TTUHSC Databases
Demography & Statistics
Note on database descriptions:
- The descriptions below were for the most part supplied by the database providers and have undergone minimal editing. The TTUHSC Library of the Health Sciences guarantees neither the accuracy of these descriptions nor of the information found in the databases themselves. Inclusion of a database on this list does not imply endorsement of its contents by the Library.
1990 Census
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U.S. Census Bureau (open access)
- Description: Data from Census 1990.
- See also: American FactFinder
- See: Census 2000 Gateway
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About Texas
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission (open access)
Description: "Facts and information about the Lone Star State, as well as links to the various entities of Texas state government," organized in the following categories: -
- Business and Economics
- Cities and Counties
- Doing a Report on Texas
- Education
- Flags and Symbols
- Geography
- Government
- History
- Holidays
- Laws and Regulations
- Maps
- Media
- Newspapers
- Officials and Notable Texans
- Parks
- Population
- State Agency Publications
- State and Federal Resources for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- See: American FactFinder
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau (open access)
Description: American FactFinder (AFF) is an online source for population, housing, economic and geographic data that presents the results from four key data programs.
Note: Click here for more information about American FactFinder.
See also: 1990 Census
See also: Census 2000 Gateway
See also: Texas QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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TTUHSC Center Office of Rural and Community Health and TTU Dept. of Economics and Geography (open access)
Description: "The Atlas of Rural and Community Health provides an information resource about West Texas that highlights and compares the land, people, and economy of West Texas to the rest of the state. The goals of this project are to develop a predictive model for community resources required to meet health care needs of the rural elderly in West Texas."
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Census 2000 Gateway
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau (open access)
Description: Data from Census 2000.
See also: American FactFinder
See also: Texas QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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ePodunk : the power of place
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ePodunk (open access)
Description: "ePodunk provides in-depth information about more than 46,000 communities around the country, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, Pottstown to Podunk. Our listings also include geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America.
Note: "Profiling 46,000 cities, villages, towns, townships and podunks across America."
Note: Click here for more information about the ePodunk : the power of place.
See also: TTUHSC ePodunk Web page.
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Global health facts globalhealthfacts.org - Global data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and more
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Kaiser Family Foundation (open access)
Description: "GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIVAIDS [sic], tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses."
Note: Click here for more information about globalhealthfacts.org.
See also: statehealthfacts.org - Your source for state health data
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Kaiser Family Foundation global health facts Kaiser Family Foundation globalhealthfacts.org Kaiser Family Foundation state health facts Kaiser Family Foundation statehealthfacts.org Kaiser Family Foundation Texas: At-A-Glance
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (open access)
Description: "The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), as the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, provides access to a wide array of statistical information in many different formats."
Note: Click here for more information about the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Note: Also available in Spanish.
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Office of the State Demographer
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Podunk : the power of place POPLINE® (POPulation information onLINE)
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs. Information & Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) Project via The INFO Project (open access)
Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) (discontinued) - Note: Click here for more information on the availability of population information at NLM.
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Description: "POPLINE®
(POPulation information onLINE), the world's largest database on reproductive health, provides
more than 300,000 citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished
reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
POPLINE has numerous special features including links to free,
fulltext documents; the ability to limit your search to peer-reviewed journal articles; and many
abstracts in French and Spanish."
Note: Click here for more information about POPLINE®.
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Window on State Government (open access)
Description: Population and economic data from the U.S. Census organized as follows: -
- The States
- Texas MSAs
- Texas Counties
- Texas Cities
- Note: Window on State Government is the Web site of Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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Source:
Princeton University. Office of Population Research (open access)
- Coverage: Vol. 52, no.1 (spring 1986)-v. 66, no. 1 (spring 2000).
- Description: "Population Index is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000."
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Regional Economic Data by State - Economic Data - FRB Dallas
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (open access)
Description: Economic statistics for Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.
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State health facts State health facts - Texas: At-A-Glance statehealthfacts.org - Your source for state health data
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Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation (open access)
Description: "The Kaiser Family Foundation presents statehealthfacts.orgstatehealthfacts.org, an innovative resource for free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states."
Note: Click here for more information about statehealthfacts.org.
See also: globalhealthfacts.org - Global data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and more
See also: statehealthfacts.org - Your source for state health data - Texas: At-A-Glance
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Source:
Kaiser Family Foundation (open access)
Description: Individual state profile from statehealthfacts.org.
See also: statehealthfacts.org - Your source for state health data
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TCDC Texas
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See: About Texas
See: The Atlas of Rural and Community Health (ARCH)
See: Regional Economic Data by State - Economic Data - FRB Dallas
See: statehealthfacts.org - Your source for state health data - Texas: At-A-Glance
See: Texas Cancer Data Center (TCDC)
See: Texas Fact Sheet [USDA]
See: Texas Health Data
See: Texas Population Data from the Center for Health Statistics
See: Texas QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
See: Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer
See: Texas Towns Database©
See: TexasOnline : About Texas : Population and Demographics
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Texas Cancer Data Center (TCDC) (open access)
Description: "The Texas Cancer Data Center (TCDC) provides information on health professionals, health facilities, demographics and statistics, and community resources via the Internet at no charge. TCDC is an information service, funded by the Texas Cancer Council and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, dedicated to empowering Texans with the knowledge needed to reduce the human and economic impact of cancer."
Note: Click here for more information about the Texas Cancer Data Center (TCDC).
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United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS) (open access)
Description: "State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States."
- Source: Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) (open access)
- Coverage: 1990 to date (as soon as the data is compiled and processed).
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Description: "Texas Health Data
allows the user to customize statistical reports by querying vital records and other health
related databases."
See also: Texas Population Data from the Center for Health Statistics
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Texas Dept. of State Health Services (open access)
Description: "The Center for Health Statistics maintains a population database for all Texas counties that serves many purposes in public health analysis and planning. In addition to providing denominators for the calculation of rates of disease, fertility, and mortality, the dataset supports the understanding of demographic indicators such as birth rates, life expectancy, number of women of childbearing age, population density, and aging of the population. Population projected into the future assists in planning for changes in demand for health services and workforce requirements."
See also: Texas Health Data
See also: Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer
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U.S. Census Bureau (open access)
Description: "Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography."
See also: American FactFinder
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Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer (open access)
Description: "The Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer, in cooperation with a network of affiliates, functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas. The Center also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other information from the federal government, state government, and other sources."
See also: Texas Population Data from the Center for Health Statistics
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Texas Almanac® (open access)
Description: "Your search can yield towns that once or still exist, including county, population information where available and other names associated with that place."
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TexasOnline (open access)
Description: "Links for sites with demographic details of Texas broken into state, city and county segments that incorporate business and industry data, climate information, incomes, median and average house prices, individual and household incomes, economic and financial details, national comparisons, census records, reports and online interactive research tools."
Note: "Providing the www.TexasOnline.com web site is a public service, meeting the mission of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)."
Note: Click here for more information about the TexasOnline.
Note: Also available in Spanish.
See also: TexasOnline
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West Texas Atlas of Rural and Community Health
TTUHSC Libraries, 3601 4th Street, Stop 7781, Lubbock, TX 79430-7781
806.743.2200
806.743.2218
