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North Dakota Compass
North Dakota Compass provides and promotes the use of credible data to improve the quality of life in North Dakota.
A project of the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University, North Dakota Compass provides reliable and consistent information needed by North Dakota’s community, policy, organizational, non-profit, and business leaders who must plan for the future in an environment of continuous change. More >
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Data Highlight
About half of North Dakota adults received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of end-April, but one-fourth of adults are hesitant to receive the vaccine.
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NEW! PRAMS Points – A Brief Infographic using North Dakota PRAMS Survey Data.
The North Dakota Department of Health and the Center for Social Research (CSR) at North Dakota State University (NDSU) continue their collaboration - with the North Dakota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a project that focuses on gathering state-specific data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy to improve the health of mothers and infants. Chelsey Hukriede is a research specialist at the CSR and serves as the Project Coordinator for two statewide surveillance projects, PRAMS and North Dakota Study of Associated Risks of Stillbirth (SOARS). Chelsey earned her master’s degree in Sociology from the University of North Dakota. Kendra Erickson-Dockter is a research specialist with the CSR and provides support for projects, such as PRAMS, SOARS, and North Dakota Compass. Kendra received her master’s degree in Sociology and is a doctoral student in Human Development at NDSU.
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Geographic Profiles
Find data organized by geographic area. Get profiles by state, planning region, Native American reservation area, county, metropolitan and micropolitan areas, and cities with populations of at least 1,000 people. View profiles >
State Legislative District Profiles
Highlighting measures focusing on population, household, social, and economic characteristics for each of the 47 districts in North Dakota.
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