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The following list suggests the best sites
to find
government information available online for state level of government.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business & Economics Numeric Data
Fedstats Terrific service for data users and researchers. This one site
simultaneously queries 14 federal agencies for specified statistics and numeric data.
Either enter a Search query or browse
the index topically, from A to Z.
As an added convenience, Fedstats allows the user to specify one or more agencies to
search, or to search just Press Releases.
The site also features a page focusing on Regional
statistics and Policy. For a quick guide
to all of the features of this wonderful service browse through the Site Map.
Government Data (NetEYE, Inc)
Historical
United States Census Data: 1790 to 1970 (from
Harvard)
InfoNation (United Nations)
Juvenile
Justice: Facts & Figures
Kids
Count Data Book a project of the Annie E. Casey
Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the
United States.
National Center for
Education Statistics
New
York State Data Center
US Census Bureau
Statistical
Abstract of the US
Statistical Resources
on the Web (from the University of Michigan)
StatUSA
US Census Data Maps
Federal Reserve
Economic Data (FRED) Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis. Data Files include:
Daily/Weekly
U.S. Financial Data
Monthly
Monetary Data
Monthly
Interest Rates
Monthly
Consumer Price Indexes
Monthly
Employment and Population Data
Monthly
Regional Data
Specific Resources
Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Atlas of United
States Mortality
Health
Care Financing
National
Center for Health Statistics
Bureau of
Justice Statistics
Crime
in the United States Published by the FBI, this
annual report (now also on CD-ROM) summarizes crime data from state and local law
enforcement agencies. Provides detailed statistics on crime incidents, rates, etc.
Hate
Crime Statistics Pamphlet published by the FBI on
those crimes committed out of a "preformed negative bias against a group of persons
based solely on their race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation" or
disability (from the Forward). Data include geographic location (cities, rural counties,
universities, etc.) and the race of the offender.
Human Development
Report Annual report from the UN Development
Program. Reports on the progress and problems of developing nations in their struggle for
sustainable development. Provides economic and social characteristics for both developing
and industrialized countries. Data includes categories such as the status of women,
demographic profile, profile of human development, and wealth, poverty and social
investment.
World
Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers Annual
report of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Provides data and country rankings
on worldwide purchases, exports, imports, and transfers of military hardware, country by
country. Besides dollar figures for 172 countries, the report also includes military
blocks, such as the Commonwealth of Independent States (i.e. Russia and her allies), NATO,
OPEC, the ex-Warsaw Pact, etc.
World
Resources (World Resources Institute) Annual
report, also available as a data file in spreadsheet format. Covers a large variety of
issues concerned with global demographics, development, economics, environment, and
natural resources. Downloadable files, in PDF format available.
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