REFERENCE SHELF: Statistical Sources
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American FactFinder (US Govt)
Data from the United States Census, the American Community Survey and Census Population Estimates Program about households, education, income, homeownership, business, and more.[Full Description] http://factfinder.census.gov/ Business & Industry Thematic Maps Reference Maps (boundaries) Social Sciences Data Collection
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Bureau of Justice Statistics (US Govt)
Current statistics on crime and victims, offenders, and the justice system.[Full Description] http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Govt)
Data at the national, regional, state, and metropolitan area levels, assembled from different surveys and programs conducted by BLS.[Full Description] http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm
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California State Workers Salaries
Sacramento Bee database for finding salaries of all California state employees, including both university systems. Search by name, agency, position. Free registration may be required for searching more than a few names.[Full Description] http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/
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California Statistics (from RAND California)
[UCSD Only]
From the RAND think tank. Generates tables of latest data on business and economics, population and demographics, census, health, education, government finance, community indicators, politics and public opinion.[Full Description] http://ca.rand.org/stats/statistics.html
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Datafinder: Population Reference Bureau
Gateway to data and reports on population trends, with subjects ranging from education to gender to income and race. Menu options for 6 major regions of the world and links for quick access to PRB's main focus areas of health, environment and population.[Full Description] http://www.prb.org/datafinder.aspx
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Fedstats: Gateway to statistics from U.S. Federal agencies
Links to statistical and demographic sites of more than 70 agencies of the U.S. Government, maintained by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy[Full Description] http://www.fedstats.gov/
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FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data
Provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments[Full Description] http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/
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International Database
Statistical tables from the U.S. Census Bureau with demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.[Full Description] http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
10.
LexisNexis Statistical
[UCSD Only]
1973-present. Abstracts and indexes statistical publications of U.S. federal and state governments, nonprofit and educational institutions, and private publishers. Also international agencies. Full text often included. Previous name Statistical Universe[Full Description] http://uclibs.org/PID/51367 Spotlight on Statistics How Do I?
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Los AngelesTimes Poll
Results of Los Angeles Times polls from 1995 to the present, with selected earlier reports: national, California, and specifically for the Los Angeles area. Accompanying articles included selectively. Requires free registration[Full Description] http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/timespoll/
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MapStats - United States
Statistical profiles of States, counties, cities, Congressional Districts, and Federal judicial districts in the United States. Clickable map.[Full Description] http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
13.
Nations of the World
Statistical, demographic and political data on countries and territories around the world: generates tables and charts for individual country profiles as well as comparisons. Data from U.S. and international agencies.[Full Description] http://www.nationmaster.com/countries
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STAT-USA (US Govt)
[UCSD Only]
Business, economic and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) and its foreign market research reports.[Full Description] http://www.stat-usa.gov/
15.
State and County QuickFacts (US Govt)
Demographic snapshots of states and counties in the United States, including current estimates of population, breakdown by gender and race, population density, and some economic statistics.[Full Description] http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
16.
Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-current)
The authoritative annual summary of statistics on social, political and economic organization of the United States, gathered by the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many other agencies and private sources. Includes archive of past years[Full Description] http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2878
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Statistical Resources on the Web
Large collection of links to statistical resources, arranged thematically and maintained by the University of Michigan Documents Center.[Full Description] URL too long to display
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U.S. Census Bureau
Home page of the federal agency charged with collecting and distributing a tremendous variety of statistical, economic and demographic data on the people of the United States.[Full Description] http://www.census.gov/index.html
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UCSD Reference Shelf
Not from the Library but University Communications. A wide ranging collection of facts, statistics, background and history on the University of California, San Diego.[Full Description] http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/referenceshelf/index.html
20.
Vital Statistics Data Tables (Calif Govt)
California county statistics for 1990 and 1998 on population, birth and cause of death. Also various historical files, some as far back as 1988.[Full Description] http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Pages/default.aspx |
