Sources for statistics and data
General facts and figures:
- Statista
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General quantitative data on an easy-to-use searchable platform. Covers thousands of sources and topics, with infographics that are easy to share or embed on a webpage.
American statistics:
- American Community Survey (ACS)The American Community Survey helps local officials, community leaders and businesses understand the changes taking place in their communities. It is the premier source for detailed information about the American people and workforce. The most recently available data are from 2015.
- Measure of AmericaInteractive maps, charts, and reports from the Social Science Research Council about well-being and opportunity in America.
- ChildStats.govFind info on conditions and trends related to child and family well-being from 23 U.S. Federal agencies.
- Kids Count Data CenterData from the Annie E. Casey Foundation on child and family well-being in the United States from 2000 to the present. State level data available.
- National Center for Health StatisticsExplore data and reports from this division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- U.S. CensusCheck out this guide to know where and how to look for U.S. Census data.
International information:
- UNICEF MICS dataExplore more than two decades worth of data collected by UNICEF on the well-being of women and children in over 100 countries.
Data sets:
- ICPSRThe Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of computer readable social science data. ICPSR proviICPSR supports research in sociology, economics, political science, population studies, criminal justice, health care, education and more. Includes data sets from privately and publicly funded research, governmental and non-governmental agencies, opinion polls and other studies. As institutional members of ICPSR, USU faculty and students may use the archive of social science data. To download data, users need to create their own account to login. Once downloaded data can be analyzed with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata.
