Att D - Assessment Findings

Attachment D - Assessment Findings

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q1 What is today's date?
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

Answer Choices

Responses

Please enter today's date using the following format.

100%

Total Respondents: 25

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25

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Q2 Which state are you representing
in completing this survey?
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

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Q3 What is your email address, in
case we have any questions or need
clarification of any responses. Email
addresses will not be connected to
final data outputs.
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q4 How much of a priority would you
say motor vehicle injury is in your
state compared with other health
problems?
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

Highest
priority
Priority
Somewhat of a
priority
Not a
priority at
all
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Answer Choices

Responses

Highest priority

4.17%

Priority

70.83%

17

Somewhat of a priority

20.83%

5

Not a priority at all

4.17%

1

Total

1

24

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Q5 What year did your state start its
linkage project?
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

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Q6 Is the linkage and analysis
project in the state for which you
are responding part of the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) Crash
Outcome Data Evaluation System
(CODES)?
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

Yes

No

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Answer Choices

Responses

Yes

60%

15

No

40%

10

Total

25

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q7 Which agency is responsible
for....
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

The
coordination
of your...
Your primary
linkage/CODES
project...
Your primary
linkage/CODES
project da...

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

State
State
Other:
Department Department
of Public
of
Health
Transportat
ion/Highway
s

State Department of
Public Health

State Department of
Transportation/Highways

Other:

Total

The coordination of
your overall
linkage/CODES
project?

48%
12

4%
1

48%
12

25

Your primary
linkage/CODES project
linkage?

60%
15

4%
1

36%
9

25

Your primary
linkage/CODES project
data analysis?

56.00%
14

4%
1

40%
10

25

If you indicated "Other", please specify the agency name(s): ( 12 )

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Q8 If your state participates in the
NHTSA CODES effort, in what year
was the program begun?
Answered: 14 Skipped: 11

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Q9 Indicate the years of source data
that are suitable for linking that you
have available
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

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2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0%

Crash

20%

Inpatient

40%

ED

60%

Emergency Drivers
Medical
License
Services(EM
S)

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80%

Traffic
Violation/C
itation

100%

Vehicle
Registratio
n

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Crash

Inpatient

ED

Emergency
Drivers
Medical
License
Services(EMS)

Traffic
Vehicle
Violation/Citation
Registration

Total
Respondents

2002

82.35%
14

88.24%
15

41.18%
7

29.41%
5

35.29%
6

23.53%
4

17.65%
3

17

2003

83.33%
15

94.44%
17

61.11%
11

33.33%
6

33.33%
6

22.22%
4

16.67%
3

18

2004

88.89%
16

94.44%
17

61.11%
11

44.44%
8

38.89%
7

22.22%
4

16.67%
3

18

2005

90%
18

95%
19

65%
13

35%
7

35%
7

20%
4

15%
3

20

2006

95.24%
20

95.24%
20

57.14%
12

33.33%
7

33.33%
7

19.05%
4

14.29%
3

21

2007

95.65%
22

91.30%
21

56.52%
13

34.78%
8

34.78%
8

17.39%
4

13.04%
3

23

2008

96%
24

92%
23

68%
17

40%
10

32%
8

16%
4

12%
3

25

2009

95.83%
23

91.67%
22

70.83%
17

50%
12

33.33%
8

16.67%
4

12.50%
3

24

2010

87.50%
21

87.50%
21

75%
18

58.33%
14

33.33%
8

16.67%
4

12.50%
3

24

2011

73.68%
14

84.21%
16

73.68%
14

52.63%
10

36.84%
7

15.79%
3

10.53%
2

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If you have "Other" data sources available, indicate the name and year(s) of data available: ( 15 )

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Q10 For which of the following years
and databases have you linked your
CRASH data:
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

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2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

0%

Inpatient

20%

ED

40%

Emergency Drivers
Medical
License
Services(EM
S)

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60%

Traffic
Violation/C
itation

80%

Vehicle
Registratio
n

100%

Other

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Inpatient

ED

Emergency
Drivers
Medical
License
Services(EMS)

