U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase employment in working-age people — SDOH‑02 Data Methodology and Measurement

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

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About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), Census and DOL/BLS

Baseline: 70.6 percent of the working-age population aged 16 to 64 years were employed in 2018

Target: 75.0 percent

Numerator
Number of persons aged 16 to 64 in the civilian noninstitutionalized population who are employed.
Denominator
Number of persons aged 16 to 64 years in the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Target-setting method

Percentage point improvement

Target-setting method details
Percentage point improvement from the baseline using Cohen's h effect size of 0.10.
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Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. A percentage point improvement was calculated using Cohen's h effect size of 0.1. This method was used because it was a meaningful improvement from the baseline. Increasing employment facilitates better health outcomes and a smaller effect size may reflect substantial improvements.

Methodology

Methodology notes

Employment-population ratio: The employment-population ratio represents the number of employed people as a percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population. In other words, it is the percentage of the population that is currently working.

The employment-population ratio is calculated as: (Employed ÷ Civilian Noninstitutional Population) x 100.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective DH-16 in that the objective DH-16 tracked employment among persons with disabilities while this objective tracks employment among working-age persons.

1. Effect size h=0.1 was chosen to correspond with 10% improvement from a baseline of 50%.

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