September 2022 Newsletter
Data For All Ages!
Data To Protect The Youngest.
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) collects state-specific data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy, with the overall goal of reducing infant morbidity and mortality. To help disseminate study results, a series of PRAMS analysis documents “PRAMS Points” are released on a variety of topics. Following the Gestational Diabetes PRAMS Points, a new release this month focuses on the ABCs of safe sleeping.

Chelsey Hukriede, research specialist with the Center for Social Research and PRAMS Coordinator overviews safe sleep practices among mothers in North Dakota as resulted from the North Dakota PRAMS survey.
Age Data For Action.
The population in most U.S. states has increasingly become older. The increase in the median age (the age where half of the population is younger and the other half older) is largely a result of the aging baby boom generation and increased life expectancy. While North Dakota still looks fairly young overall, in 2021 the median age at the county level ranges from 27.8 to 53.9 years, with 39 of the 53 counties having a median age older than the nation (38.8 years) and seven of those counties having a median age older than 50 years.  
Test Your Knowledge.
Although disability is not an inevitable consequence of aging, with increasing age, disabilities become more common due to compounding health related concerns, such as chronic diseases.

Where does ND rank in terms of proportion of older adults (age 65 and older) with at least one disability compared to all other states in the nation (rank 1, lowest percentage of older adults with a disability)?
Explore New Data.
Whatever your age, keep exploring new data! Use ND Compass to stay updated!

CHILDREN & YOUTH
Population trends (27 charts)

COMMUNITY BUILDING TOOLKIT
Cultural Capital (11 charts)
Financial Capital (6 charts)
Social Capital (11 charts)

DEMOGRAPHICS
Age (9 charts)
Population (2 charts)
Race (7 charts)