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Tools
2009 HHS Poverty Guidelines
Web site
Provides current and past poverty guidelines, poverty thresholds, and other related information.
AHAData.com
Web site
Provides customized reports (for a fee) about U.S. hospitals, health care systems, and networks.
America's Health Rankings
Web site
Provides data and recommendations related to health risk behaviors and outcomes. Includes state-by-state snapshots.
American Community Survey
Database
American Community Survey is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities information on how they are changing. It includes data tables, ranking tables and surveys on demographic, social, economic, and housing data for over 800 geographical areas.
American FactFinder
Database
A source of data/information on United States population, housing, economy and geography.
American Housing Survey (AHS)
Web site
The American Housing Survey collects data on the Nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected Metropolitan Areas are collected currently about every six years. The national sample covers an average 55,000 housing units. Each metropolitan area sample covers 4,100 or more housing units.
American Indian and Alaska Native Data and Links
Database
Provides statistical information and data on American Indian and Alaska Native populations, including population characteristics, economic data, American Community Surveys, and maps.
Assessing the New Federalism
Database
Data available through the following four resources: the National Survey of America's Families Public Use Files, the State Database, the Welfare Rules Database, and the State TANF Income Calculator.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Database
Provides access to reports, surveys, and fact sheets from the BRFSS, a telephone survey that tracks health risks in the United States. Data is available by state and for the nation.
Cancer Health Disparities
Web site
Cancer statistics for African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Includes information on NCI research activities related to cancer health disparities.
Carsey Institute Regional Indicators
Web site
Provides access to socio-economic indicators for rural, suburban, and urban parts of each region of the United States.
Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems
Web site
Create customized maps to illustrate the "place-based" implications of issues
impacting rural America.
Child Trends DataBank
Web site
A data bank of information for the latest national trends and research on more than 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being.
Commonwealth Fund ChartCart
Web site
Offers access to charts on various health care themes developed by The Commonwealth Fund.
Disability Counts
Web site
Contains rural data for each U.S. county. Data topics include people with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), metro & non-metro county maps, urban and urbanized area maps, congressional district maps, and disability statistics resources.
Disability Statistics
Web site
An online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics.
FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) Encyclopedia
Web site
Provides statistical information on traffic fatalities including vehicle type, people involved and geographic location.
FASTATS: Overweight
Web site
Basic statistics on the rates of overweight and obesity, with links to more detailed data.
Fedstats
Web site
High quality and full range of official statistical information available to the public from Federal Statistical Organizations.
Geodata.gov
Web site
A Geospatial One-Stop E-Gov initiative providing access to geospatial data and information.
GlobalHealthFacts.org
Web site
Provides easy access to the latest country-level health information.
HCUPnet
Database
Online query tool for accessing Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data. Provides access to health statistics and information on hospital stays at the national, regional, and State level. Includes data on rural hospital diagnoses and procedures.
Health and Well-Being of Rural Children: A Portrait of the Nation, 2005
Web site
Chartbook of data on children's health status, health care access, safety, child care and other issues related to children's well-being. Compares the health status, health care use, and risk factors experienced by children in rural and urban communities.
Health Reform
Web site
Offers customized fact sheets for each state, together with a directory of topics providing background information on the impacts health reform may have on the states and D.C.
Health, United States, 2008: Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Data
Web site
Links to tables from the 2008 Health, United States chartbook, providing health statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
Web site
Reporting and mapping tools providing access to HRSA program information, related health resources, and demographic data for reporting on HRSA activities. The data includes grants, scholarship and loan programs, designation of underserved areas, and service demonstration programs and integrates these with data acquired from external sources. Includes "HRSA in My Neighborhood" feature which provides quick access to a summary of HRSA's activities on a particular address. Internet Explorer 6.x is required.
Kaiser Fast Facts
Web site
Provides direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs.
Key 2008 Poverty Statistics for Your Congressional District
Web site
Detailed poverty data organized by congressional district with additional breakdowns on child poverty, women in poverty and poverty among racial minorities.
