Research Guides: Social Work: Data & Statistics

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Sources useful for finding statistics and data on social work and social welfare topis. All content on this page is freely available.

Sage Data, powered by Data Planet
Formerly Data-Planet Statistical Datasets, search 52 billion data points in over 6.2 billion datasets sourced from over 70 public and private data providers. Allows users to manipulate datasets, compare multiple indicators and multiple sources, chart trends over time, and spatially represent data without requiring additional software programs. Includes the EASI Analytics Market Planner module, as well as data from Zillow, Factset Corporate Fundamentals, US Stock Market Prices, and selected international market indices and exchanges.

AARP DataExplorer
This site provides statistics and reports on Social Security, Medicare, housing, long-term care, poverty level, caregiver estimates and more on a stat-by-state level.
Age & Sex Reports (Census.gov)
Official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau
Health and Retirement Study
The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a longitudinal panel study that surveys a representative sample of approximately 20,000 people in America.
Older Persons' Health (CDC)
US-based data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging (CDC)
Includes info on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

American Community Survey - Education Tabulation (ACS-ED)
Data files that describe the condition of school-age children in the U.S., states, and school districts.
Educational Attainment (US)
From the Census Bureau, "Educational Attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed."
Education GPS (OECD)
International data on education
Global Education Stats (World Bank)
Holds over 4,000 internationally comparable indicators that describe education access, progression, completion, literacy, teachers, population, and expenditures
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Annual reports from the Department of Education.: The Condition of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Predictions of Education Statistics.

HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Exchange
This is an online data submission tool for reporting to HUD which publishes data on the Housing Inventory Count (HIC), Point-in-Time (PIT), Count and Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).
Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS)
Maps, tools, and reports on house prices, affordability concerns, home improvement spending, domestic migration patterns in the US
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Includes annual reports, fact sheets, and interactive tools offering statistics on homelessness in the US

Income & Poverty (Census)
National Center for Children in Poverty
Data and reports on low-income housing, paid family leave, early childhood education, physical and mental health, immigration, and public benefits
Poverty and Equity Data Portal (The World Bank)
Beta version of PIP - The Poverty and Inequality Platform

US Census Data
Demographic, economic, and social data collected by the u.S. Census Bureau