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WorldCat WC - Follow steps outlined above to find books, journal titles, and other material not at Wellesley.
United States
County
and City Data Book - (latest
ed. only), or create
datasets from various editions. Basic statistics on states, counties,
cities, and places in the
United States.
Historical
Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.WC National
statistics in various categories.
Social
Statistics Briefing
Room (dates vary) - links to government agencies providing current statistics
on
crime, demography, education and health. Charts link to the actual data.
State
and Metropolitan Area Data Book (latest ed.) -
also Clapp Docs HA 202 A22 (1979+ published irregularly). Summary of statistics
on the social, political, and
economic organization of the states and metropolitan areas of the U.S.
State
of the Cities Data
Systems (dates vary) - population, employment, crime, business data for individual
metropolitan areas, central cities, and suburbs.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States. 2006 only in Excel; online
from 1878.
Basic statistics
for
the
United
States. A great place to start!
Power
tables are comprised of statistics from selected U.S. government sources.
Approximately 20% of the tables can be downloaded into Excel; others
are gif images (which may not be manipulated). Coverage = 1997+.
International
Global Urban Observatory Database - includes human settlements and city profiles. Statistics may be viewed or printed.
Human
Development Report 2005 only. Clapp Docs HD 72 H85 (1991+ ).
Each issue has unique text. Statistics include a Human Development Index, Gender-Related
Development Index, and other demographic and economic data.
Social
Indicators (latest available) - Compiled by the Statistics Division, Department
of
Economic
and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
UN
Common Database WC (1945+) -
450+ statistical series from international data sources. Economic, social,
financial and development topics. Click on "definitions" for a description of
the series (variable). You have several
options for searching:
World Almanac. Clapp Ref AY67.N5 W7 (1923+). A good place to start for basic population, government officials, land area, major cities, etc. For online access to an almanac, try infoplease.com.
World Factbook (latest only). Clapp Ref G 122 .U56a [latest] and Clapp SuDocs PREX 3.15:[year] (1982+). Basic economic, population, labor data, major industries. Includes a nice map and country flags.
World
Development Indicators WC (1960+) - Includes more than 500 time series
indicators for 207 countries plus regional and income groups. Guide to searching the
WDI [from Emory University].
World Development Report. Clapp Docs HC 59.7 W659 (1978+). Produced by the World Bank. Each year has a different theme. Good source of statistics, especially economic.
World
Economic
and Social Survey 1994+.
United States
2000 Census
American
Factfinder - the primary source for data from the 2000 census as well as
thematic and
geographic maps.
1990 Census and earlier - Some 1990 census data is available through American Factfinder. All 1990 census data is available electronically on various CDs; contact me for access. All census data (1790-2000) in print is shelved in Docs HA 201 [year] and Docs HD 7293 A488 [year].
Remember: 100% data comes from the short form that is given to everyone. Sample data files come from the long form that is given to 1 in 6 households. Sample data include more detailed information on education, employment, housing, and income.
United
States Historical
Census Data Browser - covers 1790-1960. No information is available below
the county level; variables differ from Census to Census.
Census
of Population and Housing - historical statistics covering 1790-2000.
What's covered is different for different years. No
place statistics before
1990.
International
Population
and housing census dates - gives dates only (no data from the census) for
national censuses in various countries. Use the link to World
Statistical Agencies to access a country's Census data.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics Labstat - various
statistical series on employment, compensation, and prices.
Economic Time Series page - The core data sets involve U.S. macroeconomic data, but the bulk of the data is employment data by local area -- state, county, MSA, and many cities and towns. You can view the data in ascii delimited text or pdf , but to download data in Excel requires a subscription. You can also view data as charts.
FRED
II from the St. Louis
Federal Reserve. Data include CPI, employment/unemployment, exchange rate,
GDP, interest rates, and PPI.
UN
Common Database WC (1945+) -
450+ statistical series from international data sources. Economic, social,
financial and development topics.
World
Development Indicators WC - Includes more than 500 time series
indicators for 207 countries plus regional and income groups, retrieves and
exports the data in popular spreadsheet formats.
