2000 Census, State Summaries
Summary: User can select from a number of indicators, including demographics, homeownership, employment and geography for all fifty states.
Author: U.S. Census Bureau
Child Trends Data Bank
Summary: A one-stop shop that analyzes and organizes the latest national trends and research on over 70 key indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month.
Author: Child Trends
FedStats Homepage
Summary: A portal to all federal government data (published by more than 70 Federal agencies), arranged by topic, agency, and geographic location.
Author: U.S. Federal Government
Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Summary: This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
Author: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Kids and Media at The New Millennium
Summary: A comprehensive national public study, based on a nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 children ages 2 -18, shows how much time kids spend watching TV and movies, using computers, playing video games, listening to music, and reading. (November 1999)
Author: Victoria J. Rideout, Ulla G. Foehr, Donald F. Roberts, Ph.D., Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D.; The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research
Summary: An interdisciplinary research institute of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst that analyzes census data and school enrollment information.
Author: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Massachusetts Municipal Data Bank
Summary: Collects, analyzes and distributes financial, demographic and economic data on Massachusetts cities and towns. The Data Bank develops and maintains systems to collect and distribute the information, assists users in interpretation and use, participates in research projects with other agencies and organizations, and distributes reports which summarize data analyses.
Author: State of Massachusetts
National Center for Education Statistics
Summary: This site includes all data and data reports from the U.S. Department of Education, and is the primary agency for collecting and synthesizing all data related to education in the U.S. and the world.
Author: U.S. Department of Education