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Finding
Statistics
Subject Guide to Online Resources
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Many
statistical sources will be found in the library and location
and call numbers can be obtained by using a keyword search
in Voyager,
the Library's online catalog. Use the word statistics with
your general topic word, as in:
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+women
+statistics
+firearms +statistics
+education +statistics |
+accidents
+statistics
+teens +statistics
+drugs +statistics |
+prisons
+statistics
+crime +statistics
+health +statistics |
This guide is
intended to assist you in finding supportive statistics online. In
the past few years the amount of information available online has
greatly increased, and most current federal information can now be
found on the internet. The Federal Government gathers many kinds of
statistics divided by the nation or by states. The Census Bureau similarly
gathers statistics and breaks them down further into a county and
city level. Some sites gather many focused statistics relating to
a particular topic or ethnic group. The links to statistical websites
are divided into the subject categories below:
General
Websites
Data on the Net (Social Sciences): http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/
From SSDC, University
of California, San Diego. Search or browse our listing of 361 Internet
sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs,
data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.
Fedstats:
http://www.fedstats.gov/
A clearinghouse
for statistics from over 100 Federal Agencies. Great searching options,
easy to use.
Internet
Statistics: http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Statistics_and_Demographics/
Links about
and statistics of Internet usage.
State and
Metropolitan Area Data Book: http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
Uncle Sam's
Reference Shelf, Online Version. Includes statistics on social and
economic conditions in the United States at the State and metropolitan
area levels.
Statistical Abstract of the United States: http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Best
collection of statistics compiled by the Census Bureau. Use index
to locate appropriate tables. Look at the bottom of the table for
who gathered the statistics for further exploration.
Statistical
Resources on the Web: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
University of
Machigan Documents Center subject guide to statistical resources
online.
Agriculture
Agricultural
Morning Call Report (STA Research): http://www.agribiz.com/merchdiz/stacall.html
Opening calls, market statistics, cash markets, weather outlook,
weekly schedule of events, "bulls versus bears" section,
support and resistance levels.
Agricultural Statistics: http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm
Access the 1997, 1995-96, and the 1994 documents. Locate statistical
charts, and tables about topics such as agricultural production,
supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Some files
are in Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Business
County Business
Patterns:
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Access
the 1993 and 1994 economic profiles.
Minority-Owned
Business:
http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Includes black-owned, hispanic-owned, and women-owned enterprises.
Stat-USA: http://www.stat-usa.gov/
One-stop internet browsing for business, trade and economic information.
California
California
Statistics on the Web: http://www.csuchico.edu/library/gov/calstats.htm
Links to Major Gateways & Multi-Topic (California), Agriculture,
Air Quality, Business/Economics, Climate, Crime Demographics, (Historical
Census Data), Education, Elections/Voting, Energy, Fire, Health,
Immigration, Labor/Employment, and Transportation. Provided by CSU
Chico.
Crime
& Justice
Bureau
of Justice Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Bureau of Justice
Statistics site.
College
and University Campus Crime Statistics: http://www.securityoncampus.org/crimestats/index.html
U.S. Department
of Education and FBI campus crime data.
Courts
and Sentencing Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/stssent.htm
Bureau of Justice
Statistics site.
The National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD): http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
NACJD preserves
and distributes computerized crime and justice data from Federal agencies,
state agencies, and investigator initiated research projects to users
for secondary statistical analysis.
Sourcebook
of Criminal Justice Statistics Online: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/index.html
Online version
of printed sourcebook about criminal justice in the United States
brought together from over 100 sources.
Uniform
Crime Reports: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation site for crime statistics.
Demographics
American Community
Survey: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
The American Community Survey is a new nationwide survey designed
to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing.
American FactFinder:
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Source for population,
housing, economic and geographic data.
American Indian
and Alaska Native Populations: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/indian.html
From U.S. Census
Bureau.
Asian and Pacific
Islander Populations in the U.S.: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
From U.S. Census
Bureau, reports on the Asian and Pacific Islander populations in the
United States containing population, family, and economic characteristics
.
Black Population
in the United States: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html
From U.S. Census
Bureau, reports on the Black population in the United States containing
population, family, and economic characteristics .
Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
Gateway to Census
sites.
Current
Population Survey:
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm
Access the basic monthly survey, data, history and concepts, supplements,
punlications, methodology and documentation, and related surveys.
