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California
THE DATA SOURCE HANDBOOK
PURPOSE
Over the 20 years that the State Census Data Center has been in
existence, it has developed a network of data providers in federal and
State agencies. The Data Source Handbook is an effort to share this
list of data providers with other data users.
The Handbook is by no means an exhaustive list nor should the
inclusion of a source be considered an endorsement. The individual
data user should examine any data received to determine its relevance
to the research being conducted.
DATA SOURCES BY SUBJECT
(The type of data and the geographic level of data available from the
agency
are shown in parenthesis below the agency’s name)
AGRICULTURE
California Agricultural Statistics Service 916-498-5161
(Agricultural census, county highlights, profiles, graphics-State,
county)
www.nass.usda.gov/ca
California Department of Food and Agriculture 916-654-0462
(Six divisions: Animal Health and Food Safety Services, Fairs &
Expositions, Inspection Services, Marketing Services, Measurement
Standards, Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services -State, county,
and some block)
www.cdfa.ca.gov
California Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division 916-262-2162
(Labor force and unemployment data, industry employment and outlook
data, occupational employment, outlook, and wage data, general career
and occupational information-State, metropolitan statistical area (MSA),
county, city)
www.calmis.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Census of Agriculture 800-727-9540
National Agricultural Statistics Service 202-720-3878
(Geographic data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications, such
as size, tenure of operator, type and market value of products sold,
operator characteristics, government payments-State, county)
www.nass.usda.gov/census
CENSUS
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 decennial censuses, Census of
Agriculture, Economic Censuses, several special and periodic
surveys-State, county, place, census tract, block group, block,
metropolitan area, ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs), congressional
district)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
The California Institute for Federal Policy Research 202-546-3700
(Data on economy, census, population-State)
www.calinst.org
Census 2000 Initiative 202-326-8700
(Data about the census-National)
www.census2000.org
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)
703-836-0404
(Reports on crime, CPI, census-National)
www.copafs.org
General Accounting Office 202-512-4800
(Data on government, education, health, census-National)
www.gao.gov
Office of Management and Budget 202-395-3080
(Government, budget, census statistical data-National)
www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/organization
UC DATA (Data Archive and Technical Assistance) 510-642-6571
(Principal archive of computerized social science and health
statistics information at UC Berkeley)
http://ucdata.berkeley.edu
U.S. Census Monitoring Board
(Board that monitors Census 2000 and reports findings to Congress)
www.cmbp.gov (Presidential members)
www.cmbc.gov (Congressional members)
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-4636
(Censuses and sample surveys in the areas of population, housing,
manufactures, business (wholesale trade, retail trade, services),
mineral industries, construction, finance, transportation,
governments, foreign trade, etc.)
www.census.gov
United States Historical Census Browser
(Historical census 1790-1960)
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
USC School of Policy, Planning and Development
California Demographic Futures 213-821-1518
(Demographic reports and projections-State)
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/futures
CHILDREN
Annie E. Casey Foundation 410-847-6600
(Reports, raw data, maps on education, family, mental health,
communities, juvenile detention, reforms-State, local)
www.aecf.org
California Department of Education 916-657-2451
(Downloadable data files and interactive reports containing school
enrollment data, school staff data, school facilities data, school
fiscal data, blind, deaf, CYA-State, county, school district, SELPA
(special education only), school)
www.cde.ca.gov
Educational Demographics Office 916-327-0219
www.cde.ca.gov/demographics
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Population projections by age, sex, race/ethnic detail, enrollment
for K-12-State, county)
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Decennial census data-State, county, place, census tract, block
group, block)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Department of Social Services 916-657-3667
(Data on programs such as: CalWORKs, foster care, child welfare
services, adoptions, community care licensing, disability and adult
programs, adult protective services, in-home supportive services, food
stamps and fraud-State, county)
www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb
Children and Family Services Division 916-657-3667
www.childsworld.ca.gov
Community Care Licensing (child care providers) 916-229-4530
http://ccld.ca.gov/
California Legislative Analyst’s Office 916-445-4656
(Reports on budget, crime, environment, children, traffic,
education-State, regional)
www.lao.ca.gov
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
Population Resource Center (PRC) 609-452-2822
(Population, elderly, demographic trends, environment, children,
