LibGuides: SOCIOL 255: Immigration & Health: Finding Data & Statistics

Working with Data @ Duke

Duke's Center for Data and Visualization Sciences provides consulting services and instruction to support data-driven research.

Duke's Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) provides education and training on a wide range of social and behavioral science methods and tools.

Key Data Sources

Migration Data Hub
U.S. Census data on U.S. immigrants and the native born based on American Community Survey from the Migration Policy Institute.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Search for downloadable statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries

Pew Research
Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Create maps using United States demographic data going back to 1790

KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.

National Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Browse key indicators on the condition of education in the United States at all levels, from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons.

Immigration Data

Immigration Data Matters
Check out this detailed guide for data sources relevant to immigration.

Data Sources for International & US Health

US Data & Statistics
International Data & Statistics

Immigration Data Sources

DHS 2019 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
Latest report of US immigration statistics from the Department of Homeland Security. Includes tables on: lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees, naturalizations, nonimmigrant admissions, and immigration enforcement actions.
Migration Data Hub
U.S. Census data on U.S. immigrants and the native born based on American Community Survey from the Migration Policy Institute.
Pew Research
Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

US Health Data Sources

Kaiser Family Foundation
Non-profit organization focused on national health issues and policy.
Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiology Research (WONDER)
The CDC's data explorer for health-related data sets available to the worldwide public health community.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
The principal health statistics agency in the US.
CDC Refugee Health Profiles
Health profiles for: Burmese, Bhutanese, Congolese, & Iraqi refugees.

Global Health Observatory
Key statistics for global health research from the World Health Organization (WHO).
World Bank: Health, Nutrition, & Population Dashboards
Provides access to health-specific indicators for 200 countries.
Demographic & Health Survey: Publications by Country (USAID)
DHS is responsible for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on health and population in developing countries. The DHS might not have a current survey for all countries.
Human Development Reports
Human Development Reports are commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme NOTE: No recent (or English-language) report on your country? Broaden your search to the "Regional" reports.

US National Data Systems Including Immigrant Variables

Credit: This list of data sources comes from Scehnkers' Migration and Health (2014). For excellent information on these surveys and health data systems see chapter 5 on immigrant health.

National Vital Statistics System
Immigration variables: decedent's nativity/immigrant status
National Linked Birth and Infant Death Data
Immigration variables: mother's nativity/immigrant status
National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS)
Immigration variables: Nativity/immigrant status; country/region of birth
National Survey of Children's Health
Immigration variables: Parents' and children's nativity/immigration status
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)
Immigration variables: English-language use
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Immigration variables: Children's and adults' nativity/immigrant status; duration of residence in US; naturalization/citizenship status.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Immigration variables: Children's and adults' nativity/immigrant status; duration of residence in US; naturalization/citizenship status
American Community Survey (ACS)
Immigration variables: Nativity/immigrant status; parents' nativity status; detailed country of birth info; duration of residence in the US; naturalization status; English language ability; languages spoken at home.