| Data Dictionary: | Health Data 2015 Release |
| Data Source: | Social Explorer; County Health Rankings & Roadmaps |
| Table: | T1. Quality of Life [2] |
| T1. | Quality of Life | ||||||
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| Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; Health Data 2015: Technical Documentation |
| Health Data: Technical Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> T1: Quality of Life (Persons 18 Years and Over) |
This measure is based on survey responses to the question: "Thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?" The value reported in the County Health Rankings is the average number of days a county's adult respondents report that their physical health was not good. The measure is age-adjusted to the 2000 US population.
This measure is based on survey responses to the question: "Thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?" The value reported in the County Health Rankings is the average number of days a county's adult respondents report that their mental health was not good. The measure is age-adjusted to the 2000 US population.