immigration, projections-National)
www.prcdc.org
United Nations Population Fund
(Population, environment, children)
www.unfpa.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-2465
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Education 800-872-5327
(Education statistics and information, department services and
programs for all levels of education-National)
www.ed.gov
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Statistics and Research 415-703-4780
(Consumer price index-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)
703-836-0404
(Reports on crime, CPI, census-National)
www.copafs.org
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-5200
(Wages, prices, employment, and productivity-National, state, standard
metropolitan area)
www.bls.gov/cpi
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
California Board of Corrections 916-445-5073
(Data directly related to the operations of juvenile halls, camps and
ranches, county and city jails-State)
www.bdcorr.ca.gov
California Department of Corrections 916-323-3593
(Demographic characteristics of inmates in institutions and parolees,
commitment offenses, number of parolees per year and county, time
served, incidents, escape information, second and third strike inmate
information, historical trends-State)
Division of Policy and Evaluation 916-323-4185
Youth and Adult Correctional Agency—Financial Services Division
916-323-0218
(Spreadsheets providing current and historical fiscal data for the
Department of Corrections)
Research Branch
(Evaluation of program effectiveness to inmates and parolees,
recidivism data-State)
www.cdc.state.ca.us
California Department of Justice
Criminal Justice Statistics Center—Public Inquiry Unit 916-227-3509
(Adult felony arrest dispositions, adult probation, arrests, citizens’
complaints against police officers, death in custody, domestic
violence-related calls, hate crimes, homicides, juvenile court and
probation, law enforcement officers killed or assaulted, law
enforcement personnel, violent crimes committed against senior
citizens-State)
www.caag.state.ca.us/cjsc
California Department of the Youth Authority 916-262-1479
(Incarceration, commitment offense, length of stay, demographic
makeup, ethnic background, education levels, public service activities
and accomplishments, treatment efforts, mental health service-State
and county)
www.cya.ca.gov/contact/research.html
California Legislative Analyst’s Office 916-445-4656
(Reports on budget, crime, environment, children, traffic,
education-State, regional)
www.lao.ca.gov
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)
703-836-0404
(Reports on crime, CPI, census-National)
www.copafs.org
Judicial Council of California
Administrative Office of the Courts 415-865-7740
(Detailed statewide caseload data for each fiscal year as well as
10-year trend data on a wide range of court business, extensive data
for individual court-State, Appellate District, and (county) Superior
Court)
www.courtinfo.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics 202-307-0765
(Data on crime, courts, corrections, law enforcement, and funding for
records improvement-Federal, state, local)
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
Federal Bureau of Investigation—National Crime Information Center
202-324-3000
(Crime trends and data, uniform crime reports-National, selected
cities)
www.fbi.gov
Federal Bureau of Prisons 202-307-3198
(Number of institutions, total population, inmate demographics,
sentences/types of offenses, staff demographics-Federal)
www.bop.gov
National Criminal Justice Reference Service 800-519-5500
(Corrections, court, drugs and crime, gun violence, homicide,
international, juvenile justice, law enforcement, NIBRS (National
Incident-Based Reporting System), victims of crime, other issues in
criminal justice-National)
http://www.ncjrs.org
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
DISABILITY
California Department of Developmental Services 916-654-1753
(Demographic and diagnostic/evaluative data on individuals with
developmental disabilities served by DDS, types of services and
dollars expended, vendors (service providers), monthly caseload,
quarterly client characteristics reports, annual fact book-County and
regional center)
www.dds.ca.gov
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Types of disability-State, county, place, census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Department of Rehabilitation 916-263-8981
(Statistics regarding client base of individuals with disabilities
seeking employment-State, county, regional)
www.rehab.cahwnet.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 410-786-3000
(Monthly Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP trend reports, national health
care indicators and expenditures, Medicare enrollment, Medicare
utilization and expenditure tables, clinical practice expense
program-National)
http://cms.hhs.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3213
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html
ECONOMY
California Department of Finance
Financial and Economic Research Section 916-322-2263
(Economic report of the governor, California Statistical Abstract,
economic indicators, county profiles, personal income quarterly
estimates, economic and price forecasts, civilian labor force and
employment, industry employment, personal income, minimum wage,
poverty income guidelines, building permit construction, measures of
inflation, international trade, new auto registrations, gross state
