Statistical Resources

The Internet has many sites that can provide you with statistics on a wide variety of topics. These include information on mortality, natality, incidence and prevalence of reportable diseases, disabilities, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid data and employment, as well as general census figures. Many sites are provided by federal government agencies and contain data on the state and federal level. Please let us know if you have additional ideas for inclusion.

Note: If you do not find what you are searching for in one section below, please check the others. Most of the sites provide more statistical data than the broad grouping by primary focus indicates.

Optometry, Eye Health Statistics

• Offices of Optometrists - Industry Statistics Sampler (U.S. Census Bureau)

• Offices of Optometrists - Occupational Employment Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Optometrists - Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Optometrists - Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Optometry License Statistics (NYS Office of the Professions)

• Blindness and Low Vision (National Federation of the Blind): Fact sheet

• Blindness Statistics (NFB): Prevalence, employment, cost of blindness

• Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness Among Adults 40 Years and Older in the United States: (NEI) Statistics and data

• The Silver Book: Vision Loss:  Searchable database on vision loss in general, highlighting data on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

• Statistics on Vision Impairment (Lighthouse International): Commonly requested statistics on vision impairment

• Vision and Eye Health - Data and Statistics (NYS Department of Health): Links to resources

• Vision/Eye Health Data & Statistics (CDC): Links to national and state data, health surveys

• Vision Impairment and Access to Eye Care (NYS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System): Ongoing telephone-based surveillance system

• Vision Problems in the U.S. - Prevalence of Adult Vision Impairment and Age-Related Eye Disease in America (Prevent Blindness America) - Searchable database by state, vision problem, and demographics

Health, Disability, Disease Prevention Statistics

• AgingStats.gov: Key indicators of well-being

• America's Health Rankings: 20-plus year by state analysis of the nation's health

• Americans With Disabilities: 2005 (U.S. Census Bureau): Tables and analysis (issued December 2008)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • CDC Data and Statistics: Links to resources by topic

  • CDC Wonder: Gateway to searching CDC data

  • HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance: Ongoing analysis of data

  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Birth and death statistics, reportable diseases

  • Summary of Notifiable Diseases: Statistics in text, graphs and maps

  • WISQARS™: Interactive database for customized reports of injury-related data

• ChildStats.gov (Forum on Child and Family Statistics): Key national indicators of well-being

• County Health Rankings: Search by county for health outcomes, health factors

• Disability Data (U.S. Census Bureau): Gateway to government disability information

• FastStats A to Z (CDC): Quick access to statistics on public health topics

• Global Health Observatory (WHO): Searchable database of health statistics and reports

• Health.Data.gov: Datasets about health and health care

• Health Data Tools and Statistics (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce): Links to national, state, local health statistics, data sets

• Health E-Stats (NCHS): Web-only release of statistics

• Health Statistics (MedlinePlus Health Information): Links to numerous statistical resources

• Health, United States (CDC): Annual report on trends in health statistics

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Monitors the nation's health

• New York State County Health Indicator Profiles: State, counties, NYC

• The Office of Minority Health: Data/Statistics: Data by health topic

Health Care Facilities, Workforce, Insurance Statistics

• American Hospital Directory (ahd.com): Hospital information and profile data

• Characteristics and Health Coverage of New York's Noncitizens (UHF): Similarities and differences in health insurance coverage patterns

• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - links to providers by type

• FastFacts on US Hospitals (AHA): Annual survey

• FastStats on Hospital Utilization: Inpatient, outpatient, emergency care

• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): National and multi-State databases

• Health Insurance Project: Publications (United Hospital Fund, New York): data and analysis

• Health Insurance Data (U.S. Census Bureau): Gateway to government health insurance information:

  • Health Insurance Coverage of Children Under Age 19: 2008 and 2009 (American Community Survey Briefs): Issued September 2010 
  • Health Insurance Coverage Tables in American FactFinder
  • Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage

• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2005 Outpatient Department Summary (NCHS)

• OSHA's Statistics & Data (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

• Research, Statistics, Data & Systems (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): For researchers and healthcare professionals

• Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (U.S. Census Bureau): Estimates of health insurance coverage

• State Health Facts (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation): Includes health status, health coverage and uninsured, managed care & health insurance

Population, Education, Economy Statistics

• Data and Statistics (USA.gov):General reference resources

• Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject (Bureau of Labor Statistics): Economic data resources

• DataFinder (Population Reference Bureau): Hub for U.S. and International Data

• Federal Agencies with Statistical Programs (FedStats)

• FedStats: Links to statistics and statistical agencies

• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Statistics on all levels of education, from kindergarten through higher education

• New York State Data Center (Empire State Development): State’s primary source for economic and demographic data

• New York State Statistical Yearbook (Rockefeller Institute of Government): Link to 2010 SUNY Strategic Plan

• Office of Population Research at Princeton University: Demographic research and training center

• StateMaster: Research and compare data across states

• Statistics Canada: Includes daily bulletins of new information

• Statistical Abstract of the United States: Annual authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics

• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): Economic accounts statistics nationally and regionally.

• U.S. Census Bureau: Population and housing census, economic census, economic indicators.

  • QuickFacts

  • Research@Census - see blog "Research Matters" featuring work of researchers

  • American FactFinder

  • Census 2010

  • New York Region

  • Economic Indicators

  • Data Access Tools