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Children and Families - Multiple Topics

Title: RDA'S Publications

URL: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/rda/research/default.shtm

Organization: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research & Data Analysis Division

Description: Provides links to numerous data publications by topic including child care, Medicaid, unintended pregnancy,  and substance use.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Risk and Protection Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention

URL: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/rda/research/risk.shtm

Organization: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research & Data Analysis Division

Description: Provides a broad range of data including substance use, domestic violence, arrest data, pregnancy, voter registration, academic achievement, and much more.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published every two years.

 

Title: Washington Kids Count Report

URL: http://www.hspc.org/wkc/annual/profiles/2002/index.htm

Organization: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center

Description: Includes a range of data such as prenatal care, injuries, homeownership, and education.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published annually.

 

 

Crime

 

Title: Caseloads of the Courts of Washington Report

URL: http://www.courts.wa.gov/caseload

Organization: Office of the Administrator of the Courts

Description: Provides detailed information on court activity including issuance of domestic violence protection orders, DUI, adoption, mental illness, paternity, and many other types of cases.

Geography: County, State

Note: Published annually.

 

Title: Crime Victim Advocacy Network

URL: www.cvan11.org

Description: The Crime Victim Advocacy Network (CVAN) offers advocacy for victims of crime in Mason, Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties. The Mission of CVAN is to protect the rights and dignity of crime victims by providing them with support, referrals and advocacy in a compassionate, proactive and empowering manner.

 

Title: Crime in Washington Report

URL: http://www.waspc.org/wucrwibr/index.shtml

Organization: Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

Description: Violent, property, and domestic violence crime data.

Geography: City, County, State

Note: Published annually.

 

Title: Drug Lab Statistics

URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/response/responsetable.htm

Organization:  Washington State Department of Ecology, Spills Prevention, Preparedness & Response Program

Description: Drug lab responses.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Jail Statistics

URL: http://www.waspc.org/jails/index.shtml

Organization: Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

Description: Population within area jails.

Geography: City, County, State.

 

Title: Juvenile Justice Report

URL: http://www.wa.gov/juvenilejustice/annualrpt.html

Organization: Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

Description: Includes data on juvenile crime and other issues of concern for this population.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published annually.

 

 

Education

Title: Child Nutrition

URL: http://www.k12.wa.us/ChildNutrition

Organization: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Description: Free and reduced price meal eligibility data.

Geography: School District, County, State.

Note: Data is posted annually.

 

Title: United Health Foundation, Educational tips

URL: http://www.uhftips.org

Organization: United Health Group

Description: support of the health and medical decisions.

Geography: State

 

Title: Data Administration

URL: http://www.k12.wa.us/dataadmin

Organization: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Description: Includes demographic data on school district enrollment, drop out, and graduation statistics.

Geography: School District, County, State.

Note: Data is posted annually.

 

Title: Home Based Education (Home-school)

URL: http://www.k12.wa.us/LearnTeachSupp/HomeBased/

Organization: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Description: Includes home based (home-school) data.

Geography: County, State.

 

 

Economics, Employment, Income, Labor Force, and Unemployment

 

Title: Annual Demographic Information Report

URL: http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/pubs/adi/adicont.htm

Organization: Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market & Economic Analysis

Description: Broad range of data including wage, per capita income, median income, unemployment, and demographic data.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published Annually.

 

Title: Cost of Living Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater

URL: http://www.trpc.org/programs/estimates+and+forecasts/cost+of+living/default.htm

Organization: Thurston Regional Planning Council

Description: Cost of living data.

Geography: Area.

 

Title: County Profile Reports

URL: http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/pubs/profiles/profiles.htm

Organization: Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market & Economic Analysis

Description: Broad range of data including unemployment, average annual wage, employment by sector, and sources of income.

Geography: County.

Note: Updated every few years.

 

Title: Distressed Areas

URL: http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/pubs/affirm/distco02.htm

Organization: Washington State Employment Security Department

Description: List of Distressed areas in the state based on unemployment figures.

Geography: County.

 

Title: GovStats

URL: http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu

Organization: Oregon State University

Description: Includes data related to commerce and agriculture.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Income Assistance, Social Services, and Medical Assistance Report (the Blue Book)

URL: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/RDA/Reports/Periodically/Bluebook.htm

Organization: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

Description: Includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Assistance, Food Stamp Assistance, Refugee Assistance, Emergency Assistance, and other data from numerous DSHS programs.

Geography: Community Service Office, County, State.

Note: Published monthly.

 

Title: LMI by Area (Labor Market Information)

URL: http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/labrmrkt/byarea.htm

Organization: Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market & Economic Analysis

Description: Broad range of data including economic indicators, occupation projections, occupational wage survey data, firm size, and economic analysis specific to the county.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Click on the state map to get a display of economic data available for a county.

 

Title: Northwest Income Indicators Project

URL: http://niip.wsu.edu/washington/default.htm

Organization: Washington State University, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics

Description: Includes personal income, per capita income, transfer payments and other economic data.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Most topics, such as the "Graphic Trend Analysis of Local Area Economic Indicators" section, are searchable by county.

 

Title: State and County Quick Facts

URL: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53000.html

Organization: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce

Description: Includes income, poverty, education, business, and demographic data.

Geography: County, State.

