Statistical Sources - SOC/SW/WS 308: Social Gerontology - Humphers-Ginther - LibGuides at Minnesota State University Moorhead

General Population Statistics

Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A compilation of statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve public health. Includes the publication, Health, United States, an annual compilation of health data in the U.S.
Statistical Abstract
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Digest of Education Statistics
The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
data.gov
Billed as a one-stop-shop for everything and anything that is publicly available, it has nearly 140,000 datasets in areas as varied as agriculture, climate, education, oceans, and science & research. This plethora of datasets is accompanied by filters, which allow you to refine the dataset options and make it easier to navigate, and include filtering options by topic, dataset type, tags, format, organizations, and publisher.

U.S. Health and Human Services: Profile of Older Americans
Provides data on changes in demographics of the population over age 65, including 15 topical areas (such as population, income and poverty, living arrangements, education, health, and caregiving). Available in PDF and Excel file formats.

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Each year, the Administration on Aging (AoA) compiles the latest statistics on the older population compiled primarily from U.S. Census data into a Profile of Older Americans.
Aging and Disability in America - Data and Research
Administration on Aging: AGing Integrated Database (AGID)
An on-line query system based on ACL-related data files and surveys, and includes population characteristics from the Census Bureau for comparison purposes.