Federal Statistics

In addition to data sets, many federal agencies provide access to reports, tables, and figures that present results of statistical analysis of health data.

National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus - Health Statistics
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthstatistics.html>
This site provides access to web sites that contain compiled health statistics, often on a topic or by an audience.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Wonder
<http://wonder.cdc.gov/>
Allows users to query dozens of numeric data sets on CDC’s mainframe and other computers, via "fill-in-the blank" request screens. Public-use data sets about mortality, cancer incidence, hospital discharges, AIDS, behavioral risk factors, diabetes, and many other topics are available for query. The requested data can be readily summarized and analyzed. A list of the more than 30 data sets that can be queried by CDC Wonder can be found at <http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/data/DataSets.html>.

Data 2010 – The Healthy People 2010 Database
<http://wonder.cdc.gov/DATA2010/>
Interactive database system contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. Has national and state level data. Users can construct tables for specific objectives, or objectives identified by focus areas, data source, or by select population.

Data and Statistics
<http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm>
This parent agency of NCHS has a web site with a listing of scientific data and statistics.

NCHS Health E-Stats
<http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/hestats.htm>
NCHS gathers compiled statistics from its printed publications at this web site.

Prevalence Data from the BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System)
<http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/>
Users can query the BRFSS data sets for statistical information.

Youth 2001 Online
<http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/2001/youth01online.htm>
Youth 2001 Online provides interactive access to Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results. You can display detailed results by location(s), question, demographic variables, and survey year. The survey provides a representative sample of 9th to 12th grade students.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

HCUPnet – Interactive Tool for Hospital Statistics
<http://www.ahcpr.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm>
Interactive access to national statistics and trends and selected state statistics about hospital stays. It generates statistics using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) , the Kids Inpatient Sample (KID), and State Inpatient Databases (SID) for states that participate. HCUPnet is part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).

HIVnet - Interactive Tool for Statistics on Use of HIV Resources
<http://www.ahcpr.gov/data/hivnet.htm>
Interactive tool that provides information on inpatient and outpatient utilization by persons with HIV disease. This tool is focused on health services delivery.

MEPSnet
<http://www.ahrq.gov/data/mepsnet.htm>
Interactive online service that presents data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). MEPSnet is a set of statistical tools: MEPSnet/IC and MEPSnet/HC. These two tools use information gathered from organizations and household respondents, respectively.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Statistics, Data and Research Information
<http://cms.hhs.gov/researchers/statsdata.asp>
Provides an annotated list of public use data files, statistics, and statistical publications.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

On-Line Analysis of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use
<http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/SAMHDA.htm>
System provides ready access to substance abuse and mental health research data. The site also includes links to detailed analysis provided in data tables by Topic and Data Type.

Quick Statistics - - State Profiles <http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/NewMapv1.htm>
Get state level data from TEDS which provides information on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of the 1.9 million annual admissions to treatment for abuse of alcohol and drugs in facilities that report to individual state administrative data systems. Also get statistics from N-SSATS, an annual survey designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions. These resources are good examples of systems that uses state level administrative data.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/>
Data files, documentation, and reports are downloadable from the web site and in public use format. The web site features an online data analysis system (DAS) that allows users to conduct analyses on selected datasets within the archive. SAMHDA also provides user support through e-mail and a toll-free helpline.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Information Sources, Databases and Software
<http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Data.html>
Lists many categories of resources.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Data and Statistics
<http://www.hrsa.gov/data.htm>
Provides web links to data sources and statistics available from HRSA.