Data: Hidden Gems for the Quantitatively Challenged Paul Bern, Bobray Bordelon, Don Broach Social Science Reference Center Princeton University Library

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Statistical Universe n Indexing, abstracting & selected full text of statistical publications about social, economic, and political conditions n Derived from U.S., state, & international IGOs, associations, businesses, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, & universities.

IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series n Largest publicly accessible computerized database on a human population. n 23 high-precision individual-level samples of the U.S. population censuses from 1850 to n Combines censuses into a single database that, insofar as possible, assigns uniform codes to variables across all years for which available. n Includes all information available in the original public use samples

United States Historical Census Data Browser n Data describes the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970 n Data sources include US Decennial Censuses, US Department of Agriculture, and the National Council of Churches of Christ of the United States

Current Population Survey n Monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics for over 50 years. n Provides estimates for such measures as employment,earnings, work hours, benefits, education, and fertility.

Banks Cross National Time Series n Economic, social, and political indicators of nations and empires of the world including countries and empires that no longer exist. n Select data goes back to Latest data is 1996.

Global Financial Database n International economic data ( ) on consumer prices, wholesale prices, futures and commodities prices, and exchange rates. n International stock data ( ) for indices, yields,price- earnings ratios, total returns, market capitilizations and volume.

General Social Survey n Representative sample surveys of the adult American population conducted in almost every year since n Questions on a very wide range of issues. About 1/3 of the questions asked every year or most years. Useful for tracking changes in public opinion.

General Social Survey n For recent years, specially recoded variables facilitate comparisons with international data sets.

American National Election Study n National surveys of the American electorate in presidential and midterm election years conducted since n Covers ideology, public opinion, political participation, and religious characteristics.