Current Population Survey (CPS)

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years.

• 2009 ASEC
• 2009 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement
• Income
• Poverty
• Health Insurance
• Press Releases
• 2009 Detailed Data Tables
• Person Income: 2008
• Poverty: 2008
• Family Income: 2008
• Household Income: 2008
• Health Insurance: 2008

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistic, U.S. Census Bureau

Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Survey data available for 2008

Available at: http://www.census.gov/cps/

SEMCOG Community Data by Topic

Major community profile topics are:

• People
• Economy and Jobs
• Housing
• Transportation
• Land Use

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Data available through 2009 with projections to 2035
Available at: http://www.semcog.org/Data/bysubject.cfm

SEMCOG Community Profiles

Data organized by county or community (township, city) for the following subjects:

• People - Population trends, household types, age groups, race, ethnicity, and education levels.
• Economy and Jobs - Jobs by industry, commuting to work, daytime population, and income.
• Housing - Housing trends, ownership, vacancy, value, and movement into the area.
• Transportation - Roads, bridges, safety, transportation to work, commute time, planned projects, and corridor studies.
• Land Use - Change in residential and non-residential development by land use type.
• Reference Map - Quick locator map.
• Custom Profile - Create a custom profile by limiting items to include or aggregating data for multiple communities.

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
Time Frame: (as of June, 2010) Data available through 2009
Available at: http://www.semcog.org/Data/bycommunity.cfm

SEMCOG Map Catalog

Maps and GIS data are an important component of SEMCOG’s planning efforts. The Map Catalog displays GIS data and statistics in map format. Some maps have additional information (i.e., metadata) and the ability to download the data in ESRI's shapefile format. Maps are divided into the following categories: Environment and Land Use, Demographic, Jurisdiction, and Transportation.

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)

Time frame: (as of June 2010) Data from 1990-2009 with projections to 2035

Availabe at: http://www.semcog.org/data.aspx?id=246

Detroit Data & Mapping

Projects Detroit population statistics and data onto maps of Detroit Subcommunities.

Source: Data Driven Detroit
Time Frame: (as of June, 2010) 2005-2008
Available at: http://datadrivendetroit.org/data-mapping/

  

BRFSS Maps

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Maps display information on:

• alcohol consumption
• asthma
• cardiovascular disease
• colorectal cancer screening
• diabetes
• disability
• exercise
• health care access/coverage
• health status
• immunization
• oral health
• overweight and obesity (BMI)
• prostate cancer
• tobacco use
• women’s health

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) 2002-2008
Available at:  http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/gisbrfss/default.aspx

Health, United States, 2009: With Special Feature on Medical Technology

The Health, United States series presents national trends in health statistics. Each report includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. Health, United States, 2009 is the 33rd report on the health status of the Nation. The report provides data on selected topics:

• American Indian or Alaska Native Population
• Asian or Pacific Islander Population
• Black or African American Population
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Disability
• Diseases and Conditions
• Education
• Health Expenditures
• Health Risk Factors
• Hispanic or Latino Population
• Infectious Disease
• Injury
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Men's Health
• Mental Health
• Metro and Nonmetropolitan Areas
• Older Population
• Poverty
• Private Health Insurance
• Special Feature: Medical Technology
• State Data
• Uninsured
• White Population
• Women's Health

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Time frame: (as of June 2010) Data available thruogh 2007 with projections until 2050
Availabe at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus09.pdf

United States Cancer Statistics (USCS)

This Web-based report includes the official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries that have high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for each year and 2002–2006 combined. It is produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Time frame: (as of June 2010) 1999-2006
Available at: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs