1. WISER Social Sciences: Statistical Data Sources Mark Janes Social Sciences Subject Consultant mark.janes@ouls.ox.ac.uk http://questionmarkssl.blogspot.com/

2. Question: What is data? We asked 6 people … Respondent A: social surveys Respondent B: statistical series Respondent C: opinion polls Respondent D: macroeconomic series Respondent E: law reports Respondent F: newspaper articles Respondent G: just about anything

3. WHO Global Alcohol Database multiple sources

4. UK Household Survey Social Survey Division of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) conducted since 1971

5. Geodata (Reliability of data may depend upon memory of a budding alcoholic)

6. SWIVEL Social Networking Data Site (Good sources but possible dubious interpretation)

7. UN Comtrade Standard data classifications and methodology applied internationally

9. Many data producers Data is produced by researchers, practitioners, governments, IGOs, NGOs and businesses for a variety of purposes: Research data Activity reporting Government statistical collection International macro data Justification Market/financial research

10. Many data users Data is used by researchers, practitioners, governments and businesses for a variety of purposes: Original research Trend analysis Formulate/influence policy Test assumptions Measure interventions and effectiveness Support arguments Lies, damn lies and statistics!

11. SSL Data Survey 2007

12. Macro/International data Via ESDS International Eurostat New Cronos IEA Coal Information IEA CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion IEA Electricity information IEA Energy Prices and Taxes IEA Energy Technology Research and Development Database IEA Natural Gas Information IEA Oil Information IEA Renewables Information IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market IMF Balance of Payment Statistics IMF Direction of Trade Statistics IMF Government Finance Statistics IMF International Financial Statistics IMF World Economic Outlook http://www.esds.ac.uk/International/ OECD Education Statistics OECD Globalisation OECD International Development OECD International Direct Investment Statistics OECD International Migration Statistics OECD International Trade by Commodities Statistics OECD Main Economic Indicators OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators OECD National Accounts OECD Quarterly Labour Force Statistics OECD Services Statistics OECD Social Expenditure Database OECD STructural ANalysis UNIDO Industrial Demand Supply UNIDO Industrial Statistics United Nations Common Database World Bank Global Development Finance World Bank World Development Indicators

13. Other Macro/International UN Comtrade http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspxhttp://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx UN Commodity Price Statistics (UNCTAD) http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/unctad.htm http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/unctad.htm Source OECD http://www.sourceoecd.orghttp://www.sourceoecd.org (All statisitical databases and series) Emerging Markets Information Service http://site.securities.com/http://site.securities.com/ (Macro data plus market and forecasts) Global Financial Data https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/ (Plus market and exchange rate data)

14. Survey/micro data Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) http://www.icpsr.umich.edu UK Data Archive http://www.data- archive.ac.uk/search/searchStart.asphttp://www.data- archive.ac.uk/search/searchStart.asp Nuffield Data Library http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/projects/datalibrary/ http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/projects/datalibrary/ (Oxford’s data library, contact jane.roberts@nuffield.ox.ac.uk)jane.roberts@nuffield.ox.ac.uk iPOLL http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ ESDS International Eurobarometer Survey Series European Election Study European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions datasets European Social Survey European and World Values Surveys International Social Survey Programme Latinobarómetro Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty

15. Economics/Finance/Business UN Comtrade http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx UN Commodity Price Statistics (UNCTAD) http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/unctad. htm http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/unctad. htm Source OECD http://www.sourceoecd.orghttp://www.sourceoecd.org Emerging Markets Information Service http://site.securities.com/ http://site.securities.com/ Global Financial Data https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/ https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/ ESDS International (OECD, IMF, World Bank) http://www.esds.ac.uk/International/ Orbis (includes Bankscope, FAME, ISIS, JADE, OSIRIS, ZEPHYR) http://orbis.bvdep.com/ip/ http://orbis.bvdep.com/ip/ FT.COM http://www.ft.com/http://www.ft.com/ Wharton Research Data Services (contact: katherine.melling@ouls.ox.ac.uk, currently staff and researchers only)katherine.melling@ouls.ox.ac.uk Bureau van Dijk CISDM COMPUSTAT North America CRSP CUSIP Master File GOVPX I/B/E/S NYSE TAQ Thomson Reuters Bank Regulatory Blockholders CBOE Indexes DMEF Dow Jones FDIC Fama French, Momentum, and Liquidity Federal Reserve Bank Reports PHLX Penn World Tables SEC Disclosure of Order Execution TRACE

16. Historical/Other Elections in Western Europe since 1815 (via OxLIP+) Arts and Humanities Data Service http://ahds.ac.uk/http://ahds.ac.uk/ Historical Statistics of the United States http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb/HSUSEntryServlet http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb/HSUSEntryServlet Indiastat http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/indiastat.htmhttp://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxonly/indiastat.htm

17. SSL Data Page

18. Question Mark Blog: http://questionmarkssl.blogspot.com/