Statistical Sources, JABSOM Library Resource Center

STATISTICAL SOURCES

HAWAII DATA

Demographic Data

State of Hawaii Census 2000 from Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, State of Hawaii
- Census 2000 Profiles City and County of Honolulu by CDP (census designated place)
- Hawaii QuickLinks from US Census Bureau
Census 2000 Brief - The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2000
State of Hawaii Data Book
Hawaiian Demographic Data, Legislative Reference Bureau Report No. 5, 1998
Maui County Databook choose Business Research LIbrary to see Link to databook
County Databook, County of Hawaii
Statistical Profiles of Oahu Neighborhood Areas (1980-1990). Planning Department, City and County of Honolulu, 1994.(Print document only Ref HA 329.7 .H65 H67 1994

Health Data, Overview

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance from the State Department of Health. Includes ethnicity data.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance link to Centers for Disease Control; search for Hawaii data, 1995-2000, and comparable state and national data
Hawaii State Department of Health

State Health Department searching from CDC; limit your search to Hawaii
Hawaii Health Survey disease data by ethnicity

Health Trends in Hawaii; a profile of the Health Care System sponsored by Hawaii Medical Service Foundation from Hawaii Health Information Corporation.
Healthy People 2010 Data 2010 Database
Hawaii Health Facts link from FastStats, National Center for Health Statistics
HRSA’s State Profile for Hawaii
Primary Care Needs Assessment Databook 2001 Prepared by State of Hawaii Dept. of Health, Family Health Services Division--includes comparative health statistics on 28 primary service areas (communities) in the State of Hawaii. Sch of Med Lib Res Center Ref RA447 .H3 P75
State Health Facts Online from the Kaiser Family Foundation
State Health Profiles 2001 from National Center of Health Statistics

Disease Conditions/Populations

Adolescence
- Adolescent and School Health from CDC
- Hawai`i Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use Survey State Department of Health
- Kid's Count Data Book Online by state
- Teen Pregnancy and Childbearing in Hawaii, Feb. 2002, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Aged
- Older Population Hawaii Presentation by Jerry Wong, Office of U.S. Census Bureau, Los Angeles, 3/21/2002
- Profile of Hawaii's Kupuna, Executive Office on Aging, State of Hawaii

Baby Boomers
- Baby boomer data : Hawai`i 2000 Executive Office on Aging. Sch of Med Lib Res Center Ref HQ2044.U52 H3 2000
Children
- Child Abuse and Neglect in Hawaii, 1998, covers period 1994-1997
- Kid's Count Data Book Online by state
  - Kid's Count Census 2000 data
Communicable Diseases
- Aids Surveillance Quarterly Report Hawaii State Department of Health
- Communicable Disease Report State Department of Health
Ethnicity
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance from the State Department of Health.
- Hawaii Health Survey disease data by ethnicity
  - R & S Reports; note search as a phrase in University of Hawaii online catalog

Health surveillance survey : report for years 1989-1992.

Native Hawaiian Databook Office of Hawaiian Affairs, includes section on health data

Injury Statistics from WISCARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) from CDC
Maternal Child Health, Pregnancy, Abortion, etc.

Allan Guttmacher Institute state data included
The Right Start, Data from Kids Count Project

Mental Health, Substance Abuse
- Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) Meeting Reports. Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse... Includes a chapter on "Illicit Drug Use in Honolulu and the State of Hawaii"
- Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division, Hawaii Department of the Attorney General
- Honolulu Police Department Statistics
- Hawai`i Household Survey of Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs 1998- Executive Summary State Department of Health
- Mental Health Statistics, Hawaii, from the Center for Mental Health Services
- Substance Abuse in Hawaii - Adult Population Household Survey 1998
Welfare, Public, Medical Assistance Data
- Dept of Human Services Report 1998, State of Hawaii
- Dept of Human Services Report 1999, State of Hawaii
- Dept. of Human Services Report, Fiscal Year 2001
Women
- Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card, August 2000 from National Women's Law Center
- Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality National Center for Health Statistics

Agencies/Associations

Other Resources

"Health Statistics Relating to Hawaii:" a Bibliography-- Virginia Tanji, Hawaii Library Association Journal, 45:33-45, June 1994.
Voyager--search the Voyager UH Library database adding the words "statistics Hawaii" to your subject; eg. "pregnancy statistics hawaii"

NATIONAL DATA

Demographic data, overview

CensusScope tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends from the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan
Statistical Abstracts of the United States

will often cite another government publication where more detailed statistics are available)

U.S. Census
- American Factfinder - an interactive search site, can limit by state, county, etc.
- State and County QuickFacts retrieve data by state and county
Fed Stats Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide access to

the full range of statistics and information produced by federal agencies these agencies for public use.

