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Sociodemographic Data
Sources of Census Data, population estimates, and population
projections
Texas State Data Center
and Office of the State Demographer
Population
Data (Texas Department of State Health Services; county
level data; dates vary)
This data is provided by the Texas State Data Center, Population Estimates
and Projections Program at Texas A & M University. It is composed
of:
Population Series Years
US Census Bureau
Census
Reports (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council; 1997
to 2005; Census tract; MSA and County
level data)
Easy to use site retrieves population (including minority population),
median family income, tract income level (low, middle, high), and housing
data. For help on retrieving specific types of reports, see the Help
Contents page at FFIEC.
Integrated Public Use
Microdata Series (IPUMS) (University of Minnesota, Minnesota Population
Center; 1850 to 2000; geographic levels vary)
For advanced data users, IPUMS has made available through
its system the 1 percent and 5 percent samples from the Public Use Microsample
(PUMS) data for the 2000 Census. IPUMS lets you extract microdata (observations
of individuals or households) enabling you to compute statistics not published
by the Census in its reports. Data are available at the state and metropolitan
level and for some smaller geographies as well. This site requires free
registration and the ability to use Stata, SPSS, etc.
Other sources of social, demographic, and economic statistics
Demographic
& Socioecomonic Statistics/Indicators (Texas Health and Human
Services Commission; dates of coverage vary; county level
data)
DiversityData
(Harvard University, School of Public Health; Metropolitan
areas; 1980 - 2000)
"Diversitydata.org allows visitors to explore how metropolitan areas
throughout the U.S. perform on a diverse range of social measures that
comprise a well-rounded life experience." Includes major cities in
Texas including Abilene, Corpus Christi, San Angelo, Texarkana, and Witchita
Falls. Get data for an area by ranking, in the form of a map, or in a
table. Variables include:
- Population Demographics and Diversity
- Health
- Housing Opportunities
- Economic Opportunities
- Education
- Residential Integration and Neighborhood Characteristics
- Crime
- Physical Environment
DataPlace (KnowledgePlex,
current, city and place)
"DataPlace aims to be your one-stop source for housing and demographic
data about your community, your region, and the nation. The site not only
assembles a variety of data sets from multiple sources, but it also provides
tools and guides to assist you in analyzing, interpreting, and applying
the data so you can make more informed decisions."
State of the Cities
Data System (SOCDS) (Housing & Urban Development, 1970's through
2003)
This interactive site provides information on:
Metropolitan
Racial and Ethnic Change: Census 2000 (Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative
Urban and Regional Research at the University of Albany; metropolitan
level data; 1990 and 2000)
Interactive reports; includes: Segregation; Segregation - children (under
18); Hispanic Groups; Asian
School Segregation; Homeowners and Renters; The New Americans; State of
the Cities; Separate and Unequal; Diversity in Black and White; Dimensions
of Segregation; and Occupational Change.
Labor
Market Information (Texas Workforce Commission; city, county,
MSA, and State level data; 1990 to 2004)
Interactive reports; find monthly and quarterly data for unemployment,
unemployment rate, labor force, and employment.
EEO
Data Tool (US Census Bureau; county, MSA, and State
level data; 2000)
Create interactive reports showing the ethnic and racial makeup of broad
categories of job classifications.
HHSC
Research, Planning, and Evaluation Monthly Program Statistics Reports
(Texas Health and Human Services Commission; October 2002-August 2003;
county level data)
These statistical reports provide monthly data showing: basic demographics;
employment/unemployment; cost of living indices; population living in
poverty; uninsured by age; Medicaid enrollment; Medicaid enrollment for
children; Medicaid-covered births; and CHIP enrollment and renewal.
Community
Health Information System (CHIS) Population Data (St. Luke's Episcopal
Health Charities;57 counties in SE Texas)
CHIS contains maps that allow you to "drill down", as far as
to the census tract level in some cases but at least
to the county level in all cases, and obtain statistics
on the population of that area. They are constantly adding to these data
sets, so be certain to visit the site regularly.
Texas
Kids Count CLIKS (Community Level Information on Kids)(1990 to 2005;
county level data)
Texas
Strategic Health Status Indicators: 2001 (Texas Department of State
Health Services; County level data)
This interactive site allows you to create reports for data on: Maternal
& child health (Infant Mortality, Child Mortality, Prenatal
Care in First Trimester, Low Birth Weight, Teen Pregnancy, Neural Tube
Defects), demographic & socioeconomic measures (Population
by Age, Gender and Race/Ethicity, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Attainment,
Mortality, Limited English Proficiency, Linguistic Isolation, Single Parent
Households), health resources (Local Public Health Services,
Health Care Professionals, HPSA/MUA Designations, Medicaid Eligibles,
Certified EMS Providers (rural counties only), social & mental
health (Suicide Rate, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Violent Crime,
Divorce ).
SMART:
Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends(Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention; currently only Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan
Division and Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land Metropolitan
Statistical Area; Harris County and Dallas
County; 2002 only)
MMSAs are selected on the basis of having had 500 or more respondents
to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Access Local
Area Health Risk Data or Local
Area Quick-View Charts. Metropolitan statistical areas are a group
of counties that contain at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more
inhabitants. Metropolitan divisions are a smaller group of counties within
a metropolitan statistical area of 2.5 million or more inhabitants. Includes
health
care access, exercise,
alcohol
consumption, tobacco
use, health
status, oral
health, risk
factors and calculated variables, and nutrition.
Vital
Statistics Annual Reports (Texas Health Data; Texas Department of
State Health Services; County level; 2001 - 2006)
The most complete data sets are 2001-2004; 2005 and 2006 are still preliminary.
Includes: Marriage and divorce rates by county.
Other Texas Reports (State level data only)
Texas
Divorces, Marriages, and Population Data from VitalWeb (Expert Health
Data Programming; 1997 to 1999; County level data)
Texas
Health Data-- Population Estimates, Census Counts & Projections
Population/Census
State Projections (CDC WONDER; 1990 to 2020; state
level data)
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Government
Spending
Federal,
State, and Local Governments Consolidated Federal Funds Report (US
Census Bureau; county level data; 1993 to 2003)
The Consolidated Federal Funds Report is a presentation of Federal Government
expenditures or obligations in state, county, and sub- county areas of
the United States. Various Federal Government agencies provide the data
for this report from their existing reporting systems.
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Social Services
Community
Resource Directory (from CHIS) (St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities)
Includes information about the many community resources in a 13 county
area surrounding Houston. Available are health clinics, food pantries,
shelters and many other useful sources of information.
United Ways of Texas
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Last updated 11/2/2005
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