Data Sources For Risk Factors Matrix
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National and Wisconsin Data Sources

The following are archival indicators, validated through research, to assist you in determining the level of risk in your communities. The indicators are listed by risk factor. For risk factors without any validated indicators, suggested indicators are included. Suggested indicators are identified by a preceding “*”. This matrix was co-developed with support from Central CAPT and The Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources.

Background Data

Measures and Instruments
Sample Surveys:
Prevention Planning Survey PPS
Entire Survey

Substance Abuse Risk and Protective Factor Survey SARPF 
Entire Survey

*Population by Town, City, or County,
Population change
Products and Services Catalogue Wisconsin Bureau of Health and Policy,
State of Health Wisconsin 
Indian Health Wisconsin

Public Health Profiles by County
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofiles.htm
Wisconsin Map Stats
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/55000.html

Community Risk Factors

Availability

Measures and Instruments
ATOD
Targets by Age

Sample: Perceived Availability

Alcohol Sales Outlets: The average yearly number of retail alcohol sales outlets on record in relationship to the total population. Tobacco Sales Outlets: The average yearly number of retail tobacco sales outlets on record in relationship to the total population.

*School alcohol and drug policy violations

Wisconsin School Performance Report
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/spr/seardata.html
WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Possible Indicators, surveys on perceived availability

NHSDA Availability Report
http://oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/2k2nsduh/2k2TabsCover.pdf  PDF

Community Laws/Norms 

Measures and Instruments
Community Risk Factors

Sample:  Sense of Community

Possible indicators: Average length of prison sentence; disposition of juveniles arrested; sentencing below federal guidelines;

Data Reference 2004 
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/manual.htm
Crime and Arrests in Wisconsin 2003
http://oja.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=2389   PDF

Review of Court and Local Ordinances

Alcohol Policies in 50 States
http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/pdf/Chrtbook.pdf  PDF
A Community Survey of Local Ordinances  PDF

*Juvenile arrests, curfew, vandalism, etc

Wisconsin Uniform Crime Reports  http://oja.state.wi.us

Alcohol sponsors/presence at community events

A count of family events with beer tents or alcohol sponsors

Transitions and Mobility

New Home Construction: The number of new building permits issued for single and multi-family dwellings.  

Census Bureau, New Building Permits by state
http://www.census.gov/const/www/C40/table2.html
HUD http://www.huduser.org/search/search_site.asp?col=hupub

*Households in Rental property: The percentage of households in rental housing.

MAP Stats by Wisconsin Town
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/55000.html
WI Dept. of Workforce Development (net migration data)
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/articles/populationgrowth_0304.htm

*Net Migration:  Reported as the number of new residents moved into an area minus number of residents moved out of an area, per 1,000 population. Does not include numbers of births and deaths within the area.

Net Migration by County
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/cp_pdf/cp_mainx.htm 
Wisconsin Department of Administration –population change     http://www.doa.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=3596

Low Neighborhood Attachment/Community Disorganization

Sample: Neighborhood Attachment

*Population Voting in Elections:  Reported as the percentage of the population registered to vote, who vote in the November elections.

Wisconsin Percentage Voting Maps
http://www.fairdata2000.com/WisconsinAccess/

*Prisoners in State and Local Correctional System

Wisconsin OJA (Crime and arrests)
http://oja.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=2389
Wisconsin Jail Populations 2002
http://oja.state.wi.us/docs_view2.asp?docid=2409

Extreme Economic and Social Deprivation

*Unemployment: The percentage of labor force not employed, reported on an average annual basis as a percentage of the total work force.

U.S. Department of Labor (Unemployment by State)
http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastrk04.htm
Census Bureau (American Community Survey)
http://www.census.gov/l

*Free and Reduced Lunch Program:  The percentage of students in public schools (K-12) whose applications have been approved for Free and Reduced Lunch Programs Food Stamp Recipients:  The average monthly number of food stamp recipients, per 1,000 population. 

Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services
(uncompensated healthcare)
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/provider/hospitals.htm
Public Health Profiles by County (Poverty, WIC, unemployment)
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofiles.htm
Kids Count Stats for Wisconsin http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/

*Adults without High School Diploma: The percentage of total population age 25 and older, completing 9th-12th grades, without obtaining a diploma. 

WINNS: Data Analysis (eligible for subsidized lunch)
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/sig/index.html
Adults with a GED by State PDF

*Family Households: Median family income, children living in poor neighborhoods, children living in single parent families in poverty, unemployment rate, renters unable to afford fair market.  Youth Substance Abuse and Family Income PDF

Wiskids  Working and Poor -  Here They Come
Wiskids  Working and Poor -  The Case for Education & Skills
WisKids Count Data Book by County   Fullbook
http://www.wccf.org/projects/wiskids/2003/2003wiskids.htm

*Homeless rates, youth and adult
National Resource Center on Homeless and Mental Illness 
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov/
Homelessness and Substance Abuse PDF
Homelessness and Rural Issues PDF

The Wisconsin USDE 2003-04  Homeless Student Report  PDF
Wisconsin Stats Contact Mary Maronek DPI   mary.maronek@dpi.state.wi.us

Family Risk Factors

Family History of Substance Abuse

Measures and Instruments

Family Risk Factors

Sample: Family History of ATOD

*Adults in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment Programs:  The unduplicated number of adults (18 and older) in state-supported AOD programs, per 1,000 adults (18 and older).

OAS (substance abuse treatment by state)
http://oas.samhsa.gov/states.htm
NSSAT-S Wisconsin 
http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/NewMapv1.htm

Substance abuse prevalence and treatment need

Statewide Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Telephone Survey
Contact: Mike Quirk for Wisconsin Statistics 
quirkma@dhfs.state.wi.us
Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, 608-266-7584.
Substance Abuse Services in Wisconsin 2003   PDF

Children of Substance Abusers / COA  NHSDUH Estimates
Families Affected by FAS FAE 

Children of Alcoholics, Studies, Prevention/Intervention

Wisconsin Family Empowerment Network
http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/fen/  
Children of Alcoholic Wisconsin  PDF

Family Management Problems

Sample: Family Relationships, Attitudes, and Structures

Sample: Parent Child Bonding

*Children Living in Foster Care
Substance Abuse Among Youth in Foster Care
http://www.connectforkids.org/articles/substance_abuse_foster_care
The Need For Treatment for Youth in Foster Care

The Children’s Bureau (Foster Care Statistics)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/tables/index.htm

Youth Runaway Reports

WisKids Count Data Book by County (Status Offenses)
http://www.wccf.org/projects/wiskids/2003/2003wiskids.htm

Child Abuse & Neglect
Family Influence of Substance Abuse Risk

Wisconsin Child Protective Services
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/Children/CPS/pubs/pubINDX.htm   PDF

Family Conflict

Sample: Family Conflict

*Divorce: The rate of divorce (dissolutions and annulments), per 1,000 population.

(Divorce Rates by County in Wisconsin 2003)
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/stats/marriages.htm   PDF

*Domestic Violence Arrests: The rate of domestic violence arrests of partners (including spouses, former spouses, and lovers), per 1,000 adults
Alcohol & Intimate Partner Abuse
Alcohol and Child Abuse

Wisconsin Department of Justice (domestic abuse reports)
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs/OCVS_pages/OCVS_Publications.asp  
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs/documents/DAR/2001%20DAR/countyrpt2001.pdf
Wisconsin Domestic Abuse by County PDF

Favorable Parental Attitudes and Involvement

*Possible indicators: adult alcohol-related arrests; adult property crime arrests; and adult violent crime arrests.

