Data - Where Do I Get Started
Using Social Science Data and Tools
Where Do I Get Started?
Click below and go to the Digital Coast to get the selected data, tools, and methods that relate to the social sciences and how they can be applied to coastal management issues.
Get the Data
Click data sets below to view detailed information on data specifications and requirements, and options to download and/or view the data.
Market Data
Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW)
ENOW quantifies the jobs, wages, establishments, and gross domestic product at the county, state, and national level. The values reflect jobs that depend on the oceans and Great Lakes. (Generated from Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data.)
Nonemployer StatisticsThis national data set shows the number of self-employed workers and the revenues generated by them. This is a companion data set to ENOW because self-employed workers and their revenues are not represented in ENOW.
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics
STICS takes economic data produced by a variety of government agencies and links them to specific geographies: Coastal zones, floodplains, and watersheds. Information about jobs and earnings, combined with demographic data, assists communities with assessing socioeconomic trends and projections.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
These data provide U.S. county-level totals of business establishments, employment, and annual wages.
Gross Domestic ProductGDP measures the size and composition of the U.S. economy, measuring the value of U.S. goods and services .
Nonmarket Data
National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP)
NOEP developed a data set that has a wide range of nonmarket values which can be viewed and downloaded from its website.
Demographic Data
Social Vulnerability Index (SOVI) Census 2000 Block Groups
SOVI data provide a compilation of social and economic variables used to indicate a county’s vulnerability to environmental hazards. Factors such as race and class, wealth, age, ethnicity, and employment do make differences in a community’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from storms. (Generated from U.S. Census Bureau data.)
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socioeconomics
STICS delivers national socioeconomic data sets divided by the geographies important to coastal managers: Coastal zones, floodplains, and watersheds. It includes estimates of demographic status and trends and offers data downloads. With over 50 percent of U.S. citizens living in a coastal watershed county, it is critically important for decision-makers to know more about the people who live and work in the community.
U.S. Census BureauThe census data are rich with numbers on how many people live where—and about their ethnicities, ages, education levels, housing arrangements, and income levels. The census is the go-to place for locating these data at a variety of scales, which can be used to understand who makes up a community.