GALILEO@UGA Subject Guides: SOCI 3320: Sociology of Urban Life: Statistics

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U.S. Statistics

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Search for statistical reports and tables from U.S. federal agencies, states, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations (i.e., UN)
Coverage ranges across many topics including demographics, income, production, trade, interest rates, economic indicators, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
Data.census.gov This link opens in a new window
Search portal for the most recent US Census Surveys, including the American Community Survey and the Decennial Census.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Users must create and log in with a personal account.
Social Explorer is a premier U.S. demographics website. Its online tools help users visually analyze and understand thedemography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. The primary product is a web-based application that creates fast, intuitive, and visually appealing maps and reports. Its software gives anyone with an Internet connection access to census data that was previously the domain of social science experts. Users must create and log in with a personal account.

Policy Map
Map statistics of demographics, socio-economics, health statistics, jobs and employment, education, etc.
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
This site uses over 20 data sources to rank each state's health outcomes (measuring the current state of health) and health factors (measuring factors that affect the county's future state of health).
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This site is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Georgia Statistics

Georgia Data
Find Georgia county-by-county statistics put together by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Georgia County Guide
Call Number: Main Reference/Science Reference F284 .G34
Contains county and state-level data on agriculture, crime, economics, education, government, health, housing, labor, natural resources, occupations, population, public assistance, transportation, and vital statistics.

Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS)
Use OASIS to access the Georgia Department of Public Health's health data repository.

Child Welfare

KIDS COUNT Data Center
Find comprehensive data on U.S. child and family well-being indicators. You can refine your results by state, county, city, school district, and more.
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Read the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics' annual report featuring statistics on children and families in the United States about their family and social environments, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.

Criminal Justice

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Pulls together published and unpublished data about criminal justice in the United States.
Easy Access to FBI Arrest Statistics
Find arrest statistics by state and county for juveniles, adults, or both, by offense category. Not all locations are included. The application only presents statistics for states/counties with coverage indicators at or above 90%.

Health

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
This site uses over 20 data sources to rank each state's health outcomes (measuring the current state of health) and health factors (measuring factors that affect the county's future state of health).
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This site is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Statistics
Find statistics on mental health disorder prevalence, disability, costs, and suicide.
CDC FastStats
FastStats provides access to U.S. health statistics by topic (i.e., women's health, diabetes, and hospice care) and by state/territory.
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Read National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports. Find summary data at the national and state level. Create your own data query based on subject areas, topics, or measures.