Research Guides: SOWK 3202: Social Welfare Policy: Statistics

Data.Census.Gov (Explore Census Data) This link opens in a new window
Official data from the Census Bureau from 2000-current
Statistical Abstract of the United States Series (1879-2012) This link opens in a new window
Free, open source access to the older (1879-2012) PDF version of the Statistical Abstracts of the the United States in electronic format. For current statistical data use the database ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States or data.census.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC is the principal agency of the federal government responsible for reporting health statistics. It compiles “statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people.”
Child Welfare Information Gateway
ChildStats: Forum on Child and Family Statistics
CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy)
FaithTrust Institute

ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Archive of social and political science data and datasets. Reading and manipulation of this data may require statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, or R.

Pew Research Center
State Health Facts: North Carolina (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
Choose from categories such as HIV/AIDS, Demographics and the Economy, Health Reform, or Minority Health.

SOWK 3202: Social Welfare Policy