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California State Issues
Source: RAND State Statistics (Sept. 18, 2016)
- Births
Number of live births to residents and non-residents. - Deaths by Cause
- Deaths by Cause & Age Group
- Deaths by Cause & Gender
- Deaths by Cause & Race
Deaths and death rates broken down by various demographic groups. - Population by Race, Ethnicity, Age & Gender
Population by race/ethnicity and age group. - Personal Income
Personal income, per capita personal income, and personal income by industry sector, by state and county. - Median Income Estimates
Median household income by state. - Median Income Estimates
Median family income estimates by state, county, MSA, city, and income category. - Prevalence of Food Security
Food security reported by households. - Children & Families in Poverty
Total number of persons and number of children under age 18 in poverty, by state and county. - Prison Inmate Populations
Total number of persons, by state and year, shown both in total and per capita. - Drug-Related Deaths (Archives, 1999-2006)
Detailed drug related deaths by gender, adult/youth, and state. - Crimes & Arrests
Total number of offenses, arrests, and clearances isolated by agency and year. - Hate Crimes
Number of hate crime incidents, by bias category and reporting agency - Homicides by State and Weapon Used (Archives, 1995-2017)
Homicides from 1995-2014, by state and type of weapon used. - Robbery by State and Type
Robberies from 1995-2014, by state and type of weapon used. - Detailed Homicide
Victim and offender demographics associated with homicides (age, gender, race/ethnicity), associated crimes with murders (e.g. robberies), and type of weapon used. - Offender Demographics
Dataset contains detailed information on who commits crime?set can be used for comparative/descriptive statistics on committed crimes. - Forthcoming
- Occupational Wages
Estimated employment and average and median wages for various locations, with category of Protective Service Occupations (e.g. Detectives and Criminal Investigators, First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers, etc.) - Child Support Programs
Child support enforcement program caseloads and collections. - Transfer of Payments to Persons
Payments to persons for which they do not render services, including Social Security, welfare, Medicare, SSI, food stamps, and unemployment insurance, by state and county. - Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP)
Federal matching for state and U.S. territory medical assistance (Medicaid), Children?s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other federal programs from 1961 through 2017. - Direct General Expenditures Of State And Local Government For Education
Total general expenditures and expenditures on education by all sources - Detailed School District Finances
Detailed district level financials (income, expenditures, and assets) - Per Pupil Spending
- Average Annual Salary Of Public Elementary And Secondary School Teachers
- Proficiency Levels On Selected NAEP By State and City
NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) for cities with populations of 250,000 or more. - Local Government Finances
Local government assets, expenditures, and revenues from 1995 through 2013. - State Revenues, Expenditures, & Debt
Summary state expenditures and revenues from 1992 through 2013. - State and Local Government Public-Employee Retirement Systems
Revenues, expenditures, financial assets, benefits, and member information for defined benefit public employee retirement systems. - State and Local Government Employment and Payroll
State and local government employment, payroll, wages, and averages.
Population & Demographics
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Population Growth | How California population has grown over time |
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| Cultural Makeup | Understanding the types of people who live in California |
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| Income | Understanding the distribution of income in CA; income inequality |
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Poverty
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Food Security | Hunger in California |
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| Children in Poverty | Childhood Poverty |
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Crime, Drugs, and Law Enforcement
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Prison Population | The California prison system: costs, population, and controversies |
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| Drugs | Drugs in California: arrests, deaths, War on Drugs, etc. |
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| Crimes Committed | What types of crimes are committed? How does California compare to other areas? |
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| Law Enforcement | General statistics on who works in law enforcements; compensation; and their duties; controversies associated with law enforcement (e.g. racial profiling, excessive force, and the war on drugs) |
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Social Services
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Social Services | Social services provided by the state government and received by California residents |
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Education
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| Costs/Funding | How public education is funded; charter schools; inequities in funding at the local level |
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| Educational Performance (Testing) | Effectiveness of California education system; criticisms regarding standardized testing |
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| Enrollment | Rising pension costs and effects on long-run state budgeting | |
| Student Demographics | California student demographics | |
| Graduation, Effects on Long-Run Attainment | Public high school graduation; effects of graduation on long-term earnings, crime, etc. |
Government Expenditures
| Module | Content | Database(s) |
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| State Budget | Income & Expenditures; the prioritization of different competing issues (e.g. education, pensions, and penitentiary system) |
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| Pensions | Rising pension costs and effects on long-run state budgeting |
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| Government Employment | Who is employed by state and local governments? What costs are associated with these employees? |
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