Finding Data and Statistics
United States:
- Statistical Resources on the Web Excellent index to U.S. statistics, some access to international statistics as well.
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition Online (AC), Selected Historical Census Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Census Browser (UVa) and Statistical Abstract of the United States provides detailed data, each year back to 1878. It is in the stacks at HA202 .U58. It is also available in pdf, and some of the key historic tables have been made available online for download into Excel.
- Current Social Science Research Reports research and data in economics, sociology and health. And the Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data.
- DiversityData.org Indicators of diversity, opportunity, quality of life and health for various racial and ethnic population groups in all U.S. metro areas; and Social Explorer Easy access to demographic data and mapping, some data back to 1940.
- ICPSR abstracts and data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
- CIS Statistical Universe Index to over 100,000 U.S., International, and Intergovernmental statistical publications. Some are also available fulltext. (AC only )
- FEDSTATS Statistics from more than 100 agencies in the United States Federal Government.
- Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Another good interdisciplinary tool for finding data.
Outside the United States:
Historical -- still in paper, but very useful:
International historical statistics: Europe, 1750-2000, Ref HA1107 .M5 2003
International historical statistics: Americas, 1750-2000, Ref HA175 .M55 2003
International historical statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, Ref 1750-2000 HA4675 .M552 2003
Online
- WDI Online Database of World Development Indicators providing international social and economic indicators and statistics (1960-- ) from the World Bank (AC). For other World Bank sources, see Data and Research.
- United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) More than 450 statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics (AC); also United Nations Statistical Division: International Agencies Good entry to the wide range of agencies.
- Demographic and Health Surveys Data on population, health, HIV, female circumcision (FGM), etc. from over 75 countries.
- International Data Base (IDB) Demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. Created bythe Census Bureau's International Programs Center.
- OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the WWW OFFSTATS lists web sites organized by country name, offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official or similar "quotable" sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series.
- Foreign Governments Great source for official government data from around the world.
- POPLINE®(POPulation information onLINE) Reproductive health, fertility, demographics, environmental health, women in development, and HIV/AIDS. Abstracts are included, and many include free fulltext articles.
- International Financial Statistics (IMF): CD ROM at the reference desk (Ref desk HG 2002.I627) Contains time series which summarize balance of payments: trade and reserves, and data on monetary expansion and contraction, government surpluses and deficits, production, prices and interest rates. Most data goes back to 1948 and is updated monthly.
- CIA World Factbook Basic demographic and economic statistics for the countries of the world.
- Davidson Data Center & Network (DDCN) Integrated, fully searchable database on transition and emerging markets. DDCN archives and provides free access to socio-economic micro and macro data on transition economies.
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