Communication Sciences & Disorders

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Statistics

• MAJOR RESOURCES
• OTHER RELATED RESOURCES

Statistical information exists on just about any conceivable subject, including CSD topics. Much of it is published by federal agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau, in particular the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Although these resources are very helpful, it may be more advantageous to look first for statistics published by professional CSD associations and educational institutions publishing disability and other similar statistical information. Other related federal agencies such as those overseeing Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security and state rehabilitation and special education programs are also good sources of statistical information.

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MAJOR RESOURCES AND BACKGROUND TEXTS:

• American Speech Language Hearing Association:   Research Reports and Resources
  Maintains data information. For members only.
  
• The Gallaudet Research Institute:
  A research center at Gallaudet University that maintains statistics on the deaf and hard of hearing population in the United States. Click on "demographics" to search for statistical information. (Formerly known as CADS, the Center for Assessment and Demographic Studies).
  
• Medical statistics from A to Z: a guide for clinicians and medical students, by B.S. Everitt.  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, 2003
  RA407 .E943 2003
  
• Medical statistics made easy, by M. Harris and G. Taylor.  London: Taylor & Francis, 2004.
  CISAT Ref RA407 .H37 2004.
  Easy-to-read reference book that explains common statistical terminology, with examples.

• Research and statistical methods in communication sciences and disorders, by David L. Maxwell and E. Satake.  Thomson Delmar Learning, 2006.
  RC423 .M3698 2006
  
  

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• Virginia Center for Health Statistics     

• National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
  
  ALSO, try a keyword search on statistics (with or without another word) from individual government agency sites.   NOTE:  results will vary:
  
  
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) =
  Statistics and Human Communication 
  
• Center for Scientific Review (NIH)
• National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDR)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)

• National Health Information Center (NHIC)
  This "catch-all" organization provides links to government agencies that publish health-related information, including statistics (ex: the Healthy People 2010 report). Includes a Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses database that links to specialized research centers.
  
  

• American Hospital Directory
  
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  
• WHO Statistical Information System (World Health Organization)
  
  
  

OTHER RELATED RESOURCES:

• National Center for Education Statistics
• Population Index on the Web
• U. S. Census Bureau Home Page
• Statistical Abstracts of the United States
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

• FedStats Database - NOTE:  Although a gateway to more than 100 U.S. government agencies, this site does NOT normally provide adequate search results on CSD-specific topics

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