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Alcohol Use
CDC FastStats.
Crime
FBI's Crime Data Explorer.
Demographics
Housing, population, income, race, education, age, sex data. U.S.Census.
Domestic Violence
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Drug Use
NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Education
National Center for Education Statistics. US. Dept. of Education.
Gender
OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database.
Hate Crime
FBI Hate Crime Statistics. DOJ. Latest is 2019, accessed 2023.
Homelessness
Our World in Data.
Poverty
US Census Bureau Poverty Data Tables.
Social Indicators
Need to limit by country: U.S. Provides a wide range of statistics on social issues – such as demography and family characteristics, employment and unemployment, poverty and inequality, social and health care expenditure, and trust and tolerance. OECD.