Also available is the Annual Demographic Survey.
Hispanic Population
in the United States: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic.html
From
U.S. Census Bureau, reports on the Hispanic population in the United
States containing population, family, and economic characteristics.
National
Vital Statistics System:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
The Nation's official vital statistics: births,
deaths, marriages and divorces.
Population
Division: http://www.census.gov/population/www/
Locate
population estimates and projections, social and demographic characteristics,
and detailed 1990 census data.
Statistical Abstract of the United States:
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Best
collection of statistics compiled by the Census Bureau. Use index
to locate appropriate tables. Look at the bottom of the table for
who gathered the statistics for further exploration.
Subjects A to Z: http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html
U.S. Census Bureau subject directory.
TIGER®: The Coast to Coast Digital Map Database:
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
TIGER=Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
system. Census Bureau maps.
Voting & Registration: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
U.S. census compilation of voting and registration statistics including
retrospective stats.
Women's Statistics
News Releases: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/women.html
Collection of statistical tables relating to women from the U.S.
Census. Subjects covered include fertitlity, education, and work
related issues.
Economics
Bureau of
Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.doc.gov/
Access national (e.g. NIPA, gross product by industry), international
(e.g. balance of payments, exports and imports), and regional (e.g.
state personal and per capita income) data.
Conference Board's Business Cycle Indicators: http://www.tcb-indicators.org/
Locate Leading Economic Indicators and related indexes, business
cycle indicators, and the Index of Consumer
Confidence (current and historical).
Construction Statistics: http://www.census.gov/const/www/index.html
Building Permits (C-40), Housing Starts (C-20), Housing Completions
(C-22), New Home Sales (C-25), Value of Construction Put in Place
(C-30), Expenditures for Residential Improvements (C-50). Also available
is the Census of Construction Industries.
Consumer Price Indexes: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Current Industrial Reports: http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Timely data on the production, inventories, and orders for 4,400
products. The various data include monthly, quarterly, annual, and
biennial reports.
Economic Census Report: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
From the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic Indicators: http://www.economicindicators.gov/
Daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economic
Report of the President: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/index.html
Reports from 1995 forward available through GPO Access.
Economic Time Series Page: http://www.economagic.com/
Access over 100,000 time series data from the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve, Bureau of the Census, and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Also access data from the Bank of Canada and trade
associations. You can modify series data and run regressions on-line.
Governments Division: http://www.census.gov/govs/www/
Access financial data for the largest 50 cities and counties, state
finance data by state, and government finance estimates, by type
of government and by state.
Housing and Household Economic Statistics: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/
Access data on housing starts and household data such as income
and poverty, labor force, small area income and poverty estimates.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): http://www.nber.org/data_index.html
Data on industry, trade, labor, etc.
Stat-USA: http://www.stat-usa.gov/
One-stop internet browsing for business, trade and economic information.
Education
Early Childhood
Longitudinal Studies: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SurveyGroups.asp?Group=3
Provided by NCES.
Education Finance Statistics Center (EDFIN): http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/
From NCES.
Encyclopedia of ED Stats: http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
Education Statistics at a Glance brings together data from several
NCES sources including: The Condition of Education, The Digest of
Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics.
Fast Facts: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/
From NCES.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities 1976-1994: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/96902.pdf
From NCES.
Library Statistics Programs: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/
Statistics from NCES on various types of libraries.
National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/
NCES is the primary federal entity for gathering education statistics
in the U.S. and other countries.
NCES Survey/Program Areas: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/
Includes: Education Assessments, Elementary/Secondary Surveys, International
Comparisons,
Library Surveys, Longitudinal Surveys, Postsecondary Surveys.
Popular NCES Reports: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/majorpub.asp
Quickly find NCES statistical publications.
Postsecondary Longitudinal Studies: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/SurveyGroups.asp?Group=2
Provided by NCES.
Science, Social Science & Engineering Resources: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm
Research & development, science and engineering educational
statistics provided by the National Science Foundation, Division
of Science Resources Statistics.
SESTAT Integrated Databases: http://srsstats.sbe.nsf.gov/
Contain records on over 100,000 college graduates with an education
and/or occupation in a natural science, social science or engineering
field and represents about 12 million scientists and engineers in
the United States.
U.S. Department of Education: Research and Statistics: http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/landing.jhtml?src=sm
The Department houses and supports organizations that provide research,
evaluation, and statistics for Education.
