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American Fact Finder/US Census:
American Fact Finder/US Census:
The Census provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data come from several censuses and surveys.
Be sure to check out their library of data reports: https://www.census.gov/library/publications.html
SIPP (US Census Survey of Income & Program Participation): information on the dynamics of income, employment, household composition, and government program participation
Guide to using US Census data in Excel
DATABASE SOURCES:
DATABASE SOURCES:
GHS Databases:
ABC-Clio World Religions Clio View
Compare religions or countries.
Global Issues in Context:
Go to ADVANCED SEARCH, put in your search term(s) and then, below, LIMIT your CONTENT TYPE to STATISTICS
Science in Context:
Go to ADVANCED SEARCH, put in your search term(s) and then, below, LIMIT by STATISTICAL DATA
SIRS Issues Researcher: World Almanac Excerpts (search by country)
GOVERNMENT SOURCES:
GOVERNMENT SOURCES:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Data and Statistics: includes the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and data on American health, diseases, mental health, injury & violence, disability, pregnancy, smoking & tobacco use
Childstats.gov: America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2023, provides updates on 41 key indicators of child and family well-being
Data.Gov: Many datasets on a wide range of topics related to American life
Environmental Protection Agency: Datasets related to the US environment
Federal Reserve: Survey of Consumer Finances
Federal Reserve: Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making
HUD Exchange: (Homelessness data)
Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey Data
NCES High School Longitudinal Survey
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) FastStats
National Center for Science & Engineering Statistics: Measuring America’s Progress in Science, Technology, and Innovation
National Institutes for Mental Health: Statistics
National Vital Statistics Report: provisional birth, death, marriage, and divorce statistics
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center (NMHIC): Mental health and substance abuse
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Banks data
WEB SOURCES:
WEB SOURCES:
CIA World FactBook: countries around the world.
InfoDocket Data-Rich Reports Links: A Curated Collection of Recently Published or Updated Data-Rich Reports Available on the Open Web
Gapminder: global trends and proportions
International Monetary Fund: International economic data and reports
Institute For Social Research: Very specific studies, reports, and datasets on a wide range of US and international topics
Numbeo: Data regarding cost of living, property, and quality of life around the world
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development): A wide range of topics regarding life and economics around the world
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (longitudinal household data): Data from a survey of US households that began in 1968 and continues through 2021
Penn World Tables: a database with information on relative levels of income, output, input and productivity, covering 183 countries between 1950 and 2019
Pew Research Center: data from a wide variety of surveys of people in the US and around the world on a variety of topics related to life, society, culture, and technology
Population Reference Bureau Data Finder: PRB data sheets are ready references of demographic and health indicators by country and region including population projections and key data insights.
Prison Policy Initiative: incarceration rates in the US
Statista.com: Insights and facts across 170 industries and 150+ countries
Statistics in Sports: A list of websites that provide data about different sports
UN Data: International statistics and data from the United Nations
USA Facts: Economy, Crime, Education, Health, Population statistics. Does not provide datasets, only summarizes data but gives you the sources of that information.
The World Bank: Global development data
World Health Organization (WHO): data on global health issues
World Values Survey: data on the values, beliefs, and attitudes that shape societies across the globe.
Zillow Housing Data: data related to home purchasing and rental
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