Research Guides: NRS 651: Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention in Population Health: Population Searching & Data

Demographics

Explore Census Data
Obtain all U.S. Census Bureau data. View community profiles for states, counties, and other geographic locations. Use the Geocoder to determine your neighborhood's Census geographies. Watch Census Bureau Tutorials

SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
Create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. Includes Claritas PRIZM Segment Narratives (Claritas site). You may create a personal account to save your work and customize the interface. Watch a video about SimplyAnalytics.

National Homeless Information Project
Point in Time (PIT) data on people without homes.
HUD Annual Homeless Assessment Reports
Department of Housing and Urban Development report to the U.S. Congress that provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission Student Data
In an effort to support Oregon’s goals to significantly increase educational attainment, the HECC collects and reports a variety of data on students and student progress at Oregon’s 17 community colleges and 7 public universities, as well as some private institutions.
LGBT Data & Demographics from UCLA Williams Institute
Facts and figures about the LGBT community from Williams Institute policy analysts and social scientists.
U. S. Transgender Survey
2015 data. With almost 28,000 respondents, the USTS is the largest survey ever devoted to the lives and experiences of trans people.

Population Searching in CINAHL

To determine how CINAHL describes your population, you might use the CINAHL Headings tool to examine CINAHL's hierarchical tree of subject terms. These top-level headings could be entry points; there is some overlap among the narrower headings.

Geographic Locations could be combined with one of the below types of headings, e.g., Hawaii AND Indigenous Peoples
Named Groups (includes Ethnic Groups)
Population (includes Demography, Family Characteristics, Rural/Suburban/Urban Population)
Population Characteristics (includes Demography, Communities, Socioeconomic Factors)
Sociology (includes Ethnic Groups, Family (and Family Characteristics), some Socioeconomic Factors)

Population Searching in MEDLINE

MEDLINE has a hierarchical tree of subject terms that is similar to CINAHL's; the MEDLINE tool is called Medical Subject Headings (currently "MeSH 2021"). These headings could be entry points because they have narrower terms; there is some overlap among the narrower headings. Links go to PubMed, where the hierarchy is more visible than in MEDLINE.

Family (includes Family Characteristics, Marital Status)
Persons (Similar to CINAHL "Named Groups")
Population Characteristics (includes Population, Demography)

Age Filters in Library Databases

Some of the databases frequently used in nursing research have special filters for different age groups; using these filters is a great way to find articles about your specific population. Filters can be items you select from a list (default) or text you enter in a search box (noted below).

Topic	CINAHL	MEDLINE	PsycInfo
Infants & Toddlers	Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month Infant: 1-23 months All Infant	Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month Infant: 1-23 months All Infant: birth-23 months	Neonatal (birth-1 mo) Infancy (2-23 mo)
Early childhood	Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child, Preschool^^	Child, Preschool: 2-5 years	Preschool Age (2-5 yrs)
Middle childhood	Child: 6-12 years	Child: 6-12 years	School Age (6-12 yrs)
Adolescence	Adolescent: 13-18 years	Adolescent: 13-18 years	Adolescence (13-17 yrs)
Early Adulthood	Young Adult^^ (19-24 years)	Young Adult: 19-44 yrs	Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs) Thirties (30-39 yrs)
Middle Adulthood	Middle Aged: 45-64 years	Middle Aged: 45-64 years	Middle Age (40-64 yrs)
Late Adulthood	Aged 65+ Aged, 80 and over	Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 and over	Aged (65 yrs & older) Very Old (85 yrs & older)
End of Life	Hospice Patients^^ Hospice and Palliative Nursing^^	Palliative Care^^ Terminal Care^^	Palliative Care^^

^^Subject Heading rather than Age Group