Reference Resources: Statistical Sources

America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook
This is the 14th edition (2007) of this annual compilation of statistical information on 100 U.S. cities. Here is a copy of the table of contents.
Previous editions are in printed form in the library collection.
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American Generations: Who They Are And How They Live
Sixth edition (2008) of this data compilation "for researchers who want to quickly and easily compare and contrast the five living generations — Millennial, Generation X, Baby Boom, Swing, and World War II." You may view a copy of the table of contents.
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American Sexual Behavior: Demographics Of Sexual Activity, Fertility, And Childbearing
Statistical compilation (2006) on sexual initiation, activity, orientation, cohabitation and marriage, fertility, contraception, and more. You can view the table of contents here.
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American Women: Who They Are And How They Live
The 3rd edition (2005) contains data from U.S. Government agencies and other sources on health, income, education, spending, time use, and other activities.
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Annual Abstract Of Statistics
Annually-published (2002-to-date) compilation of statistics on the United Kingdom's economy, industry, society, and demography. Includes access to datasets.
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Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 To 1964
The fifth edition (2006) of this statistical compilation is organized into ten chapters -- Education, Health, Housing, Income, Labor Force, Living Arrangements, Population, Spending, Time Use, and Wealth.
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Census Of The United States
Links to the Census Bureau Web site, to related sources of contemporary and historical data, and to specialized data-mining tools.
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Comparative Guide To American Suburbs
Fourth edition (2007) covers the 60 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, with statistical profiles of over 2,000 suburban communities. You may view a copy of the table of contents (metropolitan areas). The library also has an ebook version of the 3rd edition (2005).
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Datapedia Of The United States; American History In Numbers
Third edition (2004) of this work provides time series data on aspects of American history, including population, health, politics and elections, business, incomes, energy, communications, and more.
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EarthTrends
An online collection of data regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape the world. Includes data from the world’s leading statistical agencies, along with WRI-generated maps and analyses, into a single database for rapid searching and retrieving. To facilitate the comparison of data from different sources, EarthTrends supplements its content with detailed metadata that reports on research methodologies and evaluates the information’s reliability.
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Estimates Professional 2007: CD-ROM
This CD provides easy to access data based upon the results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census. Included are population, household, housing, income, and expenditure data estimates for 2007 and projections for 2012. Many popularly requested statistics based on census data, such as: proportions of population by race and/or income, are included in the datafile. Maps and data tables can be generated at the state, metropolitan area, county, zip code, tract or block track group level. Study areas can also be selected by specifying a radius from a position identified by latitude and longitude. The maps and tables created can be imported into GIS programs.
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Eurostat
Official statistical agency for the European Union.
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Foreign And International Statistical Sites
Links to official governmental statistical sites.
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Generation X: Americans Born 1965 To 1976
The fifth edition (2006) of this statistical compilation is organized into ten chapters -- Education, Health, Housing, Income, Labor Force, Living Arrangements, Population, Spending, Time Use, and Wealth.
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Geostat
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center at the University of Virginia offers access to social science data, geospatial data, and maps. Some fo the data is restricted to the Uva community, but most is freely available.
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Google Search -- International Governmental Organizations
This is a search engine which accesses the contents of the Web sites of these international governmental organizations.
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Handbook Of U. S. Labor Statistics
The 12th edition (2009) of this annually-published (more-or-less) compilation of data on "employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor" measures. Here is a copy of the table of contents.
The library also has online access to the 11th (2008) and 10th (2007) editions.
We also hold earlier printed editions (1997-date), and the predecessor printed (1927-1989) series from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Historical Statistics Of The United States
Published in 2006 as a five-volume set, HSUS is a database of over 37,000 data series (statistical categories) from U.S. and Colonial history. The database also contains extensive essays on the measurements of U.S. history. Data are available as published tables, spreadsheet files (Excel), PDF documents, and graphs or charts.
An older edition (1976) is available here.
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Historical Statistics Of The United States, Colonial Times To 1970
Scanned pages of the 1976 two-volume compilation of time-series data on U.S. history.
A more up-to-date edition (2006) is available here.
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Household Spending: Who Spends How Much On What
The 10th edition (2005) of this volume contains data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, examining how much American households spend on hundreds of products and services, sub-divided by such demographic categories as age, income, household type, region of residence, race and Hispanic origin, and educational attainment.
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LexisNexis Statistical
An index to statistical information found in publications of the U.S. Federal Government, U.S. state governments, international governmental organizations, and pofessional and trade associations and other non-governmental sources. Dates of coverage vary, but the oldest materials indexed date back to 1973.
