Infants with spina bifida without anencephaly
born in Florida (1998-2007) and matched with
at least one hospital discharge record
initiated during the first year of life
N = 614
1. Geocoding
Street Level Geocoding
n = 557 (90.7%)
ZIP-Code Level Geocoding
n = 45 (7.3%)
No Geocoding
n = 12 (2.0%)
2. Geocoding Improvements
Improvement on
ZIP-Code Level Geocoding
to Street Level Geocoding:
n = 5 (0.8%)
No Improvement:
n = 40 (6.5%)
Improvement on
No Geocoding
to Street Level Geocoding
n = 1 (0.2%)
to ZIP-Codel Level Geocoding
n = 9 (1.5%)
No Improvement
n = 2 (0.3%)
3. End Result of Geocoding
Street Level Geocoding
n = 563 (91.7%)
ZIP-Code Level Geocoding
n = 49 (8.0%)
No Geocoding
n = 2 (0.3%)