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Social Determinants Data

Statistical resources on some of the underlying factors - social, economic, political - that shape population health, compiled by The Public's Health.

Social Determinants Data

Filed Under: Jonathan Purtle | Statistics

POSTED: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 11:52 AM

Jonathan Purtle, Doctoral candidate in public health. Works at Drexel's Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

Statistical resources on some of the underlying factors - social, economic, political - that shape population health, compiled by The Public's Health.

Local:

Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project: A plethora of data on housing, education, civic participation, land use, and a range of other topics. Mapping tools are available.
Philadelphia Neighborhood Information System: A web-based information system which allows for the mapping of community indicators.
PEW Philadelphia Research Initiative Data Library: Data on the finances, services, safety, and welfare of the City.

National:

U.S. Census Bureau: Data from the only U.S. survey conducted according to a Constitutional mandate.
Data.gov: Gateway to an immense amount of national data compiled by the Federal Government.
Pew Research Center Data Bank: Provides data on a wide variety of topics and domestic issues.

Global:

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Statistics: From price indexes to gender equity indices, this website provides data on a range of indicators for countries from around the World.
United Nations Data: 33 databases and 60 million records… a lot of information.

Is a solid source of data missing from this list? Let us know and we'll look into it.

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