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Statistical Data Substantiates Your Story
Finding the facts and accessing statistical data to support your cause requires reliable sources. Below are Web sites that you can turn to for data about New Jersey, its people, communities and public issues of concern.
General statistics
The federal government provides quick statistical facts about the population in NJ or any other state and offers options that will allow you to dig deeper to find other facts regarding demographics, social, economic and housing characteristics. In addition to the category search that visitors can submit, searches can also provide these details for individual counties, cities and congressional districts.
Children
Supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count is a nationwide, multi-state initiative that uses data to improve the well being of children. The KIDS COUNT Data Center, provides detailed information about the kids and families including data for states, cities, counties, and school districts.
The Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) is an organization that researches issues and writes nationally acclaimed reports about issues affecting children. Among its many initiatives the organization publishes Kids Count reports measuring the well-being of children in New Jersey. New Jersey Kids Count tracks a variety of indicators in 10 areas including poverty, health, child protection and school. This Web site provides tables where you can access county-level data and data on the major cities in our state; customized data that will provide tools needed to develop maps, graphs and profiles on NJ and other states; and in-depth publications that focus on issues and geographic areas.
2011 County Profiles and Rankings is another publication from Kids Count. This compares NJ counties on 15 measures, including child poverty, health, safety and education.
Crime
Find Uniform Crime Reports, Carjacking Offense Reports, fatal accident statistics and crime index trends in our state from the New Jersey State Police.
Economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on the labor force in the state and larger metropolitan areas with the state.
Education
The NJ Department of Education provides data on NJ school enrollment, aid summaries and assessment reports
Health
The Center for Health Statistics is under the direction of the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services. The site provides data fact sheets, reports and assessments.
The Health Indicators Warehouse (HIW) serves as the data hub for the HHS Community Health Data Initiative. It contains standardized health outcome and health determinant indicators along with associated evidence-based interventions, which can be easily displayed, and will benefit a broad variety of users. The HIW is a collaboration of many agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services. It is maintained by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. To learn more visit the HIW website or e-mail them directly.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ hosts a site called HealthyNJ where you will find a full listing of health related data sources.
Housing
The National Low Income Coalition (NLIHC) has data on the cost of housing by Congressional district.
The Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness published its Report to the Community in which it introduces the Housing First Initiative, describes the implementation, and the progress made in the Mercer Housing First Demonstration Project. This report reviews chronic homelessness in Mercer County and introduces the Mercer Housing First Model and its funding. The report then provides program data on quarterly screening and placements, tenant profiles, and a cost-benefit analysis of the program.
Poverty
The Poverty Research Institute (NJPRI), established by Legal Services of NJ in 1997, is exclusively focused on providing current information about poverty in New Jersey.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies provides the latest national data on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drug abuse; drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases; and the nation's substance abuse treatment system.
The NJ Division of Addiction Services also compiles data and formulates reports that provide in-depth county specific analysis.
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If you know of additional resources that would be appropriate to include in this section, please let us know by contacting us via e-mail at info@nj211.org.
Sources for this page include:
http://www.aecf.org/
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34000.html
http://www.acnj.org/main.asp?uri=1060&mn=20
http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/stats.html
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.nj.htm
http://www.state.nj.us/education/data/
http://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/
http://www.healthynj.org/nj/njhealthstats.html
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/das/news/reports/index.html
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/
http://www.merceralliance.org/pdf/Housing-First-Report.pdf
http://www.acnj.org/admin.asp?uri=2081&action=15&di=1978&ext=pdf&view=yes
Page last modified on 6.30.11
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