product, California ranking in world economy-State, county)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/Fs_home.htm
California Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division 916-262-2162
(Labor force data, industry employment and outlook data, occupational
employment, outlook, wage data, general career and occupational
information-State, metropolitan statistical area (MSA), county, city)
www.calmis.ca.gov
The California Institute for Federal Policy Research 202-546-3700
(Data on economy, census, population-State)
www.calinst.gov
California Legislative Analyst’s Office 916-445-4656
(Reports on budget, crime, environment, children, traffic,
education-State, regional)
www.lao.ca.gov
California Secretary of State
Corporations Unit 916-657-5448
(Stock and non-profit corporate filings, corporation ID numbers,
names, addresses, and type of business, trademarks and service marks,
business filings, state archives-State)
www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corporations.htm
California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency
Division of Economic Research and Strategic Initiatives (ERSI)
916-322-3539
(Information is targeted to the economic development community of the
state. ERSI overview and analysis of regional economies, and selected
industries of California as well as links to sources of data with
significant California content-State, multi-county regions, county)
http://commerce.ca.gov/state/ttca/ttca_homepage.jsp
Office of Management and Budget 202-395-3080
(Government, budget, census statistical data-National)
www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/organization
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis 202-606-9900
(GDP, GDI, estimates and analysis of personal income, population,
employment, gross state product, international transactions (balance
of payments), estimates of U.S. direct investment abroad, foreign
direct investment in the U.S.)
www.bea.doc.gov
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-4151
(Major statistics about U.S. businesses and governments such as
construction programs, industrial products, international trade,
manufacturing, mining, multi-industry, retail, services, wholesale,
etc.)
www.census.gov
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
EDUCATION
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing 916-322-0737
(Demographics on teacher credentialing, number of credentials,
emergency permits-State, university, or program, emergency permits by
district, annual report)
www.ctc.ca.gov
California Community Colleges 916-445-8752
(Student demographics, enrollment patterns, awards, faculty
demographics-By college)
www.cccco.edu
California Department of Education 916-657-2451
(Downloadable data files and interactive reports containing school
enrollment data, school staff data, school facilities data, school
fiscal data, blind, deaf, CYA-State, county, school district, SELPA
(special education only), school)
www.cde.ca.gov
Educational Demographics Office 916-327-0219
www.cde.ca.gov/demographics
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Public K-12 by grade including high school grads, 10-year
projections, historical data, K-12 ethnicity projections, undergrad
post-secondary for CCC, UC and CSU (historical and projected), UC and
CSU grad school historical and projections, UC undergrad and grad
historical and projections-State, county)
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(School enrollment, educational attainment-State, county, place,
census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Legislative Analyst’s Office 916-445-4656
(Reports on budget, crime, environment, children, traffic,
education-State, regional)
www.lao.ca.gov
California Postsecondary Education Commission 916-445-7933
(Data on California postsecondary institutions public and private
enrollments, first-time freshmen, transfer students, degrees and
certificates awarded, faculty and staff data, institutional finance
data, elementary and secondary schools enrollments and high school
graduates-State, county, geographical region, some national data)
www.cpec.ca.gov
California State Library 916-653-0261
(Statistics on income, expenditure, staffing, services, service
population, and collections of all California public libraries and of
those academic, county law, and special libraries which chose to
report their data to the State Library-Individual library
jurisdiction)
www.library.ca.gov
California State University, Office of the Chancellor—Public Affairs
Office 562-951-4800
(Statistical information on student enrollment, budgetary
information-Statewide and by campus)
www.calstate.edu
California Student Aid Commission 916-526-7994
(Information on the number of grants, dollars spent, loans (number of
loans and dollar amounts) to California students, early outreach, Cal
SOAP (Student Opportunity Access Program), and outreach to high school
and college students-School, segment, dependency status, entitlement
students)
www.csac.ca.gov
General Accounting Office 202-512-4800
(Data on government, education, health, census-National)
www.gao.gov
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3791
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Education 800-872-5327
(Education statistics and information, department services and
programs for all levels of education-National)
www.ed.gov
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 202-502-7300
(Data on education including K-12, projections, school crime-National,
