Research Guides: Data: Statistics online

Health statistics

Find statistical information on health issues with these resources for Tennessee, National (US), and International health data.

Tennessee health data

Tennessee Health Statistics
Statistics and publications on public health issues in Tennessee. Includes the County Health Rankings report which ranks the overall health of the counties for all 50 states. Tennessee Department of Health.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: Tennessee
Annual County Health Rankings for Tennessee begin in 2011. Data on health factors including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births .
Collaboration between Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

United States health data

CDC Public Health Data
Data & statistics on public health issues organized by topic. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC FastStats
Alphabetical list of statistics and data on public health issues. Same resources available from CDC Public Health Data.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Annual County Health Rankings arranged by state begin in 2011. Find statistics for every state in America. Discover policies, programs, and systems changes that can improve health
Collaboration between Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

International health data

Global Health Observatory
Sections: Global Health Observatory, Data Repository, Reports, and Country statistics. World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Statistics
Recent health statistics from member nations. World Health Organization (WHO)

Education statistics

Find statistical information on education with these resources for Tennessee, National (US), and International education data.

Tennessee educational data

Data & Research: Tenn. Dept. of Education
Assessments, assessment results, accountability results, research reports, policy briefs, and other data about the academic progress of Tennessee's students, schools, and districts.
Education - Tennessee State Data Center
Educational statistics and data tools; includes topics such as: "Educational Attainment," "Completer's Data and Post-Secondary Institutions," and "Education Demographics."
Research & Assessment: TBR
Reports, data, and statistics on Tennessee Colleges and Universities from the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)
Research - THEC
Find information on public, private, and for-profit Higher Education in Tennessee from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). Includes TN Promise Annual Report, Fact Book, County Profiles, Trends, Drive to 55, and Authorized Institutions & Data.

National (US) educational data

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Research & Statistics - US Dept. of Education
Find data and statistics on education in the United States. Includes information on both K-12 and higher education.
U.S. Government website

International educational data

Education Statistics (World Bank EdStats)
Portal for comprehensive data and analysis sources for key topics in education such as access, completion, learning, expenditures, policy, and equity. Country at a Glance shows education in individual countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Cultural. Political, and Social statistical info

Statistics focusing on cultural, political, and social topics in the United States

American National Election Studies (ANES)
Data from ANES surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation. Collaboration of Stanford University and the University of Michigan.
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
Data and research on religions, primarily American. Pennsylvania State University.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Data on crime and justice at all levels of government in the United States.
Government website. U.S. Department of Justice
Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive (CPANDA)
Data on key topics in arts and cultural policy in the United States. Interactive digital archive. Collaborative effort of Princeton University's Firestone Library and the Princeton Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies
National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC)
This online repository facilitates research on arts and culture by acquiring and sharing data on the arts.
University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan organization that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

Vol State data

Quick links to data and statistics from various College departments including Campus Police and the office of Research, Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness.

Athletic Completion Rates (Vol State)
Campus Safety (Vol State)
The College's Annual Campus Safety and Security Report is available from this web page.
Data Tables (Vol State)
Data tables containing information on enrollment, first-time freshmen, budget, personnel and more at Vol State.
Fact Books (Vol State)
Retention Rates (Vol State)
Student Body Diversity (Vol State)

Tennessee data

Statistical information on the population, economics, employment, individual counties and much more in the state of Tennessee.

Tennessee Quick Facts (TNECD)
Quick facts about Tennessee plus a county profile tool.
Tenn. Dept. of Economic & Community Development (TNECD)
Tennessee State Data Center
The Data by Topic page links you to information on demographics, economics, economic indicators, education, employment, government & finance, health, income, labor force, and population.
The State Data Center Program is a national cooperative program with the U.S. Census Bureau.

United States data

United States data provides links to resources with statistical information on the nation. Links in the general statistical data section connect you to government sites with lots of data. Demographic information is available with the links in the population and census data section.

General statistical data

Data.gov
Home of the U.S. government's open data. On this site are data, tools, and resources from federal agencies.
Data and Statistics about the United States
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
Data USA
Data USA consolidates select public US Government data. Find data on jobs, skills, and education across industry and geography. Data visualizations.
Free site created by MIT Media Lab, Deloitte, and Datawheel

Population & Census Data

American FactFinder
Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) on a community in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census data
Census briefs, summary files, and population maps based on data gathered in 2010 census. U.S. Census Bureau

International statistics and data

A variety of international data is available in this section: country profiles, general international data, business, economics, finance, and development data, and European data.

Country Profiles

World Fact Book (CIA)
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

General international data

UNdata
Portal to statistical databases produced by various UN agencies. United Nations
UNESCO - Data for the Sustainable Development Goals
Themes are: 1) Education & Literacy, 2) Science, Technology & Innovation, 3) Culture, and 4) Communication & Information

Business, Economics, Finance, and Development data

globalEDGE
Web-portal provides information on global business activities. Michigan State University
World Bank: open data
Data about development in countries around the globe. The World Bank
International Trade and Tariff data
Databases and publications provide access to data on trade flows, tariffs, non-tariff measures (NTMs) and trade in value added.
World Trade Organization (WTO)

European data

Eurostat
Publications and statistics on Europe gathered by European Statistical System, a European Union agency.

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