PA
PA Data Sources
- Community Health Data BaseSince 1983, Public Health Management Corporation's (PHMC) Community Health Data Base (CHDB) has served the information needs of health and human service agencies in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region by providing up-to-date and reliable community-level health and social service data.
The CHDB is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the William Penn Foundation, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, & local hospital systems & health and human service organizations. - Lehigh Valley Research ConsortiumThe Lehigh Valley Research Consortium (LVRC) combines the expertise of researchers from institutions of higher education and community partners in the Lehigh Valley to examine various issues (e.g., political, economic, social, health and environmental) and solutions in a regional context.
Other Key Sources
- ICPSR This link opens in a new windowSearch for datasets specifically focused on PA. As a member institution, Lehigh faculty and students have direct and free access to download data. The data resources include but are not limited to surveys of values, attitudes, health, race and religion, political exit polls and voting behavior, data on crime, and consumer income.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowEasy access to demographic information about the U.S. Create custom maps and reports. Covers 1790 to present.
- U.S. Census Data This link opens in a new windowSearch American Factfinder and limit your searches geographically to PA locations