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Medical Market Research: Demographics/Public Health

Introduction

A crucial step to conducting medical market research is finding the possible population that will be affected by your research. The resources included in this section are a great place to start gathering information regarding public demographics and self-reported health outcomes.

Demographic/Survey Resources

Public Health Surveys

  • NYC Health
    • Epiquery - Contains publicaly available pre-digested and raw data for:
      • Community Health Survey
      • NYC Child Community Health Survey
      • NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYCHANES)
      • New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey
      • World Trade Center Health Registry
      • Communicable Disease Surveillance Data
      • HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
      • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
      • Syndromic Surveillance Data
      • Tuberculosis Surveillance Data
      • Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Data
      • Vital Statistics
      • NYC Census
    • Environment and Health Data Portal
  • Health Data NY - Massive interactive open data repository for New York State health information, including:
    • Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)
    • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • CDC Data and Statistics - Portal connecting users to the below national databases (and more)`. Note: some datasets require extensive application processes and/or payment to access:
    • CDC Wonder - interactive analysis and reporting system for several CDC datasets
    • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
    • National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
    • National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)