● Provides information if existing data on a topic or project is not current or directly applicable to the chosen evaluation questions. ● Information that has already been collected, processed, and reported by another researcher or entity. ● Will reveal which questions still need to be addressed and what data has yet to be collected. There are many sources of secondary data that Extension Educators can access to help inform program development and evaluation. A rich source of data is the U. S. Census. Over time, the Census has added more data, more search capability, and more data visualizations. If you have 1.5 hours to watch a webinar that goes indepth, take a look at this video:
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Census.gov has a library in the main menu where you can access many infographics that could be used in reports, grant applications, Power Points, and webinars. Take a look at this less than 2 minute video to learn more about the data visualizations in Census.gov:
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Here are suggested resources by major program areas:
Agriculture:
● United States Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture ● United States Department of Agriculture Census of Horticulture ● United States Department of Agriculture Census of Aquaculture ● United States Department of Agriculture Organic Agriculture ● United States Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service Data Products
Family and Consumer Sciences (including health): ● County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Data & Statistics ● Health Data.gov ● The United States Census Bureau-Health ● National Financial Educators Council: Financial Literacy Statistics ● National Financial Capability Study ● Prosperity Now Score Card ● Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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