Alcohol Use by Arrestees

FBI Arrests Rates by State & County  (adult and juvenile)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezaucr/
Wisconsin DOJ 
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/

School Risk Factors

Low Commitment to School

Sample: School Domain Measures

Sample: Respondent Attitudes Toward and Participation in School

*Event Dropouts: The percentage of students (grades 9-12) who drop out of school in a single year without completing high school. Status Dropouts: The percentage of adolescents (age 16-19) who have not completed high school and are not enrolled in school, regardless of when they dropped out.

Wisconsin School Performance Report
(drop-out, extra/co-curricular activities) 
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/spr/seardata.html

Average daily attendance, truancy, suspension, and expulsions

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Participation in school supported activities
Youth and Extracurricular Involvement PDF
Youth Athletes and Drug Use PDF

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Early and Persistent Antisocial Behavior

Sample:  Anti-Social Attitudes 
CSAP Core Measure

*Possible indicators: early initiation of cigarette use.

YRBSS: Healthy Youth, Online
(early initiation of cigarette use)
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/SelHealthTopic.asp?Loc=WI

*School disciplinary problems
Delinquent Behaviors and Alcohol Use

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

*Elementary level special education classes
Alcohol and ADHD

Wisconsin Special Education Reports by District
http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/LEAreports/

Academic Failure Beginning in Late Elementary School

Sample: Academic Failure
CSAP Core Measure

*State Reading Tests at Grade 3, other state tests at grade 4, and 8

 WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

*Elementary and mid junior high students that did not advance

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Individual  / Peer Risk Factors

Measures and Instruments

Individual/Peer

Sample: Rebelliousness
CSAP Core Measure

*Reported gang involvement
Gangs, Drugs and Violence PDF

OJJDP (gang survey)
http://www.ncjrs.org/gangs/facts.html 

*Suicide death rates by age; suicide thoughts, planning, and attempts, by gender and grade, vandalism and graffiti damage.

YRBSS: Healthy Youth, Online (suicide related data, school violence)
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/SelHealthTopic.asp?Loc=WI

Wisconsin YRBS ( violence, suicide)                http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dlsea/sspw/yrbsindx.html

Bullying behavior

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Youth not attending school

WisKids Count Data Book by County
http://www.wccf.org/projects/wiskids/2003/2003wiskids.htm

WINS http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp

Friends Who Engage in the Problem Behavior

Sample: Interaction Anti-Social Peers 

CSAP Core Measure

Youth diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases--gonorrhea and syphilis

YRBSS: Healthy Youth, Online  (sexual behavior)
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/SelHealthTopic.asp?Loc=WI 

Report use by friends--alcoholic beverages, other drugs

OAS: NSDUH (friends who use)
http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/nhsda.htm

Youth in treatment

Treatment Episode Data Set 2002 
http://oas.samhsa.gov/dasis.htm#teds2

Youth in Treatment Wisconsin NSSAT-S

Juvenile populations, arrests rates by county

OJJDP  /  NCJRS http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezapop/asp/comparison_selection.asp?selState=1

Favorable Attitudes Toward the Problem Behavior

Possible indicators: attitudes regarding marijuana laws; disapproval of drug use for: binge drinking, cigarettes, cocaine, marijuana; perceived harmfulness of use of: alcohol, binge drinking, cigarettes, cocaine, marijuana.

Monitoring The Future: (social disapproval, perception of harm) MTF 2003
http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/04data.html#2004data-drugs

OAS: NSDUH (perceived harm Wisconsin)
http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/2k3State/drugPerState.htm

Early Initiation of Problem Behavior

Measures and Instruments

Targets by Age

*The rate of adolescents (age 10-14) arrested for vandalism, alcohol-related arrests

FBI Arrests Rates (adult and juvenile) http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/ezaucr/  

Dropouts, retentions, truancy, suspensions

WINNS: Data Analysis (weapon and drug related)
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/sig/index.html

Drank alcohol or  tried marijuana and first sexual intercourse before age 13

YRBSS: Healthy Youth Wisconsin
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/SelHealthTopic.asp?Loc=WI