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A Guide to Finding Statistics & Datasets at JMU

See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding statistics & datasets. [more info]

Ad Age DataCenter

Ad Age DataCenter includes profiles of top advertisers, media, and agencies. Also includes job data, advertising spending, award winners, and agency family trees. [more info]

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Advertising Age

Get the latest information and news on marketing, media, and advertising agencies. Be sure to click on the DataCenter link for in-depth data! [more info]

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American FactFinder (US Census Bureau)

U.S. Census Bureau search tool that provides access to population, housing, economic and geographic information. Note: American FactFinder works with Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Other browsers may not perform as expected. [more info]

Internet

APSA Comparative Politics Database

Provides links to datasets reviewed or announced in the APSA Comparative Politics newsletter [more info]

Armed Conflict Database

Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info]

Internet

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Internet

Business Guides (JMU Libraries)

Selected resources for business researchers at JMU. [more info]

Census of Agriculture (US Dept. of Agriculture)

Statistical data on agriculture in the United States... [more info]

Unrestricted

CIA World FactBook

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, and geography for 266 world entities. Includes photos, maps, and flags. The Factbook is in the public domain. [more info]

Internet

City-Data

Contains data collected from numerous sources about all U.S. cities.
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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]

Internet

County Business Patterns (US Census Bureau)

Economic data covering agricultural services, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation... [more info]

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CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press)

Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info]

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Crime in the United States (US Dept. of Justice)

Includes statistics on crime and criminal activities, crime prevention, police and law enforcement... [more info]

Internet

Data.gov

The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. [more info]

Economic Census (US Census Bureau)

Statistical data on retail trade; wholesale trade; service industries; transportation, communications... [more info]

Internet

eHRAF World Cultures: Collection of Ethnography (Yale University)

A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Check out these online tutorials for a quick introduction to eHRAF. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of ED Stats

National Center for Education Statistics. [more info]

Internet

Europa World (Taylor and Francis)

Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... [more info]

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EuroStat

European Commission portal providing access to European statistics.
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Internet

FBI Uniform Crime Reports (US Government)

Statistics on U.S. crime, hate crime, and more. [more info]

Internet

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

First: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends

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Gale Directory Library

Search through current and backfile editions of directories... [more info]

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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. [more info]

Gartner

Note: You will be asked to enter your JMU eID and password. Once you sign in with eid/password, please do NOT create an individual user account. Contains full text Gartner Group research documents on information technology management. [more info]

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General Social Survey (GSS)

Search on 4697 to get theGeneral Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File] [more info]

Internet

Global Education Locator

National Center for Education Statistics. [more info]

Internet

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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HOST: US Hotel Operating Statistics Study (STR)

You will be asked to log in with your JMU eid and password.
STR's HOST report provides a recap of US hotel performance data, industry revenues and expenses. [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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International Data Base (IDB)

The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 224 countries and areas of the world. [more info]

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iPoll (Roper Center)

US public opinon poll data from the past 70 years. [more info]

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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Local Market Audience Analyst (SRDS)

Best viewed using Internet Explorer. The LMAA link is located in the left hand column on the next page under "Other SRDS Services."
Local Market Audience Analyst is a consumer market research tool that provides demographic, segmentation, and targeting data for media planners and consumer marketers. Users are able to create market profile, lifestyle analysis, demographic, and PRIZM reports. Click here for tutorial. [more info]

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Mergent BondViewer (Mergent)

BondViewer contains a large amount of bond data including US taxable bonds, municipal bonds, retail notes, and bond level terms and conditions data. Users can create customized output reports in html, pdf, Word, or Excel form. [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]

Mintel Global Market Navigator

Mintel Global Market Navigator is a comprehensive database designed to provide instant access to critical market data for consumer industries around the world. Note: When you click on the link above, you are prompted to "accept" the terms of the database. If you choose " I accept," you will navigate to the GMN welcome screen. [more info]

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Morningstar Investment Research Center

Use Morningstar to find detailed information on stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and market information. Also provides a tool to create investment portfolios. [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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National Center for Education Statistics

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. [more info]

Internet

National Center for Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics' Web site, a rich source of information about America’s health. [more info]

Internet

NationMaster

An easy-to-use compendium of statistics on nations throughout the world. [more info]

Internet

OAIster (OCLC / Firstsearch)

OAIster contains thousands of multidisciplinary resources from more than 1,000 contributors worldwide. [more info]

Internet

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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OFFSTATS

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Online Statistical Atlas of Virginia (University of Virginia)

Over 60 graduated color maps and associated tables of Virginia, its counties... [more info]

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Opposing Viewpoints In Context (Gale)

Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues...
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Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (“PHPartners”)

Health data tools and statistics gathered as part of a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries [more info]

Passport GMID (Euromonitor)

Passport GMID is an online market research tool containing global information on consumer spending, industry information, country profiles, and much more.
Users will be asked to login with their JMU eid and password. [more info]

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Pew Internet

The Pew Internet Project explores the impact of the Internet on American life. Includes details on what people do online, user demographics and how Internet usage affects society. [more info]

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

Survey data about the press, politics and public policy issues [more info]

Internet

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]

SBRnet

Sports Business Research Network focuses on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry.
Sports Fan Market survey results are being posted around the site. Please view the Market Summary section for each sports category for survey data. [more info]

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SNL Financial

Note: You must create a free user account to access SNL. Click here to register for an account.
SNL Financial provides news, financial data, and analysis on business sectors in the global economy. [more info]

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State and County QuickFacts (US Census Bureau)

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Internet

Statistical Abstract (2013-present) (ProQuest)

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This current edition is published by ProQuest and contains information from 2013 onward. [more info]

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Statistical Abstract of the US (1878-2012) (US Government)

Access social, political, economic, and health data compiled by the US Census Bureau from 1878-2012. Data sources include government agencies, private organizations, and professional associations. [more info]

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UNdata

Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics... [more info]

United Nations Statistical Division Databases

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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]

Internet

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]

Internet

US Census Bureau

The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data,publications, products, and programs. [more info]

Internet

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]

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]

Internet

US Economic Indicators (US Dept. of Commerce)

Provides access to U.S. Principal Federal Economic Indicators. [more info]

Internet

USA Trade Online

Note: Login required. For username and password, contact library staff. Library staff: refer to ERM (STAT-USA entry) or email hedricat@jmu.edu.
Access US trade data on more than 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities. [more info]

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ValueLine

Financial analysis on some 1,700 companies in nearly 100 industry sectors. Includes performance data and growth projections on stocks, mutual funds, options and other securities. [more info]

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VAStat (University of Virginia)

Links to Virginia statistical information [more info]

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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]

World Almanac (Facts On File News Services)

Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999...
[more info]

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World Bank Data Visualizer (World Bank)

Data Visualizer is a subset of 2009 World Development Indicators database. For further information go to WDI Online. See tips for use under More Info. [more info]

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]

WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)

You will be taken to a more info page for login information. WRDS provides access to financial datasets from COMPUSTAT (public companies), CRSP (security prices) and CUSIP Master File (financial instruments issuers), and RiskMetrics (corporate governance). [more info]

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