Research Guides: Social Work: Demographics & Statistics

Suggested Databases

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides statistics and data within 600 industries and 50+ countries. Statista also contains a variety of industry or topic overview dossiers and reports, as well as shareable data visualizations and infographics that can be exported in a variety of file formats, including .pdf, .xlsx, and .pptx
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.

Resources from the Government, NGOs, and Academic Institutions

Administration for Children and Families
The Statistics and Research section of this agency provides information in specific areas including Adoption and Foster care statistics.
AgingStats.gov
"The Forum continues to explore ways of providing an easy-to-understand picture of timely and relevant data related to older adults." -website
Child Defense Fund (CDF)
The Research Data & Publications section of this site provides the users with information in areas including child poverty, child health, and education.
Childinfo.org - UNICEF
"This website contains UNICEF’s statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship publications, The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children. Also here are technical resources for conducting UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), which are a major source of global development data." -website
ChildStats.gov
"A working group of 23 Federal agencies, the Forum fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of Federal efforts to collect, analyze, and report data on conditions and trends related to child and family well-being." -website
Dept. of Health and Human Services
The mission of HHS is to provide effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Cornell University
"A resource since 1988, NDACAN promotes scholarly exchange among researchers in the child maltreatment field. NDACAN acquires microdata from leading researchers and national data collection efforts and makes these datasets available to the research community for secondary analysis." -website
National Juvenile Court Data Archive
Quick links to juvenile court statistics.