Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Economic Stability – Social Needs ScHARe Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
NIH CDEs
  • ScHARe
    • Core

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name Value meaning definition Concept Concept source
Childcare Childcare Daytime supervision, which may include recreational or medical facilities, for infants and children.C127785 C127785 NCI Thesaurus
Clothing Clothing A covering designed to be worn on the body.C86930 C86930 NCI Thesaurus
Debt Debt An individual's distress related to their practical problems with insurance or finances.C107171 C107171 NCI Thesaurus
Food Food A group of materials of either plant, animal or artificial origin containing essential body nutrients that can be ingested by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.C62695 C62695 NCI Thesaurus
Housing Housing Housing in which people can reside.C86029 C86029 NCI Thesaurus
Internet/Broadband Internet/Broadband A worldwide, decentralized network of computer networks connecting individuals and organizations to information and electronic mail services.C20342 C20342 NCI Thesaurus
Medicine or access to any health care (medical, dental, mental health, vision) Medicine or Access to any health care (medical, dental, mental health, vision) Refers to the practices and procedures used for the prevention, treatment, or relief of symptoms of a diseases or abnormal conditions. This term may also refer to a legal drug used for the same purpose.C16833: The ability of individuals or a population to utilize and obtain care from the health care system. C15244 C16833:C15244 NCI Thesaurus
Other/specify: Other/specify: Be specific about something; define clearly. C25685 C25685 NCI Thesaurus
Phone (e.g. mobile or landline) Phone (e.g. mobile or landline) Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.C25395: Mobile communications system that uses a combination of radio wave transmission and conventional telephone switching to permit telephone communication to and from mobile users within a specified area.C60786: The sequence of numbers or characters, that when dialed, connects to a particular residential telephone.C81284 C25395:C60786:C81284 NCI Thesaurus
Transportation (e.g. private or public) Transportation (e.g. private or public) Methods of traveling from one place to another.C141286: Forms of transportation that run on fixed routes and are available to the public, usually for a set fare.C141287 : Not public; kept secret or restricted.C54104 C141286:C141287:C54104 NCI Thesaurus
Utilities (e.g. gas, electric, propane, natural gas, etc.) Utilities (e.g. gas, electric, propane, natural gas, etc.) A question about whether an individual had utility companies cut off service due to not paying bills.C159730 C159730 NCI Thesaurus

# Name Origin Origin Concept type
Need NCI Thesaurus C41204 data element concept
Social NCI Thesaurus C62650 data element concept
Economic Stability NCI Thesaurus C189175 data element concept

# Definition Sources
Steady and sustainable economic growth in a financial system characterized by stable prices, low unemployment, and low inflation.| Relating to human society and its members: Anything that is necessary but lacking; the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior. NIMHD ScHARe

# Designation Tags
In the past year, have you or any family members you live with been unable to get any of the following when it was really needed? Select all that apply. Preferred Question Text
Economic Stability – Social Needs

# Identifier Origin Version
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