Using Data Responsibly
- Statistics HandoutCreated by the University of North Carolina Writing Center, this handout helps students use statistics to make arguments as effectively as possible.
Substance Abuse-- Data Sources
- America's Health RankingsAmerica’s Health Rankings started in 1990 and is the longest-running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state basis.
- CDC: Data and StatisticsData and statistics section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website
- National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP)NAHDAP is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. NIDA's mission is to bring the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction by supporting research across a wide range of disciplines and ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to improve prevention, treatment, and policy.
- National Institute of Mental HealthThe mental health division of National Institutes of Health providing reliable information on mental health topics, clinical trials, and links to additional resources.
- National Survey on Drug Use and HealthThe National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is an annual nationwide survey involving interviews with approximately 70,000 randomly selected individuals aged 12 and older. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which funds NSDUH, is an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Special reports are available on rates of behavioral health disorders among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Native American and First Nations-Data Sources
- American Indian and Alaska Native Populations at the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDemographics and health statistics for these populations.
- American Indians on Reservations: A Databook of Socioeconomic Change Between the 1990 and 2000 Censuses.Published in 2005 by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
- Data Resources: The NCAI Policy Research CenterThe National Congress of American Indian (NCAI) Policy Research Center works to provide access to quality data, initiatives that support data use, and data analysis to support the work of tribal leaders.
- Drug Use Among Young American Indians: Epidemiology and Prediction, 1993-2006 and 2009-2013Specific study under the NAHDAP (see link above), this is an annual surveillance effort assessing the levels and patterns of substance use among American Indian (AI) adolescents attending schools on or near reservations.
- US Census: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)Census resources for these populations in the 2020, 2010, 2000 and 1990 Census.
More data sources
- Data.govData.gov is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you can find Federal, state and local data, tools, and resources to conduct research, build apps, design data visualizations, and more.
- Google Dataset SearchDataset Search lets you find datasets wherever they’re hosted, whether it’s a publisher's site, a digital library, or an author's personal web page.
