Description
Percent of patients of the health center with known income. Includes those patients with income of 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and below. Health centers are required to collect income data on all patients once during the year. If income information is updated during the year, report the most current information available. As a rule, family income is used. Except for minor-consent services, children will always be classified in terms of their parent’s income. Patients for whom the information was not collected within a year of their last visit are reported as “unknown.”
Data Source(s)
Uniform Data System, 2018 (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Next Planned Update
August 2020
Where It’s Found in the UDS Mapper
Health Center Administrative Location Information Card Deck: Patient Characteristics