Databases:
EBSCO - Find the advanced search feature to limit your results for your specific needs. Under the special limiters for a primary search, you can limit your results to find only reports. You can also limit your topic in this advanced feature by selecting from the special limiters for TOPICsearch.
Gale - Complete an advanced search to find data. Under "More Options" select statistical data or statistical table to look specifically for documents with this information, or find a document type that better suits your needs.
World Book Encyclopedia - Use the advanced search linked to here to look at tables, maps, and other reference materials. Or use the search feature to discover more information about a topic.
EBSCO - Find the advanced search feature to limit your results for your specific needs. Under the special limiters for a primary search, you can limit your results to find only reports. You can also limit your topic in this advanced feature by selecting from the special limiters for TOPICsearch.
Gale - Complete an advanced search to find data. Under "More Options" select statistical data or statistical table to look specifically for documents with this information, or find a document type that better suits your needs.
World Book Encyclopedia - Use the advanced search linked to here to look at tables, maps, and other reference materials. Or use the search feature to discover more information about a topic.
websites
Please remember to check the date of any poll or statistic for relevancy to your project or timeliness.
If a website appears to be out of date, contact a librarian to have it reevaluated or removed from this page.
If a website appears to be out of date, contact a librarian to have it reevaluated or removed from this page.
General Polling / Public Opinion Surveys:
Gallup Polls - Using scientific methodologies, this site conducts polls world wide for political, economic, and social organizations.
Pew Research Center - A site that conducts nonpartisan research on a wide variety of social science topics.
Gallup Polls - Using scientific methodologies, this site conducts polls world wide for political, economic, and social organizations.
Pew Research Center - A site that conducts nonpartisan research on a wide variety of social science topics.
United States Statistics:
Government websites can be difficult to navigate. Don't forget to use the search features and to be persistent!
Government websites can be difficult to navigate. Don't forget to use the search features and to be persistent!
American Fact Finder
Census information. Make maps, edit tables, etc. Bureau of Economic Analysis U.S. economic activity and statistics Bureau of Justice Statistics Data on crime and law enforcement Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment, productivity, and consumerism |
Census Bureau - Business & Industry
Manufacturing, services, and trade. Census Bureau - Foreign Trade Statistics Imports and exports, company profiles. Consumer Price Index Monthly data on price changes County and City Data Books Historical data from specific locations within states |
National Center for Health Statistics
Information on deaths, births, injuries, disease, and other health related topics. Occupational Outlook Handbook Data on pay and projected need for different careers. Statistical Resources on the Web The University of Michigan's list of places to find statistical information online. |
International Statistics:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Links to international statistical organizations. CIA World Fact Book History, economy, people, and other information. Comtrade Global trading data and analytical tables. |
GeoHive
Population statistics by country or city. Millennium Development Goals: Indicators Global and regional progress towards goals decided upon by 189 nations at the Millennium Summit. U.N. Data A Searchable database of United Nations statistics. |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Select variables for specific data from different countries. United Nations Statistics Various statistical databases from the U.N. World Health Organization Information on death, disease, and other health crises around the globe. |