The Urban Institute

Users can generate statistics related to economic and social policy. Topics include: crime, economy, taxes, education, health, healthcare, housing, welfare, income, the workplace, and nonprofit organizations. Background The Urban Institute conducts economic and social policy research to inform public policy. Topics include: crime, economy, taxes, education, health, healthcare, housing, welfare, income, the workplace and nonprofit organizations. User Functionality Users can interact with and/or download several datasets pertaining to economic and social policy. Other information, such as reports are also available through the Urban Institute website. The Urban Institu te manages the following data sources: Welfare Rules Database, Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center, National Survey of America’s Families, Transfer Income Model, Marriage Calculator: Financial Consequences of Marriage Decisions, Database of State Policies Affecting Marriage, and the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Data Notes The years to which the data apply are indicated with each database and report. Depending upon the database, data are available on a nation al and/or state level.