Key Community Health Center Data by State
Web site
Provides national and state-level data on Federally Qualified Health Centers' patients, services provided, staff, patient visits, and costs of care. Includes an interactive map for accessing state fact sheets.
KIDS COUNT Data Center (KCDC)
Web site
Provides child well-being data by state and county.
MEPS Insurance/Employer Component
Web site
Provides access to national and state-level statistics and trends regarding employer-based health insurance. Also provides statistics and trends about health insurance offered by private establishments as well as national and regional health insurance estimates for State and local governments.
Microenterprise Employment Statistics
Web site
A U.S. county-by-county breakdown of three indicators of microenterprise: (1) total number of microenterprises, (2) total microenterprise employment, and (3) microenterprise as a percentage of total employment. Includes a classification for each county as rural or urban, and provides a breakdown of rural/urban microenterprise employment and the percentage of rural/urban counties employed by microenteprise.
Navigating Resources for Rural Schools
Database
Provides access to data, studies, tabulations, and resources regarding rural education in the United States.
Northwest Area Foundation Indicator Website
Web site
A source of information/statistics on states, counties, reservations, and tribes in the Foundation's eight-state region. Use this site to find the most recent indicators on local population characteristics, economic well-being, health, etc.
Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics
Database
Provides the latest national data on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drug abuse; drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases; and the nation's substance abuse treatment system.
Office of Disability Employment Policy: Disability Data Resources
Web site
Provides statistical and research resources regarding people with disabilities.
Profiles of America
Web site
Allows users to create maps, charts and tables using a variety of data sources from the USDA, U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and more. Rural indicators such as Rural-Urban Continuum Code can also be shown.
RAC State Resources
Web site
Provides statistics, publications, contacts, success stories, and other resources related to rural health and human services for all 50 states.
Rural Definitions: National and State Indicator Tables
Web site
Provides selected socioeconomic indicators (such as population, education, poverty, etc.) for each definition of rural, by State and the U.S., in one Excel file allowing the user to compare a particular indicator across the different definitions of rural.
Rural Economic Development: Database on Federal Economic Development Funding
Database
Compares federal funding for rural and urban economic development programs, with spending data available by region, state, county, agency and program.
Rural Health Research: Rural statistics and demographics
Web site
Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of rural statistics and demographics, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers.
SchoolMatters
Web site
A public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools. Provides information, and search and comparison tools to help research the stories behind the numbers, and further the discussion about how to improve student performance.
Seeking Rural Health Data: A Tool Kit
Web site
Provides State Offices of Rural Health and the public with a toolkit for accessing and utilizing national databases that are readily available, free, and have useful rural information.
Selected Caregiver Statistics
Web site
Provides definitions of caregivers, statistics and data, who informal caregivers are, economics of care giving, and support.
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)
Web site
A project of the U.S. Census Bureau that provides model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and income. Website provides links to maps, data sets, and interactive tables.
Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates
Web site
Provides more current estimates of selected income and poverty statistics than the most recent decennial census. Created for states, counties, and school districts, and intended for the administration of federal programs and the allocation of federal funds to local jurisdictions.
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: Model-based Estimates for States, Counties & School Districts
Web site
Provides current estimates of selected income and poverty statistics for states, counties, and school districts.
Snap Shots of State Population Data (SNAPS)
Web site
Provides local-level community profile information nationwide that can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS can be used when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels.
State and County Quick Facts
Web site
Facts and data about the people, business and geography of each state and county.
State Data Center Program
Web site
Official sources of state-level demographic, economic, and social statistics produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to each state data center.
State Fact Sheets
Web site
Statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state.
State Health Facts Online
Database
The latest state-level data on demographics, household income, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons. Includes statistics by state on medical malpractice and Medicare.
State Scorecard 2009
Web site
An interactive U.S. map to view state-specific rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance.
