LibGuides: Health Informatics: Statistics

Clinical Trials U.S. - Data Access

Childstats.gov - "America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2013", report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Childinfo - child and women health statistical data (United Nations Children's Fund)
Administration for Children and Families – statistical resource on child and families data, adoption and foster care, and child abuse
National Juvenile Court Data Archive (Archive) - source of juvenile court data
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) - datasets on child maltreatment from the researchers and national data collection sources

National Institute of Mental Health - data on mental health
CDC. Mental Health - data on mental health and ilnesses
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration - source of mental health data and data on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive - data on substance abuse and mental health
National Survey on Drug Use and Health - data and survey information on drug
APA Links to Data Sets and Repositories - behavioral and social science data

Administration on Aging - federal source of statistics on aging
AgingStats.gov - aging-related statistics
Aging Integrated Database - aging-related data based on statistical resources of U.S. Bureau of the Census, National Center of Health Statistics, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) - gerontological research data
Health and Retirement Study (HRS) - sources of the biennial, longitudinal, off-year, sensitive data on health, retirement, and aging

Accessing Data from the National Center for Health Statistics - NCHS data access and resources guide on statistical health information and data
Public-Use Data Files and Documentation - access to public-use data files (data sets, documentation, and questionnaires)
NCHS Research Data Center - restricted health data for researchers
Data Linkage - access to linked data resources
Health Indicators Warehouse - resources on pre-constructed national, state, and local level health indicators

National Health Care Surveys – source of healthcare providers data
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey – health and diet data of U.S. population.
National Health Interview Survey – health data of civilian population
Longitudinal Studies of Aging – data source on elderly population
National Vital Statistics System – source of vital data (birth, marriages, divorces, and deaths)
National Survey of Family Growth – source of data on family planning and reproductive health

Population Surveys:

National Health Interview Survey - health data on broad range of health topics
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - source of data on health and nutritional status
National Survey of Family Growth – individual interview of men and women 15-44 years of age

Provider Surveys:

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - resource on ambulatory medical care services
National Hospital Care Survey - source of inpatient data
National Survey of Residential Care Facilities - statistical data on residential care communities
National Survey of Long-Term Care-Providers - resources on long-term care providers

Telephone Surveys:

National Immunization Survey - data on childhood immunization
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey - healthcare data at the state and local levels
National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs - data source on children's special care needs
National Survey of Children’s Health - data source on children's health

Vital Records:

Health Data Interactive - source of national health statistics data (infants, children, adolescents, and adults).
Inter - University Consortium for Political and Social Research - access to downloadable and viewable data collected from the National Health Interview Survey, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Nursing Home Survey and Follow-ups
VitalStats - access to vital statistical data (tables, data files, reports)

Data.gov - source of data, raw datasets, and open data sites (U.S. and international)
HealthData.gov - source of health data (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)