Montana Disability and Health Program Maps

U.S. Census 2000: Montana Percent of the Population 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 21.1%) pdf file

U.S. Census 2000: Montana Number of People 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 130,621) pdf file

Montana Office of Public Instruction: Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Montana Students with Disabilities pdf file

Montana State Library:

Natural Resource Information System:

Montana Cities and Towns Map

Montana State University, Center for Applied Economic Research

Regional

Northwest Area Foundation Convenient source of information on states, counties, communities, reservations, and tribes in the Foundation's eight-state region (Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington). Provides the most recent indicators on local population characteristics, economic well-being, health, and more.

National Resources

2005/2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs  - Montana Chartbook Page from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

Access to Disability Data at InfoUse . Chartbooks, statistical charts, tables, and surveys.

Community Level Information on Kids Annie E. Casey Foundation site provides child well-being data by state and county.

Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health Free, easy-to-use website with national, state, and regional survey findings, interactive data search tools, personalized technical help by email or telephone, and information and examples to help visitors use data more effectively. 

Disability Counts at the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities.  Provides current national, county, congressional district, metro and non-metro disability statistics and maps.  Also allows users to find Centers for Independent Living by zip code or county.

Disability Statistics Center at the University of California, San Francisco.

Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program Developed to improve the quality of decision making for all mental health stakeholders through guidance and technical assistance on the design, structure, content, and use of mental health information systems. Provides uniform, comparable statistical information about mental health services to enable broad-based research on systems of care and models for service delivery. Focuses on the need for and development of data standards for high-quality statistical information on mental health services.

National Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

National Center for Health Statistics

National Health Interview Survey on Disability: Workshop on Data Release, Analysis Methods, and Preliminary Findings

Quick Health Data Online  The Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides free comprehensive US data (for both women and men) regarding various infectious and chronic diseases, mental health, reproductive health, maternal health, violence and abuse, illness prevention, mortality and access to care indicators. National, regional, state and county data are available, and data can be stratified by gender, race/ethnicity, and age concurrently.  Users can make their own tables, graphs, and maps out of any data in the database. Age-adjusted rates and 3-year averages are included for many of the health status indicators.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration/UCEDD:  Publishes materials on state and U.S. developmental disability demographics in a variety of formats: bibliographies; books/book chapters; case studies & best practices; fact sheets; film/multimedia; periodicals; reports; surveys, assessments & other tools; training resources; guides & curricula; and web sites.

Disability Statistics, Research and Training Center on Community Living Institute on Community Integration

Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends through 2007 provides data and macro level analyses on public and private residential services. The Executive Summary and Section 3 compare Medicaid utilization and expenditures for home and community-based services with services provided in institutional settings. Data are also presented in state-by-state profiles. Past editions of this annual report dating from 2000 are available as well.

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics at Cornell has prepared fairly detailed statistical status reports on working-age people with disabilities for the United States and for each state.

Rural America at a Glance 2007 Edition from the Economic Research Service at the USDA.

Rural Policy Research Institute: Montana Demographic and Economic Profile May, 2006

State Health Facts Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation site has state comparisons and individual state profiles on a variety of health-related and economic topics.

The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities: 2008 can be ordered through the AAMR bookstore by calling 301-604-1340 or e-mailing aamr@pmds.com .

US Department of Agriculture:

Economic Research Service:

Montana: Three Rural Definitions Based on Census Places  (Montana Maps & Tables)

US Department of Commerce:

Bureau of Economic Analysis Provides national, international, state, regional, and industry statistics on economic indicators, including state per capita income.

Census Bureau:

2005-2007 American Community Disability Survey: Disability Status   Data files and population maps of people with disabilities by age and state.

2007 Poverty Information Recent reports, frequently asked questions, historical tables, and the latest research on poverty.

Summary of the 2005 Disability Data  Justice For All Information Bulletin.

2002 Census Brief, Disability Status, 2000 (pdf file)
2002 Census Brief, Disability Status, 2000 (text file)

Counting People with Disabilities: How Survey Methodology Influences Estimates in Census 2000 and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey (pdf file)

Disability Home Page: How Disability Data is Collected

Montana Population Density by Census Tract (pdf file)

Index of Population Density by Census Tract for All U.S. States
(pdf files)

US Department of Health and Human Services:

Community Health Status Indicators provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community's health. The CHSI report was designed not only for public health professionals but also for members of the community who are interested in the health of their community. The CHSI report contains over 200 measures for each of the 3,141 United States counties.

Statistical Tools:

Online Surveys meet the accessibility and usability standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Web Accessibility Center at The Ohio State University rates survey tools for accessibility features and usability by individuals with disabilities.

Living Well under the Big Sky is a partnership between the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and The University of Montana Rural Institute. We are funded by The Disability and Health Team, National Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

For more information, contact:

Meg Traci, Ph.D., Project Director
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
The University of Montana Rural Institute: 
A Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research and Services
52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
406-243-4956
matraci@ruralinstitute.umt.edu

Updated 4/7/09

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