Research Guides: ECON 314: Economics of Social Policy (BMC): Finding Data

Census Data

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Provides population, housing, economic and geographic data from the latest Decennial Census, the Economic Censuses and Surveys, and the American Community Survey. Users can view reference maps and create comparison tables and thematic maps which can be downloaded and printed. Coverage varies.
Social Explorer
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Offers access to reports and interactive maps for the U.S. Census (1790-present), World Development Indicators (1960-2013), and Eurostat (European Union data), among others. A project of Queens College, sponsored by the New York Times and the National Science Foundation.

Data Sources

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Provides links to key statistics available from more than 100 U.S. government agencies. Also contains contact and other information for these agencies and links to map statistics.

Resources for economists on the Internet
Includes links to many data and reference sources
Statista
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Provides access to selected statistics and studies of over 600 industries gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources from 2007 to the present.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S.)
The BLS is the premiere federal source for employment data in the US.
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Construct data tables on criminal offenses for all 50 states and local agencies, evaluate Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstract spreadsheets with aggregated data.
Digest of education statistics
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The publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics is the principal health statistics agency that compiles statistical information to provide a credible, public resource for health information.

Historical Statistics of the United States
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Contains more than 37,000 annual time series of quantitative historical information covering population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations. Covers the colonial period to the present.