Traffic
Vehicle
Violation/Citation
Registration

Other

Total
Respondents

2002

100%
13

61.54%
8

30.77%
4

30.77%
4

23.08%
3

15.38%
2

30.77%
4

13

2003

100%
14

78.57%
11

35.71%
5

35.71%
5

28.57%
4

14.29%
2

21.43%
3

14

2004

100%
15

73.33%
11

40%
6

46.67%
7

26.67%
4

13.33%
2

33.33%
5

15

2005

100%
17

70.59%
12

35.29%
6

41.18%
7

23.53%
4

11.76%
2

35.29%
6

17

2006

100%
18

72.22%
13

33.33%
6

38.89%
7

22.22%
4

11.11%
2

33.33%
6

18

2007

100%
20

65%
13

30%
6

35%
7

20%
4

10%
2

35%
7

20

2008

100%
20

75%
15

40%
8

35%
7

20%
4

10%
2

40%
8

20

2009

100%
20

75%
15

45%
9

30%
6

15%
3

10%
2

35%
7

20

2010

100%
14

71.43%
10

42.86%
6

42.86%
6

21.43%
3

14.29%
2

50%
7

14

2011

71.43%
5

42.86%
3

42.86%
3

42.86%
3

28.57%
2

14.29%
1

71.43%
5

7

If your state has "Other" data sets linked (i.e.E.M.S. data linked to trauma data), indicate the name and years of data sets that are linked: ( 11 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q11 Consider the following:
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

Do you have a
Board of
Advisors o...

Do you have a
small group
or...

0%

Yes

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

No

Yes

No

Total

Do you have a Board of
Advisors or Directors for
your linkage/CODES project?

80%
20

20%
5

25

Do you have a small group
or subcommittee that
assists as a steering
committee, work group, task
force, or other advisory
board that assists you with
identifying your
linkage/research priorities?

44%
11

56.00%
14

25

Other comments: ( 7 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q12 Consider the following in
relation to your linkage/CODES
project:
Answered: 22 Skipped: 3

If your state
has a Board
of Advisor...

If your state
has a small
group or...

N/A

0%

Annually

If your
state has
a Board
of
Advisors
or
Directors,
how
often
does that
group
meet?

Annually

4.55%
1

Bi‑annually

4.55%
1

20%

40%

Bi-annually Quarterly

Quarterly

63.64%
14

60%

Monthly

Monthly

9.09%
2

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80%

N/A

Other time
period,
please
specify
below

N/A

100%

N/A

Other
time
period,
please
specify
below
0%
0

4.55%
1

N/A

13.64%
3

Total

22

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

If your
state has
a small
group or
subcommittee
that
assists as
a steering
committee,
work
group,
task
force, or
advisory
board
that
identifies
linkage/research
priorities,
how
often
does that
group
meet?

0%
0

0%
0

19.05%
4

9.52%
2

0%
0

19.05%
4

52.38%
11

21

N/A

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0

Please specify other time periods for each if option not provided: ( 6 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q13 Indicate the organizations that
are represented on your
linkage/CODES Board of Advisors or
Directors.
Answered: 21 Skipped: 4

State Highway
Safety Office
State
Department of
Motor...
State
Department of
Public Safety
State
Department of
Public Health
State
Department of
Transporta...

State Police

State Trauma
Board
State level
hospital
association
University/Co
llege:
Specify...
Other state
department,
non-govern...

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Members

Members

Total

State Highway Safety Office

100%
18

18

State Department of Motor Vehicles

100%
15

15

State Department of Public Safety

100%
11

11

State Department of Public Health

100%
20

20

State Department of
Transportation/Highways

100%
17

17

State Police

100%
15

15

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State Trauma Board

100%
6

6

State level hospital association

100%
7

7

University/College: Specify name(s)
below

100%
10

10

Other state department, nongovernmental organization, or other:
specify name(s) below

100%
12

12

If you listed University/College or other state department, non-governmental organization, or some other potential agency, please specify those
agency name(s): ( 16 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q14 If your state has a small group
or subcommittee that assists as a
steering committee, work group,
task force, or advisory board that
identifies linkage/research
priorities, list those agencies that
participate in this with you. If this
doesn't apply please indicate with
N/A:
Answered: 19 Skipped: 6

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q15 Indicate the funding streams
that your state utilizes to support
your linkage/CODES project.
Answered: 22 Skipped: 3

Centers for
Disease
Control an...

NHTSA

National
Institutes of
Health (NIH)
State Highway
Safety Office
State
Department of
Public Health
State
Department of
Transporta...
State
Department of
Motor...
Substance
Abuse and
Mental Hea...
The Robert
Wood Johnson
Foundation...

