Search Across Multiple Statistical Sources at Once
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Statistical Abstract of the United StatesThis compendium of statistics produced by the U.S. government contains basic tables summarizing the vast amount of data collected by the government. Find a table here that is related to your topic and follow the cited source to identify which agency collects the data you need. Also available in print in the Ready Reference collection at C 3.134: 2012.
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Data Planet(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Creates interactive statistical tables, charts and maps from over 4.3 billion licensed and public domain datasets on many areas of research, from traffic to international trade. -
Historical Statistics of the United States(Searches through citations and the full text)
Gathers census statistics that were gathered in the United states from colonial times to the present. -
ProQuest Statistical InsightSearch across 1000s of statistical publications from 100s of sources. This comprehensive database includes the three major statistical indexes (American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, and Index to International Statistics).
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StatistaA statistics portal integrating over 60,000 topics of data and facts from over 10,000 sources onto a single platform, categorized into over 20 market sectors. Stronger on market statistics than the others listed here.
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Here is just a sampling of "usual suspects" of places to look for data. Talk to Kristin for more ideas if you don't find what you're looking for here.
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USA Spending (Dot Gov)The official source of US Government federal spending data, tracking spending from the original agencies down to state and local awardees. Data are pulled from over a hundred agencies and government data systems.
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The House Ways and Means Committee Green Book"The House Ways and Means Committee Green Book provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States. It is compiled by the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Green Book is available for 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2004." - from landing page.
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2012 Census of Governments"The Census of Governments identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector; provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment; classifies local government organizations, powers, and activities; and measures federal, state, and local fiscal relationships." - from landing page.
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U.S. Census: Federal, State, and Local GovernmentsOverviews and links to major public sector statistics available from the U.S. Census.