Click on A-Z and see if your subject are is linked.

Poverty Guidelines
Smart Library on Urban Poverty--Society Online from National Institute, National Institute of Social Science

Information

Health data, overview

FASTATS A-Z from the National Center for Health Statistics--search by topic
Health, United States, 1991-present
Healthy People 2010
National Center for Health Statistics
- GIS and Public Health includes links to data sources with interactive mapping, etc.
- National Vital Statistics Reports
- Vital and Health Statistics Series published by the National Center for Health Statistics;

Newer ones also available online in PDF format

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control
CDC Wonder Data Sets
Click on get info to query the various data sets. In some datasets you may limit your query by state
Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources (1999 Edition)

Compilation of information about major data collection systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Data on Medicare, Medicaid, Child Health Insurance Program (formerly Healthcare Financing Administration)
HCUPnet Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; tool for comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

MMWR CDC Surveillance Summaries
MMWR Summary of Notifiable Diseases Annual compilation

State Health Facts Online from the Kaiser Family Foundation
Statistical Resources on the WEB from the University of Michigan; excellent resource for links by subject

Agencies/Associations

National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)

INTERNATIONAL DATA

Center on International Health Information (USAID)
Development Gateway Data and Statistics
ELDIS Gateway to Information Sources on Development and the Environment, Link to country profiles
Countries World Health Organization , WHO country tables included
WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
- WHO SEARO (South East Asia Regional Office)
- WHO Western Pacific Region
Weekly Epidemiological Record World Health Organization
WWW Virtual Library: Public Health comprehensive links by geographical area and country
International Program Center, U.S. Census Bureau

DISEASE/POPULATION GROUPS

FASTATS A-Z from the National Center for Health Statistics--search by topic e.g. heart disease, diabetes, etc.
MEDLINEplus check Statistics section under specific disease
AIDS
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, CDC
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base from US Bureau of Census, includes data by country
- HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database Country Reports USAID, UN, CDC
- HIVNET from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Statistics on medical resource utilization by persons with HIV infection.
Cancer

Cancer Statistics from the American Cancer Society

Statistics from Cancer.gov, National Cancer Institute. Narrative, refers to SEER statistics; includes ethnicity data.

SEER Cancer Statistics, Surveillance, Epidemilogy and End Results, National Cancer Institute

Children
- Kids Count Census Data Online
Chronic Disease
- End Stage Renal Disease United States Renal Data System
- Diabetes Surveillance System National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- National Diabetes Statistics National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- American Heart Association Heart and Stroke statistics
Ethnic Groups
- Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity
- Minority Links from the US Census Bureau Asian Pacific Islander, Black/Latin American, Native American
Injuries
- Injury Statistics from WISCARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) from CDC
- Injury Statistics from National Safety Council
Maternal Child Health
- Allan Guttmacher Institute statistics re reproduction, pregnancy, abortion, contraception
- Maternal Child Health Statistics Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- Reproductive Health Gateway Johns Hopkins University and USAID
- Teen Pregnancy and Birth Data, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Substance Abuse
- Drug Facts and Figures from US Dept. of State
- Monitoring the Future;National Survey Results on Drug Use A continuing study on youth from University of Michigan
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Trends and Statistics
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Tuberculosis Surveillance Reports CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Women
- Domestic Violence Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey
  Series: Research in Brief 1998
- Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card, August 2000 from National Women's Law Center
- Women of Color Health Data Book from National Women's Health Information Center

RESOURCE GUIDES/LINKS

Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe Database via Hamilton Library Access to statistics from federal and state agencies, etc.
Hawaii State Public Library System Choose: Local Newspaper Index telnet://205.149.115.147
Finding and Using Health Statistics; a Self-Study Course, National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine
Health Statistics Research Guides from University of Chicago, John Crerar Library
Health Statistics Sources 3d ed., National Library of Medicine
Statistical Resources on the WEB from the University of Michigan
National Center for Health Statistics other sites; links to other sites with data

Note: These are some good starting points for locating health and demographic statistical data. There are many more specific sites available on the WEB. Be sure to try one of the general resource links such as FASTATS A-Z or Statistical Resources on the WEB from the University of Michigan. If you find a site that you think, others with an interest in health statistics should know about, please send me the WEB address.

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Updated 11/16/02
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