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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Tob Control. 2017 Nov 23;27(E1):e19–e24. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053945

Table 1.

Sources for the 2011 Neighborhood Health Profiles provided by the Baltimore City Health Department

Section Variables Source(s)
Demographics Age, race 2010 US Census
Socioeconomic characteristics Income, education American Community Survey 2005–2009
Education Baltimore City Public Schools Work Sampling System of the Maryland Model for School Readiness
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance from the Baltimore City Public Schools
American Community Survey 2005–2009
Community built and social environment Alcohol store density
Tobacco store density
Baltimore City Liquor Board
Baltimore City Comptroller
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance from the Baltimore City Police Department
Baltimore City Police Department
Food environment Fast food store density Baltimore City Health Department Open Food Facilities Permit/License Database
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Health outcomes Death from chronic lower respiratory disease
Life expectancy, age-adjusted mortality
2010 US Census
Maryland State Vital Statistics Administration 2005–2009
Maryland Department of Environment, Lead Poisoning Prevention Program