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A Guide to Finding Statistics & Datasets at JMU
See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding statistics & datasets. [more info]
Armed Conflict Database
Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info]
Internet
Census of Agriculture (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Statistical data on agriculture in the United States... [more info]
Unrestricted
Choices 3
Provides data on ownership and use of products together with demographic and economic variables. Including methodology, [more info]
Reference Desk
Compact D/SEC (Compact Disclosure) (Disclosure Inc.)
Profiles and financial data on public corporations; from SEC 10K filings... [more info]
Reference Desk
County and City Data Book (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center)
Statistical database offering demographic, economic, and government information... [more info]
Internet
County Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau)
Economic data covering agricultural services, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation... [more info]
Unrestricted
CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press)
Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info]
Internet
Crime in the United States (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
Includes statistics on crime and criminal activities, crime prevention, police and law enforcement... [more info]
Internet
CRSP
The WRDS interface is being updated 12/15/09. To begin using it, please click here. You will be prompted for your JMU email address. Provides historical US databases of stock, indices, bond, and mutual fund securities. [more info]
Campus/Remote
CRSP (Center for Research in Security Prices)
You can now access CRSP data through the WRDS web interface! Provides historical US databases of stock, indices, bond, and mutual fund securities. [more info]
On Campus Only
CUSIP Master File (S&P)
The WRDS interface is being updated 12/15/09. To begin using it, please click here. You will be prompted for your JMU email address. CUSIP uniquely identifies issuers and issues of financial instruments within a standard framework... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Economic Census (U.S. Census Bureau)
Statistical data on retail trade; wholesale trade; service industries; transportation, communications... [more info]
Internet
eHRAF World Cultures: Collection of Ethnography (Yale University)
The interface to this database has changed, effective Feb 1, 2008. A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
eMarketer
eMarketer reports contain data from market research firms, government, nonprofit and academic organizations along with analysis. [more info]
Campus/Remote
Europa World Yearbook (Taylor and Francis)
Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... [more info]
Campus/Remote
FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Provides access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 U.S. government agencies ... [more info]
Internet
Gale Directory Library
Search through current and backfile editions of directories... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Gapminder World 2006

Gapminder World 2006 presents statistical data in a unique and visually appealing way. Graphs are created using data on various countries throughout the world and are animated to show striking, visually-rich results. These results allow for easy identification of trends in the data.

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Gartner
Contains full text Gartner Group research documents on information technology management... [more info]
Campus/Remote
General Social Survey (GSS)
Search on 4697 to get theGeneral Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File] [more info]
Campus/Remote
Historical Census Browser (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center)
Detailed U.S. census information by state and county from 1790-1960. [more info]
Internet
Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press)
Historical Statistics of the United States from 1790 to 2000. [more info]
Campus/Remote
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]
Campus/Remote
Illustrated Book of World Rankings (Sharpe Reference)
CD-ROM provides rankings of countries for various subjects... [more info]
Reference Desk
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics' Web site, a rich source of information about America’s health. [more info]
Internet
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and ... [more info]
Internet
NationMaster
An easy-to-use compendium of statistics on nations throughout the world. [more info]
Internet
NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
See Globus and NTDB... [more info]
OAIster (OCLC)
OAIster contains thousands of multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide... [more info]
Campus/Remote
OECD iLibrary (OECD)
SourceOECD is now OECD iLibrary. To access the old interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info]
Campus/Remote
OECD Main Economic Indicators 1960-1998 (OECD)
Data on national accounts, industrial production, employment, prices, business trends, finance... [more info]
Reference Desk
Online Statistical Atlas of Virginia (University of Virginia)
Over 60 graduated color maps and associated tables of Virginia, its counties... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Quick Health Data Online
The system provides state- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions. Data are available by gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety of national and state sources. The system is organized into eleven main categories, including demographics, mortality, natality, reproductive health, violence, prevention, disease and mental health. [more info]
REIS (Regional Economic Information System)
Basic information from the Bureau of Economic Analysis from 1969 to 1994 on key issues such as economic growth, regional development... [more info]
Reference Desk
SourceOECD (OECD)
SourceOECD is now called OECD iLibrary. To use the new interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info]
Campus/Remote
STAT-USA (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
An online service of recent international trade information... [more info]
Campus/Remote
State of the Nation
The Federal government's information resource for monitoring the U.S. economy... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Statistical Abstracts (U.S. Census Bureau)
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. [more info]
Internet
U. S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data,publications, products, and programs. [more info]
Internet
U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Provides official census data for the United States at the level of states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas... [more info]
Internet
UNdata
Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics... [more info]
ValueLine
ValueLine continuously analyzes and reports on companies in about 95 industries... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Virginia Center for Health Statistics
The Division of Health Statistics collects and disseminates vital records data, conducts research and produces reports which help guide health policy issues affecting the Commonwealth of Virginia. [more info]
Internet
Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Contains records of nearly 35,000 trans-Atlantic slaving voyages made between 1514 and 1866... [more info]
WDI Online (World Bank)

The WDI provides a comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners.

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World Almanac (Facts On File News Services)
Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999... [more info]
Campus/Remote
World Development Indicators
Statistical information about countries of the world. A companion CD to the print. [more info]
Reference Desk
World FactBook
An intelligence database prepared by the CIA... [more info]
Internet
World Marketing Forecasts 2001
CD-ROM compilation of the print publications: European marketing forecasts, and International marketing... [more info]
Reference Desk
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
The WRDS interface is being updated 12/15/09. To begin using it, please click here. You will be prompted for your JMU email address. Access Compustat corporate information and CRSP stock information online... [more info]
Campus/Remote
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