Data for Discussion and Decision Making

The online KIDS COUNT Data Center tool offers data on education, employment and income, poverty, health, and youth at-risk factors. We invite you to discover ways to customize the visualizations and join us in using the data to make informed decisions by investing in Delaware's biggest asset, our kids.

Making Sense of the Numbers

• KIDS COUNT in Delaware uploads the most current and reliable data available to the online data center​
  

• Data that are inadequate or unavailable are denoted by "S" or "NA"

• Accepted names for various racial and ethnic groups are constantly in flux and indicators differ in their terminology. Therefore, KIDS COUNT in Delaware has used the terminology reported by the data collection sources

• Most data presented are for calendar years. Where data collected are by school year or fiscal year, the periods are September 1 to August 31 or July 1 to June 30 respectively

• The data are presented in primarily three ways:

1. Annual data
2. Three-year and five-year averages to minimize fluctuations of single-year data and provide a more realistic picture of children's outcomes
3. Annual, three-year, or five-year average data for decade or longer to illustrate trends and permit long-term comparisons

• Where possible, data are delineated at a sub-state level

• Whether a number, rate, or percentage, each statistic tells us something different about children

• Caution should be exercised when attempting to draw conclusions from percentages or rates which are based on small numbers. Delaware and its counties can show very large or very small percentages as a result of only a few events. Therefore, KIDS COUNT in Delaware encourages you to look at overall trends. The key to evaluation of statistics is to examine everything in context.

Listed below are a selection of additional resources that may complement your data and research queries related to the well-being of Delaware's children and their families. If you have an additional resource to be considered, please email project staff with details.

State Resources

• Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research, University of Delaware
• Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware
• Delaware Department of Education
• Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
• Delaware Health Statistics Center
• Delaware Health Tracker
• Delaware Office of Occupational and Labor Market Information
• Delaware Open Data Portal
• Delaware Population Consortium
• Delaware Public Education At A Glance, Rodel Foundation
• Delaware State Police
• Delaware Statistical Analysis Center
• My Healthy Community

National Resources

• Administration for Children and Families
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Child Care Aware
  
• Child Health Statistics
• Child Stats
• Child Trends Data Bank
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• IPUMS
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention
• National Core Indicators
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Survey of Children's Health
• National Survey on Drug and Health
• National Violent Death Reporting System
• Population Reference Bureau
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System