Statistics
- ICPSR (Coverage Varies)
- Obtain data from research in the social sciences, including census, elections, demographic, public opinion, and related areas.
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less- International Financial Statistics (1948-Present )
- Find financial statistics, e.g., GDP, M2, employment, national reserves, etc, for over 200 countries. Data Provided by the International Monetary Fund.
- SourceOECD (1998-Present )
- Find economic and social data for OECD countries. Research areas reported on by the OECD including energy, transportation, agriculture, and education.
- Statistical Universe (1973/1983-2002)
- Find statistics on popular or scholarly topics. Gather background statistics before starting a research project.
- USA Trade® Online (Coverage Varies)
- Search for U.S. import/export data on specific products and create custom reports.
- World Development Indicators (Coverage Varies)
- Find data on a wide range of topics about individual countries. Compare countries by combining data on a spreadsheet. Find summaries of the condition of individual countries. Locate countries on an electronic map.
Aging and Youth
- Administration on Aging - Statistics on the Aging Population (Varies)
- Find statistics on people 65 and older.
- UNICEF - Monitoring and statistics (Varies)
- Find statistics on children worldwide.
Agriculture
- FAOSTAT (Varies)
- Find data on crops, nutrition, forestry, fisheries worldwide.
- USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Services (Varies)
- Find "Tables at a Glance" or in-depth statistics on agriculture in the United States.
Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (Varies)
- Find in-depth statistics on crime, law enforcement, prisons and jails.
Economy (International)
- Global Development Finance (Coverage Varies)
- Find analysis, commentary and statistics on recent developments in international finance for developing countries.
- IndiaStat.com (Coverage Varies)
- Find statistics about India.
Economy (U.S.)
- Beige Book (1970-)
- Find regional overviews of the US economy as provied by the twelve federal reserve banks.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room (Varies)
- Find statistics on the US economy.
- Federal Reserve Board - Statistics (Varies)
- Find current and historical data on interest rates and money released by the Federal Reserve Board.
- NBER Economic Indicators and Releases
- Find economic data and datasets
- STAT-USA (Coverage Varies)
- Conduct market research and other types of economic analyses from current and historical economic, financial, trade and statistical data produced by the U.S. Government
Finance
- Yahoo Finance (1962- (but varies))
- Find current and historical stock, bond and money market data. Composite data for some industries is also available. Find finacial information such as annual reports and SEC filings for US companies.
General Statistical (U.S.)
- FEDSTATS (Varies)
- Find statistics pages on federal agency sites. Locate general and detailed statistics published by the federal government.
- Historical Statistics of the United States: Millenium Edition (1790-2000)
- Find general (historical to 2000) U.S. Statistics on labor, population, education, etc.
- Social Statistics Briefing Room (Varies)
- Find current statistical summaries of social data in the U.S. as collected and published by federal agencies. These include crime, demography, education, and health.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878 -)
- Find general U.S. Statistics on labor, population, education, etc.
Health
- NCHS FastStats A-Z (Varies)
- Find health statisics for the United States from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
International
- Global Peace Index (current)
- To compare or rank countries according to peacefulness criteria.
Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (Varies)
- Find U.S. statistics on labor and employment.
- International Labour Organization (ILO) (1983-current)
- View and download international labour statistics.
Public Opinion
- Polling the Nations (1986-)
- Find opinion polls data from * US polling organizations e.g., Harris International, The Pew Center * Universities e.g., Rice University, University of Maryland * Newspapers e.g., New York Times, Los Angeles Times * Television news organizations e.g., CBS, NBS, Fox, CNN * International polling organizations e.g., Eurobarometer * Special interest groups e.g., Boy Scouts, AFL-CIO
- Roper Poll (Coverage Varies)
- Search for data from public opinion surveys 1935 - current.