Federal Statistical Digests

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Presents the most frequently requested statistics from more than 70 federal agencies which collect data. THE basic statistical reference source for any collection. Annual.

State & Metropolitan Area Data Book

5th edition, 1997-98.

County & City Data Book

2000 edition.

Health United States

Annual. "The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains 153 detailed data tables."

Digest of Education Statistics 2003

The U.S. Dept of Education has compiled the 2000-2004 editions of the education indicators publication Condition of Education. Additional educational statistics are available from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Report on the American Workforce

Additional statistics from the Dept of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 2002

"Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States...Although publication of Sourcebook is an annual event, its compilation is an ongoing process...The site is updated regularly to reflect these new data as they will appear in the next edition..."

National Transportation Statistics 2004

"This edition of the National Transportation Statistics is being continuously updated. In the table of contents, a date in parenthesis after the table name indicates when a table was updated."

State Statistical Digests

Washington State Data Book 2003

Biennial.

Washington State County Criminal Justice Databook 1990 to 2003

An earlier edition, covering 1985-1995 is also posted on a webpage of resources on criminal justice in Washington state from the Washington State Statistical Analysis Center an affiliate of the Justice Research and Statistics Association.

Dept of Social & Health Services BlueBook

"...presents DSHS client service data at State, Regional And Community Service Office (CSO) levels in the program Areas of Grant Welfare (Including Food Stamps) and Children's Services. Data is presented at the state level for the Administrations of Aging & Adult Services and Medical Assistance."

International Intergovernmental Organization Statistical Digests

Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)

Statistical Yearbook 1999 (UNESCO)

Annual - not the fastest item off the presses. However, the web helps to bridge this time delay - review the website of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics for access to data tables and databases on education, science & technology, culture & communication, and literacy.

Demographic yearbook 2001. New York : Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations.

Annual.

United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Report

Global, regional, and national editions of this annual report are available at this website. The report combines topical analysis with statistical tables of Human Development Indicators in the areas of health, standard of living, education, gender equity, and many other topics.

World Development Report

Each annual report focuses on different topics and concludes with tables providing severl statistical indicators of development. Statistics presented in a way that allows comparison of low-, medium, and high-development nations.

World Health Report

Annual report with statistical annex from the World Health Organization which provides "an expert assessment of global health, including statistics relating to all countries".

Historical Statistics Digests

Historical statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970.

Part I

Part II

Historical Census Browser

Data from the Census of Population & Housing, 1790-1960. Hosted by the University of Virginia Library, this site has interactive features for selecting and mapping data. The Census Bureau is also posting historical census data as the original volumes are digitized. Additional special historic census data reports are also extremely valuable.

Mitchell, B.R. 2003. International historical statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000. New York : Palgrave Macmillan.

Publisher description & LC catalog record

Mitchell, B.R. 2003. International historical statistics: Europe, 1750-2000. New York : Palgrave Macmillan.

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Mitchell, B.R. 2003. International historical statistics: the Americas, 1750-2000. New York : Palgrave Macmillan.

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Big Lists

Statistical Sources on the Web

Compiled by the University of Michigan Documents Center this site provides topical access to domestic and international statistical resources.

OFFSTATS

Official Statistics on the Web - Free and easily accessible statistics from official sources.

National Statistical Agencies

A linked listing of the primary statistical agencies of nations from Afghanistan to Zambia.

Statistical Data

compiled by by Edwin Ginn Library, The Fletcher School, Tufts University.

Government-Which-Created-The-Data-Specific Portals

FedStats

The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. In addition to providing guidance to finding data by topic or agency, most federal agencies also provide websites for kids and educators. See the link to Kid's Pages on Agency Websites.

Statistics Division, United Nations

The U.N. collects and distributes data from its more than 200 member countries on topics as disparate as demography, social and economic indicators, housing, energy, environment, industries, international trade, national accounts, etc.

The World Bank Group: Development Data & Statistics

The World Bank collects and disseminates data from its member nations on issues of national economics and international development.

LABORSTA Internet

International Labour Organization Bureau of Statistics provides this portal to view and extract data on labour for over 200 countries or territories.

Agency-That-Created-The-Data-Specific Portals

American FactFinder

Portal to data of the Decennial Census of Population & Housing (1990 & 2000), the American Community Survey (ongoing), Economic Censuses (conducted every 5 years), and the Population Estimates program. The Census Bureau website provides access to many more statistical resources.