state)
http://nces.ed.gov/
University of California
Office of the President 510-987-9200
(Data on number of applicants, number accepted, number enrolled, links
to campuses-State, university)
www.ucop.edu
ELDERLY
California Department of Aging 916-322-3887
(Information about programs and services available, demographics
(breakout from census data)-State, county, program service area)
www.aging.state.ca.us
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Population projections by age, sex, race/ethnic detail-State, county)
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Decennial census data-State, county, place, census tract, block
group, block)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
Population Resource Center (PRC) 609-452-2822
(Population, elderly, demographic trends, environment, children,
immigration, projections-National)
www.prcdc.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2378
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging 202-619-7501
(Tables on population figures as well as an annually updated Profile
of Older Americans summarizing the latest statistics in 13 key subject
areas (e.g., population, health, income, housing, etc.) -National and
state)
www.aoa.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 410-786-3000
(Monthly Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP trend reports, national health
care indicators and expenditures, Medicare enrollment, Medicare
utilization and expenditure tables, clinical practice expense
program-National)
http://cms.hhs.gov
U.S. Social Security Administration 800-772-1213
(Data about Social Security, income of the aged, state statistics,
disability and retirement research-National, state)
www.ssa.gov
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
FOREIGN TRADE
California Department of Finance
Financial and Economic Research Section 916-322-2263
(California Statistical Abstract, economic indicators, county
profiles, economic and price forecasts, civilian labor force and
employment, industry employment, personal income, minimum wage,
poverty income guidelines, measures of inflation, international trade,
gross state product, California ranking in world economy-State,
county)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/Fs_home.htm
California Technology, Trade, And Commerce Agency
International Trade and Investment Division 916-324-5511
(Information on NAFTA, California’s exports and international
trade-State)
www.commerce.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration 202-482-4473
(Industry and trade outlook, foreign trade highlights, industry sector
data, foreign monthly trade data, trade policy information, state
export data, state export-related jobs, metropolitan area
exports-National, state, selected cities)
www.ita.doc.gov
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3041/2311
(Foreign trade statistics by various commodity classifications,
country balances, top trading partners, commodity and country detail
for each state, etc.)
www.census.gov
GENEALOGY
California State Library 916-654-0261
(Selected guide to sources for genealogy)
www.library.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-445-1167
(Age search service, 1930 census, FAQs)
www.census.gov
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 866-272-6272
(Historical census records, immigration records, soundex, sources to
answer FAQs)
www.archives.gov
GOVERNMENT
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Office of Public Affairs 916-326-3038
(Retirement, health benefits, and retirement planning information for
CalPERS members and retirees. Investments and general CalPERS
information for stakeholders, constituents, other interested
parties-State)
www.calpers.ca.gov
California State Controller—Accounting and Reporting Division
916-445-2636
(State and local financial data, apportionment data-State, county, and
local)
www.sco.ca.gov/
General Accounting Office 202-512-4800
(Data on government, education, health, census-National)
www.gao.gov
Legislative Council of California 916-341-8000
(Access to legislative bills, civil codes, state constitution-State)
www.leginfo.ca.gov
Office of Management and Budget 202-395-3080
(Government, budget, census statistical data-National)
www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/organization
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau
Census of Governments 301-457-1486
Government Information—Staff 301-457-1580
(Census of governments, annual survey of state and local government
finances, state and local government public-employee retirement system
survey, public employment and payroll, finance, federal expenditures,
etc.-Local, state, federal agencies and activities)
www.census.gov
HEALTH
California Department of Health Services 916-445-4171
(Statistics on AIDS, teen births, diabetes, injury data, maternal and
child health, medical care, state and local health, vital
statistics-State, local)
www.dhs.ca.gov
Fiscal Forecasting and Data Management Branch (FFDMB) 916-657-1435
(Responsible for providing statistical Medi-Cal data and producing the
Medi-Cal, CHDP, GHPP and CMSP expenditure estimates-State)
www.dhs.ca.gov/ffdmb
Health Information and Strategic Planning Division
www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/index.htm
Medical Care Statistics Section 916-657-1435
www.dhs.ca.gov/admin/ffdmb/mcss/mcss.htm
California Department of Mental Health
Division of Administration—Statistics and Data Analysis Section
916-653-6257
