Area Resource File (ARF)

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration

These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via Area Resource File (ARF)) directly for details on obtaining these resources.

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Project Description

Summary

The Area Resource File (ARF) is a health resource information database containing more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation's counties. ARF contains information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics.

Subject Terms

health care costs health care delivery health care facilities health care services health professions health services utilization

Geographic Coverage

United States

Scope of Project

Data Collection Notes

These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly (through the link provided) for details on obtaining the data and documentation.