Notes: Click on more data sets in top right corner if interested in additional information.

 

Title: Washington State Databook

URL: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/databook/index.htm

Organization: Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division

Description: Includes tax revenue and expenditures, licensed drivers, population, wage, and other data.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Updated every two years.

 

Title: Workforce Explorer

URL: http://www.workforceexplorer.com

Organization: Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market & Economic Analysis

Description: Includes income, unemployment, employment by sector, and other related topics.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Click on Data Analysis to get to data query topics and Labor Market Info to get to county profile.

 

 

Health

 

Title: Cancer Registry

URL: http://www3.doh.wa.gov/WSCR/

Organization: Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Cancer Registry

Description: Includes cancer incidence and mortality (death) data.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Communicable Disease Tables

URL:  http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/Epidemiology/CD

Organization: Washington State Department of Health, Epidemiology, Health Statistics, and Public Health Laboratories Division

Description: Includes notifiable disease data on topics ranging from AIDS, E Coli 0157:H7, to Tuberculosis.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: County Health Profiles

URL: http://www.whf.org/professionals/profiles.asp

Organization: Washington Health Foundation

Description: Includes demographic, economic, birth, asthma, causes of death, and other data.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published annually.

 

Title: Injury Data

URL: http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/Injury/tables_update.htm

Organization: Washington State Department of Health, Office of Community and Family Health

Description: Includes hospitalizations for fatal and non-fatal injuries.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: EpiTrends Newsletter

URL: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/publications.htm#Newsletters

Organization: Washington State Department of Health

Description: Includes reportable disease data such as AIDS, Hepatitis, E coli O157:H7, and Chlamydia.

Geography: County, State.

Note: Published every two months.

 

Title: Health Professional  Shortage Areas - Medically Underserved Areas

URL: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/ocrh/hpsa/hpsa1.htm

Organization: Washington State Department of Health, Office of Community and Rural Health

Description: Provides lists of geographic areas within the state that have a shortage in specific health care professions or are considered medically underserved.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Health of Washington State Report

URL: http://www.doh.wa.gov/HWS/default.htm

Organization: Washington State Department of Health

Description: Includes a broad range of health related data including environmental health, prenatal care, health insurance coverage, violence and injury, motor vehicle deaths, suicide, tobacco use, child abuse, and more.

 

Title: Washington State Center for Health Statistics

URL: http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/chs/chs-data/main.htm

Organization: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics

Description: Includes birth, death, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, abortion, and hospital data.

Geography: County, State.

 

 

Housing

 

Title: American FactFinder

URL:  http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Organization: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce

Description: Includes rental, ownership, vacancy, and householder information as well as detailed demographic data.

Geography: City, County, State.

 

Title: Housing Estimates

URL: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/housing/index.htm

Organization: Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division

Description: Data on types of housing available such as single family and manufactured home.

Geography: City, County, State.

 

Title: Washington State's Housing Market

URL: http://www.cbe.wsu.edu/~wcrer/market/HousingMarket.asp

Organization: Washington State University, Washington Center for Real Estate Research

Description: Various indexes relating to housing such as existing home prices, availability, and affordability.

Geography: County, State.

 

 

Population

 

Title: American FactFinder

URL:  http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Organization: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce

Description: Includes searchable data for Census 1990 and 2000.

Geography: City, County, State. 

 

Title: Census 2000 Results for Washington

URL: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/census2000/index.htm

Organization: Washington State Office of Financial Management

Description: Includes a list of data reports and tables from Census 2000.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Census 2000 Summary File 3

URL: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/census2000/dp58/index.htm

Organization: Washington State Office of Financial Management, U.S. Census Bureau

Description: Data report that covers a broad range of topics including population, income, ancestry, race, language, and transportation.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: County and City Information

URL: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/index.htm

Organization: Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division

Description: Provides links to numerous data sources for areas within Washington including demographic, income, social service, housing and other types of data.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: School District Demographics

URL: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.asp

Organization: National Center for Education Statistics

Description:  Provides demographic data by school district geographical area.

Geography: School District.

Note: The Crime in Washington Report is excellent and is published yearly.

 

Title: The Profile – Thurston County

URL: http://www.trpc.org/programs/estimates+and+forecasts/demographics/the+profile.htm

Organization: Thurston Regional Planning Council

Description: Data report that covers a broad range of topics including population, housing, employment, transportation, and quality of life.

Geography: County.

 

Title: Thurston County School District Data

URL: http://www.trpc.org/programs/estimates+and+forecasts/demographics/index.htm

Organization: Thurston Regional Planning Council

Description: Data report that covers a broad range of topics including population, housing, employment, transportation, and quality of life.

Geography: School District.

 

Poverty

 

Title: Poverty Estimates

URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/stcty/estimate.html

Organization: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce

Description: Includes information on poverty and median household income.

Geography: County, State.

 

Title: Poverty Guidelines

URL: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/poverty.shtml

Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Description: Income level at which a household is considered living in poverty.

Geography: Nation.

Note: Guidelines are issued yearly.

 

 

Traffic

Title: Traffic Safety Statistics

URL: http://www.wa.gov/wtsc 

Organization: Washington Traffic Safety Commission

Description:  Traffic fatalities by county.

Geography: County, State.

 

 


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