(Summary client, demographic, service, and fiscal data on persons
served in county mental health programs, state hospitals, and the
conditional release program-State and county)
www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/SADA/default.asp
General Accounting Office 202-512-4800
(Data on government, education, health, census-National)
www.gao.gov
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 301-594-1364
(Clinical information, data and surveys, research findings, quality
assessment, public health preparedness, insurance, prescription,
patient information-National)
www.ahrq.gov
Centers for Disease Control 404-639-3534
(Scientific data, surveillance, health statistics, laboratory
information-National)
www.cdc.gov/
National Center for Health Statistics 301-458-4636
(Health, trends, mortality, natality, Statistical Export and
Tabulation System (SETS), death data-National)
www.cdc.gov/nchs/
National Institutes for Health 301-496-4000
(Health conditions, research studies, drug information, scientific
resources, links to institutes, , offices-National)
www.nih.gov
HEALTH – DRUGS
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
www.adp.cahwnet.gov/
Research Services—Office of Applied Research 916-322-2285
(Treatment data, data on publicly funded providers licensed to
dispense methadone, treatment facility waiting list information,
alcohol and drug treatment program information-State, county)
Resource Center 916-327-3728
(Referrals for alcohol and drug treatment programs)
California Office of Traffic Safety 916-262-0824
(Data on grant funding for traffic safety programs, other traffic
safety organization links-Federal, state, county, city)
www.ots.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 301-443-4111
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
(Data on the prevalence and incidence of substance abuse problems, the
characteristics of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug users, as well
as the availability and use of substance abuse treatment
services-National)
www.samhsa.gov
Office of Applied Studies 301-443-6329
Office of Program Services 301-443-3875
Food and Drug Administration 888-463-6332
(Information on foods, drugs, dietary supplements, medical devices,
radiological health, animal feed/drugs-National)
www.fda.gov
HEALTH – FACILITIES
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Facilities Development Division 916-654-3362
(Hospital and skilled nursing facility construction project
information-State)
www.oshpd.state.ca.us/fdd
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Financing Administration-Data and Statistics
Publications & Information Resources 410-786-3000
(Monthly Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP trend reports, national health
care indicators and expenditures, Medicare enrollment, Medicare
utilization and expenditure tables, clinical practice expense
program-National)
http://www.hcfa.gov/stats/
HEALTH – OCCUPATIONAL
California Department of Health Services 916-445-4171
(Statistics on AIDS, teen births, diabetes, injury data, maternal and
child health, medical care-State, local)
www.dhs.ca.gov
Occupational Health Surveillance & Evaluation Program 510-622-4300
(Data on carpal tunnel syndrome, asthma, pesticide illnesses,
construction falls, silicosis, lead in the workplace, blood-born
pathogens-State)
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Statistics & Research 415-703-4780
(General prevailing wage determinations, contract provisions for
public works, precedential public works coverage determinations, and
laws and regulations governing the payment of prevailing wages,
consumer price index, fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and
illnesses statistics, research reports-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html
Division of Occupational Safety and Health 415-703-5100
(California Code of Regulations, Title 8, workplace safety and health
violations-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-5200
(Wages, prices, employment, productivity, injuries, illness,
fatalities-National, state, MSA)
www.bls.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 202-693-1702
(Injury/illness incidence rates and characteristics, fatalities,
inspection data-National, state)
www.osha.gov
HOMELESS
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—Homelessness
202-708-1112
(Links to agencies and reports on homeless)
www.hud.gov/homeless
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3998
(Emergency/transitional shelters-State, counties and census tracts
with 100 or more people in emergency/transitional shelters, places of
100,000 or more population with 100 or more people in
emergency/transitional shelters)
www.census.gov
HOUSING
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Estimates of housing units, households, units in structure, vacancy
rates, person per household-State, county, city)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Decennial census data-State, county, place, census tract, block
group, block)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Department of Housing and Community Development
916-445-4782
Housing Policy Development 916-445-4728
(State housing planning, state plans and reports-State)
http://housing.hcd.ca.gov/hpd
Fannie Mae Foundation 202-274-8000
(Data on housing, population-National, regional)
www.fanniemaefoundation.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3237
(American Housing Survey, building permits, housing completions,
housing vacancies, homeownership, etc.)