United States
Administration on Aging
- Stats for U.S., states and
counties Social
Security Administration statistics - reports on social security
recipients and the elderly; links to state statistics.International
United States
Current
Industrial Reports [U.S. Census Bureau] - monthly, quarterly, and annual
measures of industrial activity. View reports by
subject or by NAICS
subsector, or
Excel from 2002 onward (annual) and Jan. 2004 onward (monthly). Also has manufacturing
profiles from
1994-1998. U.S.
Economic Census - conducted every 5 years in the areas of mining, utilities,
construction, manufacturing,
wholesale and retail trade, transportation,
agriculture, etc. Available online (1992, 1997, 2002,
), in paper in Clapp Docs HC (various years and call numbers) and on
CD
at Clapp
Docs HA 37.U6 E38 1995 (1992+)*. See LexisNexis Business for financial statistics for individual companies.
United States
Administration
for Children and Families data
and statistics Children's
Defense Fund has national
data and state
data Kids Count - Statistics on
the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children.
Links to
state projects. Note the links to Kids Count census data and Kids Count
County, City, Community level statistics. The Kids Count Data Book is
also available in print, (1994+) at Clapp Docs HQ 792 U5 K53. View profiles
in .html
or download the raw data. Trends in the Well-Being of
America's Children and Youth (2001) - [U.S. Department
of Health
and Human Services]. 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002,
and
2003.
Also
in paper at Clapp SuDocs HE 1.63: [yr] (1996+) U.S.
Census Bureau: Children International
Statistical data (UNICEF) -
Social indicators for women and children. Access by indicator or country.
State of the
World's Children - UNICEF annual report Also
in paper (1985+) at Clapp Docs HQ 792.2 S73. United States
Capital
Punishment Statistics - U.S. statistics on executions and prisoners
on death row. Divisions by state, age and sex, also references to federal
laws on the death
penalty. Paper (1982+) at
Clapp SuDocs J 29.11/3:[yr]. Crime
and Victim Statistics - Summary in chart form. Some are zip files. FBI's Uniform
Crime Reports 1995+. (Crime in the United States) - Circumstances
of crime, victims and offenders by age, sex, and race.
Paper 1940+ at Clapp Docs HV 6787 A3. CD-ROM (1995+)
at Clapp
Docs HV 6787 A3*. Federal
Sentencing Statistics -
Statistics include length of sentence, average length of imprisonment, type
of sentence, mode of conviction (plea or trial), type of crime by mode of
conviction, and listed by state, district, and circuit; FY1995+. NO info
by
race. Hate
Crimes - From the Uniform Crime Reports.1995+. Juvenile Crime -
basic information on juvenile crime and victimzation and on
youth involved in
the juvenile justice system from the National Center for Juvenile
Justice. Juvenile
Crime -
includes info on youth gangs, crime in schools, missing children, and crimes
committed by and against children. Sourcebook
of Criminal Justice
Statistics - latest compiled statistics and
.wk1 format. Paper copies
available TRAC (Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse, at Syracuse University) - comprehensive, independent,
and non-partisan information
about federal
enforcement, staffing, and spending. Some data are free,
the TRACFED database is only available by subscription. For additional data [e.g. cybercrime] visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service's (NJJRS), the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center.
International
Asian
and Pacific Crime - from the Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional
Adminiatrators. Stats on prisoners in Asia, including prisoners by gender.
Covers 1993+. Crime
and Criminal Justice in Europe and North America, 1995-1997 and 1990-1994 International
Crime Victimization Survey.United States
County
and City Data Book (latest ed. only) - also Clapp Docs HA 202 A36
(1949+ published irregularly). Basic statistics on states, counties, cities,
and
places in the
United States. or go here to
download datasets from various editions. USA Counties -
Demographic, economic, and governmental statistics from the Census Bureau.
Can
compare across counties. Vital
Statistics of the United States (1890+ ) - Statistics by age,
race, and place for births (natality), deaths (mortality),
and marriage and divorce. There is about a 7 year lag time between the events
and when the data are published. International
United
Nations World Population
Network (POPIN) - A guide to population information on UN system web sites.
Also links to national
statistical agencies. For detailed statistics on trade, see the class page for International Trade Theory.
United States
Bureau
of Economic Analysis - BEA's
national, regional, and international economic accounts present basic
information on such key issues as U.S. economic growth, regional economic
development, and the Nation's position in the world economy. Economic Statistics
Briefing Room - links to government agencies providing current economic
statistics. Foreign
Trade Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau - trade statistics by commodity
classification, country, and U.S. state. Historical trade balances going back
as
far as 1960. Guide available.International
Balance
of Payments Statistics [IMF]. CD-ROM
mounted on the CD-ROM computer in the Clapp reference room. Print issues
are at Clapp Docs HF 1014 I6 Direction
of Trade Statistics [IMF]. CD-ROM (1948+) mounted
on the CD-ROM computer in the Clapp reference room. Statistics on the value
of imports from and exports to a country's most important trading partners.
Print issues are at Clapp Docs HF 91 I652. Global
Development Finance CD-ROM and Clapp Docs HJ 8899 .W672 1999-2003.
Statistical tables on the external debt of the 138 countries that report
public
and publicly guaranteed debt. The CD-ROM is loaded on the CD-ROM computer
in the Clapp Reference room.
GDF is a database of 219 time series indicators covering the years
1970 to 2001. Government
Finance Statistics [IMF]. CD-ROM (1972+ ) mounted
on the CD-ROM computer in the Clapp reference room. Data include government
financial operations for IMF member
countries; including revenue, expenditure, and financing transactions. Print
issues at Clapp Docs HJ101 .G68 International
Financial Statistics WC - Guide to searching the IFS
Online. National
Accounts Statistics 1970+ -
Tables on input-output, flow-of-funds, production, goods and services,
outlay, and capital finance accounts. Trade
Statistics [WTO] - country profiles and time series. UNCTAD
Handbook of Statistics some back to 1950. (U.
N. Conference on Trade and
Development) - Comprehensive collection of
statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade, investment and
development." Includes data on imports, exports, financial flows, and debt. UNCTAD Trade
and Development Report online=2005 print=1981+ Clapp Docs U.N. Sales IID.United States
Encyclopedia
of ED Stats -
brings together data from several NCES (National Center for Education Statistics)
sources. Search 1 publication or several. Searchable by clicking through
tables of contents, subject area, and through full text and table title.
The Encyclopedia
includes the following
publications:
National Education
Data Resource Center - includes student aid, finances, and institution characteristics. National Center for Education Statistics -
choose "Quick Tables & Figures" to build your own tables.International
Global Education Database
(GED) from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Select a single
indicator for multiple years and multiple countries or access multiple
indicators for one country. OECD Education
at a Glance -who participates in education, what is spent on it, how
education systems operate, and the results achieved. Indicators range from
comparisons of student performance in key subject areas to the impact of
education on earnings and adults’ chances of employment. Other years
also available. World
Education
Forum - UNESCO. Regional, sub-regional, and country reports. Statistics
embedded in the report. World Education
Indicators - UNESCO. Data back to 1970 for some countries. United States
Agricultural Statistics -
1994+. Latest edition in Ref HD 1751 A43; earlier editions in Clapp HD 1751
A43 (1936+
). Energy
Prices and Trends - from the U.S. Dept.of Energy. Energy data and prices
including consumption, energy use, state and international information. National Agricultural Statistics
Service - statistics on crops, statistics by state. International
Earth
Trends - an initiative of
the World Resources Institute. Work through menus to select variables. Also
view country profiles and maps. International
Energy Agency selected
statistics. World
Resources
Institute - Facts and figures and environmental data tables. Also in paper
as World Resources: A Guide to the Global Environment at Clapp Docs HC
10
W827 (1986+). United States
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality Data
and Surveys. CDC
Wonder - Incredibly detailed data sets for deaths caused by injuries,
mortality, natality from the Center for Disease Control. Data to the state
level. Easy to use. Click on anonymous user. National
Center for Health Statistics -
A good place to start. Note Fastats, an alphabetical
list by topic or state leading to brief reports and the links under Tabulated
State Data. Survey
files can be downloaded into SAS. State
health facts [Kaiser Family Foundation] - includes medicare coverage;
asthma, diabetes, and dental visits; minority health; and women's health.
