Social Work Library Resources: Social Work Data

From the CDC. Topics include caregiving; cognitive decline; screenings; and mental health for older adults in the U.S. and at the state level.

From the University of Michigan and funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Social Security Administration. Longitudinal survey of American adults.

Hosted on ICPSR and funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Contains raw data from a variety of national surveys in the U.S.

Funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Annual survey of U.S. adults ages 65+. Also contains data from the supplemental National Study of Caregiving (NSOC). Data is available from 2011.

Topics include demographics; causes of death; morbidity; risk factors; life expectancy; ageism; long term care, and more.

Funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) at HHS and housed at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (IPSCR). Topics include adoption and foster care, child development, child care, child care workforce, mental health, parenting, and more.

Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Datasets include Adoption and Foster Care Statistics (AFCARS), National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD), and child welfare outcomes.

Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Data is available at the national and state level. Topics focus on youth and families and include: general demographics, economic wellbeing, housing, early childhood education, test scores, family structures, community characteristics, health insurance, mental health, juvenile justice, risky behaviors, and more.

Topics include child support, child wellbeing, household demographics, grandparents, marriage and divorce, and more.

Topics include law enforcement workforce, individual offenses, property offenses, arrest statistics, and more.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice and housed at the ICPSR. Topics include violent crimes, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, corrections, recidivism and reentry, and more.

From the Criminal Justice Analysis Center, N.C. Department of Public Safety. Topics include crime reports by county, victim demographics, offender demographics, and traffic stops.

Topics include juvenile justice system, law enforcement, youth as victims, youth as offenders, and general demographics.

Research guide with education data sources on a variety of topics.

Food- and nutrition-related topics include: food security in the U.S., food assistance programs, food access, consumption and costs, and more.

Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A biennial survey conducted in odd-numbered years. Topics include: housing quality; housing migration; utilities; income status; household demographics; neighborhood satisfaction; housing insecurity; and home improvement characteristics and costs. Data is available from 1973.

From Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) using U.S. Census data. Provides GIS-compatible files alongside historical data on economics, housing, agriculture, business, and demographics. Housing topics include: occupancies, housing costs, house characteristics, and utilities. Data is available from 1790.

Topics include remodeling and home improvement costs, housing for older adults, rental costs, homeownership, neighborhood characteristics, demographics, and general trends in housing. Most of the data housed at the JCHS was released in the 2010s and later.

Annual report produced by the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for Congress. Topics include estimates of homelessness, demographics, and capacity to house individuals. Reports are available for the entire country and for specific states, back to 2005.

Statistics produced using data from HUD and the U.S. Census. Dashboards include: point-in-time counts by state, point-in-time counts by continuum of care, assistance by state, and assistance by continuum of care. Dashboards reflect the most current data available.

Part of the NIH. Topics include: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, and other mood and behavioral disorders. Data is available for adolescents and adults in the U.S.

Data is available from 2020 and can be filtered by demographics. Topics include depression, psychosis, and trauma.

Data is available from a variety of surveys. Mental health topics include demographics, treatment facilities, state mental health agencies, and service utilization.

Published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Includes data on tobacco, drug, and alcohol use; substance use disorders; mental health issues; and substance use / mental health treatment among U.S. adolescents and adults. Specific topics include: lifetime, past-year, and past-month substance use; age at first use; substance use treatment history; perceived need for treatment; and substance use disorders; major depressive episodes; suicidal ideation and attempts; general mental illness; use of mental health care; problems resulting from drug use; and perceptions of risk & protective factors.

From the CDC. Contains reports and data on drug overdoses in the U.S.

From NIH and conducted by the University of Michigan. Focuses on drug and alcohol use among adolescents in the U.S. Data is available from 1975.

From the University of Florida and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Provides current data on emerging trends from a variety of on-the-ground sources.

Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau and is conducted annually. Topics include housing demographics, economic status (income, insurance coverage, poverty), housing characteristics (utilities, internet availability), family characteristics, commute to work, occupation, and more. Data is available from 2005.

Provides current data on housing in North Carolina counties. Data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and NC Judicial Branch.