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Millennials: Americans Born 1977 To 1994
The third edition (2006) of this statistical compilation covers Education, Health, Housing, Income, Labor Force, Living Arrangements, Population, Spending, Time Use, and Wealth.
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NationMaster
Very handy, ever-growing collection of data on a wide range of subjects, with the ability to create graphs and charts.
Keep in mind that more extensive data will be available from the original sources identified with each collection of data.
This is a companion site to StateMaster.
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Profiles Of Virginia
2007 volume "provides detailed demographic and statistical data on the 135 counties and 759 places in the state of Virginia." You may view a copy of the table of contents.
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Quality Of Life, Balance Of Power And Nuclear Weapons: A Statistical Yearbook For Statesmen And Citizens, 2008
Intended to become an annual publication, this volume (2007) presents cross-national data in four sections: (1) Quality of Life, (2) Balance of Power, (3) Developed Market Economies since 1960, and (4) Economic History since 1500. You can view a copy of the table of contents at the bottom of this page.
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Racial And Ethnic Diversity
The fifth edition (2006) of this volume contains detailed estimates and projections of the U.S. population by race and Hispanic origin, the latest socioeconomic data on blacks, Hispanics, and Asian Americans, plus updated information on American Indians. Most data come from U.S. Government sources.
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Social Change In America: The Historical Handbook, 2006
Not just a collection of numerical data, this volume (2006) contains essays on a range of topics, with extensive supporting statistics. Topics include family life, work and employment, housing wealth and poverty, education, health, crime, volunteer activity, religion and religious affiliation, politics, and the impact of the Internet.
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State Rankings
The 18th edition (2007) of this compilation provides tables comparing states in such areas, as agriculture, crime, defense, government finance, health, economy, education, energy, environment, geography, housing, population, social welfare and transportation." Here is a copy of the table of contents.
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State Trends (2nd Ed.)
Second edition (2005) presents time-series data on employment, government finance, health care finance, higher education, and social welfare. You can view the table of contents here.
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State Trends (3rd Ed.)
Third edition (2006) presents time-series data in education, energy, prisons and corrections, public health, state government spending, and more. You can view the table of contents here.
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State And Local Sourcebook -- Data
Statistical data about U.S. states and municipalities, often used by government officials in policy consideration. Categories include economic development, education, demographics, social services, and more.
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StateMaster.com
Very handy collection of data on individual U.S. states, with the ability to create graphs and charts.
Keep in mind that more extensive data will be available from the original sources identified with each collection of data here.
This is a companion site to NationMaster.
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Statistical Abstract Of The United States
Highly useful collection of statistics on virtually all aspects of life in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Earlier online editions are available here. Printed copies are available in our Reference collection, with the most recent edition at the Reference Desk.
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Statistical Resources On The Web
This site provides annotations and links to statistical sources and databases on the Web. The sources listed are primarily from the US Federal Government, but many other sources of information are included.
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U.S. Federal Government Statistical Sources
Links to the Statistical Abstract of the U.S., Fedstats, and other sources, along with links to important statistical agencies.
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UNdata
UNdata brings together data from many different sources into a single search interface. Among the main data sources are the UN Statistics Division's own databases in merchandise trade, national accounts, demography, energy, status of women and industrial commodities production; and statistics from the Population Division, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Project Link, FAO, ILO, IMF, ITU, OECD, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, World Bank and World Tourism Organization, among others.
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VaStat
Collection of links to data from state and Federal government sources, provided by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at UVa.
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Vital Statistics On American Politics
Contains over 225 tables and charts on American politics dating back to 1788, including data on presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional elections, party competition, public approval of the president, Congress, and the two major political parties, the federal budget and the national debt, and more. Data are supplied in HTML, Excel, and comma-separated variable formats.
Printed volumes are in the Leyburn Library collection.
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Vital Statistics On The Presidency
Based on the third edition, this online edition contains "more than 175 tables and charts covering the office of the president from George Washington to George W. Bush, including data on the 2008 presidential primaries. The volume includes statistical coverage of public approval of the president, elections, vetoes, executive orders, foreign affairs, the executive branch, congressional and judicial relations, public appearances, and much more."
The library also has a printed copy of an earlier edition.
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Who's Buying
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This is a 14-volume series of analyses of how much Americans spend by age, income, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education. Here is an overview.
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Who's Buying Alcoholic And Nonalcoholic Beverages
Third edition (2006), based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, examines how much Americans spend on beverages by age, income, high-income households, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and education. You can view the table of contents here.
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