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How Do I…?
Find Statistics
Where can you find statistics?
This guide will help you:
 Find statistics in a variety
of subject areas.
 Access statistical
information online.
 Know where to go for
more help.
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The Undergraduate Library has pulled together a list of resources
to help you find statistical information. This guide highlights many
of these resources.
To access any of the following titles and others, please visit our
Find Statistics webpage:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/find/findstatistics.html
You can also find more sources for statistics on the
Government Information Services webpage:
http://www.library.illinois.edu/doc/researchtools/guides/
statistics/statistics.html
Starting Points
FedStats
For U.S. statistics; lists topics as well as individual agencies.
Statistical Insight (ProQuest)
Provides access to a wide range of statistics produced by
governmental organizations. Great place for current statistics on lots
of topics.
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American FactFinder
Hosted by the U.S. Census. Also a good source for data about
agriculture, education, employment, health, law, etc. Their website
features links to other official statistical resources.
Statistical Resources on the Web
By the University of Michigan. Tons of starting places, divided by topic
area (agriculture, health, education, economics, etc.). Very easy to use.
How Do I…?
Business and Economics
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Includes statistics on employment, prices and living conditions (like the Consumer Price
Index), productivity, and more.
EIU Country Intelligence
Provides in-depth statistical analysis of political and economic trends in 195 countries
world-wide. Reports include country profiles, risk ratings, licensing and trade information
as well as G-8 and regional forecasts.
Hoovers Online
Provides detailed company information—key numbers, people, stock information,
performance ratings, etc.—and also allows you to compare with industry-wide trends.
Information is updated daily.
Remember!
You can access all of these
sites and more on our
Find Statistics webpage:
http://www.library.illinois.edu/
ugl/find/findstatistics.html
International Statistics
Health
United Nations Statistics Division
An excellent source for global statistics in areas
like social conditions, demographics,
economics, the environment, trade, etc.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
A division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, their site is
free, searchable, and contains an array of health statistics and surveys.
CIA World Factbook
Lists population, government, military, and
economic information for nations recognized by
the United States.
World Development Indicators
Provides economic, social, demographic, and
environmental data by region and country.
National Library of Medicine
Their page on Health Services Research includes an extensive list of
links to both federal and private sources of health-related data sets,
statistics, assessments, sources of funding, etc.
MedlinePlus Health Statistics
Has a wealth of practical information about many health-related issues.
You can do a general search for statistics and it will list them by category
and provide the original source citations.
Historical Statistics
United States Historical Census Data Browser
This data describes the people and the economy of the U.S. for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
Penn World Tables
Historical data, from 1959-, for 30+ categories of economic statistics for 152 countries and 29 subjects. Topics include
GDP, exchange rate information, capital stock per worker, construction, an import/export information.
FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
FRED contains historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business
indicators, exchange rates, and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and
Tennessee.
Crime
Education
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistics about: Crime and victims, Drugs and
crime, Criminal offenders, The justice system in
the United States, Law enforcement,
Prosecution, employment, and more.
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) A division of the Department of
Education that publishes a number of
statistical resources.
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
Published by the FBI, includes statistics on
crime in the United States, Hate Crimes, Law
Enforcement officers killed and assaulted, etc.
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Unesco Education
A good source for data on international
education. Click on Statistics in the “Services”
section in the right column.