Psychology & Counseling: 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.

Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children's well-being.

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

Search for data by country or region on vital statistics, health, nutrition, disease, etc. From the World Health Organization (WHO).

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.

For more resources on statistics, search here for statistics AND methodology. On the results page, limit to "Book/eBook" under Content Type and then limit by date to the most recent 3-4 years.