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Summary of CDC WONDER Data Sets
The data sets are listed alphabetically by name below. Each data set named below has a link and a brief summary description.AIDS-Public Use, AIDS Microfiche
This data set contains counts of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases reported by state and local health departments. The Public Use data set allows you to request data for a specific HIV exposure group (risk factors for AIDS), case definition, sex class, quarter-year of diagnosis, report, and death (if applicable) etc., while the Microfiche data set allows you to request data for specific geographic areas. The data are updated semi-annually.
Source: AIDS Public Information Dataset is published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS.
Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports
The goal of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports is to help potential parents make informed decisions about assisted reproductive technology. The reports review data collected since 1980.
Source: The Assisted Reproductive Technology Reports are published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) Division of Reproductive Health (DRH).
Asthma and Allergies
Asthma, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) and other chronic respiratory problems can be caused by allergies to work-related exposure to various substances. This CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) web site has statitistics, publications, guidelines, as well as information from:
- Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report
- Work-Related Asthma Sentinel Event Notification Systems for Occupational Risks (SENSOR)
Source: "Asthma and Allergies" is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Asthma Prevalence and Environmental Health
Please see BRFSS for a description of the data.
Source: the Environmental Health web site for "Asthma Prevalence" is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH).
Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality
The "Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001" web site hosted by CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) web site has information, statistics and charts, as well as links to research data sets and informational publications.
Source: "Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001" is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
BRFSS - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a unique, state-based surveillance system active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Information on health risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices, and health care access, primarily related to chronic disease and injury, is obtained from a representative sample of non-institutionalized adults, 18 years and older, in each State. The BRFSS provides flexible, timely, and ongoing data collection that allows for State-to-State and State-to-nation comparisons. State-specific data, including racial-and-ethnic-specific data from the BRFSS, provide a sound basis for developing and evaluating public health programs, including programs targeted to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health risks. The BRFSS is the largest telephone-based surveillance system in the world with over 200,000 interviews nationwide per year. See also:
BRFSS Data for Asthma Prevalence at Environmental Health
BRFSS Data "Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance" at Chronic Disease Prevention
Source: the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Adult and Community Health, Behavioral Surveillance Branch.
Cancer Incidence - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
This data set has counts and rates of incident (new) cases of cancer by a single 'by' variable: age (18 ranges), race (white/black/other/unknown), gender, year, state, and county of residence or ICD code. Note: SEER data are collected in 10 sites (CN, HI, IA, NM, UT, PR, Metro Detroit, San Francisco/Oakland, Seattle, and Atlanta). Data from all SEER sites are combined to estimate 'national' rates for every age-race-gender-year-specific stratum. The expected number of cases for all non-SEER sites are derived by multiplying the stratum-specific rates derived from the combined SEER data by the populations of the non-SEER sites.
Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data is published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), Surveillance Research Program (SRP).
CDC Recommends
CDC Recommends: The Prevention Guidelines System contains up-to-date and archived guidelines and recommendations approved by the CDC for the prevention and control of disease, injuries, and disabilities.
Source: the Prevention Guidelines System is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO).
Census
This data set has counts of resident population by the following variables: age (18 ranges), ethnicity, race, gender, state, and county of residence. Census years are 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000. Data for non-census years are estimated. See also Population Projections per State.
Source: Census data is provided by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Chronic Disease Prevention Databases
The Chronic Disease Prevention Databases, formerly "CDP FILE - Chronic Disease Prevention File," were developed to provide access to information on chronic disease prevention and health promotion to health professionals responsible for supporting, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating chronic disease prevention and risk reduction efforts. The databases provide bibliographic citations and abstracts of various types of materials including journal articles, monographs, book chapters, reports, curricular materials, fact sheets, and proceedings. Full text is provided for selected publications. The databases also contain descriptions of chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs.
Source: the Chronic Disease Prevention Databases are provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Codes and Classifications (CodeKit)
WONDER is no longer able to host this application. The Codes and Classifications page lists resources for information about the code sets we used to host. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Combined Health Information Database
The Combined Health Information Database, CHID, is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
Source: the Combined Health Information Database is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Organization (HRSO).
Compressed Mortality File or CMF
Please see Mortality - Underlying Cause of Death for the description.
DATA2010 ...the Healthy People 2010 Database
DATA2010 is an information system developed by staff of the division of Health Promotion Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. With this system, world-wide users have the ability to view the data collected to track Healthy People 2010 objectives, with national baseline and monitoring data for each Healthy People 2010 objective. Users can select data options to create and browse real-time tables and graphs of the baseline and tracking year data for all 28 health focus areas, as well as the leading health indicators. This interactive system allows users to query an updated database and construct tables. Tables can be constructed for specific objectives, or objectives identified by focus areas, data source, or by select population.
Source: the Healthy People 2010 Database (DATA2010) is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Health Promotion Statistics.
