Metadata Alaska
The data on Alaska found in ArcticStat come from: the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Division of Public Health’s Center for Health Data and Statistics, and the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau publishes different sections devoted to metadata which go well beyond the statistical indicators chosen in ArcticStat. Users are invited to do more in-depth research in any one of the following sections. The documents presented here are a selection of the most relevant documents for ArcticStat.
General
Glossary
American Community Survey (ACS)
General
Glossary
About ACS
ACS Design and Methodology
Survey Questionnaires
ACS 2006
Quick Guide
About this data set
Data Users’ Handbook
Guidance on Comparing 2006 ACS Data to Other Sources
ACS 2005
Quick Guide
About this data set
ACS 2004
Quick Guide
About this data set
ACS 2003
Quick Guide
About this data set
ACS 2002
About this data set
ACS 2001
About this data set
Census 2000
General
Glossary
Summary File 1
About this data set
Technical Documentation
Summary File 3
About this data set
Technical Documentation
Comparing SF3 estimates with Corresponding Values in SF1 and SF2
American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File (AIANA)
About this data set
Technical Documentation
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
BEA publishes a complete section devoted to metadata which goes well beyond the statistical indicators chosen in ArcticStat. Users are invited to do more in-depth research in any one of the following sections. The documents presented here are a selection of the most relevant documents for ArcticStat.
Glossary
National, Industry, Regional and International Accounts Methodologies
Gross Domestic Product by State
State Personal Income and Employment Methodology, 2006
Local Area Personal Income Methodology, 2005
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS publishes different sections devoted to metadata which go well beyond the statistical indicators chosen in ArcticStat. Users are invited to do more in-depth research in any one of the following sections. The documents presented here are a selection of the most relevant documents for ArcticStat.
Classifications of Diseases and Functioning and Disability
National Vital Statistics System
Data Sources
Definitions and Methods
Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
The metadata published by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics can only be found in the various reports and publications produced by the agency. The link below gives access to the various hospital data quality report in comparison with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards.
Hospital Data Quality Report
Alaska Center for Health Data and Statistics
The metadata published by the Division of Public Health’s Center for Health Data and Statistics can only be found in the various reports and publications produced by the agency. The link below gives access to an inventory of all the possible sources of health data for Alaska.
Alaska Data Sources