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Resources by Topic: Educational attainment

Disability Burdens among Older Americans Associated with Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Rural and Urban Areas
Examines total life expectancy, disability-free life expectancy, and disabled life expectancy, comparing people in rural and urban areas. Includes information by sex, race (White and African American), and educational attainment. Based on data for a cohort of people who were 65 to 69 years of age in 1982, using data from 1982 through 1999 from the National Long-term Care Survey.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 2005
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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The Wisconsin Risk and Reach Project
An interactive dashboard that provides information about potential risks to children in Wisconsin and programs that can mitigate risks. Allows user to search by risk variables such as economics, education, and health and safety, as well as available programs and county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Workforce Dashboards
Provides data on the behavioral health workforce in Indiana. Allows user to search workforce data by geographic supply trends, demographics, education level, employment type, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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South Carolina By the Numbers: The SC Hospital Association Data Portal
Interactive report providing hospital quality of care metrics and county-by-county data on population health, health behaviors, and demographics in South Carolina. Provides statistics on health status, population and demographics, health workforce supply, broadband access, mental health, poverty, food environment, smoking, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Hospital Association
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Populations at Risk
Tool offering downloadable socioeconomic reports covering age, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, language proficiency, poverty, assistance programs, employment, and housing. Reports Includes ability to compare locations by census tract, city, county, state, tribal, metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Economic Profile System
Tool providing downloadable socioeconomic reports for communities, counties, or states using publicly available data. Reports cover various demographics such as poverty, race and ethnicity, employment, and more in addition to environmental risks, land management, and trends in industry.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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North Carolina County Data
Provides data on population, financial stability, education, and employment for North Carolina counties, with additional data on housing, health, broadband, and infrastructure for rural counties in the state.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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ARC Data Report Tool
Provides socioeconomic data on Appalachian states and counties from national public datasets. Covers topics including population, poverty, income, unemployment, and education, among others. Compares county-level, regional, and national data.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Oklahoma Maternal and Child Health County Profiles
Dashboard of data related to maternal and child health at the county level. Includes factors including education level, age, race, insurance, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Indiana Registered Nurse Workforce Dashboards
An interactive dashboard that provides data on Indiana's nursing workforce, including overall workforce trends, county-level and rural versus urban supply trends, demographic information, education, employment, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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