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

National Healthcare Quality Report 2008 State Snapshots

The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their State.

State-level information used to create the State Snapshots is based on data collected for the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR).
Performance Measures- Summary measures of quality of care and States' performances relative to all States and the region by:

• Overall health care quality
• Types of care (preventive, acute, and chronic)
• Settings of care (hospitals, ambulatory care, nursing home, and home health)
• Five clinical conditions
• Special focus areas on diabetes, asthma, Healthy People 2010, clinical preventive services, and disparities

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) 2008
Available at: http://statesnapshots.ahrq.gov/snaps08/index.jsp?menuId=1&state=MI

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/