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Disability Statistics Center A national center of research and training in disability statistics. The Center has ongoing research projects on the cost of disability, employment and earnings, access to health and long-term care services, housing, mortality and national statistical indicators on the status of people with disabilities in America. http://dsc.ucsf.edu/

Disability Tables Data from various sources for the United States and world. http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/disability/tables.html

InfoUse: Disability Data Online chartbooks on topics including mental health, work, and women. Includes statistics, charts, and analysis of other disability data. http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/

N C H S - Statistics Statistics about the prevalence of various disabilities. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/disable.htm

National Health Interview Survey on Disability A series of questionnaires designed to provide a useful set of measures while maintaining a balance between the social, administrative, and medical considerations involved in disability measurement. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis_dis/nhis_dis.htm

National Study on Women with Physical Disabilities The study examined a broad range of issues facing women with physical disabilities. http://www.bcm.edu/crowd/national_study/national_study.html

Research Agenda: Disability Data Provides background information for a meeting on data sets containing information on health care and long-term supports for persons with disabilities, held on March 31, 1995. http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/resagdd.htm

Sociometrics Data Archive on Disability in the U.S. Data sets on the prevalence, incidence, correlates, and consequences of disability in the United States. http://www.socio.com/data_arc/radius_0.htm

The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities A "Project of National Significance" research project administered by the University of Colorado to investigate public spending for disability services in each state. http://www.cu.edu/ColemanInstitute/stateofthestates/

U.S. Census Bureau Data on Disability Offers reports, briefs, research papers, and data. Includes information on how the data is collected. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html