www.census.gov 301-457-3199
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 202-702-1112
Economic and Market Analysis Division 415-436-6467
(Information on housing policy and programs, economic development,
urban planning, family income)
www.huduser.org
USC School of Policy, Planning and Development
California Housing Futures 213-821-1518
(Housing reports and projections-State)
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/futures
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
INCOME
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Household, family, non-family, per capita income-State, county,
place, census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
Financial and Economic Research 916-322-2263
(Economic report of the governor, California Statistical Abstract,
economic indicators, county profiles, personal income quarterly
estimates, economic and price forecasts, civilian labor force and
employment, industry employment, personal income, minimum wage,
poverty income guidelines, building permit construction, measures of
inflation, international trade, new auto registrations, gross state
product, California ranking in world economy-State, county)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/Fs_home.htm
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Statistics & Research 415-703-4780
(General prevailing wage determinations, contract provisions for
public works, precedential public works coverage determinations, and
laws and regulations governing the payment of prevailing wages,
consumer price index, fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and
illnesses statistics, research reports-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html
California Franchise Tax Board—Public Affairs Office 916-845-4800
(California personal and business entity income tax-State)
www.ftb.ca.gov
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis—Regional Economic Information System
202-606-9900
(Gross domestic product (GDP), gross domestic income (GDI), estimates
and analysis of personal income, population, employment, gross state
product, international transactions (balance of payments), estimates
of U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the
U.S.)
www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/data.htm
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3998
(Household, family, non-family, per capita income, etc.)
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 202-708-1112
Economic and Market Analysis Division 415-436-6467
(Information on family income, housing policy and programs, economic
development, urban planning)
www.huduser.org
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-5200
(Wages, prices, employment, and productivity-National, state, standard
metropolitan areas)
www.bls.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service—Statistics of Income Division 202-874-6748
(Information about the financial description of individuals, business
taxpayers, tax exempt organizations, etc, collections data,
examination activities, number of returns-National)
www.irs.gov
LABOR FORCE
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Employment status/ work status, etc.-State, county, place, census
tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Statistics and Research—Industrial Relations
Research 415-703-4780
(General prevailing wage determinations, laws and regulations
governing the payment of prevailing wages, fatal and non-fatal
occupational injuries and illnesses statistics, research
reports-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR
California Employment Development Department 916-262-2162
(Labor force data (unemployment rates), industry employment and
outlook data, occupational employment, outlook, and wage data, general
career and occupational information-State, metropolitan statistical
area (MSA), county, city)
www.calmis.ca.gov
Labor Market Information Groups:
Northern California Region 707-441-5831
Southern California Region 909-933-2669
Central California Region 805-594-6133
Los Angeles Region 213-744-2571
San Francisco Bay Area Region 707-864-9531
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis 202-606-9900
(GDP, GDI, estimates/analysis of personal income, population,
employment, gross state product, international transactions (balance
of payments), estimates of U.S. direct investment abroad, foreign
direct investment in the U.S.)
www.bea.gov
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3220
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-5200
(Wages, prices, employment, and productivity-National, state, standard
metropolitan areas)
www.bls.gov
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
California Department of Education 916-657-2451
Educational Demographics Office 916-327-0219
(Downloadable data files and interactive data reports containing
school enrollment data, school staff data, school facilities data,
school fiscal data, etc-State, county, school district, SELPA (special
education only), and school)
www.cde.ca.gov/demographics
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Language use data, etc.-State, county, place, census tract, block
group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2464
www.census.gov
LITERACY
California State Library 916-654-0261
(Data on expenditure, staffing, services, service population,
collections of all California public libraries, academic, county law,
special libraries-Individual library jurisdiction)
www.library.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Education 800-872-5327
(Education statistics and information, Education Dept. services and
programs for all levels of education-National)
www.ed.gov