Can be downloaded as raw data files.International
Cancer Statistics
[ International Agency for Research on Cancer] - statistics by country,
sex, and type of cancer. Demographic and Health Surveys "information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival,
HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health".
Choose by country or by dataset. Years covered vary. You must apply for
a download account before you can download datasets; however, tables created
using StatCompiler can be converted to Excel. Health
in the
Americas - from the Pan American Health Organization. View or download
detailed country profiles HNPStats (Health,
Nutrition, and Population, from the World Bank) - country data sheets showing
summary indicators for health status, health determinants, and health finance. WHO Statistical Information System -
Health and health-related statistical information from the World Health
Organization Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy. Statistics on
AIDS, disease, mortality, etc. Links to a variety of sub-databases. World
Health Statistics Annual 2006,
2005 -
print = Docs W.H.O.(1955+ )United States
Census Bureau
Housing Topics including historical tables from the 1940 Census of
Housing. Tables in text format. U.S.
Housing Market Conditions - 1994+ . Also in paper
at Clapp SuDocs HH 1.120/2: (1993-1999)See also the page for Pol2 383: The Politics of Migration
United States
Historical
Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States:
1850-1990. Updates and expands info on the foreign-born population published
in 1975 in Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to
1970. (Clapp Ref and Clapp Docs HA 202 B87). Statistical
Yearbook of Immigration. Online.
1996 = 1 zipped file or 13 pdf files ;
links to tables in Excel. 1997 and 1998 =
1 pdf file for entire document. 1999- available in sections. With 2002 issue,
re-titled to Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. Also in paper at Clapp
SuDocs J 21.2/10:[yr] (1978-). Office of Immigration
Statistics [part of Dept. of Homeland Security, formerly
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service] - Statistics on inspections,
removals, and detainees, as
well as state estimates of the U.S. illegal alien resident and foreign-born
populations. International
International
Labour Migration Database [ILO] - Search by country
or table;
statistics from 1986+. Statistics may be viewed or printed. Refugees -
statistics on refugees and asylum applications from the UN High Commission
for
Refugees. United States
Poverty -
from the U.S. Census Bureau. Definition, thresholds and guidelines, and poverty
data. Some as text tables. State
Income - from the
Center on Budget and and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute. Uses
Census data to measure pre-tax changes in real incomes among high, middle,
and
low income families in each of the fifty states. State/County
Poverty Levels (from the U.S. Census Bureau) - Choose a year,
state, and statistic.International
PovertyNet - data on poverty worldwide from the World Bank. United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics-
Covers employment and unemployment, earnings, employment cost index, consumer
prices,
producer prices, productivity, collective bargaining, and union membership. Current labor
statistics - From the Monthly Labor Review
Online 1989+. Paper copies of Monthly Labor Review are at Clapp
Docs HD 8051 A78 1915-. The
Datazone - national, state,
and regional data from the Economic Policy Institute. Federal
Employment Statistics [U.S.
Office of Personnel Management] - Data from 1997+. Distributions by pay
plan, grade, step, salary,
and
geographic area; payroll costs and occupations. Labor Force
Statistics (Census Bureau) - The Census Bureau also reports on those working at
home. Women's
Bureau - within
the Labor Department. Data on earnings and women's earnings as a percentage
of
men's. International
A
Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: United States, Europe,
and
Asia. U.S.
Dept. of Labor Foreign Labor Statistics -
developed countries only. LABORSTA -
view and extract data from the International Labour Organisation Bureau of
Statistics. United States
Religious
Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000.
