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Statistics

Table of Contents:

General Business & Economics Children Countries Crime & Justice

Demographics Education Employment Energy

Health & Welfare Immigration Social Surveys Transportation Women

General

• American Demographics Magazine - searchable articles since 1992 via Ebscohost's Academic Search Elite database -
• Census Bureau, U.S. - data on subjects from A to Z
  • American Community Survey (ACS)

    This survey will eventually replace the long form of the decennial census. The data will be updated annually.

  • Census 2000 Gateway (Census Bureau)
  • Census 2000 adjusted data (Institute for Social Science Research, University of California, Los Angeles)

    This is an ftp site for obtaining the U.S. Census 2000 Adjusted Data for states. To pull the files in to SPSS change the file extension .apl to .txt and then use the import wizard.

  • Statistical Abstract of the United States - current edition, or data from earlier editions since 1878: Statistical Abstracts.
  • County and City Data Book: 2000
    • Alternate site: 1988, 1994, and 2000 editions of the County and City Data Books (via University of Virginia)
  • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book - 5th, 1997-1998 edition
• A Dictionary of Statistics (Oxford Reference Online) -
• Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Communities)
• FEDSTATS - data from more than 70 U.S. Government agencies
• Floppy Disk Project (C.I.C. Libraries)

  Searchable collection of downloadable U.S. Government data sets previously made available on floppy disks.

• Online Data Archive (Data & Program Library Service, UW-Madison)
• Reference (LexisNexis Academic database) -

  Select from options including the World Almanac, Country Profiles, and State Profiles.

• Statistical Agencies (International) (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Statistical Data Locators (Nanyang Technological University Library, Singapore)
• Statistical Resources on the Web (Documents Center, University of Michigan)
• Statistics Canada
• Wisconsin Blue Book - select edition (back to 1853), then scroll down to statistics
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics

  A listing of a variety of WWW sites related to statistics, such as statistical associations, university statistics departments, government statistical agencies, journals, and data archives.

Business & Economics

• Census Bureau, U.S.
  • Annual Survey of Manufactures
  • Census of Agriculture - data from surveys for 2002, 1997, and 1992
  • County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Economic Census (U.S. Census Bureau)
    • 2007 Economic Census - data coming soon, starting march 2009
    • 2002 Economic Census
    • 1997 Economic Census
    • 1992 Economic Census
  • E-Stats - "Measuring the Electronic Economy"
  • Foreign Trade Statistics
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
• Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement (U.S. Dept. of Health & Social Services)
• Producer Price Indexes (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute)

  Click on the "Entire Report" link. Also available: state fact sheets and an executive summary.

• Regional Economic Information System (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis) - local area economic data for states, counties, and metropolitan areas for 1969-1996, including: personal income by source, per-capita personal income, earnings by two-digit SIC code, employment by industry, and regional economic profiles.
• State Exports to Countries and Regions (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration)
• USDA Economics and Statistics System (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, via Cornell University) - searchable reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the department. The materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics.
• UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
• World Tourism Organization (a specialized agency of the United Nations)

  Includes a Facts & Figures section of international tourism worldwide.

• World Trade Organization

  Includes International Trade Statistics 2005 and the World Trade Report.

Children

• Children at Risk: State Trends 1990-2000 (Annie E. Casey Foundation) - Statistics for each state on children living in poverty or in homes without vehicles or telephones, teenage dropouts, etc.
• ChildStats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
• Data & Info Systems (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

  Includes data on adoptions (national and state-level data), foster care (national and state-level data), child maltreatment and child welfare.

• Kids Count 2008 Data Book Online (Annie E. Casey Foundation)

  Previous years' data: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, | 2003, | 2002, | 2001, | 2000, | 1999, | 1998, | 1997, | 1996, | 1995..

• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
• National Data Analysis System (Child Welfare League of America)
• The Right Start Online (Annie E. Casey Foundation) - Data for all 50 states and the nation's largest cities on births to teens, births by ethnicity, etc.
• The State of the World's Children 2008 (UNICEF)

  Each annual UNICEF report on the world's children examines a key issue, which in 2008 is "child survival" Previous year's reports also are available:
  2007 (Women and children, the double dividend of gender equality), 2006 (Excluded and invisible), 2005 (Childhood under threat), 2004 (Girls, education, and development), 2003 (Child participation), 2002 (Leadership), 2001 (Early childhood), 2000 (Vision for the 21st Century), 1999 (Education), 1998 (Nutrition), 1997 (Child labor), 1996 (Children in war).

• The status of girls in Wisconsin (2007, Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls)
• Treatment of juveniles in the Wisconsin criminal court system: An analysis of potential alternatives (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs)
• Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Underage Drinking in the United States: A Status Report, 2005 and Underage Drinking in the United States: A Status Report, 2004 (The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, Georgetown University)

  The Center has many other reports about alcohol advertising and youth on its website.

Countries

• Country Profiles (LexisNexis Academic database) -
• Data by Country (World Bank)
• GenderStats (World Bank) - gender-based statistics by country
• UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
• The World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)

Crime & Justice

• And Justice for Some (Building Blocks for Youth)

  This report, commissioned by a juvenile justice advocacy group, provides statistics related to whether minority youth are treated more harshly than nonminority youth by the juvenile justice system.

• Bureau of Justice Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (via SUNY University at Albany)
• Criminal Justice Statistics Links (National Criminal Justice Reference Service, U.S. Dept. of Justice)
• Social Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
• Statistical Briefing Book (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Justice)
• Uniform Crime Reports (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
  • 1990-2002 data from Uniform Crime Reports County Data (via University of Virginia)
• United Nations Surveys on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)

  Different numbers of countries respond to the survey each time, e.g., the seventh survey (2001) provides data from 92 of the 201 governments that received the survey, while the ninth survey (2003-2004) provides data from 71 countries. The most recent survey's data may be only preliminary. If so, please check previous survey's data for more information.

• World Prison Population List (4th ed., 2003) and World Prison Population List (5th ed., 2003) (Roy Walmsley, Home Office)

  National prison population data for 205 countries, culled from a variety of sources.

Demographics

• Census 2000 Gateway (U.S. Census Breau)

  Search for demographic profiles of geographic areas, such as Walworth County, City of Whitewater, Rock County, Jefferson County, and the State of Wisconsin.

• Population profile of the United States: 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Population profile of the United States: Dynamic Version (updated as new data is available)
• Demographic Services (Wisconsin Dept. of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations)

  Includes population and housing estimates, school district data, and more.

Education

• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

  The Tables & Figures Search option allows searching for data from several NCES statistical publications at once, including: Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, Youth Indicators, and Projections of Education Statistics.
  The Survey and Program Areas option provides downloadable data from a variety of NCES surveys, including: Common Core of Data, Schools and Staffing Survey, National Household Education Survey, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Recent College Graduates, High School and Beyond, National Assessments of Adult Literacy, library surveys and more. There also is access to individual publications:

  • The Condition of Education | COE 2006 ed. |COE 2005 ed. | COE 2004 ed. | COE 2003 ed. | COE 2002 ed. | COE 2001 ed. | COE 2000 ed. | COE 1999 ed. | COE 1998 ed. | COE 1997 ed. | COE 1996 ed.
  • Digest of Education Statistics | 2006 digest | 2005 digest | 2004 digest |2003 digest | 2002 digest | 2001 digest | 2000 digest | 1999 digest | 1998 digest | 1997 digest
  • Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
  • Projections of Education Statistics (latest) | Projections of Education Statistics to 2014 | Projections of Education Statistics to 2013 | to 2012 | to 2011 | to 2010
  • School District Demographic System

    Also use the Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries search for data.

  • State Profiles from the Nation's Report Card

    The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), aka "the Nation's Report Card," is a national assessment of what U.S. students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts.

