Statistical Resources

Agriculture| Business/Economic/Trade | Census | Climate | Crime | Demographics | Education | Election | Health | Labor| Immigration| Transportation | International Statistics | Major Data Site

• Census (U.S. and Virginia)
• County and City Data Book: 1988, 1994 
• Data FERRET: A major Federal Data Extraction tool developed by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Envirofacts (EPA) : A major data center for U.S. Environmental Data.
• Fedstats: One-stop shopping federal statistics. 
• Historic Census Information 1790-1970 (via Univ. of VA)
• Social Security Administration: Data on old-age, survivors, and Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Security Income programs.
• Small Geographic Areas Statistics: Census of Governtment, Climate, and other Environment Data for Counites, Cities, Census Tracts, School Districts and Congressional Districts.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• U.S. Census Bureau Data Access Tools: Access American Factfinder , Census 2000 data, CenStat, MapStats, and Tiger Maps
• Virginia Statistics (via Univ. of VA): Statistics for Virginia and U.S.
• Vital Statistics of the United States
• Washington Metropolitan Region: Population & Ethnicity, Business related statistics.
• White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR)
• White House Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR)
• World Fact Book

Agriculture

• Agricultural Statistics
• Agricultural Outlook
• Census of Agriculture: 87, 92, 97
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• USDA Economics and Statistics System (via Cornell Univ.)

Business/Economics/Trade

• Bureau of Economic Analysis 
• Current Industrial Reports
• Consumer Price Index
• County Business Patterns: 1977-95 
• County and City Data Book: 1988, 1994
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report (1987-1996)
• Economic Census: 1992, 1997
• Economic Indicators
• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
• Foreign Trade Data (via International Trade Administration)
  Export data by the U.S. State level.  See also MISER (via U. of Mass.)
• MISER (Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research)
  A good source specifically for data for the U.S. Exports by State. 
• REIS-Regional Economic Information System: 1969-1997
• STAT-USA
  Access NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) and other international trade statistical data (limited to GMU staff and students only, See librarians if you need password).
• Tariff and Trade Dataweb (via U.S. International Trade Commission)
• U.S. Import/Exports History: 1993-1997 
• U.S. Import/Exports History: 1989-1996 
• USA Counties, 1998

Climate

• Monthly Climatic Data
  Access to Monthly Climatic Data for World, Storm data, and local data (limited access--contact a reference librarian).

• Bureau of Justice Statistics Publications(BJS) 
• Crime in the United States: 95-97
• Criminal Justice Data
• Crime Statistics (via Michigan State Univ.): Access to data for State and college & university crime.
• Hate Crime Statistics
• Historical Crime Statistics Link Guide: Links to on the National Statistics and International Crime Statistics Page.
• Source Book of Criminal Statistics Online
• Uniform Crime Reports (FBI)
  
  

Demographics

• American FactFinder
  Provides quick retrieval of data from the Census Bureau's Decennial Census of Population and Housing, American Community Survey, and
  Economic Census.    See also U.S. Census Bureau.
• Census LookUp (1990)
  Summary Tape File 1A, 1C, 1D, 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D data for the
  nation, states, counties and places. Links also to U.S. Gazetteer.
• Census 2000 Quick Links (via UC, San Diego)
• Current Population Statistics
• Public Use Microdata Series (PUMS): Contains 25 samples of the U.S. Census from 1850 and 1990.
• Population Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race (1990-1994)
• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1997-1998.
• U.S.A Counties
• UW Center for Demography
  A FTP site for demography and ecology data including 1970 STF file, 1980 PUMS, and SAS export files for Census 2000 Redistricting Data. 
• 1970 Census 5th Count (Zipcode level) Tabulation Data (via UC-Berkeley)
  
  

Education

• Education Statistics (U.S. National Center for Education Statistics)
  Access to Condition of Education, Digest of Education Statistics and Projections of Education Statistics. 
• School District Data Book: 1989-90
• U.S. National Center for Education Statistics

Election (Voting) Data

• The Road to American Democracy, 1984-1990
  Includes every election at State level, along with party registration and other political variables in each state for the 170,000 precincts in nationwide.

Health

• Data & Statistics (via Center for Disease Control)
• Community Heath Profile (via U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Resources):  Health data by county level.
• Health Statistics (via the University of Michigan Document Center)
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Links to Vital Statistics of the U.S.
• World Health Statistics Annual (WHO)

Labor and Employment

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  Links to publications including Handbook of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review, and  Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Equal Employment Opportunity File
• Earnings by Occupation and Education
• Occupational Employment Statistics
• O*Net Online (Occupational Information Network)

Immigration

• Immigration and Nationalization Statistics (INS)

Transportation

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS):TRIS online, FAA Statistics, and Journal of Transportation & Statistics, etc.
• National Transportation Statistics  
• Transportation Annual Survey

International Statistics

• Canadian Statistics
• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• InfoNation: Access to statistical data for the member states of the UN.
• U.S. Census International Programs Center
• UN Statistical Yearbook
• World Bank
• World Factbook

Major Data Sites

• Data on the Net (via Univ. of California-San Diego)
• Direct Access to Numeric Data on the Net (via Yale University)
• Government Information Sharing Project (via Oregon State Libraries): Provides access to data for 1990 population and housing census, USA Counties and more.
• Internet Crossroad in the Social Sciences (Univ. Wisconsin)
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR):
Access to the largest archives of computerized social science data. Membership-only (See librarians for password)
• Population Studies Center (via Univ. of Pennsylvania)
• Social Science Data Center (via University of Virginia)
• Social Science and Government Data Library (via Univ. of California-Berkeley)
• StatLib (via Carnegie Mellon)
• University of Michigan Document Center: Provides comprehensive statistical sites for numerous topics.

Also, please contact GMU's Statistical Research Service Center for further consultation regarding ICPSR data retrieval and assistance on your statistical research.

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