State Transportation Statistics
Web site
Presents statistical profiles of the transportation infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, system safety, vehicles, transportation related economy and finance, energy usage and the environment is presented in tables covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
State-at-a-Glance Online Chartbook
Web site
Provides selected indicators on key aspects of health coverage and health care financing for children and youth with special health care needs in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Web site
Provides a summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Suicide State Data Fact Sheets
Web site
Individual state data fact sheets that include statistics on deaths by suicide, estimated hospitalized attempts, and data on medical costs, work loss costs, gender, race/ethnicity, age and method of suicide in the U.S.
USA Counties
Web site
Features county-level data. Demographic, economic, and governmental data are presented for the purpose of multi-county comparisons or single county profiles.
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Web site
An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
Women's Health Care Disparities: State Fact Sheets
Web site
Presents selected data and findings from the report Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic disparities at the State Level.
Women’s Health USA 2009
Web site
A collection of current and historical data on the health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities.
Your State's Health
Web site
State-based health information, including adult and child health indicators, health disparities, bioterrorism preparedness, and federal funding to the state for health.
Maps & Map Collections
RAC Maps
Interactive
Geographic coverage: United States
National maps on a variety of rural health and human services topics. Maps can be customized to focus on a specified state or county and to show additional labels, boundaries and data, for use in grant applications, reports and other publications.
Regulations, Forms & Other Useful Documents
2007 CMS Statistics
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Summary information about health expenditures and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
programs. Includes data on populations served by Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare providers, and expenditures.
Date: 2007
2008 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes a 20 year retrospective on rural health and human services.
Date: 04 / 2008
2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Reports to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to rural America. Examines three key topics: workforce and community development, creating viable patient-centered medical homes, and serving at-risk children.
Date: 04 / 2009
A Compass for Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What Users of Data for Rural Areas Need to Know
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
An introduction to the American Community Survey for those who use rural social, economic, and housing data.
Date: 08 / 2009
Adverse Drug Events in US Hospitals, 2004
Author(s): Anne Elixhauser, Pamela Owens
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on Adverse Drug Effects(ADEs) in 2004. Provides national estimates on the types of patients seen with ADEs in U.S. hospitals, and details on the types of ADEs that are reported.
Date: 04 / 2007
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators Children's Well-Being 2008
Sponsoring organization: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Provides an accessible compendium of selected indicators drawn from the most reliable official statistics across 22 Federal Government agencies. It presents background measures and well-being indicators organized into seven sections: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment, behavior, education, and health. The report includes figures and tables.
Date: 2008
Baby Boom Migration and Its Impact on Rural America (Executive Summary)
Author(s): John Cromartie, Peter Nelson
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
An analysis of the migration shift of baby boomers that indicates a propensity to migrate to nonmetro counties as people reach their fifties and sixties and projects a shift in migration among boomers toward more
isolated settings, especially those with high natural and urban amenities and lower housing
costs.
Date: 08 / 2009
Baby Boom Migration and Its Impact on Rural America (Full Report)
Author(s): John Cromartie, Peter Nelson
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
An analysis of the migration shift of baby boomers that indicates a propensity to migrate to nonmetro counties as people reach their fifties and sixties and projects a shift in migration among boomers toward more isolated settings, especially those with high natural and urban amenities and lower housing costs.
Date: 08 / 2009
Births: Preliminary Data for 2007
Author(s): Brady E. Hamilton, Joyce A. Martin, Stephanie J. Ventura
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that summarizes 2007 preliminary births and birth rates and selected 2007 preliminary maternal and infant health birth data for the United States.
Date: 03 / 2009
Brief Analysis of Recent Demographic Changes
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Presents a brief analysis of U.S. Census data relevant to domestic migration trends, demonstrating that the weak economy has begun to affect rural and urban America in decidedly different ways, with migration to most rural areas declining sharply compared to recent years.
