Labor, Workplace, Health & Education Data Resources

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ARL Statistics and Measurement: ARL Statistics and Measurement, produced by the Association of Research Libraries, focuses on describing and measuring the performance of research libraries and their contributions to research, scholarship and community service.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor. BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistently high statistical quality, and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation.
CDC Wonder: CDC WONDER provides easy-to-use, menu-driven access to the wide array of public health information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use CDC WONDER to locate published documents on public health concerns, including reports, recommendations and guidelines, articles and statistical research data published by CDC, as well as reference materials and bibliographies on health-related topics; and query numeric datasets on CDC's mainframe and other computers on topics such as mortality, cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, behavioral risk factors, diabetes, natality, census data and many other topics. File formats available include ASCII, HTML and spreadsheet.
Child Labour (ILO SIMPOC): Child Labour is produced by the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC). SIMPOC is a unit of the ILO International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC). SIMPOC provides technical assistance to ILO member States to generate reliable, comparable and comprehensive data on child labor in all its forms. The assistance includes developing and implementing child labor surveys as well as enhancing capacity in ILO member States to collect, process, disseminate and analyze data on child labor on a regular and sustainable basis. New techniques for investigating the more hidden forms of child labor have also been developed. The data and qualitative information generated by the various SIMPOC instruments form essential inputs to child labor policies and programs.
Child Labour Statistics (ILO): Child Labour Statistics is a database of national child labor surveys organized by country or territory. Many of the surveys have been sponsored by the ILO Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour (SIMPOC). Statistics of Economically Active Population by age group (10-14) for some countries are also available from the LABORSTA database (click on EAPEP data).
EdStats: EdStats, the World Bank's comprehensive database of education statistics, provides access to a variety of national and international data sources as well as World Bank data on pertinent education topics. EdStats provides an analysis-friendly format that enables flexible access and custom-tailored reports. EdStats provides links to a large number of education websites worldwide. EdStats is a product of the World Bank in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and OECD.
Faststats A-Z (National Center for Health Statistics): Faststats A-Z, produced by the National Center for Health Statistics, provides access to statistics on public health topics and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
Henry A. Murray Research Center: The primary purpose of the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, a research center affiliated with the Institute for Quantitative Social Science and the Harvard-MIT Data Center, is to preserve information on human lives. The Murray Center has established a national archive of hundreds of studies that it makes available for new research. The Murray Archive is an integral part of an active research center that offers preservation services and staff assistance to data users. There are four archives within the Murray Archive: the General Archive, the Video Archive, the Diversity Archive and the Mental Health Archive. In order to access the Murray Archive data you must complete an Application to Use Data. (Harvard University ID and PIN required)
ILO Bureau of Statistics: The International Labour Organization Bureau of Statistics collects and disseminate labor statistics; sets international standards and guidelines for labor statistics; and provides technical cooperation, assistance and training in labor statistics. ILO statistical databases include: Child Labour, Child Labour Statistics, International Labour Migration and LABORSTA.
International Labour Migration (ILO): International Labour Migration, produced by the ILO, makes information on international migration widely available and is based on responses of ILO member states to a questionnaire survey mailed in 1998 to obtain basic data on stocks and flows of migrant labor. The database complements efforts of other organizations, such as EUROSTAT, to collect information on various aspects and dimensions of migration, as well as on its impact on the labor markets of origin and destination countries.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR datasets at the DVN (IQSS Dataverse Network): The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. The ICPSR provides training and user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects. A unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, ICPSR is a membership-based organization, with over 500 member colleges and universities around the world, including Harvard. A Council of leading scholars and data professionals guides and oversees the activities of ICPSR. The Special Topic Archives include such health related topics as: General Social Survey (GSSDIRS); Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA); Homicide Research Working Group (HRWG); International Archive of Education Data (IAED); National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA); National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD); and Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA).All ICPSR datasets at Harvard University are maintained by the IQSS Dataverse Network (DVN). (Harvard University ID and PIN required)
LABORSTA (ILO): LABORSTA, produced by the ILO Bureau of Statistics, provides access to labor statistics covering: economically active population data since 1945; employment; underemployment; employment by sex for detailed occupational groups (1970-2000); public sector employment; statistical sources and methods; hours of work; wages; labor cost; consumer prices; occupational injuries; and strikes and lockouts data since 1969. It is the main ILO statistical database and has statistics published in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics, the October Inquiry and the Bulletin of Labour Statistics. It also includes estimates and projections of the economically active population.
National Center for Education Statistics: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
National Center for Health Statistics National Center for Health Statistics datasets at the Virtual Data Center: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is principal U.S. health statistics agency. NCHS produces data on a wide range of health indicators such as: Health insurance coverage and its relationship to access and utilization of health care services; Exposure to environmental chemicals; Prevalence of obesity and overweight among the U.S. population; Patterns and relationships of risk factors to specific diseases and populations; Nutrition and physical activity; Growth charts to monitor the development of children; Health status, health-related behaviors and risk factors; Key health indicators such as infant mortality, life expectancy, and teen births; Emergency department use and capacity to measure bioterrorism preparedness; and Practice of medicine in the U.S., the increasing use of prescription drugs, evolution of roles and practices of health care providers, and changes in institutions and health plans. NCHS collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interviews, direct physical exams and laboratory testing. NCHS data is available through the NCHS and the Virtual Data Center. NCHS datasets are also available on CD-ROM. Use the HOLLIS Catalog to locate titles in the NCHS CD-ROM collection including holding library, call number and availability. Use Faststats A-Z to search for health statistics by topic. (Harvard University ID and PIN required)
National Survey of America's Families: The National Survey of America's Families is produced by the Urban Institute, an independent nonprofit policy research and educational organization. The National Survey of America’s Families collects data on the children, adults under 65 years of age and families in 13 states. Data relates to a variety of topics including education, economic status, health care, health insurance and family structure. Registration but no fee required to access the data. The National Survey of America's Families provides a comprehensive look at the well-being of children and non-elderly adults, and reveals sometimes striking differences among the 13 states studied in depth. The survey provides quantitative measures of child, adult and family well-being in America, with an emphasis on persons in low-income families.
Statehealthfacts.org: Statehealthfacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides up-to-date, easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on nearly 400 health, health care, and health policy topics. The data presented is based on a range of public and private sources, including Kaiser Family Foundation reports, public websites and data, and information purchased from private organizations.
UNICEF Childinfo.org UNICEF Monitoring and Statistics: Childinfo.org, UNICEF’s key statistical database, includes up-to-date detailed country-specific statistical information on Child Survival and Health; Child Nutrition; Maternal Health; Water and Sanitation; Education; Child Protection; HIV/AIDS; and Immunization.
White House Social Statistics Briefing Room: The White House Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR) provides access to current federal social statistics including links to information produced by a number of federal agencies. The information included is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All estimates for the indicators presented are the most current values available. The SSBR includes statistics on Health, Crime, Demography, and Education and as well as other topics.
WHO Statistical Information System WHO Research Tools: The WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) provides access to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization including statistical information provided by WHO technical programs.

Compiled and edited by Michael Jimenez.

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