Clapp Ref BL2525 .R4689 2002. Covers 149 religious bodies, including Muslims.
Date reported by region, state, and county. The study is conducted every
10
years (at the time of the U.S. Census) by the Glenmary Research Center. A CD-ROM
is included with the book. Key
findings and
well as rankings not available in
the book are online.International
adherents.com - published
membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200
religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes,
cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. Search for Religion by Location
or Religion by
Name. Statistics in table form with sources noted.United States
A
Nation Online [ U.S. Department of Commerce] - examines the use of computers,
the Internet, and other information technology tools by the American people.International
Global
Information Technology Report [from the Center for International Development
at Harvardand the World Economic Forum]. 2001-2002, 2002-2003
and 2003-2004, 2004-2005
and 2005-2006. International
Telecommunication Union - 1997+United States
TranStats -
One-stop source for transportation data from the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics. International
Annual
Bulletin of Transport Statistics for Europe and North America.
2005 and
2004. Clapp Docs UN Sales IIE 1995+ North
American TransBorder Statistics 1993+ [U.S. Bureau of Transportation
Statistics] - statistics on incoming border crossing/entry data for vehicles,
containers, passengers, and pedestrians. Also freight flow data by commodity
type and by surface mode of transportation (rail, truck, pipeline, or mail)
for U.S. exports to and imports from Canada and Mexico. Look at the corresponding
documentation files for how to interpret the data.United States
Women's
Statistics News Releases from the U.S. Census Bureau.- The news release
links to the tables.International
GenderStats from
the World Bank. Choose a country or a region, then choose a theme. Gender Statistics
Database [UN Economic Commission for Europe] - common gender indicators
for the ECE region. Data series are presented by country, year, and by social
and
demographic breakdowns. Choose indicator, country, and year through menu
choices. Data goes back to 1980, but is not available yearly. Selected
tables online 1995, 2004 and
2005 (look
at the statistics within chapters.For topics not mentioned here, please see the University of Michigan's Statistics page.
Also refer to basic data and topics above.
Millenium Country
Profiles - 48 social and economic indicators from the period 1990+. Compiled
as a result of the UN Millenium Declaration.
PopNet from the Population
Reference Bureau. Includes info such as a country profile, education,
environment, gender, health, income, migration, and policy compiled from various
international sources. Data in a variety of formats, including Excel, depending
on which sub-database you choose.
Source
OECD Statistics WC - data from over 25 OECD statistical
databases. Varied topics.
UN
Common Database WC (UN STATS) -
450+ statistical series from international data sources. Economic, social,
financial and development topics. Click on "definitions" for
a description of the series (variable).
World
Development Indicators WC (1960+) - Includes more than 500 time series
indicators for 207 countries plus regional and income groups. Guide to searching the
WDI [from Emory University].
Africa - see Clapp Docs UN Sales IIK
Selected
Statistics on African Countries 2006 [AfDB]Asia - see Clapp Docs UN Sales IIF
Economic
and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific online=2005; print=1975+
)
Statistics online from
the Asian Development Bank. Country
Economic reviews (somewhat dated), Poverty
and Development Indicators, Database
and Development Indicators. Asia
Pacific in Figures - 57 countries or areas. Europe - see Docs UN Sales IIE
Economic
Survey of Europe online = 1998+; print = 1947+ also word
Trends in Europe
and North America: the Statistical Yearbook of the Economic Commission
for Europe.
online =2003; print=1995+. Eurostat
Yearbook 2005.
Clapp Docs E.C. (1984+ ). Compares the people, land,
environment, national income and expenditure, of the European countries. Eurostat [Statistical
Office of the European Communities]Latin America - see Clapp Docs UN Sales IIG
Statistical
publications from the Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean. (latest only) North America
Statistics
Canada - latest statistics on a variety of topics. Western Asia - see Docs UN Sales IIL
Statistical Abstract
of the ESCWA Region 2005. (Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia) (1974+)
U.S. Census Bureau's links to foreign statistical agencies.
University of Michigan Documents Center foreign government statistics.
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