With support from the Committee, a major public use database containing approximately 5,800 economic, social, demographic and health indicators for the 100 largest central cities was created to assess the conditions, causes and consequences of poverty. The data can be used for a research focus on Philadelphia or a comparison of Philadelphia with other major metropolitan areas. The data is selected from over 28 sources, with most of the information drawn from the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Survey of Minority Owned Businesses, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Center for Disease Control, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Measures are available at both the city and the city subarea level, with subarea defined as a tract with a specific percentage of the population living below the official poverty definition. The time series nature of the data allow for comparison over time, but changes in city boundaries or census concept definitions can make direct comparison more complex.
Data are also available on employment, employment by industry and personal earnings by industry.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Arrest Data offers arrest data by race, age and uniform crime reporting offense. Health The National Center for Health Statistics Data provide detailed mortality data by race, age and cause of death. A PC SAS version of the Urban Underclass Database is available and contains 31 SAS data files. PHMC produces neighborhood profiles for Philadelphia's 12 planning analysis sections on key indicators of health and access to health care. 1990 Summary Tape File 1A, 1B, and 1C Summary Tape File 1A includes basic population and housing information for all US states derived from the short-form questionnaire.