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Varicella Vaccinations

Data Dictionary – Recipient Level View

Last Updated 5/3 /2024

Dataset Name: VW_VARICELLA_RECIP_LHJ

Dataset Description: This is a recipient level view that contains all varicella vaccine recipients reported to the California Immunization Registry (CAIR2), including records received from the Healthy Futures Registry (also known as the Regional Immunization Data Exchange or RIDE) via data exchange. RIDE data was incorporated into CAIR November 2022. The San Diego Immunization Registry was integrated into CAIR2 in April 2022.

Field Definitions

Field No.	Data Element	Variable Name	Data Element Description	Value Set
1	Administration date: dose 1	ADMIN_DATE_DOSE1	Vaccine administration date for first dose of varicella vaccine (CVX code = 21, 94).	n/a
2	Administration date: dose 2	ADMIN_DATE_DOSE2	Vaccine administration date for second dose of varicella vaccine (CVX code = 21, 94).	n/a
3	Administered at location	ADMIN_NAME	The name of the physical clinic or facility that reported the vaccination. In a small practice setting, this could be the same as the responsible organization.	n/a
4	Recipient age	AGE_FIRST_VZV	Recipient's age in years when first dose of varicella vaccine was received.	n/a
5	Array - vaccine administration dates	ARR_ADMIN_DATE	Array showing dates that all varicella vaccine doses were administered to recipient.	n/a
6	Array - age at receipt of vaccination	ARR_AGE	Array showing recipient's age in years when each varicella vaccine dose was administered.	n/a
7	Array - CVX codes	ARR_CVX	Array showing CVX codes for all varicella vaccine doses administered to recipient	n/a
8	Census tract - recipient address (2020)	CENSUS_TRACT	2020 census tract based on recipient address only.
9	Census tract - recipient address (2010)	CENSUS_TRACT_10	2010 census tract based on recipient address only.
10	Census tract - administration address	CENSUS_TRACT_ADMIN_10	2010 census tract based on vaccinating provider's address only.
11	HPI 3.0 - mixed	HPI_3_MIXED	HPI_3_TRACT; if null, uses HPI_3_ZIP.	Healthy Places Index Locally Defined Value Set: 1 (HPI Quartile 1) 2 (HPI Quartile 2) 3 (HPI Quartile 3) 4 (HPI Quartile 4) Null (no HPI score assigned)
12	HPI 3.0 - census tract	HPI_3_TRACT	Healthy Places Index 3.0 score quartile based on the 2010 census tract from the recipient’s address.
13	HPI 3.0 – zip	HPI_3_ZIP	Healthy PIaces Index 3.0 score quartile based on the recipient’s address zip (if null, uses the ZCTA zip from the zip-to-ZCTA crosswalk); if recipient’s address zip is still null, uses the vaccinating provider’s address zip (if provider’s address zip is null, uses the ZCTA from the zip-to-ZCTA crosswalk).	Healthy Places Index Locally Defined Value Set: 1 (HPI Quartile 1) 2 (HPI Quartile 2) 3 (HPI Quartile 3) 4 (HPI Quartile 4) Null (no HPI score assigned)
14	Recipient address: county based on HPI_3_MIXED	HPI_COUNTY_RCP_MIXED	The county name of the recipient’s address, derived from HPI_3_MIXED
15	1 VZV by age 2	ONEVZVBY2YO	Received one dose of varicella vaccine (CVX code = 21, 94) by age 2. 16Based on Childhood Immunization Status (CIS) measure.	0 (No) 1 (Yes)
16	Recipient address: city	RECIP_ADDRESS_CITY	The city component of the recipient's address.	n/a
17	Recipient address: state	RECIP_ADDRESS_STATE	The state component of the recipient's address.	n/a
18	Recipient address: street	RECIP_ADDRESS_STREET	The street component of the recipient's address.	n/a
19	Recipient address: street 2	RECIP_ADDRESS_STREET_2	The street 2 component of the recipient's address.	n/a
20	Recipient address: zip code	RECIP_ADDRESS_ZIP	The zip code of the recipient's address (5 digit or 10 digits, with hyphen, are acceptable).	n/a
21	Recipient age	RECIP_AGE	Recipient’s age in years as of current date.	n/a
22	Recipient address: county	RECIP_COUNTY_LABEL	The county name component of the recipient's address. ‘Outside California’ category includes out-of-state residents and records where recipient’s state of residence is blank.	Derived from FIPs based on County_Code. When recip_address_county is null, derived from recip_address_zip.
23	Recipient date of birth	RECIP_DOB	Recipient's date of birth.	n/a
24	Recipient name: first	RECIP_FIRST_NAME	Recipient's first name.	n/a
25	Recipient ID	RECIP_ID	Unique ID for this recipient.	n/a
26	Recipient name: last	RECIP_LAST_NAME	Recipient's last name.	n/a
27	Recipient name: middle	RECIP_MIDDLE_NAME	Recipient's middle name.	n/a
28	Recipient race/ethnicity	RECIP_RACE_ETH	Recipient's race/ethnicity.	When ethnicity is marked ‘Hispanic or Latino’ then ‘Latino’, when more than one specified race code (1002-5, 2028-9, 2076-8, 2054-5, 2106-3) is noted then ‘Multiracial’, otherwise first race is noted. Derived from original ethnicity and race codes: HL7 User Defined Table 0189 2135-2 (Hispanic or Latino) 2186-5 (Not Hispanic or Latino) 29PHC1175 (Prefer not to say) UNK (Unknown ethnicity) POL (Unable to report to do policy/law) HL7 User Defined Table 0005 1002-5 (American Indian or Alaska Native) 2028-9 (Asian) 2076-8 (Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) 2054-5 (Black or African American) 2106-3 (White) 2131-1 (Other Race) UNK (Unknown)
29	Recipient sex	RECIP_SEX	Recipient sex.	HL7 User Defined Table 0001 M (Male) F (Female) U (Unknown/undifferentiated)
30	Responsible organization	RESPONSIBLE_ORG	The name of the parent organization or health system that originated and is accountable for the content of the record. If an organization has several clinics or facilities, this would be the organization that represents all of the clinics/facilities (the "Administered at location" field is the name of individual physical location).	n/a
31	CVX - dose 1	VACCINE_PRODUCT_1_CVX	The vaccine type that was administered for the first dose of varicella vaccine.	CVX Codes - Vaccines Administered
32	CVX - dose 2	VACCINE_PRODUCT_2_CVX	The vaccine type that was administered for the second dose of varicella vaccine.	CVX Codes - Vaccines Administered
33	Varicella series completed	VZV_SERIES_COMPLETE_CHILD	Received first dose of varicella vaccine (CVX code = 21, 94) at age 12-15 months, and second dose at age 4-6 years. Based on CDC recommendations for routine childhood vaccination.	0 (No) 1 (Yes)

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Data Dictionary – Recipient Level View