LibGuides: Social Work: Statistical Information & Internet Sources

Evaluating Online Sources

Use these criteria to evaluate web sites:

Authority/Responsibility

Purpose

Currency

Objectivity

Accuracy

Appropriateness

More details can be found at Evaluating Sources

Go Local - Regional Social Service Information

There are many local agencies that work with people in need of assistance. When you are doing research you may want to reach out to local agencies. Information & Referral which is located on the 3rd floor of the Cabell County Public Library maintains a database of local services.

Database of Community Resources
Maintained by Information & Referral

Internet Sources

This is a very brief list of websites that may be useful for Social Work students.

America's Health Rankings
State by state rankings of many health and health related issues - i.e., children living in poverty by state, prenatal care, etc.
Career One Stop
CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Child Welfare League of America
CWLA is a powerful coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving vulnerable children and families since 1920.
Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health
Extensive collection of health data
Data.gov
Extensive data sets from the federal government.
KIDS COUNT Data Center
Hundreds of measures of child well-being.
National Association of Social Workers
Professional organization with freely accessible resources and some resources restricted to members only
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Data and information on the non-profit sector.
Patchwork Nation
Demographic information present in visual ways.
Pro Con
Provides background as well as pro and con viewpoints on controversial issues
U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder
Population, housing, economic, and geographical data.
Pew Social & Demographic Trends
Results from studies of behavior ad attitudes of Americans.
Claritas MyBestSegments
Primarily geared towards market research, this site with statistical data provided by Nielsen can aid you with community based research projects (i.e. finding demographic information for a particular location). USE THE ZIPCODE LOOKUP OPTION.