Government Publications and Law
Find Statistics
Page Contains:
- How to Find Statistical Sources
- Statistical Databases and Search Engines
- California Statistics
- International Statistics
Other useful links:
How to Find Statistical Sources
Statistical Databases and Search Engines
- STAT-USA
- [UCSC on-site access only] - search for federal business, economic, and trade publications. (Available by password only. Ask Reference Desk staff for assistance.)
- Child Stats
- Official site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- FEDSTATS
- Statistics from the federal government
- United States Statistical Abstract
- (via U.S. Census Bureau)
- American Fact Finder
- (via U.S. Census Bureau)
California Statistics
- Counting California
- Search for statistical data from various California state agencies
- California Statistical Abstract
- The Table of Contents is ordered by topic
- Rand California
- Find California statistics on population, health, economy, environment and economy. Data available back to 1970s for selected topics.
International Statistics
- International Statistical Agencies
- From the U.S. Census Bureau
- Statistical Databases online
- From the UN Statistics Division
- Development Data and Statistics
- (via the World Bank) data by topic and for countries of the world
- SourceOECD
- Requires on-site UCSC or OCA access; e-books, e-periodicals, and interactive statistical databases on international topics ranging from economics to education
- Macroeconomic Time Series Data Source Locator
- (via Univ. of Chicago) sources by date, geographic area, and macroeconomic data category
- UC Atlas of Global Inequality
- "Explores some aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics"
- NationMaster.com
- Searchable database for international statistics. As stated in their disclaimer, the data is obtained using different methodologies and the figures "should only be construed as a rough guide."
- Asian Development Bank
- "ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific." Find statistics, reports, etc., on Asian economics.
- World Development Indicators (WDI)
- Requires on-site UCSC or OCA Access; the World Bank's annual compilation of data about development, which provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2001
Updated June 18, 2008
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