Date: 03 / 2009
Caregiving in the U.S. 2009
Sponsoring organization: National Alliance for Caregiving
Examines today's caregivers and compares it to those in the past. Areas studied include the prevalence of caregivers, demographics of caregivers and care recipients, the nature of caregiving activities, how caregivers' lives are affected, their use of the Internet and other technology, and which public policies would support caregivers. Compares some of the data by rural, urban, and suburban location.
Date: 11 / 2009
County-To-County Migration of Taxpayers and their Incomes, 1995-2006
Author(s): Arthur p. Hall, Scott Moddy, Wendy P. Warcholik
Sponsoring organization: University of Kansas
Provides data on taxpayer moves between counties and found three broad trends: outmigration from very rural areas, migration to areas with pleasant weather and natural amenities and outmigration from very large urban centers to smaller urban centers.
Date: 03 / 2009
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Dartmouth Atlas project is a funded research effort of the faculty of the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth Medical School. The Atlas project brings together researchers in diverse disciplines - including epidemiology, economics, and statistics - and focuses on the accurate description of how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States.
Data Book: Healthcare Spending and the Medicare Program
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Provides data, including some rural-specific statistics, on various aspects of the Medicare program. Covers beneficiary demographics, quality and access, national health care spending, and data for specific provider settings. Includes sections on Medicare Advantage and prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.
Date: 06 / 2008
Education: A Regional Overview
Author(s): By Don E. Albrecht
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Explores education characteristics in the western states and examines how it impacts rural development.
Date: 2008
Employment, Income and Poverty: A Regional Overview
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Examines and compares employment and income in western states with both rural and urban data.
Date: 2008
Hard Times in the Heartland: Health Care in Rural America
Author(s): Meena Seshamani, Joan Van Nostrand, Jenna Kennedy, Carrie Cochran
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Discusses the current state of health care in rural areas and the need for health care reform. Covers the use and cost of insurance and health care for farm and ranch operators, poverty and unemployment rates, health disparities, and the state of health care provider workforce in rural America.
Date: 03 / 2009
Health and Longevity: A Regional Overview
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Examines health and longevity for states in the western region.
Date: 2008
Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of the Nation 2005
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Provides information on the health and well-being of rural children and their use of health services. Includes information on rural children's families and neighborhoods, as well as data on health status, health insurance coverage, and other aspects of child well-being. Includes comparisons of children in rural and urban communities.
Date: 2005
Health Care Costs 101
Sponsoring organization: California HealthCare Foundation
Provides general background on U.S. health
spending, with detail for California where available.
Date: 2008
Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook (Full-Report)
Author(s): Kevin J. Bennett, Bankole Olatosi, Janice C. Probst
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Presents data on health disparities experience by people living in rural America. Some disparities are poorer health status, higher prevalence of obesity, lesser options for activity, and higher mortality rates.
Date: 06 / 2008
Health in the Americas: United States of America
Sponsoring organization: Pan American Health Organization
Reports on the health status of persons living within the 50 States. Also includes social, political, economic, environment, and demographic information. Data is presented by age, race, and gender using narrative, charts, and graphs.
Date: 2007
Health Insurance Coverage of America’s Children
Author(s): Karyn Schwartz, Jhamirah Howard, Aimee Williams, Allison Cook
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Provides essential facts about children’s health insurance coverage using the 2007 Census Bureau data.
Date: 01 / 2009
Health Insurance Status of Children in America, First Half 1996 - 2005: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 18
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Rhoades
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This statistical brief presents estimates from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) concerning the health insurance status of children in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. MEPS-HC, an annual household survey sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provides critical information for evaluating trends in health insurance status.
Date: 06 / 2006
Health Insurance Status of Hispanic Subpopulations in 2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Rhoades, Jessica P. Vistnes
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Examines public and private insurance coverage among Hispanics overall and among three subgroups - Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and "other Hispanics." While more than one-third of Hispanics under 65 years of age do not have health insurance, the portion without insurance among those who are not U.S. citizens is far larger - nearly two-thirds.
