POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF TEMPLATE | [2021]
[Kelly M Fields, RN, BSN]
Informatics for Transforming Nursing Care
[September 2021]
[Cabarrus County, North Carolina]
A. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
1. Key Findings
● [The overall population of Lane County is about 0.1 percent of the total population of
the USA, with an estimated 382,067 citizens In this section, present the key findings
from your entire data brief. We recommend doing section A1 last. What stands out
about your county in relation to nation and state health trends, sociodemographics,
etc.?]
● In Lane County, 89.1% of people are white alone while the USA average for white
alone is 76.5% [These findings should be presented in a bulleted list.]
● The poverty rate in Lane County is at 18.1% which is higher than the poverty rate for
the United States, which is 11.8%. [Limit this list to five bullets.]
● 22% of Lane County residents have severe housing problems. [This list should be
single-spaced.]
● STIs are on the rise with a current rate of 490 cases of chlamydia per 100,000 people in
Lane County.[There should be two or fewer lines for each finding.]
[Replace the screenshot below with one of your state, showing the county you are investigating.]
Note. This is a US County Map (Maps of World, n.d.).
2. Introductory paragraph
The data presented in Table 1 can be found by visiting the United States Census Bureau
website. This table compares several population characteristics of Sullivan County, Indiana to
the United States. Sullivan County is a small rural community in the Midwest, and as you can
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, see from this sociodemographic profile below, represents a small part of thecounty as a whole
with a population of only 20,669.The majority of the population are white and between the
ages of 19-64, with most speaking only English. Male to female ratio are fairly even in this
county. Almost 90% of the county has graduated high school. The percentage of our
population with a disability under the age of 65 is slightly higher than that of the national
average as well as those living in poverty. However, our population per square mile is almost
half that of the United States. [Replace this text with a brief introduction (suggested length of
1-2 paragraphs) to this section by summarizing findings from key aspects from the table
“Sociodemographic Profile Table” subsection in part A3 below. In this introduction cite the
source for your summary in APA 7th edition format and include the reference in the
References section at the end of this brief.
3. Sociodemographic Profile Table
[Complete the following table by including the most recent census data for your selected
county and for the United States, using the census.gov QuickFacts website. After clicking on
the link, enter the county and state. This will automatically generate a table of census data for
the county.]
[Note: If data are not available for a county or U.S. population characteristic, please indicate
this by writing “N/A.”]
United
Population Characteristics County
States
Population Estimates 206,6
15
Population Percent Change 2.56
%
Percent of Persons Under the Age of 18
Percent of Persons 65 Years and Over
Percent of Female Persons
Percent White alone
Percent Black or African American alone
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Percent Asian alone
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
Percent Two or More Races
Percent Hispanic or Latino alone
Percent White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home, Percent of
persons 5 years +
Percent of Houses with a Computer
Percent with High School Graduate or Higher
Percent with a Disability, Under Age 65 Years
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