FARS - Fatal Accident Reporting
The Fatal Accident Reporting System gathers data on the most severe traffic crashes that occur each year - those that result in the loss of human life. FARS became operational in 1975, and contains data on a census of fatal traffic crashes within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To be included in FARS, a crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public, and must result in the death of a person (occupant of a vehicle or a nonmotorist) within 30 days of the crash.
The system was conceived, designed, and developed in service of the following mission: to provide an overall measure of highway safety, to help identify traffic safety problems, to suggest solutions, and to help provide an objective basis on which to evaluate the effectiveness of motor vehicle safety standards and highway safety programs.
Source: the Fatal Accident Reporting System is provided by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA).
Hazardous Substance Release and Health Effects (HazDat)
HazDat, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, is the scientific and administrative database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations. The following information is included in HazDat: site characteristics, activities and site events, contaminants found, contaminant media and maximum concentration levels, impact on population, community health concerns, ATSDR public health threat categorization, ATSDR recommendations, environmental fate of hazardous substances, exposure routes, and physical hazards at the site/event. In addition, HazDat contains substance-specific information such as the ATSDR Priority List of Hazardous Substances, health effects by route and duration of exposure, metabolites, interactions of substances, susceptible populations, and biomarkers of exposure and effects. HazDat also contains data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) database, including site CERCLIS number, site description, latitude/longitude, operable units, and additional site information.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Healthy People 2010 Database (Data2010)
Please see Data2010 for the description.
Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance
Please see BRFSS for a description of the data.Source: the "Health Risk Behaviors at a Glance" web site is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
Injury Mortality Data
The Injury Mortality reports contain frequency and rates of deaths due to injury by state, age category, sex, and category of injury including Firearm-Related, Firearm-Homicide, Firearm-Suicide, Homicide, Motor Vehicle, Suffocation, Suffocation, Suicide, Drowning, Fall, Fire/Flame and Poisoning. The reports are generated by WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System), an interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Source: WISQARS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
Leading Causes of Death
You can use Leading Causes of Death Reports to determine the number of injury-related deaths relative to the number of other leading causes of death in the United States or in individual states. The reports are generated by WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System), an interactive system that provides customized injury-related mortality data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Source: WISQARS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC).
Linked Birth/Infant Death Records
This dataset has counts of Infant Deaths/births for children under 1 year of age, occuring within the United States to U.S. residents. Counts can be obtained by state, county, child's age, weight, cause of death, maternal race, maternal age, maternal education, gestation period, prenatal care, live birth order, and marital status.
Source: the Linked Birth/Infant Death Records data set is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS).
Medical Tests for OSHA Regulated Substances (MedTest)
This database lists the specific medical tests published in the literature for OSHA regulated substances. Updates of OSHA mandated tests (July 1, 2000) and NIOSH/OSHA recommendations are included. The Medical Test pages include Editor/Author, Specific Medical Tests Published in the Literature, and Full Reference Information.
Source: the MedTest database is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Microfiche AIDS
Please see AIDS above for the description.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Search articles published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report dated February 12, 1982 through the present including many of the Supplements, Surveillance Summaries and Recommendations and Reports that have been issued. You can also query weekly disease trend data since 1996.
Source: The MMWR series is prepared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Epidemiology Program Office (EPO).
Mortality - occupational (NOMS)
The National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) system is based on death certificate data from selected states with coded occupation and industry information. Cause of death is coded to the 9th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Occupation and industry is coded according to the 1980 Bureau of the Census classification system. The data is available for analysis in two ways:
- Counts and rates of death
Counts and rates of death for underlying cause of death for any of the 92 standard groups of causes by a single by variable: age (15 ranges), race (white/black/other/ nonwhites), gender, year, state and county of residence, or Group of cause.
- Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) analysis
The results of a proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) analysis of the data by Occupation, Industry, and Disease. The PMRs estimate the relative risk of death due to a specific disease within a specific occupational or industrial group. For occupation and industry selection, occupations and industries are listed alphabetically, and also listed according to the 1980 Bureau of the Census classification system.
Source: National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) data is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Mortality - Underlying Cause of Death
The Compressed Mortality File (CMF) is a county-level national mortality and population data base spanning decades, derived from the U.S. records of deaths (death certificates) since 1979. Counts and rates of death can be obtained by place of residence (U.S.,state, and county), age (17 age groups), race (white, black, and other), gender, year, and underlying cause-of-death (4-digit ICD code or group of codes). Death rates for infants (age less than 1 year) are calculated as the number of deaths per 100,000 live births. Crude death rates and age-adjusted death rates can be calculated.
Source: the Compressed Mortality File (CMF) data set is published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Analysis and Epidemiology.
Natality
The Natality data is a county-level national data base derived from the U.S. records of birth (birth certificates). Counts of births occurring within the United States to U.S. residents and non-residents can be obtained by state, county, child's gender and weight, maternal race, maternal age, maternal education, gestation period, prenatal care, and birth plurality.
