Online Medical Reference System (OMRS)

Statistics On Social Aspects and Special Groups

The sources listed below specifically address social aspects or special groups. Many of the resources in the section on general statistics will also have data on these groups.

Children and Adolescents
Elderly
Disability
Other

Children and Adolescents

Health of Our Nation's Children
Vital and Health Statistics Series 10. No. 191. December 1994

This issue includes data on health status, disabilities, and behavioral problems are given by family size, mother's employment status, prenatal care, birth weight, health insurance, chronic conditions, etc. Statistics on race, sex, family income, parental education, family structure, and more are given. You will find this issue in the journal stacks under "Vital and Health Statistics Series 10."

Adolescent Health Care: Use, Costs, and Problems of Access

This volume provides an overview of statistics related to adolescent health care delivery. An extensive bibliography and a good index are included.

Reference
WS
460
A512
1991

America's Adolescents, How Healthy are They?

More narrative and analysis are included in this book along with statistics related to adolescent health.

WS
460
A512
1990

Elderly

America's Elderly: A Sourcebook

This book has a variety of data on the elderly, including projections.

Reference
HQ
1064
.U5
A512
1988

Chartbook on Health Data on Older Americans: United States, 1992
Vital and Health Statistics Series 3. No. 29. May 1993

Charts with information on health status, health care use and costs, and special topics (black older Americans, musculoskeletal disorders, etc) can be found in this issue. You will find this issue in the journal stacks under "Vital and Health Statistics Series 3."

Common Beliefs About the Rural Elderly: What Do National Data Tell Us?
Vital and Health Statistics Series 3. No. 28. April 1993

You will find this issue in the journal stacks under "Vital and Health Statistics Series 3."

Health Data on Older Americans: United States, 1992
Vital and Health Statistics Series 3. No. 27. January 1993

Tables on health status, health care use, disability,  incidences of diseases and procedures, death rates, etc. You will find this issue in the journal stacks under "Vital and Health Statistics Series 3."

Disability

Chartbook on Work and Disability in the United Sates

Basic graphs and charts on extent, causes, income effects and other aspects of work disability. There is no index. Use the table of contents to find topics. Sources of all information are given.

Reference
WA
900
.AA1
C486
1998

Digest of Data on Persons with Disabilities 1992

Extensive data on prevalence of disabilities in various groups, types of disabilities, federal benefit programs etc. Definitions of disability are given. From the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.  Also available online.

Reference
HV
1553
D572
1992

Disability in Basic Life Activities Across the Life Span

Gives statistics by age group and sex on level of ability for various activities. Data are based on household interviews.

Reference
HV
1553
L362
1991

Disability in the United States: Prevalence and Causes, 1992

Mitchell P. LaPlante, Dawn Carlson

This report presents data on the prevalence of disability, as measured by limitation in activity caused by chronic health disorders, injuries, and impairments, among the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the U.S. for the calendar year 1992.

Reference
WA
900
D611
1996

Disability Statistics Center

The Disability Statistics Center at the University of California, San Francisco, is a national center of research and training in disability statistics.  It receives primary funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.  The Center performs statistical analysis of national surveys and other datasets.  The Center produced Disability Statistics Reports and Disability Statistics Abstracts.  Some of the reports and many of the abstracts are available online.

Disability Statistics Reports

Produced by the Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center with funding from the National Institute on disability and Rehabilitation Research, several of these reports are available at Dykes Library.  To locate the Reports in the Library, use the online catalog and perform a Title search for Disability Statistics Report.

1990 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics Kansas

This volume includes data on social characteristics, employment status, disability status, income and housing characteristics for counties and communities in Kansas. A special section on social and economic characteristics of the Native American population is included. A supplement includes some corrected tables so check it also. The supplement is shelved next to the census volume.

Reference
HA
381.5
C3962
1992

Health Characteristics of Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas: United States, 1988-89
Vital and Health Statistics Series 10. No. 187. August 1993

Data is taken from the National Health Interview Survey. Tables on age and health characteristics, morbidity ratios, etc. are provided. Data for regions of the U.S. and specific metropolitan areas are given. You will find this issue in the journal stacks under "Vital and Health Statistics Series 10."

National Pregnancy & Health Survey: Drug Use Among Women Delivering Livebirths, 1992

This report provides extensive information on the prevalence and patterns of the prenatal use of common illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes among women delivering live-born infants in the U.S. during 1992.

Reference
WM
270
N2775
1996