Date: 09 / 2006
Health, United States, 2008: With Special Feature on the Health of Young Adults
Author(s): Michael O. Leavitt, Julie Louise Gerberding, Edward J. Sondik
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Uses tables and narrative to present trends and information regarding the Nation's physical and mental disability status, level of education and income, demographic distribution, health insurance coverage and expenditures, health behaviors and risk factors, and the utilization and access to health care. Includes data on Rural Health Clinics and on non-metropolitan (rural) areas.
Date: 12 / 2008
Hispanics/Latinos and Cardiovascular Diseases: Statistics
Sponsoring organization: American Heart Association
Outlines the causes of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women.
Date: 2008
Household Food Security in the United States, 2008
Author(s): Mark Nord, Margaret Andrews, Steven Carlson
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Analyzes the rates of food security in the United States -- whether or not a household had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members -- and finds that 14.6 percent of all American households (and a greater percentage of rural households) were "food insecure."
Date: 11 / 2009
Importance of a Healthy Rural Economy
Author(s): Kathleen Miller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Discusses the shift in the primary occupation of farm operators to off farm jobs.
Date: 02 / 2009
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008
Author(s): Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, Jessica C. Smith
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
Provides the latest income, poverty, and health insurance data from the Current Population Survey.
Date: 09 / 2009
Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and State
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators including rates of infant mortality and diabetes-related mortality and AIDS cases.
Journal citation: Academic Medicine
Date: 04 / 2009
Kids Count Data Book, 2008
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America’s children and families. Includes graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles.
Date: 06 / 2008
Land Use and Resources: A Regional Overview
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Examines land use and resources in the western states.
Date: 2008
Long-Term Uninsured in America, 2003 to 2004: Estimates for the U.S. Population under Age 65
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Rhoades
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) for 2003 and 2004, this report provides estimates of the proportion of the civilian noninstitutionalized non-elderly (under 65) population that was uninsured for up to two years, 2003 to 2004, and identifies groups especially at risk of lacking health insurance.
Date: 09 / 2006
Low-Income Adults Under Age 65 — Many are Poor, Sick, and Uninsured
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Focuses on the low-income adult population, a group of over 50 million who are at
high risk of losing their health insurance coverage or are already uninsured.
Date: 06 / 2009
Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net, Book II: A Data Book for States and Counties
Author(s): John Billings, Robin M. Weinick
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Detailed statistics on the health care safety net. Includes county-level data for each state on the demand and financial support for the safety net, as well as information on the structure of the safety net and the community context as it relates to a need for safety net services.
Date: 08 / 2003
National Vital Statistics Reports: Births, Final Data for 2004
Author(s): Joyce A. Martin, Brady E. Hamilton, Paul D. Sutton, Stephanie J. Ventura, Fay Menacker, Sharon Kirmeyer
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Presents 2004 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal demographic characteristics including age, live-birth order, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, and educational attainment; maternal lifestyle and health characteristics; medical care utilization by pregnant women; and infant characteristics.
Date: 09 / 2006
New Immigrant Settlements in Rural America: Problems, Prospects, and Policies
Author(s): Leif Jensen
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Examines recent immigrants in rural and small town America, through analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Many small towns and cities in every region of the country are contending with new challenges and opportunities brought by rapid increases in their immigrant populations.
Date: 2006
Nonmetro America: Conditions and Trends
Author(s): Kathleen K. Miller
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Summarizes key demographic and economic indicators in the United States, with an emphasis on nonmetropolitan areas in each state.
Date: 05 / 2008
Older Women and Poverty in Rural America
Author(s): Carolyn Rogers
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Overview of poverty levels and related issues for older rural women.
Journal citation: Amber Waves
Date: 09 / 2005
Profile of Latinos in Rural America
Author(s): Rogelio Saenz
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
Uses data from the Census Bureau’s 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) to present a snapshot of the Latino population in the nonmetropolitan United States.
