Welcome to WYSAC
The Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC) provides customized research services on a wide range of policy issues to a variety of public and private clients. With a commitment to scientific objectivity, our expertise includes:
- Criminal justice research
- Database programming
- Educational policy
- Environmental policy
- Evaluation research
- Opinion polls and surveys
- Public health studies
Based at the University of Wyoming in Laramie since 1972, our service area now extends to the entire state and throughout the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Some projects are national in scope. WYSAC researchers are organized into four internal departments, each with its own particular set of skills and knowledge for applied policy research.
For more information about us, please browse the Quick Links on the right and/or the pull-down menu tabs across the top (beneath the WYSAC logo). For a keyword search, use the tool at the upper right. To comment on our website, use the feedback link at the lower right.
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Of Current Interest
Wyoming Alcohol Use Issues Survey, 2011 |
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A phone survey to collect state-wide and county level data on a wide range of alcohol use related issues. Over 4600 surveys were completed. Read More...
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Tobacco Prevention & Control Evaluation Website |
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WYSAC has completed a new tobacco website. The site allows users to interactively graph data, view county-level data maps, create personalized graphs and fact sheets, and view reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets related to tobacco in Wyoming. Read More...
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Cost of Substance Abuse in Wyoming |
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WYSAC recently completed a comprehensive assessment of the economic costs of substance abuse in Wyoming in 2010. Adopting a Cost of Illness (COI) approach, WYSAC researchers produced estimates of the financial burden of alcohol, illicit drug, and prescription drug abuse and tobacco use in Wyoming. Read More...
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Health Surveys for Wyoming and the Region |
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Partnership across WYSAC's subunits is providing health policymakers in Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota with comprehensive information to guide their decisions. Read More...
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Customer Satisfaction with WYDOT |
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WYSAC has completed the fourth biennial survey assessing the satisfaction of Wyoming residents with the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Read More...
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