How were the urbanization classifications created?
The four urbanization classifications used in this Report Card were based on the set of six urbanization classifications outlined by the National Center for Health Statistic (NCHS). The “large central metro” NCHS classification is represented in the report as “large urban”; the NCHS classes of “large fringe metro” and “medium metro” were combined to create the report classification of “suburban/urban”; the NCHS classes of “small metro” and “micropolitan” were combined to create the “non-urban” classification; and the NCHS classification of “non-core” is reflected in the report as “rural.” A detailed description of the classifications can be found in the table below. Health of Wisconsin Report Card Urbanization Classification National Center for Health Statistics 2006 Urban-Rural Classification* National Center for Health Statistics Classification Description* Large urban Large central metro Counties in a metropolitan statistical area of 1 million or more population: 1) that contain the