Energy
Energy Information
Administration:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Reports include the Short-Term Energy Outlook, International Petroleum
Statistics Report, press releases, Annual Energy Outlook, data covering the topics of petroleum, natural gas,
coal, nuclear, renewable, electricity, international, multi-fuel, end-use consumption, and financial information.
Health
Centers
for Disease Control & Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/
Data and Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm
Links to scientific data, surveillance, health statistics and laboratory
information from the CDC.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm
Contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV
case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical
area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital
status, and case definition category. From the CDC.
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Discusses current outbreaks and health trends.
National
Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
Includes detailed statistical tables, fact sheets, FASTATS: iIndex
for health statistics by subject.
National Prevention Information Network-
Statistics & Trends: http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/stats/index.asp
International
Canada
Statistics: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
Canadian government site
with a wide range of statistics, including socio-economic data,
environmental statistics, and government information.
CIA World Factbook:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Information on social and economic conditions, key leaders and diplomatic
offices by country.
Criminal
Justice Statistical Resources: http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~wcjlen/WCJ/mainpages/cjlinks.htm
Annotated statistics from the World Criminal Justice Library Network
(WCJLN).
FAOSTAT Statistics
Database: http://apps.fao.org/default.jsp
"FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database currently
containing over 1 million time-series records covering international
statistics" in areas such as production and trade.
Food and Agricultural Organization: http://www.fao.org/
Access data on topics such as agriculture, economics, fisheries,
forestry, and sustainable development.
Foreign Trade Statistics: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
From U.S. Census Bureau.
International
Business Statistics: http://www.rh.edu/dept/library/subject/intfin.htm
Excellent guide
to sites for international business statistics from Rensselaer at
Hartford.
International
Crime Statistics: http://www.interpol.int/Public/Statistics/ICS/default.asp
From Interpol.
Statistical
Agencies (International): http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
List of agencies
by country. Prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau.
United Nations
Development Programme: http://www.undp.org/dpa/publications/index.html
From the United Nations Population Division, full-text statistical
publications ranging from AIDS to Urban Agglomerations.
United
Nations Surveys on Crime Trends: http://www.uncjin.org/Statistics/WCTS/wcts.html
United Nations
Surveys on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems.
WHOSIS -
WHO Statistical Information System: http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm
Epidemiological and statistical information available from a variety
of sources. Most World Health Organization technical programs make
statistical information available and links are provided.
World
Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wfcj.htm
From the Bureau
of Justice Statistics this factbook provides narrative descriptions
of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world.
World Health
Report: http://www.who.int/whr/en/
From the World Health Organization, contains basic social indicators
and disease statistics.
World's Women
2000--Trends and Statistics: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/ww2000/
Online book from the UN's Department
of Economic and Social Affairs.
Labor
Bureau of
Labor Statistics (LABSTAT):
http://www.bls.gov/
Access statistical time series covering such topics as the consumer
price indexes (all urban consumers), employee cost index, and local
area unemployment statistics.
Monthly Labor Review Online: http://stats.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
Most Requested Statistics - BLS: http://www.bls.gov/data/top20.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Trade
Foreign
Trade Statistics:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
U.S. trade statistics provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports and Exports (SIC Code), 1958-1994 (NBER): http://www.nber.org/data_index.html
Data
provided by 4-digit SIC number, year, CIF (cost including freight)
import value, and industry shipments.
North American Industry Classification System:
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide
new comparability in statistics about business activity across North
America.
Stat-USA: http://www.stat-usa.gov/
One-stop internet browsing for business, trade and economic information.
Transportation
Aviation Safety
Network Statistics: http://www.aviation-safety.net/statistics/
Accident statistics, rankings, aircraft model statistics, geographical
statistics and maps.
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics: http://www.bts.gov/
Documents such as the National Transportation Statistics, Transportation
Statistics Annual Report, the Commodity Flow Survey, full-text transportation
research and planning information in the SMART Library, and statistics
from the Office of Airline Information.
Car-Accidents.com
Statistics: http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html
Statistics for killed and injured in the United States, use of restraints,
alcohol-related crashes, and statistics by state.
National Transportation
Data Archive: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/
The intermodal transportation database.
Statistical
Handbook of Aviation: http://www.bts.gov/oai/index.html
Airline information.
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Compiled 4/2004 by P. Nielson
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