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Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc)
Latest Release: Version 1.2.3 - October 24, 2012

The Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc) is statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD). HD*Calc was created as an extension of SEER*Stat that allows the user to import SEER data or other population-based health data and calculate any of eleven disparity measurements.

HD*Calc supports the use of a range of health disparities measures, allowing researchers to select and apply different measures to their data. HD*Calc was originally developed to expand the range of measures for evaluating health disparities related to cancer. However, since it can be used with any dataset, HD*Calc can be used in any research arena. Cross-sectional and trend data (e.g., cancer rates, survival, stage at diagnosis) categorized by disparity groups (e.g., area-socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, geographic areas) can be imported into HD*Calc to generate four absolute and seven relative summary measures of disparity. The results are displayed as tables and charts, which may be exported for use in other applications. Read more about Health Disparity Measures in HD*Calc.

Download HD*Calc Version 1.2.3

The readme.txt distributed with the software includes a description of the revisions made for this release.

Installation Help

Some users receive a Windows warning that they do not have authorization to run the installation program. If that happens, save the installation file to your computer. Right-click the file and select "Run as administrator"to begin the installation process.

Tutorials and Training

In addition to the HD*Calc Webinar, a range of HD*Calc Tutorials will introduce you to the rationale behind the tool and help you get started.

For More Information

We would appreciate any feedback to help us improve the software for future releases. Please send any comments or questions requiring technical support to hdcalculator@imsweb.com.

Suggested Citation

Health Disparities Calculator, Version 1.2.3 - October 24, 2012; Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Surveillance Research Program and Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute.

Download the fact sheet, Health Disparities Calculator (PDF)External Web Site Policy.