Statistical Portrait of the United States
Survey of Media Markets
Official Guide to Household Spending
Consumer USA
ACCRA Cost of Living Index
Survey of Buying Power
Household Spending

Library Databases

County Business Patterns

Covers U.S. Economic Census data at the county level for agricultural services, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation, public utilities, wholesale & retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, and services. Workstation #10
Available on CD-ROM in M&E Library

Choices III

Choices 3, produced by the Simmons Market Research Bureau, includes demographic and psychographic data from a nationwide survey called "National Consumer Study" (NCS). It surveys the buying and media habits of the American public.

Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) 1993 ed.

Statistical data derived from the 1990 Federal Census. Provides household data for states, counties, minor civil divisions and places. Includes household data on income affordability, age, and housing problems. Available on Workstation #9.

CIESIN-Socioeconomics Data and Applications Center

Provides socioeconomic data resources including global, regional and national datasets.

Current Population Statistics

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for more than 50 years. The sample provides estimates for the nation as a whole and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual states and other geographic areas. Estimates obtained from the CPS include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment. They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker.

Data on the Net, University of California, San Diego

Data on the net provides a listing of Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.

Economic Census

Data derived from the following U.S. Economic Censuses which are conducted every five years: retail & wholesale trade, services, manufacturing, mining and construction.
Available on CD-ROM in M&E Library

Econ Census 97
Econ Census 97Z
Fixed Reproducible Tangible Wealth of the United States 1925-1997
Geolytics CensusCD 1980
Geolytics CensusCD 2000 Blocks
Geolytics CensusCD 2000 Maps
Geolytics CensusCD 2000 Redistricting

Complete results of the 1980 Census down to the Census tractlevel.  Over 1,500 demographics including 50 demographics from the 1990 census for comparisons.  CensusCD 2000 discs contain information from the 2000 Census

National, Economic, Social & Environmental Data (NESE)

Over 65,000 full-text documents, spreadsheets, diagrams, tables, and time series published by 19 Federal Agencies on the domestic economy, population, environment and government.
Available on CD-ROM in M&E Library. Workstation #9

National Income and Product Accounts for the United stats (1929-2000)

Office of Employment & Unemployment Statistics

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor on the U.S. labor supply and unemployment.

REIS (Regional Economic Information Systems) 1969-2000

SPI: State Personal Income, 1929-2000

State Quarterly Personal Income (1969-2001)

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Survey of Current Business (1994-2000)

TableBase

TableBase is an international database that specializes exclusively in tabular data dealing with companies, industries, products and demographics. Tables cover market share, rankings, forecasts, shipments, output, consumption, users, exports, imports, capacity and more. Tables are from a range of sources including trade and business publications, investment research, trade associations, statistical annuals, primary research, international organizations and government. Over 25,000 tables are added per year. For tables from the trade and business press and reports, full text is available along with tables, in most cases.

White House Briefing Room

World Development Indicators

The Statistical data on people, environment, economic and financial on countries and markets for over 200 countries and 18 country groups.

Zip Code Business Patterns (1999)

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Internet Resources

Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2000

"Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2000" reviews the recovery from the financial crisis and the prospects for developing countries; traces the impact of the crisis on poverty; analyzes the difficulties facing businesses and financial institutions in the East Asian crisis countries; and disucsses the implications of the recent volatility in commodity prices, in part caused by the crisis, for commodity dependent countries.

LEXIS-NEXIS Statistical

Statistical Universe is more than just the American Statistics Index (ASI), the Statistical Reference Index (SRI) and the Index to International Statistics (IIS) on the Web.  Statistical Universe provides full bibliographic control of statistical data produced by the U.S. government, important international intergovernmental organizations, knowledgeable professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies and universities.

Living Standards Measurement Study - World Bank Group

The main objective of LSMS surveys is to collect household data that can be used to assess household welfare, to understand household behavior, and to evaluate the effect of various government policies on the living conditions of the population. Accordingly, LSMS surveys collect data on many dimensions of household well-being, including consumption, income, savings, employment, health, education, fertility, nutrition, housing and migration.

Penn World Tables(Wharton Research Data Service)

The Penn World Tables provides national income accounts-type of variables converted to international prices. Must be in M & E Library or have username and password. For more information contact Hal Kirkwood.

Statistical Abstract

A U.S. Government compilation that contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.  Selected international data are also included.

United Nations Statistical Yearbook

The main purpose of the Statistical Yearbook is to provide a comprehensive compilation of internationally available statistics on social and economical conditions and activities at the national level, covering, whenever possible, the years from 1980 on. The objective has been to collect and coordinate the most essential components of comparable statistical information which can give a broad picture of social and economic processes.

World Development Report 1999/2000

This 22nd edition of the World Development Report analyzes how these forces could reshape the international landscape in the new millennium. It proposes rules and structures on which to build a more effective, comprehensive approach to development; provides valuable insight into how current viewpoints can be adapted to fit evolving development concerns.

World Development Indicators

Statistical data on people, environment, economic and financial on countries and markets for over 200 countries and 18 country groups.

World Factbook

A publication of the US Central Intelligence Agency that contains statistical and textual information on the countries of the world.  Information on economic, population, and geographic topics can be found within this resource.

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