STAT-USA/Internet

"A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government." Available at no-charge through the 1300 U.S. GPO depository libraries or by subscription. Additional data is available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the Dept of Commerce.

Consumer Price Index webpage

The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Dept of Labor is an important source of data on employment, unemployment, wages, productivity, consumer prices, producer prices, occupational health & safety, and much more.

Forecasting Division, Office of Financial Management, State of Washington, Research & Data

See especially the categories in the right-hand menu: Economy, Health Care, Population, and much more.

Data-Tailored-To-A-Specific-Location Portal

MapStats

Use a map of the U.S. to find data profiles for states, counties, cities, congressional districts, or Federal judicial districts. See also MapStats for Kids.

County & City Data for Washington

A collection of data resources from state and federal sources, compiled by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.

King County Census Viewer

A web-based application that allows you to view maps and tables of more than 100 community census data indicators for 77 defined places throughout all of King County. Data is displayed at the tract or block group level within each place.

Pierce County Census View 2000

"This site provides a portal to the data collected during the 2000 census for Pierce County. Highlights of the data include information on Population, Diversity, Age & Sex, and Households & Families. GIS (geographic information system) technology is used to map and search the data by census block group and census tract."

Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Data & Publications

"The Regional Council is a clearinghouse for regional data and publications on population, housing, economy, and transportation in the central Puget Sound region."

InfoNation

From the UN CyberSchoolBus, allows you to compare data for different countries.

LexisNexis Statistical (subscription database )

Combines these three print indexes - American Statistics Index, International Index to Statistics, Statistical Reference Index

FactSearch (subscription database)

Available through OCLC FirstSearch, this link leads only to a description of this database.

Matter of Fact Database (subcription database)

Available through Pierian Press, this link leads only to a description of this database.

Statistical Warehouse

A subscription service - a statistical database that can be queried and can generate reports. Designed for non-technical users of statistics.

Kurian, George Thomas. 1997. Global data locator. Lanham, MD : Bernan Press.

Photocopies of sample pages included in bibliography packet. Bibliographic guides like this can help guide you to the best sources of specific types of data when databases are out of reach of your budget. Books in Print lists this title at $89.

Statistics sources. 2005. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research.

Subject guide to more than 2000 U.S. and international statistics sources. Books in Print lists this title at $545.

Use sources like these to clarify:

1. Who or what agency has collected data
2. What topics data has been collected about
3. How frequently data has been collected
4. How the data can be used

Sample pages from some of these sources are included in the handout packet for this workshop. Many other statistical bibliographies and guides are available. This list is VERY incomplete. Use your reference networks, e.g. QuestionPoint, to leverage access to these sources if not appropriate for your collection.

Domschke, Eliane. 1986. Handbook of national population censuses: Africa and Asia.

New York : Greenwood Press.

Goyer, Doreen S. 1992. Handbook of national population censuses: Europe.

New York : Greenwood Press. Sample pages from this text - pages 15-19 of pdf file.

Goyer, Doreen S. 1983. Handbook of national population censuses: Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.

Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press.

Guide to official publications of foreign countries.

American Library Association, Government Documents Round Table. 1990. Sample pages from this text - pages 20-23 of pdf file.

Lavin, Michael R. 1996. Understanding the census: a guide for marketers, planners, grant writers, and other data users.

Kenmore, NY : Oryx Press.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2002. Census 2000 Basics.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2004. 4 Easy Steps to Census 2000 Data on American FactFinder [pdf]

Census Tract Finder - search using your address.

This picture provides a quick review of Census Geography (for areas smaller than County).

Census Glossary definitions for Place, Census Tract, and Block Group and Block.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2002. Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics

U.S. Census Bureau. 2002. Guide to the 2002 Economic Census.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2002. Measuring America: the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000

U.S. Census Bureau. 2002. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Primary source material. These are not processed tables as we've seen in the sources listed under Digests, but raw data that can be extracted and used with a statistical analysis software application to create user-customized data analyses.

Data Access Tools

Provided by selected federal agencies to allow customized search and retrieval in their datasets.

ICPSR web site

ICPSR is a membership organization of universities and colleges. Resources identified here are not available to the general public.