Almanacs
Chambers Book of Facts.
AG106 .C48 2007
Infoplease.com. http://www.infoplease.com
World Almanac and Book of Facts.
AY67 .N5 W7
Population & Housing
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
American FactFinder The new Census tool: source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data, from community Fact Sheets to detailed Data Sets.
Population Research Center at Portland State University. http://www.pdx.edu/prc/ Includes the Oregon State Data Center, with detailed population estimates and projections for the state.
Finding facts & figures about social issues
Child Trends Databank. http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
National trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being.
NCES: National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/
Data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. Includes Digest of Educational Statistics.
NCHS: National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
Monitoring the nation's health; includes Health United States, showing national trends in health and health care.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
A Statistical Portrait Of The United States. Social Conditions And Trends.
HA214 .S73 2002
Finding facts & figures in online databases
FactSearch, 1984-present.
Index to facts and statistics in congressional hearings, periodicals and newspapers. All topics. Indicates titles available in OSU library.
Europa Online.
Excellent source of information on countries and international organizations. Includes detailed surveys of over 250 countries and territories, including up-to-date statistics, directory information and current analysis.
STAT USA.
Current and historical U.S. business, trade and global economic information, compiled by the federal government.
Social Trends and Indicators, USA.
in-depth statistics on social issues paired with expert analyses.
Statistical Abstract of the United States.
Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.
Print copy at Ref Desk: HA 202.
Data.Gov A new government statistical Web site that makes available machine-readable data sets generated by the executive branch of the federal government.
Public Opinion
Gallup Organization. http://www.gallup.com/
Public opinion polls, which provide "measurement and analysis of people's attitudes, opinions, and behavior." Includes a full-text poll archive on various topics.
Gallup Brain (database). Answers to hundreds of thousands of questions, and responses from millions of people interviewed by The Gallup Poll from 1935-2007
Polling Report. http://www.pollingreport.com/
Survey of trends affecting elections, government, and business. Includes Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, Princeton Survey Research Associates, network news polls, and more. Main categories are Politics and Policy; Business / Economy; American Scene; Insights; and National Barometer; with an extensive table of contents. Searchable.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science datasets, including public opinion polls, for research and instruction.
See Political Science Subject Research Guide for more.
Finding facts & figures about government & the economy
U.S. Dept of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/
for more information about government statistics resources, see the Government Information Guide
Slideshow
slideshow "Locating Statistics in Health, Education, and Criminal Justice" created for a Documents Interest Group of Oregon (DIGOR) workshop presented November 21, 2008 at George Fox University in Portland, OR. Edited for general use.
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