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APSA Comparative Politics Database
Provides links to datasets reviewed or announced in the APSA Comparative Politics newsletter  [more info]
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Armed Conflict Database
Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts...  [more info]
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County and City Data Book (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center)
Statistical database offering demographic, economic, and government information...  [more info]
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FBI Uniform Crime Reports (US Government)
Statistics on U.S. crime, hate crime, and more.  [more info]
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FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Provides access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 U.S. government agencies ...  [more info]
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Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center)
Detailed U.S. census information by state and county from 1790-1960.
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Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press)
Historical Statistics of the United States from 1790 to 2000.  [more info]
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) (University of Michigan)
A vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, available for download and re-use....  [more info]
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Latinobarometro
**Latinobarometro defaults to Spanish language text display.  To switch to English, simply click the "English" link in the far right corner of the gray header. 

Latinobarometro is a public opinion poll resource that includes polls conducted in 18 Latin American countries.  Users are able to download survey results and view questionaires from 1995 to 2009.  Survey results are available in SPSS, Stata, or SAS files. 
Please note!  Users must have the corresponding statistical program to download/use the survey results files.  The SPSS program is available on all public computers in the libraries.  The general computer labs on campus have both SAS and SPSS programs.  Students may request the SAS program for their personal computers through the Media Resources software request forms: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/media/.  [more info]
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Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Data Hub
Access to latest immigration statistics, maps, and numbers for the United States and other countries.  [more info]
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National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
Contains information on nonprofit organizations in the United States, gathered from IRS tax returns.  
Note: JMU users must accept the User Agreement to use the database.  Please log out when finished.  [more info]
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OECD iLibrary (OECD)
SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world.  [more info]
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UNdata
Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics...  [more info]
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistics about - Crime and victims, Drugs and crime, Criminal offenders, The justice system in the United States, Law enforcement, Prosecution, Courts and sentencing, Corrections, Justice expenditure and employment.  [more info]
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact- finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.  [more info]
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US Census Bureau International Data Base (IDB) (US Census Bureau)
Provides tabular data for countries and regions as well as demographic indicators, population pyramids and source information for countries.  [more info]
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US Census Bureau1 (US Dept. of Commerce)
Provides official census data for the United States at the level of states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas...  [more info]
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US Economic Indicators (US Dept. of Commerce)
Provides access to U.S. Principal Federal Economic Indicators.  [more info]
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World Development Indicators Online (World Bank)
World Development Indicators provide a comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners.  For a neat visual tool that corresponds to WDI go to World Bank Data Visualizer.  Read More Info for user tips.  [more info]
 
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