• Occasional Research Briefs and Informational Memoranda (University of Wisconsin System, Office of Policy Analysis and Research) - Full-text reports on topics such as enrollment, financial aid, and the aging ("graying") of the UWS faculty
• Social Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
• Data (Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction)

  Includes Statistical Data and Reports on public/private enrollment, dropouts, kindergarten, etc. (Excel files), Administrative Salary Report, Basic Facts about Wisconsin's Elementary and Secondary Schools, Home-based Private Educational Program enrollment, the School Performance Report and more.

Employment

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)
  • Consumer Price Indexes
  • Industry at a Glance (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • National Compensation Survey
  • Statistics & Data (Women's Bureau)

    Leading occupations and nontraditional occupations for women, 1999-date.

• Enforcement Statistics (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
• Wisconsin Labor Market Information (Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development)

  Industry employment and projections, unemployment rates, and more.

• Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics (U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration)

Energy

• Energy Information Administration (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

  Includes Annual Energy Review, Energy in the United States 1635-2000, International Energy Annual and more.

Health & Welfare

• Assessing the New Federalism (Urban Institute)

  This is "a multi-year Urban Institute research project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states. It focuses primarily on health care, cash assistance and other income benefits, family structure, child care, child welfare, immigration, and long-term care."

• Child Health USA (Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• 2000 Green Book Overview of Entitlement Programs (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) - also links to earlier editions
  Alternative site: House Committee on Ways and Means, Committee Prints
• MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Searchable
• The Monitoring the Future Study (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan) - Annual survey (since 1991) of a nationwide sample of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students on use of, and attitudes toward, drug use and smoking.
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Data Warehouse
  • FASTATS A to Z
  • Publications and Information Products - Vital and Health Statistics Series data
• Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement (U.S. Dept. of Health & Social Services)
• Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute)
• Health Statistics (Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services)
• Social Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
• Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)

Immigration

• Statistical Yearbook (Office of Immigration Statistics, Office of Management, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)

Social Surveys

• Gallup Poll News Service (via LexisNexis Academic) -
• General Social Survey - personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (University of Chicago)
• Polling the Nations - survey data from the U.S. and other nations -
• Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
• SDA: Survey Documentation & Analysis (University of California, Berkeley) - The SDA Archive includes several datasets, including the General Social Survey (GSS) and the American National Election Study (ANES).

Transportation

• Research and Statistics (American Public Transit Association)
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
  • National Transportation Statistics
  • TranStats
• Fuel Economy Guide (U.S. Dept. of Energy/U.S. EPA)
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• NCSA (National Center for Statistics and Analysis) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
  • FARS Web: Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
  • safercar.gov
• Products & Publications (Office of Highway Policy Information, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation)
  • Highway Statistics Series (annual reports since 1992 containing data on motor fuel, motor vehicles, driver licensing, highway mileage, etc.)
  • Traffic Volume Trends.
• State Alcohol Related Fatality Rates 2002 (U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

  Includes colored maps and rates of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes by state, 1982-2002. Wisconsin data is on pages 110-111.

Women

• Healthy women: State trends in health and mortality (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Products on gender (sex) (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Releases: Women Archives (U.S. Census Bureau)

  Newroom releases on Census data and products about women, e.g., a news release on June 2, 2004, on the topic "Census Bureau Analyzes Earnings by Men and Women in 505 Jobs."

• Statistics and indicators on women and men (United Nations)

  This site provides statistics and indicators on women and men in six areas: population, families, health, education, work and politics and human rights.

• The status of women in the States: Overview (The Institute for Women's Policy Research)
• The status of women in Wisconsin: Politics, economics, health, rights, demographics (The Institute for Women's Policy Research)

  State fact sheets with highlights, or for some states full reports, are available also.

• The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics (United Nations)

  The 2005 report updates the earlier report: The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics. Selected tables are available online. The full 2000 report is available in the University Library's Reference Collection at HQ1154 .W95 2000.