Date: 2008
Prospects for a Rural Recovery
Author(s): Jason Henderson
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Analyses and compares rural to urban economies and identifies risks to rural economic recovery, such as: outmigration, industrial consolidation, and limited access to capital.
Date: 12 / 2009
Quick Health Facts 2008: A Compilation of Selected State Data
Author(s): Leigh Purvis, Lynda Flowers
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Presents major health system characteristics for each state. Includes demographics as well as Medicare, Medicaid and health coverage statistics.
Date: 2008
Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Population
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Summarizes the data on county racial and ethnic composition. Shows the population change in the nonhispanic white population and the total minority population in each nonmetro county from 2000 to 2007.
Date: 08 / 2008
Rural America At A Glance, 2009
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Annual update of the USDA-ERS series that concentrates on social and economic conditions in rural America with references to the effects of the major recession on rural populations.
Date: 09 / 2009
Rural and Urban Children Have Lower Rates of Health Insurance Coverage and are More Often Covered by Public Plans
Author(s): Marybeth J. Mattingly, Michelle L. Stransky
Sponsoring organization: Carsey Institute
A brief that analyzes Census Bureau data that shows the geographic distribution of health insurance for children.
Date: 2009
Rural Hispanics at a Glance
Author(s): William Kandel
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Overview of the rural Hispanic population, with information on population growth and geographic dispersion, demographic characteristics, and social and economic indicators.
Date: 12 / 2005
Rural Population and Migration
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Provides statistics on aging and rural diversity, demographic and social characteristics, health status, poverty, social security income, economic assets, and rural implications.
Date: 09 / 2009
Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics, Volume 2 - Data Sources
Author(s): Debra A. Strong, Patricia Del Grosso, Jigar Bhatt, Shannon Philips, Kate Scheppke
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Overviews the data sources that can be used for rural human services research. Includes detailed descriptions of selected federal and state data sources. Topics covered consist of: housing, income, youth, families, and behavioral risks.
Date: 05 / 2005
Selected Findings on Child and Adolescent Health Care From the 2007 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Presents findings from the 2007 National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) on health care quality, access, and utilization for children and adolescents.
Date: 03 / 2008
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006 (6th edition)
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
Contains data on topics ranging from population change to health to employment. Included in an appendix are state rankings for 12 key indicators, such as population growth, poverty and health insurance status.
Date: 2006
State Handbook of Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Indicators, Seventh Edition - 2008
Author(s): David Baer
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Provides information about state economic, demographic, and fiscal conditions. Data available on topics related to population, poverty rates, per capita state personal income, state and local revenues, expenditures, tax rates, and property tax relief programs.
Date: 2008
State of 50+ America 2007
Author(s): John Gist, Laurel Beedon, Lisa Southworth
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Examines the changes in 25 economic, health, social and lifestyle indicators over the most recent year, as well as multi-year periods.
Date: 01 / 2007
The Changing West: A Regional Overview
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
Provides baseline data for identifying population changes in the western states for use in advancing rural development.
Date: 2008
Tobacco Control in Rural America
Examines tobacco-related disparities facing rural areas, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that cause these disparities, challenges to tobacco control and prevention efforts, and explores effective strategies that have shown measurable outcomes for tobacco control in rural America.
Date: 07 / 2009
Treatment Admissions in Rural Areas: 2003
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Compares admissions to facilities located in rural counties with admissions to facilities in urban counties.
Date: 09 / 2005
Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures, 1997 and 2004
Author(s): Marie N. Stagnitti
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Compares 1997 and 2004 estimates for the U.S. population on total expenditures, total number of purchases, average total expenditure, average out-of-pocket payment and average number of purchases for outpatient-prescribed medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. Also provides the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by prescribed drug expenditures for 1997 and 2004.
Date: 04 / 2007
U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity
Sponsoring organization: Alan Guttmacher Institute
Provides detailed national teenage pregnancy data trends for the years 1986 - 2002. Includes pregnancy, birth and abortion rates and abortion ratio by race
and ethnicity.
