Research Guides: Human Development & Human Services: Statistics

Human Development Related Statistics

There is a multitude of statistical sources both online and in print. Depending upon your field AND topic, the infomation you need might be from the government, journal articles, associations, non-profit organizations, or others source.

National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS is the federal governments principal vital and health statistics agency. NCHS provides data on vital events (birth and mortality) as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care. The National Survey of Family Growth also includes information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men's and women's health.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) This link opens in a new window
Statistics and data from the federal government on education in the United States.

UNICEF Country Statistics
Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children's well-being.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Kids Count
Statistics on education, poverty, health, child care. Provides data, policy recommendations and tools needed to advance sound policies that benefit children and families.
State of Babies Yearbook 2020
National and state resource developed by ZERO TO THREE to tell the story of America’s babies through key indicators in the domains infants and toddlers need to thrive: Good Health, Strong Families, and Positive Early Learning Experiences.

General Demographic Statistics

Census.gov This link opens in a new window
Website of the U.S. Census Bureau. Comprehensive data on the United States summarized and analyzed.

data.census.gov
A source for population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas. Includes information about income, education, insurance, employment, housing, poverty, veterans, and much more. Replaces American FactFinder

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) maintains and provides access to an archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. Auraria campus users (faculty, staff, students) must register for a personal ICPSR account from an on-campus, networked computer (or a VPN connection) to be able to download data.

UNdata
Statistical information from member states on agriculture, crime, education, employment, energy, environment, health, HIV/AIDS, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, tourism, trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.

Stats from the Government

The U.S. government collects and disseminates statistics about a variety of topics; however, it can be difficult to find this data via government websites. Alternatively, you can run an effecitve Google search using the tricks below.

1. Limit by URL Domain: site:gov

Llimits to URLs that end in "gov," which are typically U.S. (federal, state, and city) government websites.

2. Limit by File: filetype:pdf*

Many research and government publications are in PDF format.

3. Add the word Statistics to your search

4. Add your subject.

Example Search: site:gov filetype:pdf statistics teen pregnancy

Example Search: site:gov statistics schizophrenia

*Limiting by filetype is not always necessary.