Guides/Information Sources for South Jersey

NO. 2: SOCIAL & HEALTH STATISTICS

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EDUCATION

N.J. State Department of Education. Commissioner's Report to the Education Committees of the Senate and General Assembly on Violence, Vandalism, & Substance Abuse in New Jersey's Schools (DOCNJ LB3249.C66).Statistics by county.

N.J. State Department of Education. New Jersey School District Report Card (Reserve LB7.N49 1992).

 Results by school district of pupil performance, student attendance, student performance in basic skills and high school proficiency tests.

N.J. State Dept. of Education. School Directory (REF L903.N5A3).

Annual directory of public elementary and secondary schools by district and county and non-public schools by county.

New Jersey Public School Racial/Ethnic Enrollment by County, District, and Sex (DOCNJ LC144.N5N49 1988).

Updated statistics can be found in The Courier Post, 2 July 1995, 8A, "Jersey's Student Population" which includes a chart indicating racial balances in public schools in the three county area.

Vital Educational Statistics (DOC REF L178.B265).

 Annual statistics by county. Also see the volumes of the 1990 Census for statistics on school enrollment and educational attainment (REF DESK).

HEALTH

New Jersey Hea lth Statistics (DOC REF RA407.4.N5A35).

State, country, municipal data; statistics on natality, mortality, abortions, marriage & divorce, communicable diseases, and accidents. This is the main source for statistics on health in New Jersey. American Hospital Associat ion.

AHA Guide to the Health Care Field (REF RA977.A1A46).

Listing, by state, of hospitals, in the U.S. and its territories. Information on patient data, expenses, personnel.

A Consumer Guide to Hospitals in New Jersey (REF RA981.N5N482 1995)

 presents information on hospital beds, specialities, and other statistical information for individual hospitals in New Jersey.

New Jersey HIV/AIDS Cases (DOCNJ RC607.A26A345).

Monthly statistics by county. For local information, see AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey.

AIDS Resource Guide: Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties (REF RA644.A25A258).

 Kids Count New Jersey. State and County Profiles of Child Well-Being (DOC REF HQ792.U6S73).

 Infant mortality, births to teens, child abuse, dropout rates, etc.

The Most Frequent Cancer s in New Jersey; Vol. 2 Incidence and Mortality Rates by County, Race & Sex; 1979-1985 (DOCNJ RC277.N5M67 1991).

Childhood Cancers in New Jersey, Incidence & Mortality Rates by Race, Sex & County for Total Cancer & Major Sites, 1980-1988) (DOCNJ RC281.C46 1994) presents statistics by county. N.J. Dept. of Human Services.

Child Abuse and Neglect in New Jersey (DOCNJ HV742.N5N481).

Annual.

New Jersey State Health Plan (DOCNJ RA395.A4N6).

This draft includes information on facilities, services, occupancy rates, admissions, etc.

 Statistical Perspectives on Alcoholism Treatment in New Jersey (DOC REF HV5280.N5S741).

Annual. Statistical Perspectives on Drug Abuse Treatment in New Jersey (DOCNJ HV5831.N5A266).

 Alcohol and Drug Abuse System (ADADS) Report: An Annual Statistical Perspective, 1992 (DOCNJ). Vital Statistics of the United States (DOCUS HE20.6210:).

Vol. 1 - Natality; Vol. 2 - Mortality; Vol. III - Marriage and Divorce. Statistics by state and municipality; published annually.

HOUSING

New Jersey's Housing Needs, 1990 to 2010 (DOCNJ HD7303.N5D66 1990).

Some county, municipal statistics.

Guide to Affordable Housing in New Jersey (DOCNJ HD7303.N5G84).

Description of housing programs by county. Dolan, Lawrence W.

A Statistical Portrait of Assisted Living Arrangements in New Jersey (DOCNJ RA997.5.N5D65 1990).

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REPORTS

Air Quality Report (DOC REF TD883.5.N5A47 1993).

New Jersey State Water Quality Inventory Report (DOCNJ TD224.N5R62 1992).

 Inventory of Public Water and Sewer Facilities in Southern New Jersey (REF TD524.N5D45 1992).

 Hazardous Waste Site Status Report (DOCNJ TD1042.N5N49 1990b).

 V. 2 lists sites by county, city and municipality. Also see The Site Remediation Program Site Status Report (DOCNJ TD1042.N5N49 1992)

 A list of sites by county with description of current action and The New Jersey Hazardous Waste Facilities Plan Update, 1994 (DOCNJ TD1042.N5N494 1994).

Solid Waste Management State Plan Update, 1993-2002 (DOCNJ TD768.S825 1993).

Statistical information by county. Solid Waste Facility Directory (TD786.S64).

 Directory information.

SOCIAL INDICATORS

Crime in New Jersey: Uniform Crime Reports (DOC REF HV9475.N5U54).

N.J. Bureau of Correctional Information Systems. Main source of crime statistics.

Offenders in New Jers ey Correctional Institutions: Average Daily Population (DOCNJ HV8482.N5O34)

 Offenders on Parole in New Jersey (DOCNJ HV9278.O39); Report on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (DOCNJ HQ809.3.U6R462 1990/91)

 information at the county and sometimes municipal level. N.J. Commission of Investigation.

Criminal Street Gangs (DOC REF6439.U62N5 1993b) lists gangs by locale.

N.J. Juvenile Delinquency Commission. Profile 93: A Sourcebook of Juvenile Justice Data and Trends in New Jersey (DOCNJ HV9105.N5P76 1993)

presents statistics by state, county, and sometimes municipality. Economic Assistance S tatistics (formerly Public Welfare Statistics) (DOCNJ HV86.N5P8)

Monthly statistics by country and municipality for various public assistance programs. Services for Children Chargeable to Counties (DOCNJ HV705.C44) presents monthly child welfare statistics. N.J. Dept. Of Human Services. Demographic profile of New Jersey's Homeless Population (DOCNJ HV4506.N5D46).

County level information. Municipal Distress Index (DOCNJ HC107.A2N5M86).

 New Jersey municipalities ranked by income, unemployment and other indicators.

LOCATING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

New Jersey Source Book; A Compendium of Statistics and Information Available through New Jersey Government Agencies (DOC REF Z7554.U5N5 1992).

Lists and briefly describes social, economic and political statistical information generated or maintained by state agencies.

American Statistics Index (DOC REF Z7554.U5A46).

Index to statistical publications of the U.S. Statistical Reference Index (REF HA214.A12S7).

Index to non-federal statistical publications.See other handouts in this series for further information on statistical sources for local areas.

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