Date: 09 / 2006
Uninsured in America, 1996 - 2005: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population under Age 65
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Rhoades
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC), this The statistical brief presents estimates on the uninsured in America under age 65 for calendar years 1996 through 2004, as well as the first half of 2005.
Date: 06 / 2006
Uninsured in America, 1996–2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Under Age 65
Author(s): Jeffrey A. Rhoades, May C. Chu
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Presents estimates on the uninsured in America under age 65 for calendar years 1996 through 2005, as well as the first half of 2006.
Date: 06 / 2007
United States Suicide Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Provides nationwide statistics of deaths by suicide for the years 2000-2004.
Date: 2007
Using Data on Race and Ethnicity to Improve Health Care Quality for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Author(s): Karen LLanos, Lindsay Palmer,
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Provides examples of how states can use data on race and ethnicity to improve the quality of care for their Medicaid beneficiaries.
Date: 06 / 2006
Women's Health Insurance Coverage
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Provides statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women ages 18–64, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare.
Date: 10 / 2009
Journals
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Health statistics reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rural Migration News
Summarizes the most important immigration and integration developments affecting residents of cities and towns in the agricultural areas of California and rural areas throughout the United States. It is published quarterly, in mid-October, January, April, and July.
Organizations
Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF)
Nonprofit/Foundation
Works to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. Fosters public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. Provides statistics on economic, educational, and social well-being for children of color in the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Federal government
The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Data is relevant to current social and economic issues reflecting the rapidly changing economic conditions, accurate and consistent high statistical quality, and impartial in subject matter and presentation.
Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES)
Academic/Research
Addresses the spatial and temporal dimensions of issues impacting rural America, by incorporating Internet-based geographic information systems, remote sensing technologies, and other data visualization and analytic tools. One of CARES's primary roles is to support the needs of others wishing to utilize geographic information technologies. Part of the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI).
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Federal government
Runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
Federal government
The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics was established in 1986, with the goal of bringing together Federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. In addition to the original three core agencies (National Institute on Aging, National Center for Health Statistics and Census Bureau), the organizing members of the Forum now include senior officials from the Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in HHS, Social Security Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Federal government
Fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of collection and reporting of Federal data on child and family issues and conditions.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Federal government
Works to improve and expand access to quality health care for all. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
Nonprofit/Foundation
An independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. Acts as a source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
National organization
The National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) is a not-for-profit national membership organization dedicated to improving health care through the collection, analysis, dissemination, public availability, and use of health data.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Federal government
Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. Part of the U.S. Department of Education.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Federal government
The United States' principal health statistics agency. Compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health. Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
U.S. Census Bureau
Federal government
The U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics, data, surveys and other programs on the population, economics, education, foreign trade, housing, construction, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture and more of the United States.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Federal government
Acts as the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
USDA Economic Research Service (USDA ERS)
Federal government
Provides economic analyses to support a competitive agricultural system, safe food supply, a healthy, well-nourished population,
harmony between agriculture and the environment, and enhanced quality of life for rural Americans.
Terms & Acronyms
Access Ability or the means necessary to read, write, modify or communicate data/information or otherwise make use of any system resource.
Clearinghouse Public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data elements of health information into standard data elements.
Data Factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, often found in numerical form that can be digitally transmitted or processed.
Data Warehouse A centralized store of an organization's data resources implemented specifically for query, reporting, and analysis purposes including maps and GIS.
Encryption Transforming confidential plaintext into ciphertext to protect it so the data becomes unintelligible. Once encrypted, data can be stored or transmitted over unsecured lines.
Metadata Information that addresses data characteristics such as names and definitions of data elements, where it comes from, how it is collected, and what transformations it goes through before being stored. Simply put, metadata is data about data.
Statistics A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters.
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) A statistical entity developed by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000 to facilitate defining the land area covered by each ZIP Code.
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