Data and Discussions:

Publication Resources for Special Needs:

• NDKC Factbook (state, region, county levels; see description of indicators that are included):
  • See each two-page profile for Education
• NDKC Abridged Factbook (county profiles with state data for comparison):
  • See Education data
• NDKC annual Overview of children's well-being in North Dakota
• Head Start Fact Sheet series:
  • Services Provided to Children Enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start in North Dakota

Interactive Data Resources for Special Needs:

• CLIKS
• Census Data Online
• National Survey of Children's Health
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Other Data on the Web:

• Access to Disability Data
• Child Trends DataBank
  • Behaviors that Affect Learning
    • Learning Disabilities
  • Health Status and Disability
• Data Resource Center
  • National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (see profile for ND)
  • National Survey of Children's Health
• Disability Statistics Center
  • Finding disability data on the Web
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Health Status and Disability
• North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
  • Special Education
    • Annual Report 2004-2005
    • Data Technical Reports
• U.S. Census Bureau
  • Census 2000: Relevant SF-3 data tables on American FactFinder, which can be accessed at a variety of geographic levels, include: P41 (Age by Types of Disability for Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 5+ Years with Disabilities), P42 (Sex by Age by Disability Status by Employment Status for Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 5+ Years), PCT26 (Sex by Age by Types of Disability for Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 5+ Years), and PCT34 (Sex by Age by Disability Status by Poverty Status for Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 5+ Years)
  • Disability Page
• U.S. Department of Education
  • National Center for Education Statistics
    • Elementary/Secondary Fast Facts
      • Students with Disabilities
      • Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
    • Participation in Education
      • Elementary/Secondary Education
        • Children With Selected Disabilities in Public Schools
  • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
    • Office of Special Education Programs
      • 25th Annual Report on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (see profile for ND)