of the overall ARF System. It is a database containing more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation’s counties. ARF contains information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. In addition, the basic file contains geographic codes and descriptors which enable it to be linked to many other files and to aggregate counties into various geographic groupings.”<\/p>\n

<\/a>“You may also choose to search the ARF<\/a> to see what data variables are available in the current file.”<\/p>\n

The table of contents below gives a sense of the county level information included.<\/p>\n

<\/pre>\n
I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DATA ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS AND REFERENCES. 1<\/address>\n
A.\u00a0 CODES AND CLASSIFICATIONS. 1<\/address>\n
A-1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Header for ARF. 1<\/address>\n
A-2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State and County Codes. 1<\/address>\n
A-3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Census County Group Codes. 7<\/address>\n
A-4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 County Typology Codes. 7<\/address>\n
A-5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Metropolitan\/Micropolitan and Combined Statistical Areas. 10<\/address>\n
A-6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rural\/Urban Continuum Codes. 11<\/address>\n
A-7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Urban Influence Codes. 13<\/address>\n
A-8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BEA Economic Area Codes and Names and Component Economic 14 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Area Codes and Names.<\/address>\n
A-9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Federal Region Code and Census Region and Division Codes and Names. 14<\/address>\n
A-10)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Veterans Administration Codes. 16<\/address>\n
A-11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contiguous Counties. 17<\/address>\n
A-12)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health Service Area Codes. 18<\/address>\n
A-13)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Codes and Names. 18<\/address>\n
A-14)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HPSA Codes. 19<\/address>\n
A-15)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SSA Beneficiary State and County Codes. 21<\/address>\n
B.\u00a0\u00a0 HEALTH PROFESSIONS. 22<\/address>\n
B-1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physicians. 22<\/address>\n
B-2) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dentists and Dental Hygienists. 31<\/address>\n
B-3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Optometrists. 36<\/address>\n
B-4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pharmacists. 37<\/address>\n
B-5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Podiatrists. 38<\/address>\n
B-6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Veterinarians. 39<\/address>\n
B-7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nurses. 40<\/address>\n
B-8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physician Assistants. 43<\/address>\n
B-9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chiropractors. 45<\/address>\n
B-10)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Occupational Therapists. 46<\/address>\n
B-11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physical Therapists. 46<\/address>\n
B-12)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psychology and Social Work Teachers. 47<\/address>\n
B-13)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psychologists. 47<\/address>\n
B-14)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociologists. 48<\/address>\n
B-15)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Social Workers. 48<\/address>\n
B-16)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Audiologists\u00a0\u00a0 49<\/address>\n
B-17)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speech Language Pathologists\u00a0 49<\/address>\n
B-18)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Healthcare Practitioner Professionals. 50<\/address>\n
B-19)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Decennial Census Occupation Data. 50<\/address>\n
C.\u00a0 HEALTH FACILITIES. 53<\/address>\n
C-1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hospital Type. 54<\/address>\n
C-2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hospital Services (or Facilities) 57<\/address>\n
C-3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hospital Employment 57<\/address>\n
C-4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursing and Other Health Facilities. 58<\/address>\n
C-5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health Maintenance Organizations. 60<\/address>\n
C-6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) 61<\/address>\n
D.\u00a0 UTILIZATION.. 61<\/address>\n
D-1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utilization Rate. 62<\/address>\n
D-2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inpatient Days. 62<\/address>\n
D-3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outpatient Visits. 62<\/address>\n
D-4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Surgical Operations and Operating Rooms. 62<\/address>\n
E.\u00a0\u00a0 EXPENDITURES. 63<\/address>\n
E-1) Hospital Expenditures. 63<\/address>\n
E-2) Medicare Advantage Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost (AAPCC) 63<\/address>\n
F.\u00a0\u00a0 POPULATION.. 68<\/address>\n
F-1) Population Estimates. 68<\/address>\n
F-2) Population Counts and Number of Families and Households. 72<\/address>\n
F-3) Population Percents. 82<\/address>\n
F-4) Labor Force. 84<\/address>\n
F-5) Per Capita Incomes. 86<\/address>\n
F-6) Income. 88<\/address>\n
F-7) Persons and Families Below Poverty Level 90<\/address>\n
F-8) Ratio of Income to Poverty Level 92<\/address>\n
F-9) Median Family Income. 93<\/address>\n
F-10)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Household Income. 93<\/address>\n
F-11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medicaid Eligibles. 97<\/address>\n
F-12)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medicare Enrollment Data. 99<\/address>\n
F-13)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medicare Advantage\/Managed Care Penetration. 100<\/address>\n
F-14)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Penetration. 103<\/address>\n
F-15)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Health Insurance Estimates. 103<\/address>\n
F-16)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Food Stamp\/SNAP Recipient Estimates. 104<\/address>\n
F-17)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Social Security Program.. 104<\/address>\n
F-18)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supplemental Security Income Program Recipients. 105<\/address>\n
F-19)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u2011Year Infant Mortality Rates. 107<\/address>\n
F-20)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Infant Mortality Data. 108<\/address>\n
F-21)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mortality Data. 108<\/address>\n
F-22)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total Deaths. 111<\/address>\n
F-23)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Natality Data. 111<\/address>\n
F-24)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Births in Hospitals. 113<\/address>\n
F-25)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total Births. 113<\/address>\n
F-26)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Education. 114<\/address>\n
F-27)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Census Housing Data. 114<\/address>\n
F-28)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Veteran Population. 117<\/address>\n
G.\u00a0 ENVIRONMENT.. 119<\/address>\n
G-1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Land Area and Density. 119<\/address>\n
G-2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Population Per Square Mile. 119<\/address>\n
G-3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elevation. 119<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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