Other

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Funding
available
to our
state

Funding available to our state

Total

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)

100%
6

6

NHTSA

100%
18

18

0%
0

0

State Highway Safety Office

100%
11

11

State Department of Public Health

100%
4

4

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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State Department of
Transportation/Highways

100%
2

2

State Department of Motor Vehicles

0%
0

0

Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)

0%
0

0

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF)

0%
0

0

100%
3

3

Other
If you selected "other" indicate who those partners include: ( 5 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q16 Do you charge other agencies
for data outputs from your
linkage/CODES project?
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

Yes

No

0%

20%

40%

60%

Answer Choices

Responses

Yes

4.17%

No

95.83%

Total

80%

100%

1
23
24

If you indicated "yes", please share how you might charge other
agencies (i.e. hourly, price by size of project or output, etc...): ( 1 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q17 Indicate your agency's level of
involvement with each of the
following in your state: (i.e.
involvement might mean that you
attend meetings that they hold or
they attend meetings that you hold you mutually support those program
efforts or they support yours)
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

Traffic
Records
Coordinati...
Department of
Public Health
- Injury...
Strategic
Highway
Safety Pla...
NHTSA
Regional
Office
State Core
Violence and
Injury...

Other

0%

20%

40%

We interact We interact We rarely
frequently occasionall interact
y

We interact
frequently

We interact
occasionally

60%

80%

100%

We never
interact

We rarely
interact

We never
interact

Total

Traffic Records
Coordinating
Committee
(TRCC)

84%
21

16%
4

0%
0

0%
0

25

Department of
Public Health Injury
Surveillance

60%
15

32%
8

4%
1

4%
1

25

Strategic
Highway Safety
Plan (SHSP)

50%
12

29.17%
7

12.50%
3

8.33%
2

24

NHTSA Regional
Office

16.67%
4

37.50%
9

37.50%
9

8.33%
2

24

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State Core
Violence and
Injury Prevention
Program (Core
VIPP)
Other

50%
12

16.67%
4

16.67%
4

16.67%
4

24

66.67%
2

33.33%
1

0%
0

0%
0

3

If you selected "other" indicate who the other partners are that you interact with and your level of involvement with them. ( 5 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q18 Indicate how often you share or
provide linked/CODES data to each
of the following: (meaning that you
have an ongoing relationship and
commitment to provide them with
data outputs or analyses)
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

Traffic
Records
Coordinati...
Department of
Public Health
- Injury...
Strategic
Highway
Safety Pla...
NHTSA
Regional
Office
State Core
Violence and
Injury...

Other

0%

20%

40%

Frequently Occasionall Rarely
y

Frequently

60%

80%

100%

Never

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Total

Traffic Records
Coordinating
Committee
(TRCC)

21.74%
5

43.48%
10

21.74%
5

13.04%
3

23

Department of
Public Health Injury
Surveillance

18.18%
4

50%
11

18.18%
4

13.64%
3

22

Strategic
Highway Safety
Plan (SHSP)

17.39%
4

21.74%
5

26.09%
6

34.78%
8

23

NHTSA Regional
Office

8.70%
2

13.04%
3

34.78%
8

43.48%
10

23

State Core
Violence and
Injury Prevention
Program (Core
VIPP)

20%
4

20%
4

15%
3

45%
9

20

Other

40%
4

30%
3

0%
0

30%
3

10

If you indicated "Other", please specify the agency name(s) and the frequency with which you interact: ( 7 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q19 Indicate how often you get data
requests from the following:
Answered: 23 Skipped: 2

Traffic
Records
Coordinati...
Department of
Public Health
- Injury...
Strategic
Highway
Safety Pla...
NHTSA
Regional
Office
State Core
Violence and
Injury...

Other

0%

20%

40%

Frequently Occasionall Rarely
y

Frequently

60%

80%

100%

Never

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Total

Traffic Records
Coordinating
Committee
(TRCC)

17.39%
4

30.43%
7

21.74%
5

30.43%
7

23

Department of
Public Health Injury
Surveillance

18.18%
4

45.45%
10

22.73%
5

13.64%
3

22

Strategic
Highway Safety
Plan (SHSP)

17.39%
4

26.09%
6

21.74%
5

34.78%
8

23

NHTSA Regional
Office

0%
0

13.04%
3

39.13%
9

47.83%
11

23

State Core
Violence and
Injury Prevention
Program (Core
VIPP)

25%
5

15%
3

25%
5

35%
7

20

Other

50%
4

12.50%
1

0%
0

37.50%
3

8

If you indicated "Other", please specify the agency name(s) that submit data requests and the frequency with which they request data from you: ( 5 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q20 How would you rate the demand
for linkage/CODES data in your
state....
Answered: 22 Skipped: 3

for use in
identifying
traffic...

for use in
supporting
traffic...

for use in
educating the
public.

for use in
legislative
decision...

