Data Resource Library
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At the Trust, we use data to support ways to improve the health and quality of life of people with low incomes in Forsyth County and around the state. Our Data Resource Library now offers tools and reports relevant to our Health Improvement and Local Impact programs. You can browse through all content or select topics such as ACES, Early Childhood Education, Medicaid, Social Determinants of Health and more.
About These Tools
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is presenting data tools developed by local NC partners and researchers, but did not create them. These tools may be subject to copyright, and should be used within the terms of use outlined in any copyright restrictions.
Be Advised
We hope you find these tools useful. We advise you to keep in mind that the content in these tools may cover sensitive issues that could be triggering for certain individuals.
North Carolina Early Care and Education Data Repository
This is a data repository of early education monthly factsheets for all counties in North Carolina. The factsheets discuss everything from number and types of early care and education programs to the economic status childcare need of families within the county.
Smart Start Community Indicators
The Smart Start Community Indicators data dashboard provides insights and visualization on early childhood indicators for North Carolina.
Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool
The Maternal and Infant Health Mapping (MIHM) Tool is an interactive online tool that allows users to create and customize county-level maps on maternal and infant health.
Unemployment Rate, 12- month average
This chart measures the unemployment rate, number of unemployed, and share of unemployed. The chart can be used to compare multiple states.
The Opportunity Atlas- Neighborhood Mobility Outcomes
The Opportunity Atlas provides estimates of the long-term outcomes of children who grew up in each Census tract.
Urban Institute | Upward Mobility Initiative
The Upward Mobility Data Dashboard displays mobility metrics for indicators identified as the strongest collective predictors of mobility from poverty.
Opportunity Youth: County Level Estimates
This blog post describes researchers’ methodology for calculating a Youth Opportunity indicator using the American Community Survey microdata or individual record data.
Ensuring an Equitable Recovery: Addressing Covid-19’s Impact on Education
The annual report provides data on disconnected youth; or teens and young adults ages 16-24 who are neither working nor in school. Measure of America calculated youth disconnection rates using the employment and enrollment data U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Along with national statistics, the data is stratified by neighborhood; county; metropolitan area; congressional district; and state.