Statistical Resources on the Web - US

  • Bureau of Justice Statistics
    Crime, crime, crime -- victims and offenders, law enforcement, corrections, courts, criminal record systems, and more.
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Search regional information, surveys and programs, research papers, and publications.
    Also, check out the Economy at a Glance.
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    Search the National Transportation Data Archive, BTS services and products, and other transportation resources.
  • CDC Home Page
    Information on birth defects, CDC WONDER, HIV/AIDS, STDs, death investigation, HAZDAT, laboratory studies and programs, the National Center for Health Statistics, and more.
  • Census Bureau Home Page
    CenStats contains more than 1,000 Census Bureau publications featuring statistical information on such topics as the Nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity, international trade, farming and state and local governments in the Portable Document Format (PDF). All Census Bureau publications released since January 1, 1996 are in CenStats.
  • Census and Demographic Data
    Search in CIESIN, SEDAC, Government Information Sharing Project, Social Sciences Data Center, and many more domestic and international databases on a large variety of subjects.
  • Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE)
    University of Wisconsin-Madison -- CDE is a multi-disciplinary faculty research cooperative for social scientific demographic research. Current and planned research activities of CDE focus on population composition and distribution within the United States, especially on changes in family structure and process and social inequality.
  • COPAFS
    The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics has a web site with the latest information on public policy issues regarding U. S. Governmental statistics, and links to the sites of U.S. statistical agencies and of its member organizations.
  • Energy Information Administration
    Press releases, Energy Information Administration Contacts, and the Government Information Locator Service.
    Also, take the EIA Energy Quiz.
  • Environmental Protection Agency
    This site offers a variety of database systems available for use in understanding the environment: Aerometric Information Retrieval System, Emergency Response Notification System, Hazardous Waste data, and much more.
  • FDIC Databank: Statistics and Other Information
    Look here for statistics on banking and real estate.
  • Health Care Financing Administration
    Browse information on Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, provider, expenditure and utilization; statistical reports on influenza, mammography, etc.; National Health Care expenditures and more.
  • Internet Town Hall
    Gopher access to data archives as well as U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and Federal Reserve Board.
  • National Agricultural Statistics
    This site has information on publications, historical data, agency information, state statistical offices, and other agricultural links.
  • National Archives and Records Administration
    NARA is the government agency responsible for overseeing the management of the records of the federal government. NARA ensures ready access to essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the national experience.
  • National Budget Simulation
    Try your hand at axing the federal budget. This site also includes the Economic Democracy Information Network which has a whole array of information on economic and policy issues, as well as other sources of information on the Federal Budget.
  • National Center for Education Stats
    The following presents a listing of an extensive set of statistical tables, charts, and studies produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report the condition and progress of education.
  • National Center for Health Statistics
    Search the Data Warehouse for information on published and unpublished statistical tables on a variety of subjects, CDC WONDER, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, and more.
  • National Election Studies From ICPSR.
    NES conducts national surveys of the American electorate in presidential and midterm election years, and carries out research and development work through Pilot Studies in odd-numbered years. The NES time-series now encompasses 23 biennial Election Studies spanning five decades.
  • Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics
    The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (ORES) provides ongoing statistical data and research analyses of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. In publications, ORES keeps current on major issues that have policy implications and program relevance for the Nation's major income security programs.
  • SEC EDGAR Database
    EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
  • Stat-USA
    Statistics Heaven. This site offers daily economic news and frequently requested statistical releases, international and domestic economic statistics, and business leads and procurement opportunities.
  • Study of American Families
    The 1994 Study of American Families (SAF), conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a telephone survey of randomly selected siblings of respondents to the 1994 General Social Survey (GSS). Because the SAF replicated nearly all GSS items (and added many more), researchers can combine the GSS and SAF data to study patterns of sibling resemblance in socioeconomic, attitudinal, family, cognitive ability, and other outcomes. Support for the SAF came from the Sociology Program of the National Science Foundation.
  • USDA Economic Research Service
    Access databases for information on agriculture to technology, livestock to trade. Also, peruse ERS publications, or use the ERS Information Center.
  • Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
    The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. Survey data were collected from the original respondents or their parents in 1957, 1964, 1975, and 1992 and a selected sibling in 1977 and 1993.

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