Counseling

Statistics and report from Mental Health America

The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. The GSS takes the pulse of America, and is a unique and valuable resource. It has tracked the opinions of Americans over the last four decades. Download (SPSS or STATA) or browse data online.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. In addition to the subject navigation tabs, you may wish to explore the A-Z Subject Guide to help you identify a topic of interest.

The information on these statistics pages includes the best statistics currently available on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental disorders for the population of the United States, in addition to information about possible consequences of mental illnesses, such as suicide and disability.

The Centers for Disease Control is the main agency for compiling health statistics in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics is the site through which they provide access to these statistics. You may also wish to browse by topic.

Compare categories of statistical data across all 50 states, or see data profile in all categories for just one state. For example, here is the NORTH DAKOTA page of data for all categories available.

Links to departmental annual reports, results of campus surveys, and more.