NM-IBIS Custom Query Introduction
Welcome to the NM-IBIS interactive query system. This system allows users to query public health datasets directly. The public health datasets on NM-IBIS are managed and provided by NM-IBIS data stewards in programs through the New Mexico Department of Health.NM-IBIS query system data are intended to support evidenced-based decision making for public health in New Mexico to plan and improve service delivery, evaluate health care systems, and inform policy decisions. Other uses are not permissible.
Getting Started
Follow these four basic steps to query a dataset. For examples see the tutorials below.- Select a dataset from the menu buttons on the left.
- Click on a blue bar and "drill down" (click on further selections) to select a measure to query.
- Follow the steps to build your query.
- When you are done building your query, click "Submit Query" in the last step to get your results.
News and Updates
- All NM-IBIS query modules has been updated to use new/revised population data. These new data revise estimates for years 1990 - 2011. When republishing trend data, please recompute the entire trend, including any previous years in the 1990-2011 range. These new population data provide estimates by year, county, small area, census tract, age group, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity and allow for small area queries by race and ethnicity. NM-IBIS Population Queries. (Mar 2013)
- NM-IBIS Death Data query module has been updated with a Years of Potential Life Lost measure. (Jan 2013)
- NM-IBIS Death Data query module has been updated with a Life Expectancy measure. (Dec 2012)
- 2011 data were added for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Query Module. The BRFSS Query Module now includes data from 2004 through 2011. The IBIS BRFSS data are maintained by the New Mexico Department of Health, Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology Bureau, Survey Unit. (Dec 2012) PLEASE NOTE that improvements were made to the BRFSS sampling and weighting procedures to make the data better represent the New Mexico population. Data from the 2004-2010 period are not comparable to data from 2011-forward. For more information, please visit the BRFSS Factsheet page.
- 2011 Birth Certificate data were added to NM-IBIS. The NM-IBIS Birth Data Query module now includes 614,409 data records from years 1990-2011. The birth certificate data are maintained by the New Mexico Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics. (July 2012)
User Help
- Tutorial. There is powerpoint presentation tutorial that will lead you through a basic query. Right-click on the "tutorial" link to open the presentation in a new browser window.
- Dataset Specific resources, such as survey questionnaires, ICD code lists and more.
- NM-IBIS Citation. This page provides instructions and examples for citing NM-IBIS in your bibliography or footnotes.
- Use the Resources and Help tab at the top at any time for information, instructions and examples. Help buttons throughout the query modules also provide information necessary to make specific query-related selections.