Source: the Natality data set is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
National Agricultural Safety Database
NASD is a national central repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury prevention materials for the agricultural community and especially for agricultural safety specialists.
Source: the National Agricultural Safety Database is provided in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center.
National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES)
From 1981 to 1983, NIOSH conducted the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) that collected data on potential occupational exposures to chemical, physical, and biological agents. The survey involved on-site visits to 4,490 establishments in 522 industry types [OMB 1972] employing approximately 1,800,000 workers in 377 occupational categories [Census 1980]. Nearly 13,000 different potential exposure agents and over 100,000 unique tradename products were observed during these on-site visits. Field guidelines, sampling methodology, and an analysis of management interview responses have been published [NIOSH 1988, 1989a, 1989b]. However, the bulk of the data remains unpublished. The NOES database has not been updated since July 1, 1990.
Source: the National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) data is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NIOSH Mortality and NOMS
Please see Mortality - Occupational above.
National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS)
The National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) is a laboratory-based system that monitors temporal and geographic patterns associated with the detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV), respiratory and enteric adenoviruses, and rotavirus. Influenza specimen information, also reported to NREVSS, are integrated with CDC Influenza Surveillance. Data are collected from collaborating university and community hospital laboratories, selected state and county public health laboratories, and commercial laboratories. These participating laboratories report virus detections, isolations and electron microscopy results on a weekly basis.
Source: NREVSS is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases (DVRD), Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch.
Occupational Safety and Health Topics
This web site provides information on specific occupational safety and health topics.
Source: the Occupational Safety and Health Topics site is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Occupational Safety Resource Database (NIOSHTIC 2)
NIOSHTIC 2 is a bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole or in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Source: the NIOSHTIC 2 database is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The NPG does not contain an analysis of all pertinent data, rather it presents key information and data in abbreviated or tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in the work environment. The information found in the NPG should help users recognize and control occupational chemical hazards.
Source: the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Population Projections per State
This report gives population projections for States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the years 1993 to 2020. It includes an extensive analysis of the results of these projections as well as detailed information on the methodology and assumptions used to produce a preferred and three alternative projection scenarios. See also Census.
Source: the Population Projections data is provided by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Prevention Guidelines (archived collection)
The Prevention Guidelines are a collection of published CDC recommendations designed to help meet the information needs of public health officials by providing ready access to guidelines and recommendations issued by the CDC. The database was developed as part of CDC's Information Network for Public Health Officials (INPHO) initiative, through a joint effort of the Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO), the Public Health Information Systems Branch of the Information Resources Management Office (IRMO), and the Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), in collaboration with all Centers, Institutes, and offices at CDC. See also CDC Recommends.
Source: the Prevention Guidelines System is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Practice Program Office (PHPPO).
Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
Please see National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) for the description.
Scientific Data and Documentation
CDC WONDER provides stewardship for CDC's access to many public-use scientific data collections. You can search the documentation for dataset, data collection methodology, and code book information.
Source: The collection is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Epidemiology Program Office (EPO), Division of Public Health Informatics and Surveillance (DPHSI), Information Technology Branch.
SEER - Cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
See Cancer Incidence above.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity
This data set contains sexually transmitted disease morbidity data for the 50 United States, D.C., Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam by year, gender of patients, type of STD, area of report, and state.
Source: the Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity data is provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance and Statistics
This web site has reports presenting statistics and trends of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States since 1993. This annual publication is intended as a reference document for policy makers, program managers, health planners, researchers, and others who are concerned with the public health implications of these diseases. The information covers four areas:
- National profile is an overview of the STD situation in the United States.
- Special Focus Profiles describing STDs in selected subgroups and populations that are a focus of national and state prevention efforts.
- Detailed tables provide statistical information about STDs at the state, city, and national levels.
- The Appendix provides information about the sources and limitations of the data used to produce the reports.
Source: the site is provided by th e United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Standard Reference Tables
See Codes and Classifications above.
Tuberculosis Surveillance
Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports contain tabular and graphic information about reported TB cases collected from 59 reporting areas (the 50 states, the District of Columbia, New York City, U.S. dependencies and possessions, and independent nations in free association with the United States). The reports include statistics on tuberculosis case counts and case rates by states and metropolitan statistical areas with tables of selected demographic and clinical characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, age group, country of origin, form of disease, drug resistance, etc).
Source: the Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports are published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of TB Elimination.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). VAERS is a post-marketing safety surveillance program, collecting information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of US licensed vaccines.
Source: VAERS is provided in collaboration with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
YRBSS - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) provides information about the prevalence of behaviors practiced by young people that put their health at risk. Developed by CDC in collaboration with federal, state, and private-sector partners, this voluntary system includes a national survey and surveys conducted by state and local education and health agencies. The YRBSS provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to more effectively target and improve health programs.
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Adolescent and School Health (ASH).