Listed below are a selection of resources to get you started in researching statistical information about the United States.
Data and Visualization Services at Duke Libraries This department collects and supports numeric and geospatial data from a variety of sources for the Duke community. The collection covers on a wide range of topics including: mortality statistics, health care statistics, income statistics, and a full range of international demographic information. They can help you by email, askdata@duke.edu
Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial ed. (colonial times to 2000)
Provides statistics on population, migration, prices, national income, social statistics, health and medical care, environmental questions, business activity, communications, international trade, and government regulation. Tables are displayed in PDF, downloadable in Excel and can be graphed within the database.
Proquest Statistical Insight
Includes the American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, and Index to International Statistics. The American Statistics Index portion provides indexing to federal statistical data and coverage is from January 1973 to date. Statistics from private organizations and state governmental agencies are available in the Statistical Reference Index and coverage is from January 1980 to date. Full text or links to the full text are available for some of the indexed sources.