0%

20%

Many peopleWe receive
use our
data
data on an requests
on-going
several
basis
times per
year

Many people
use our data
on an
on‑going
basis

40%

We receive
data
requests
occasionall
y

60%

We rarely
receive
data
requests

We receive
data requests
several times
per year

We receive
data requests
occasionally

80%

100%

We never
receive
data
requests

We rarely
receive data
requests

We never
receive data
requests

Total

for use in
identifying
traffic safety
problems.

31.82%
7

22.73%
5

31.82%
7

4.55%
1

9.09%
2

22

for use in
supporting
traffic safety
decision
makers.

13.64%
3

22.73%
5

40.91%
9

18.18%
4

4.55%
1

22

for use in
educating the
public.

18.18%
4

22.73%
5

36.36%
8

13.64%
3

9.09%
2

22

for use in
legislative
decision
making.

13.64%
3

22.73%
5

40.91%
9

4.55%
1

18.18%
4

22

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q21 For each person working on
your linkage/CODES project, indicate
the percent FTE, percent effort, and
familiarity with
statistics/epidemiology. (working on
the project meaning: preparing a
data feed for linkage, participating
in meetings regarding
linkage/analysis, preparing data
regarding linkage/analysis, writing
papers or preparing presentation
materials on the results of analyses,
etc..).
Answered: 22 Skipped: 3

Percent FTE

Person #1

Person #2

Person #3

Person #4

Person #5

Person #6

0%

Unfunded

20%

Part-time
(less than
20hrs/wk)

40%

Part-time
Full-time
(20-39hrs/w (40hrs/wk)
k)

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60%

80%

100%

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Percent Effort

Person #1

Person #2

Person #3

Person #4

Person #5

Person #6

0%

1-25% of
their time

20%

26-50% of
their time

40%

51-75% of
their time

60%

76-100% of
their time

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80%

100%

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Familiarity with Statistics/Epidemiology

Person #1

Person #2

Person #3

Person #4

Person #5

Person #6

0%

20%

Bachelors

Masters

40%

PhD

60%

80%

100%

No degree No degree
but have
no training
taken
courses
(i.e.
statistics,
epidemiolog
y, etc...)

Percent FTE

Unfunded

Part‑time (less
than 20hrs/wk)

Part‑time (2039hrs/wk)

Full‑time
(40hrs/wk)

Total

Person #1

0%
0

27.27%
6

13.64%
3

59.09%
13

22

Person #2

17.65%
3

17.65%
3

17.65%
3

47.06%
8

17

Person #3

11.11%
1

33.33%
3

0%
0

55.56%
5

9

Person #4

0%
0

25%
1

0%
0

75%
3

4

Person #5

0%
0

50%
1

0%
0

50%
1

2

Person #6

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0

Percent Effort

Person #1

1‑25% of their
time
36.36%
8

26‑50% of their
time

51‑75% of their
time

22.73%
5

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18.18%
4

76‑100% of their
time
22.73%
5

Total

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Person #2

58.82%
10

0%
0

17.65%
3

23.53%
4

17

Person #3

88.89%
8

11.11%
1

0%
0

0%
0

9

Person #4

75%
3

25%
1

0%
0

0%
0

4

Person #5

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

100%
2

2

Person #6

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0

Familiarity with Statistics/Epidemiology

Bachelors

Masters

PhD

No degree
but have
taken
courses (i.e.
statistics,
epidemiology,
etc...)

No degree no
training

Total

Person #1

4.55%
1

59.09%
13

31.82%
7

4.55%
1

0%
0

22

Person #2

11.11%
2

61.11%
11

16.67%
3

0%
0

11.11%
2

18

Person #3

20%
2

50%
5

20%
2

0%
0

10%
1

10

Person #4

0%
0

60%
3

20%
1

0%
0

20%
1

5

Person #5

66.67%
2

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

33.33%
1

3

Person #6

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0%
0

0

If more than 6 people work on your linkage/CODES project, continue your list here: ( 1 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q22 If your state is NOT part of the
CODES effort what linkage method
do you use?
Answered: 9 Skipped: 16

