LibGuides: Nursing: Data and Assessments

Important Note

Due to policy changes at the federal level, some of these databases may be offline either temporarily or permanently. Some data may be archived and available elsewhere, such as the Wayback Machine (https://web.archive.org/). See this page for tips https://libguides.ucmerced.edu/US-Federal-Data/web

Data: Health and Other

APA Datasets and Repositories
Links to datasets and repositories on psychology-related topics. Curated by American Psychological Association
CDC: National Center for Health Statistics
Includes vital records, population, provider, historical surveys and more
CDC Fast Stats
CDC data by state on births, deaths, and fertility
CDC Wonder
Public Health research data. Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research
FAIRsharing Data
Both a registry and involved in a number of FAIR-enabling activities, delivering guidance, tools and services
Indiana Health Stats
Indiana's Public Health Data Utility
IPUMS International Census Data
Global census, population, health and other data. Provided in large quantities as microdata
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data and tools
Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations
Open Data Repositories
List of open data repositories by subject. Part of the Open Access Directory
The Prosecution Project
Data on over 3,500 criminal cases of political violence since 1990, including those from the Summer 2020 George Floyd Protests and the January 6th Capitol Siege. Includes variables like date, location, ideological affiliation, criminal method, sentencing details, gender, race, religion, veteran status, citizenship and more
re3data
Registry of Research Data Repositories
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstistration data
World Bank Open Data
Includes financial and related data
The YODA Project
Yale Open Data Access project
Zenodo
Open data and open science to to promote FAIR standards and peer-reviewed openly accessible research

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Archive of social science, political and growing amounts of health data
Statista
Provides data on a variety of disciplines. Data points presented in multiple formats including reports, graphs, infographics, and PowerPoint slides.
PolicyMap
PolicyMap is an online data and mapping tool that gives access to over 15,000 indicators related to housing, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, demographics and education. Data are available at all common geographies (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, MSA) as well as unique geographies like school districts and political boundaries. You may also upload your own address level data and share your data and maps with others. Share your opinion! Short survey.

Assessments

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) (EBSCO)
Information about behavioral measurement instruments (e.g., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, and organizational behavior.
PsycTESTS
An international repository for psychological tests and measures, including test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)
Information about mental health assessments validity, reliability, cost, etc.

Australian Center on Quality of Life Measures
List of quality of life (QoL) Measures for various populations and topics (older adults, psychiatry, etc.)
ETS Research Database
Over 25,000 assessments; many of which can be used for research
Questionnaire-Instrument Compendium (QIC)
List of links to social, personality, cognitive and other psychology assessments. Last updated 2018
Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
Index of assessments in psychology, sociology, health, business, and more. Provided by Internet Archive