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Ready Reference: Statistics & Data
| Statistics & Data |
| American
FactFinder (US Census Bureau) "Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data." |
| U.S.
Census |
| Census
Bureau 1990 Database Search Access 1990 Census Summary Tape Files 1(100% count - basic demographic variables) and 3 (Sample count - all socioeconomic and demographic variables) |
| Census
Bureau Map Gallery Maps to view, download, and purchase (inexpensive). |
| Census
Bureau Population Clocks Accurate counts of US and World population. Dynamic Version (NetScape only) provides rapid updates. Java Version provides true real-time updates. |
| BP
Statistical Review of World Energy World-wide statistics on oil, gas, coal, nuclear energy, hydroelectricity: Reserves, consumption, trade, etc. |
| CIA
Handbook of International Economic Stats |
| Criminal
Offenders Statistics How many go to prison? What for? How many come back? How many crimes involve guns? Drugs? Statistics from the Justice Department track the war on crime. |
| CyberAtlas Internet statistics and market research for web marketers. |
| Demography
& Population Studies "This document keeps track of leading information facilities of value and/or significance to researchers in the field of Demography." |
| The
Dismal Scientist "Your guide to regional economic data on the web." |
| Economic
Statistics The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Gross State Product (GSP), national personal income figures, and more. |
| Economic
Information Systems "On this site we offer free analysis of economic conditions and trends for the nation, all 50 states, and 60 metro areas- with data and charts that may be downloaded for use in your own applications and reports." Two page summaries are avialable for free; detailed reports require purchase. |
| EconData.Net "Your guide to regional economic data on the web." |
| Encyclopedia
of Educational Statistics "Encyclopedia of ED Stats brings together data from several sources published by NCES including: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics. You will be able to find information in these compendiums by searching documents through their table of contents, by subject area, and through full text and table title word searches." |
| Regional
Economic Conditions, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation "Using RECON, anyone with internet access is able to drill down to any state, MSA, or county to view standard graphs, tables, and maps depicting economic conditions and how they have changed over time. RECON contains a 'shopping cart' feature that allows the user to assemble charts and tables of interest and then print them together at the end of their session." |
| FedStats Statistics from over 70 government agencies. Many agencies provide statistical reports in the form of downloadable .PDF files only. |
| Health
Statistics from the CDC The Centers for Disease Control presents a massive statistical study of the health of Americans. Categories include overweight, diseases, births and deaths. Data is presented in easy-to-read tables. |
| International
Statistics: OFFSTATS "OFFSTATS lists web sites 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." From University of Auckland Library, New Zealand. |
| Justice
(Crime) Statistics From the Bureau of Justice -- crimes and victims, drugs and crime, firearms and crime, law enforcement, corrections, more. |
| Labor
Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the home of the CPI - Consumer Price Index. Also stats on employment, labor force, job injuries, and many more workforce-related items. |
| National
Atlas of the United States |
| National
Center for Educational Statistics "NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations." |
|
Population
Lookup |
| Population
Index "Published since 1935...it presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 44,299 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-1999." |
| Price's
List of Lists Looking for numbers? This site has them, from Business Week to NASA to NIH to the US Census. |
| The
U.S. Public Debt to the Penny How much do we owe right now? Additional links to historical information. |
| StateLine.Org |
| State
& County QuickFacts "Quick & easy access to facts about people, business, and geography." from the United States Census Bureau. Includes Year 2000 Census Data. |
| State Fact Sheets |
| State
of the Cities 2000 "The SOCDS provides data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs." |
| Statistical
Abstract of the United States Online version of this excellent print statistical reference; from the United States Census Bureau. |
| Texas
Department of Economic Development: Community Profiles "The information provided in the Texas Community Profiles is maintained by the designated community contact in each city." |
| Texas
State Data Center At Texas A&M University |
| Transportation
Statistics The Bureau of Transportation Statistics provides stats on aviation, fatal accidents, international travel, and highway statistics archives for 1994 and 1995. |
| University
of Michigan Document Center Links to every government agency that publishes statistics. |
| Whitehouse
Statistics Briefing Room Current statistics gathered from all federal sources. Topics include Health, Education, Crime, Prices, Money, Credit, and Interest Rates, Transportation, International Statistics, Employment, Unemployment, and Earnings, Income, Expenditures, and Wealth, Output, Production, Sales, Orders and Inventories. |
| Statistical
Sources on the Web |
| United
States Historical Census Data Browser |
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