data resources

Site	Available Data	Notes
MassCHIP (Massachusetts Community Health Information Profile)	28 available data sets including: Births and Deaths Demographic / Census Files Hospital Discharges State BRFSS and YRBS data More	Interactive database developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Data available at the state and local level.
Massachusetts State YRBS Data Massachusetts YRBS Data: 2003 and 2005 or the Massachusetts Department of Education for the Executive Summary of the MA 2005 YRBS Results.	Tobacco Use Alcohol and Other Drug Use Suicidal Thinking and Behavior Violence-Related Behaviors Sexual Behaviors More	Massachusetts State Youth Risk Behavior Surbey information and data from 1995-2005.
Massachusetts Department of Education School and District Profiles	Enrollment Expenditure Test results Attendance and dropout rate Plans after graduation More	School and district profiles for Massachusetts public schools.
Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training	Employment and Unemployment Industry information Property value and tax rate Building permits More
Census 2000 Demographic Profiles	Population data by age and race Housing data Educational data Employment status Income and poverty status. More	Enter geography name and get a 4-page data summary sheet. Data available at the US, state and local level.
Census 2000 American Factfinder	Complete Census 2000 data including: Population Housing Economics Employment More	Interactive database of complete Census 2000 data to the block level. Data available at the US, state and local level.
KIDSCOUNT	Age and Sex Race and Hispanic Origin Income and Poverty Employment and Education Language More	Compiled indicators of child well-being from the 2000 Census. Developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Data available at the US, state and local level.
National YRBS data	Tobacco Use Alcohol and Other Drug Use Suicidal Thinking and Behavior Violence-Related Behaviors Sexual Behaviors More	National YRBS information and data from the Centers for Disease Control.