LOTTERY
California State Lottery Commission 916-323-7095
www.calottery.com
MAPPING
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Thematic mapping-National, state, county, census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-4636
(Reference maps by states, counties, urban areas, school districts,
thematic maps for all geographies from the nation to individual census
blocks, redistricting data maps, TIGER, TIGER/Line, and TIGER-Related
Products)
www.census.gov
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Mapping Information
703-648-4000
(Mapping-National, regional, local)
http://mapping.usgs.gov/
MIGRATION
California Department of Education
Office of Migrant Education 916-657-2561
(Downloadable data files, interactive data reports containing school
enrollment data, school staff data, school fiscal data-State, county,
school district, SELPA (special edu. only), school)
www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/migrant.html
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Selected reports on legal immigration)
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Geographic mobility-State, county, place, census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
Migration Dialogue
(Migration-National, state)
http://migration.ucdavis.edu
Migration Information Source 202-266-1940
(Migration-National)
www.migrationinformation.org
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
Population Resource Center (PRC) 609-452-2822
(Population, elderly, demographic trends, environment, children,
immigration, projections-National)
www.prcdc.org
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-2454
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Family Support Administration—Office of Refugee Resettlement
202-401-9250
(Arrivals by state and country of origin)
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr
U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Office of Public Affairs 202-514-2648
(Data on immigration, statistical yearbook-National)
www.ins.usdoj.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service
Individual Statistics Branch—Statistics of Income Division
202-874-6748
(Data on the financial description of individuals, business taxpayers,
tax exempt organizations, collections data, examination activities,
number of returns-National)
www.irs.gov
The Urban Institute 202-833-7200
(Data on children, crime, elderly, housing, immigration, labor,
economy-National)
www.urban.org
MINIMUM WAGE
California Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Statistics & Research—Industrial Relations Research
415-703-4780
(General prevailing wage determinations, contract provisions for
public works, laws and regulations governing the payment of prevailing
wages-State)
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR
NATURAL RESOURCES
California Air Resources Board 800-242-4450
(All aspects of air pollution and its health effects, controls, and
regulations-State)
www.arb.ca.gov
California Department of Conservation 916-322-1080
(Geographic information such as farmland maps, seismic hazard zones,
earthquake fault zones, recycling center locations, gas, oil, and
geothermal well data-Some information statewide, some local)
www.consrv.ca.gov
State Mining & Geology Board 916-322-1082
www.consrv.ca.gov/smgb
Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources 916-323-1777
(Oil and gas operations and statistics in California, geothermal
operations and statistics in California-State, county, oil, and gas
districts, and geothermal districts)
www.consrv.ca.gov/dog
Division of Recycling 916-323-3836
www.consrv.ca.gov/dor
California Department of Parks and Recreation 916-653-6995
(Visitor satisfaction, employee survey information, park visitation,
and park revenue-Park specific)
www.parks.ca.gov
California Department of Water Resources
Office of Water Education 916-653-6192
(State water project, snow pack survey, drought study, water bonds,
grants and loans, etc. see website-State)
www.dwr.water.ca.gov
California Energy Commission—Assessment Division 916-654-4287
(Production and consumption in California, demand analysis-Statewide
with more detailed GIS)
www.energy.ca.gov
California Public Utilities Commission
Office of Public Affairs 415-703-2782
(Decisions on the subject of rates and conditions of service of gas,
electric, water, communication, transportation utilities, copies of
utility tariffs-State)
www.cpuc.ca.gov
California State Water Resources Control Board 916-341-5254
(Regulatory agency, determines statewide policy on water quality,
regulates point/non-point discharges, issues permits to discharge,
enforcement-State)
www.swrcb.ca.gov
Population Resource Center (PRC) 609-452-2822
(Population, elderly, demographic trends, environment, children,
immigration, projections-National)
www.prcdc.org
United Nations Population Fund
(Population, environment, children)
www.unfpa.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of the Administrator 202-564-4700
(Information about the environment, environmental regulations,
etc-National)
www.epa.gov
POPULATION
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit 916-323-4086
(Estimates of total population, household population, group quarters
population-State, county, city)
State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Decennial census data-State, county, place, census tract, block
group, block)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
The California Institute for Federal Policy Research 202-546-3700
(Data on economy, census, population-State)
www.calinst.gov
Fannie Mae Foundation 202-274-8000
(Data on housing, population-National, regional)
www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
