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Elder Abuse

About this dataset

Final date reflected in datasetDecember 31, 2015
SourcesIllinois Department on Aging
CategoriesVictims
Tags
Time period1993-2015 (calendar)
DescriptionReported elder (age 60+) abuse cases.
 
Notes
  • This dataset is no longer maintained.
  • Reported elder (age 60+) abuse cases.

Variables

NameTypeDefinitionValues
yearintData year.
idintLocation identifier.
fips_numberintFederal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code.
county_namestrCounty name.
judicial circuitstrJudicial circuit cuort numberIntegers 1 to 23 and "co" for Cook.
regionstrRegion of a countyNorthen minus Cook, Northenr - Cook, Central, or Southern.
community_typestrCategorization based on the proportion of rural area in a county.Completely Rural (rural 100%), Mostly rural (rural >50%), Mostly urban (rural <50%), or Completely urban (rural 0%).
percent_ruralfloatPercentage of rural area in a county.0.0 to 100.0.
populationintPopulation estimate.Non-negative.
reported_caseintElder Abuse OffensesNon-negative.
reported_case_ratefloatRate for reported_case, per 100,000. Non-negative.
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