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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data User Training: August 2024
At the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, we are committed to putting data into the hands of people who need it.
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation's largest state health survey, hosted a data user training webinar to demonstrate how to use AskCHIS™ Neighborhood Edition (NE), an online data dissemination and visualization platform that provides select health estimates at sub-county geographic regions. With AskCHIS™ NE, you can access and visualize authoritative health data at census tract, ZIP code, city, county, and legislative district levels.
CHIS Data Dissemination Manager Jacob Rosalez shared the refreshed dashboard, now in Tableau, and walked through creating maps and tables.
New 2021-2022 data was added to AskCHIS NE in July 2024!
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Data Access Center (DAC) Online: How to Submit a Project Application
We are excited to announce that the new version of DAC Online is now live!
The Data Access Center (DAC) based at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research provides services to analyze California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data in a secure, controlled environment that protects the confidentiality of respondents.
Using DAC Online, researchers can apply for access to our confidential CHIS data, which include: detailed geographic identifiers, complete demographic information for survey respondents, and highly sensitive information (e.g., sexual behaviors, mental health treatment) that has been specifically excluded from the freely available Public Use Files.
Researchers can use DAC Online to:
- Track the status of your application
- Send and receive support tickets
- Submit amendments (e.g., Additional Variable Request, Expansion Application, Renewal Application).
Explore enhanced features and streamlined access to make your research project application smoother.
Check out this tutorial to learn more.
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data User Training: October 2023
Interested in learning how to access California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data? Following the CHIS annual data release on October 4, 2023, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research hosted a data user training webinar to demonstrate how to use CHIS' free online data tools to get data on a wide range of health topics across many sociodemographic factors.
The training includes:
AskCHIS™: an online health query system that allows you to search for health statistics on your county, region, and state.
AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition™: a GIS search tool for health indicators by ZIP code, city, county, legislative districts, and census tracts.
Health Profiles: provide quick and easy access to the most commonly requested health indicators from CHIS.
CHIS Data Dissemination Manager Jacob Rosalez led the training and walked through new data topics including hate incidents and additional COVID-19 questions, and demonstrated how to create and execute a query, read estimates and adjust for unstable estimates, understand confidence intervals, display map and chart data, and more.