Population Resource Center (PRC) 609-452-2822
(Population, elderly, demographic trends, environment, children,
immigration, projections-National)
www.prcdc.org
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 415-291-4400
(Data on population, economy, governance/public finance, education,
migration, healthcare, social policy-State)
www.ppic.org
United Nations Population Fund
(Population, environment, children)
www.unfpa.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2422
www.census.gov
POVERTY
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Ratio of income to poverty level, poverty thresholds, poverty status
by age-State, county-place, census tract, block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
Population Reference Bureau 800-877-9881
(Population, elderly, children, immigration, income, poverty,
employment, projections-National) 202-483-1100
www.prb.org
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-3242
www.census.gov/population/www
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
California Department of Social Services
Research and Development Division 916-653-4180
(Data on programs such as: CalWORKs, foster care, child welfare
services, adoptions, community care licensing, disability and adult
programs, adult protective services, in-home supportive services, food
stamps, fraud-State, county)
www.dss.cahwnet.gov/research
U.S. Social Security Administration
Office of Research and Statistics 800-772-1213
(Social Security data, income of aged, state statistics, disability,
retirement research-National, state)
www.ssa.gov
TAXES
California Board of Equalization 800-400-7115
(Sales tax, taxable retail sales, property taxes, special taxes,
excise tax-State)
www.boe.ca.gov
California Franchise Tax Board
Public Affairs Office 916-845-4800
(California personal and business entity income tax-State)
www.ftb.ca.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Tax Analysis
(Links to Treasury bureaus, federal taxes)
www.ustreas.gov/ota
Internal Revenue Service—Statistics of Income Division 202-874-6748
(Information about the financial description of individuals, business
taxpayers, tax exempt organizations, etc, collections data,
examination activities, number of returns-National)
www.irs.gov
TOURISM
California Department of Parks and Recreation 916-653-6995
(Visitor satisfaction, employee survey information, park visitation,
and park revenue-Park specific)
http://cal-parks.ca.gov/
California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency
Division of Economic Research and Strategic Initiatives (ERSI)
916-324-9234
(Data targeted to the economic development community of the state.
ERSI overview and analysis of regional economies, selected industries
of California, links to sources of data -State, multi-county regions,
county)
http://commerce.ca.gov/state/ttca/ttca_homepage.jsp
U.S. National Park Service 202-208-6843
(Tables on budget history, park operations, park programs, budget
initiatives-National, specific park)
www.nps.gov
TRANSPORTATION
California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit—State Census Data Center 916-323-4086
(Commuting, means of transportation-State, county-place, census tract,
block group)
http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
California Department of Motor Vehicles 916-657-8008
(Driver’s license and vehicle registration-State, county)
www.dmv.ca.gov
California Department of Transportation 916-654-5266
Division of Aeronautics 916-654-4959
(Information on public-use, military, and special-use airports,
runways, operations, projects, contacts for airports-State, individual
airports)
www.dot.ca.gov/hq/planning/aeronaut/
California Highway Patrol
Information Management Division 916-657-7171
(Collision data from statewide law agencies, CHP enforcement data,
pursuit data from participating agencies-State)
www.chp.ca.gov/html/imd.html
California Legislative Analyst’s Office 916-445-4656
(Reports on budget, crime, environment, children, traffic,
education-State, regional)
www.lao.ca.gov
California Office of Traffic Safety 916-262-0824
(Data on grant funding for traffic safety programs, other traffic
safety organization links-Federal, state, county, city)
www.ots.ca.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-2454
(Transportation annual survey, transportation planning package, travel
to work, truck inventory and use survey, etc.)
www.census.gov/population/www
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration 202-366-4000
(Historical traffic counts, forecasts of aviation activity, delay
statistics-National)
www.faa.gov
Federal Highway Administration
Western Resource Center 415-744-3102
(Public road length, federal-aid highway length, national highway
system, functional system data, urbanized area summaries, state
highway-agency owned public road data, highway use and performance,
motor vehicle fatalities-National, state)
www.fhwa.dot.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 800-424-9393
(Tables and data on vehicle and equipment, traffic safety, crash
tests, occupant issues-National, state)
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
VITAL STATISTICS
California Department of Health Services 916-445-4171
www.dhs.ca.gov
VOTING
California Secretary of State 916-653-6814
Elections and Political Reform Division 916-653-6224
(Information on candidates and committees, lobbyists and firms and
their employers, major donors, campaign documents, campaign
contributions and expenditures-State)
www.ss.ca.gov/prd/prd.htm
Statewide Database 510-642-9086
(Redistricting database for the state of California-State, local)
http://swdb.berkeley.edu
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