Contains over 1,000 indicators and time series from 1965 for 53 countries. Data include social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, and environmental indicators. Results can be scaled, mapped, and charted.
Gateway/Portal to 2000 US Census data, including population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Also includes American Community Survey, Population Estimates, Economic Census and Annual Economic Surveys.
The KIDS COUNT Data Center maintains the best available data and statistics on the educational, social, economic and physical well-being of children. With data at the local, state and national levels, the Data Center features hundreds of indicators, many of which examine the effects of poverty and race on child outcomes.
The ARDA Data Archive is a collection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers, and includes nearly 400 data files. Currently housed in the Social Science Research Institute at the Pennsylvania State University, the ARDA is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Pennsylvania State University. Includes National Profiles, U.S. Denominations, and GIS Maps and Reports regarding religion.
Information and data related to the transportation industry, including household-level data; includes transportation economics, freight data, border crossing-data, and commodities transported.
Longitudinal and cross-sectional data on a variety of issues of importance to researchers interested in the social conditions of children and families including children and gun violence, poverty, childcare, joblessness, grandparents raising grandchildren, and some statistical information on "No Child Left Behind."
The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. Registration required.
The three major data infrastructure projects of the Minnesota Population center include: IPUMS-International; an integrated series of census microdata samples from 1960 to the present; IPUMS-USA, an integrated series of representative samples drawn from the U.S. censuses of the period from 1850 to 2000; and IPUMS-USA, which also includes American Community Survey (ACS) data from 2000 to 2005. IPUMS-CPS provides integrated data and documentation from the March Current Population Survey (CPS) from 1962 to 2006. Other datasets include the North Atlantic Population Project, the National Historical Geographic Information System, and the Integrated Health Interview Series.
The International Data Base (IDB) offers a variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more. The IDB has provided access to demographic data for over 25 years to governments, academics, other organizations, and the public.
A collection of surveys including subjects such as government, citizenship, national identity, social relationships, family, and environment, coordinated cross-nationally.
Contains survey data for 6,000 households in 30 communities in Mexico and the United States surveyed from 1982/1983 to present to study Mexican migration to the United States.
Social Explorer allows users to visually display demographic data in the U.S. from 1790 through the present at a variety of geographic levels, create reports, maps, and animations that can be downloaded. NYU subscribes to Social Explorer premium service, which includes full tract and county-level historical datasets.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published 1878-2012, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
Portal to US Census data, including people and households, business and industry, geography and maps. Includes links to special topics and economic indicators.
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. The WLS provides an opportunity to study the life course, intergenerational transfers and relationships, family functioning, physical and mental health and well-being, and morbidity and mortality from late adolescence through 2011.
500 time series indicators for 148 countries and regional and income groups, with basic indicators for a further 62 countries. Time series for most indicators cover 1960 to the present.