Probabilistic

Deterministic

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Answer Choices

Responses

Probabilistic

66.67%

6

Deterministic

33.33%

3

Total Respondents: 9
Please describe linkage method or any software used: ( 9 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q23 How would you describe your
project staff's proficiency in the
following....(proficiency meaning:
statistical background, knowledge
of appropriate software,
understanding of outputs, and
ability to draw conclusions)
Answered: 25 Skipped: 0

to link data

LinkSolv

CODES2000

IVEWare

SAS

Microsoft
Access

Microsoft
Excel

Other
software in
general

0%

Our state
doesn't use
this
software
for linkage

20%

Expert:
assists or
able to
teach
others in
using
software

40%

60%

Intermediat Beginner: Not
e: can
needs
proficient
generally
assistance at all
develop
in
linkage
developing
specificati linkage
ons/programspecificati
or run
ons/program
software
s or
without
running of
assistance software

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80%

100%

Characteristics of a State Linkage System
to analyze linked data

LinkSolv

CODES2000

IVEWare

SAS

Microsoft
Access

Microsoft
Excel

Other
software in
general

0%

20%

Our state
doesn't use
this
software
for
analysis

Expert:
assists or
able to
teach
others in
using
software

40%

60%

80%

100%

Intermediat Beginner: Not
e: can
needs
proficient
generally
assistance at all
develop
in
linkage
developing
specificati linkage
ons/programspecificati
or run
ons/program
software
s or
without
running of
assistance software

to link data

Our state
doesn't use
this software
for linkage

Expert:
assists or
able to teach
others in
using
software

Intermediate:
Beginner:
Not proficient
can generally
needs
at all
develop
assistance in
linkage
developing
specifications/program
linkage
or run
specifications/programs
software
or running of
without
software
assistance

Total

LinkSolv

27.78%
5

27.78%
5

22.22%
4

16.67%
3

5.56%
1

18

CODES2000

18.18%
4

31.82%
7

36.36%
8

4.55%
1

9.09%
2

22

IVEWare

47.62%
10

4.76%
1

23.81%
5

19.05%
4

4.76%
1

21

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

SAS

13.64%
3

63.64%
14

22.73%
5

0%
0

0%
0

22

Microsoft
Access

17.39%
4

34.78%
8

47.83%
11

0%
0

0%
0

23

Microsoft
Excel

34.78%
8

43.48%
10

21.74%
5

0%
0

0%
0

23

Other
software in
general

33.33%
3

33.33%
3

33.33%
3

0%
0

0%
0

9

to analyze linked data

Our state
doesn't use
this software
for analysis

Expert:
assists or
able to teach
others in
using
software

Intermediate:
Beginner:
Not proficient
can generally
needs
at all
develop
assistance in
linkage
developing
specifications/program
linkage
or run
specifications/programs
software
or running of
without
software
assistance

Total

LinkSolv

53.85%
7

7.69%
1

15.38%
2

15.38%
2

7.69%
1

13

CODES2000

53.33%
8

13.33%
2

20%
3

0%
0

13.33%
2

15

IVEWare

35.71%
5

14.29%
2

28.57%
4

14.29%
2

7.14%
1

14

0%
0

73.68%
14

26.32%
5

0%
0

0%
0

19

Microsoft
Access

33.33%
6

27.78%
5

38.89%
7

0%
0

0%
0

18

Microsoft
Excel

27.78%
5

50%
9

22.22%
4

0%
0

0%
0

18

40%
4

30%
3

30%
3

0%
0

0%
0

10

SAS

Other
software in
general

If you selected "Other software in general", please specify what your linkage/CODES project uses and their proficiency in using: Expert, Intermediate,
Beginner, Not proficient ( 6 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q24 For each of the following,
indicate the areas in which
linkage/CODES project has received
technical assistance or training:
Answered: 23 Skipped: 2

Understanding
the structure
and conten...
Linkage:
using
Linksolv
Linkage:
using
CODES2000
Linkage:
using other
linkage...
Creating
clean usable
data sets ...
Missing data
imputation
Analyzing
linked,
imputed data

0%

Yes

Understanding the structure
and content of crash data

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

No

Yes

No

Total

59.09%
13

40.91%
9

22

50%
10

50%
10

20

Linkage: using CODES2000

77.27%
17

22.73%
5

22

Linkage: using other linkage
software (specify the
software package name
below)

17.65%
3

82.35%
14

17

Creating clean usable data
sets for analysis: using
linkage results

57.14%
12

42.86%
9

21

Missing data imputation

77.27%
17

22.73%
5

22

Analyzing linked, imputed
data

71.43%
15

28.57%
6

21

Linkage: using Linksolv

If you indicated that your linkage/CODES project uses some "Other" linkage software, specify the name of that software package: ( 3 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q25 If you had the opportunity for
additional technical
assistance/training, what topics
would your linkage/CODES project
find important or relevant?
Answered: 9 Skipped: 16

