Business

Crime

Education

Health

International

Labor/Economic

Political

Population/Demographics

Other Numbers & Data

Other Resources General Reference

• FedStats

  Official statistical information available to the public from more than 100 Federal agencies 

• LexisNexis Statistical (on bottom, left hand side of page, click on "statistical")
  Provides access to statistical information from the Federal Government. Also see the LexisNexis list of statistical websites.
• North Carolina State Data Center - also see LINC
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

  Also available in print Ref HA202.A3 2003 (ask at Reference Desk)

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Wilmington Statistics
  Randall Library guide to finding statistics on Wilmington, North Carolina

Also use the Library Catalog to search for other resources on statistics (example: keyword search: "statistics and education")

Business Statistics [back to top]

• Economic Indicators
  Daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
• Statistics of US Business - North Carolina
• STAT-USA (requires password - ask at Reference Desk)

Crime Statistics [back to top]

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Uniform Crime Reports
  Includes the publications: Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.
• Terrorism in the United States
• Criminal Justice Statistics: State World Wide Web (WWW) Sites
  Links to organizations and individual states.
• Criminal Justice Statistics: World Wide Web (WWW) Sites
  Annotated links to national organizations, federal agencies, international, and individual countries sources of information.

Education Statistics [back to top]

• National Center for Education 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. Can also search by Subject Area.
  • Fast Facts
  • Popular NCES Reports
  • Survey/Program Groups: includes
    • Education Assessments
    • Elementary/Secondary Surveys
    • International Comparisons
    • Library Surveys
    • Longitudinal Surveys
    • Postsecondary Surveys
  • Education Finance Statistics Center (EDFIN)
  • Library Statistics Programs
• National Science Foundation
  • SESTAT Integrated Databases
    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

Health Statistics [back to top]

• Centers for Disease Control
  • Data and Statistics
    Links to scientific data, surveillance, health statistics and laboratory information.
  • HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
    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.
  • Mortality and Morbidity Weekly
  • National Prevention Information Network
    • Statistics & Trends
• National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
  Created in 1933 as an association of public health professionals in the United States concerned about vital records and health statistics. NAPHSIS does not distribute ANY health statistics. However, they have a listing of health statistics for individual states and territories.
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Detailed Statistical Tables
  • Fact Sheets
    News releases on a variety of topics that include statistical information.
  • FASTATS
    Index for health statistics by subject.
  • Statistical Tables, Charts, and Graphs
  • Surveys and Data Collection Systems
    NCHS has two major types of data systems: systems based on populations, containing data collected through personal interviews or examinations; and systems based on records, containing data collected from vital and medical records.
• WHOSIS - WHO Statistical Information System
  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 Health Report
  From the World Health Organization, contains basic social indicators and disease statistics.

International Statistics [back to top]

• Foreign Governments: National Statistics Offices
  From the Social Science Library, Pennsylvania State University.
• NationMaster.com
  An easy way to generate statistical lists and country profiles on a variety of criteria. Data comes from the CIA World Factbook.
• OECD in Figures
  Statistical snapshots of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, from economy and industry to development and the environment.
• Statistics Canada
  • Census
    Tabular data from the 1996 Census, including the Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities.
  • Concepts, definitions and methods
  • Other Statistical Web Sites:
    Provides links to Canadian and International Resources.
  • Recommended Publications
• United Nations
  • United Nations Information
    Statistical data for member states.
  • United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
    Database which includes crime statistics, publications, and links to the United Nations agencies and other research organizations and universities.
• World Bank Development Data
  • Country Data
  • Data by Topic
• World Factbook (CIA)

Labor/Economic Statistics [back to top]

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • International Accounts Data
  • International Investment Data
    • Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Capital Inflows
    • Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Income
    • US Direct Investment Abroad: Capital Outflows
    • US Direct Investment Abroad: Income
  • National Accounts Data
    • Industry Wealth Data
  • Overview of the Economy
  • Regional Accounts Data
  • Survey of Current Business
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Monthly Labor Review Online
  • Most Requested Statistics
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Regional Information
• Economic Census
• Foreign Trade Statistics
• Principal Economic Indicators
  Links from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA).
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Political Statistics [back to top]

• US Historical Election Returns
  University of Virginia Library's GEOSTAT dataset with election returns for over 90% of the elections for President, Governor, and United States Representative from 1824-1990; and United States Senator from 1912-1990. Also included are records for approximately two-thirds of the returns for federal and gubernatorial elections from 1788-1823.

Population/Demographic Statistics [back to top]

• National Vital Statistics System
• Census Bureau
  • American Community Survey
  • American FactFinder
  • CenStats
• Native American Population
• Publication Categories
• State Data Centers
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Subjects A to Z
• TIGER®: The Coast to Coast Digital Map Database
• Carolina Population Center
• Association of Population Centers
• Demographic Resources
• Data at a Glance
  From the United Nations Population Division, full-text statistical publications ranging from AIDS to Urban Agglomerations.
• Historical Census Data Browser
  Census data on people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
• Internet Resources of Interest to Demographers
  From the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, the oldest population research center in the country.
• University of Michigan Population Studies Center
• Population Council
• Population Index

Other Numbers & Data (from Robert Niles) [back to top]

• Find the current time for anyplace on Earth, thanks to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
• Worry no more about how many square feet are in an acre, or how many meters are in a mile. Convert most anything to anything else at onlineconversion.com.
• Need a scientific, currency or other financial calculator? Try calculator.com.
• How far is City A from City B? Your answer awaits here.
• Get political, satellite, historical and street maps for anywhere on Earth from National Geographic.
• Find U.S. postal zip codes for any address, or cities for any zip code.
• The basic skinny on every nation on Earth is in the CIA World Factbook
• Or find out what the laws are here in the U.S. by checking out the United States Code
• Track all pending U.S. Congressional legislation through Thomas
• Check this page for links to the web sites of all 50 U.S. state legislatures
• World Almanac and Book of Facts (Almanacs are in the Reference Collection - AY 67.N5 W7 2004 for The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2004)

Other Resources [back to top]

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
  • American Travel Survey
  • National Transportation Atlas
  • National Transportation Data Archive
  • National Transportation Library
    • Browse by Subject
  • National Transportation Statistics
  • Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS)
  • Statistical Handbook of Aviation
• Data and Program Library Service
  University of Wisconsin-Madison Online Data Archive
• ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
  The data holdings cover a broad range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law. ICPSR encourages social scientists in all fields to contribute to and utilize ICPSR's data resources.
• Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
  One of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Includes population and social data resources from the United States and international resources.
• Yahoo: Computers and Internet: Internet: Statistics and Demographics

Last Update: February 17, 2007

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