Statistics
American FactFinder
This site is the Census Bureau's major access point for Census 2000
data, as well as statistics from the 1990 decennial census, 2004
population estimates, and the 1997 and 2002 economic censuses.
Berks County Data Book
http://www.co.berks.pa.us/planning/cwp/view.asp?a=1182&Q=460533&PM=1&planningNav=|26465|
Berks County demographics, housing, land use and development, economics, government and community facilities.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
Easy
entry into the full range of economic data and analysis produced by
BLS. Find the statistics and reports on employment and unemployment,
price (such as the Consumer Price Index) living conditions,
compensation, productivity, and much more. From the U.S. Department of
Labor. (LII)
Cancer Mortality Maps & Graph
http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/
This web site "provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible
to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing
geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time
period 1950-1994". (CMMG)
Cancer Statistics- National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/statistics/
CensusScope
http://www.censusscope.org/
A useful tool for investigating US demographic trends presented as graphics and maps.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm
Provided by the White House. Visitors can peruse sections that offer
information on income, output, transportation, and prices. Drawing on
the research and statistical databases of several dozen federal
agencies (including the National Agricultural Statistics Services),
visitors can view tables and charts that offer such timely material as
crude oil prices, poverty rates, and household wealth. Within each
section, visitors can view summary statistics, and then if they wish,
they can proceed to the homepage of the agency that provided each set
of information. (ISP)
EconStats
http://www.econstats.com/index.htm
Provides access to a "...
range of economic data from the United States, such as information
about inflation, unemployment levels, productivity, new factory orders,
and the price of crude oil. The homepage also contains links to
economic data from Canada, Britain, Germany, the European Union,
France, Italy, Russia, and China." (ISP)
Environmental Quality Statistics
http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/reports/statistics/
This site provides access to the statistical tables that appear in "Part III. Environmental Data and Trends" of Environmental Quality, the annual report of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
Fedstats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistical
information from more than 100 government agencies organized in a
subject-based A-Z Index. There's a search engine that currently covers
70 agencies. Also organized by Agencies, Programs, and Regional
Statistics (federal agencies that provide state, county and local area
data).(LII)
Historical Statistical Abstracts
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/hist_stats.html
Site presents editions of the annual U.S. Census Bureau publication,
from the document's inception in 1878 to the present.
International Statistical Agencies
http://www.census.gov/aboutus/stat_int.html
A list of links compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau to the national
agencies for statistics for many countries throughout the world.
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
From
alcohol use by high school seniors to emergency room visits for
work-related injuries, this site has the numbers of all things
health-related. There are statistical charts, tables, etc.;
publications to download or order; an events calendar; press releases
and fact sheets; a list of NCHS job opportunities, and links to other
statistical sites. From the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
Searchable. (LII)
Official Statistics on the Web
http://www.offstats.auckland.ac.nz/
This site offers a collection collection of links to free, official statistics resources. Links are organized by country, region and topic.
Pennsylvania State Data Center
http://www.pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/
The Pennsylvania State Data Center is a cooperative program between Pennsylvania and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Pennsylvania Department of Health: Bureau of Health Statistics and Research
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=175&Q=228721
Pennsylvania Historical Census
http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/pasdc/PA_Stats/census_data/historical_census/
PollingReport.com
http://www.pollingreport.com/
Online
presence of The Polling Report , a bi-monthly "independent survey of
trends affecting elections, government, and business." The Web site is
updated whenever a new poll is released, which means almost daily.
Includes Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, Princeton Survey Research
Associates, network news polls, more. Main categories are Politics and
Policy; Business / Economy; American Scene; Insights; and National
Barometer; with an extensive table of contents. Searchable. (LII)
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Presents
"data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice
in the United States. These data are displayed in over 600 tables."
Includes characteristics of the criminal justice system, public
attitudes toward crime and criminal justice topics, nature and
distribution of known offenses, characteristics and distribution of
people arrested, judicial processing of defendants, and people under
correctional supervision. Searchable. From the Utilization of Criminal
Justice Statistics Project at the University of Albany.(LII)
The 2007 Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Complete
volumes from nearly all years from 1878 to the present. Also features
statistics in brief, state rankings, and tables of data on specific
ethnic groups.(LII)
Statistical Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
Annotated
directory of websites providing statistics on agriculture, business,
housing, labor, science, transportation, and other topics. Maintained
by the University of Michigan.(LII)
United Nations Statistical Division
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm
Contains links to many resources of global statistical information some available without fee.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
The
most comprehensive for current U.S. demographic data. Includes the
nation's population, housing, business and manufacturing activity,
international trade, farming, and state and local governments. There
are links to U.S., state, and international statistical resources. (LII)