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q26 Estimate the lag time in months
that it takes to receive data from
your state data partners:
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

Crash

Inpatient
Hospital

ED

EMS

Drivers
License

Traffic
Violation/Cit
ation

Vehicle
Registration

0%

20%

40%

60%

Our state
3 months or 4-6 months 7-9 months 10-12
doesn't use less
months
this data
source

more than
24 months

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80%

13-18
months

100%

19-24
months

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Our
state
doesn't
use this
data
source

3
months
or less

4‑6
months

7‑9
months

10‑12
months

13‑18
months

19‑24
months

more
than 24
months

Total

Crash

0%
0

12.50%
3

16.67%
4

16.67%
4

29.17%
7

4.17%
1

16.67%
4

4.17%
1

24

Inpatient
Hospital

0%
0

4.35%
1

17.39%
4

26.09%
6

13.04%
3

30.43%
7

4.35%
1

4.35%
1

23

13.04%
3

4.35%
1

13.04%
3

34.78%
8

8.70%
2

21.74%
5

4.35%
1

0%
0

23

EMS

25%
5

25%
5

15%
3

15%
3

10%
2

5%
1

0%
0

5%
1

20

Drivers
License

60%
12

25%
5

0%
0

5%
1

5%
1

5%
1

0%
0

0%
0

20

Traffic
78.95%
Violation/Citation
15

10.53%
2

0%
0

0%
0

5.26%
1

5.26%
1

0%
0

0%
0

19

5.26%
1

0%
0

0%
0

5.26%
1

5.26%
1

0%
0

0%
0

19

ED

Vehicle
Registration

84.21%
16

If your state links data sets other than those listed, specify what data sets that includes and the lag time in months it takes to receive that data: ( 6 )

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q27 The next several questions
refer to aspects of your
linkage/CODES project that may
serve as resources or barriers.
Please indicate the extent to which
you agree or disagree with the
following statements. Our
linkage/CODES project has...
Answered: 24 Skipped: 1

adequate
financial
resources ...

had at least
1 position in
which the ...

provided
access to
data linka...

formal or
informal
partnershi...

adequate
access to
technical...

adequate
access to
technical...

0%

20%

Strongly
agree

adequate
financial
resources to
participate in
data linkage
and analysis
efforts.

Strongly
agree
16.67%
4

Agree

40%

Disagree

Agree

60%

Strongly
disagree

Disagree
25%
6

41.67%
10

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80%

100%

Neither
agree nor
disagree

Strongly
disagree
12.50%
3

Neither agree
nor disagree
4.17%
1

Total

24

Characteristics of a State Linkage System
had at least 1
position in
which the job
description
included work
related to
planning,
implementing,
and/or
evaluating
data linkage
and analysis
efforts.

37.50%
9

37.50%
9

8.33%
2

4.17%
1

12.50%
3

24

provided
access to
data linkage
and analysis
results
through
publications,
factsheets,
etc...

41.67%
10

37.50%
9

8.33%
2

0%
0

12.50%
3

24

formal or
informal
partnerships
with agencies
with which
we can
collaborate on
data linkage
and analysis
efforts.

34.78%
8

60.87%
14

4.35%
1

0%
0

0%
0

23

adequate
access to
technical
assistance
when we run
into problems
linking data.

29.17%
7

45.83%
11

16.67%
4

4.17%
1

4.17%
1

24

adequate
access to
technical
assistance
when we run
into problems
analyzing
data.

30.43%
7

43.48%
10

4.35%
1

4.35%
1

17.39%
4

23

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q28 List the top three obstacles that
might keep you from OBTAINING
data or data sets timely:
Answered: 18 Skipped: 7

Answer Choices

Responses

Obstacle 1:

100%

Obstacle 2:

50%

9

Obstacle 3:

22.22%

4

Total Respondents: 18

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18

Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q29 List the top three challenges
that you have in LINKING data for
your linkage/CODES project:
Answered: 20 Skipped: 5

Answer Choices

Responses

Challenge 1:

100%

20

Challenge 2:

50%

10

Challenge 3:

15%

3

Total Respondents: 20

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Characteristics of a State Linkage System

Q30 List the top three challenges
that you have in ANALYZING data
from your linkage/CODES project.
Answered: 16 Skipped: 9

Answer Choices

Responses

Challenge 1:

100%

Challenge 2:

43.75%

7

Challenge 3:

18.75%

3

Total Respondents: 16

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