Starting Points: Guide to Demographics & Statistics

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Demographic Yearbook - R 310 Uni Dem

UN Dept. of Economic Statistical Office.                                                  

Statistical Yearbook - R 310 Uni Sta

UN’s Dept. of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistical Division; 42nd Issue.                                       
                                                
The World Almanac and Book of Facts - R 310 Wor

1936-present. See also: R 310 Tim - Time Almanac, 1999-present.           
                               

The Statesman's Year-Book - R 310.58  Sta

Statistics and facts from all the world's nations; 1993-94 – present. 

County and City Extra - Annual Metro, City and County Data Book - R 317.3 Cou

Formerly County and City Data Book; 1996 – present.                          

Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005 - R 317.3 Dat

(See also:  R 317.3 Lit  - A Statistical Portrait of the United States; R 317.3 S - The Statistical History of the United States from Colonial Times to the Present; R 317.3 His - Historical Statistics of the United States).   

Statistical Abstract of the United States - R 317.3 Uni

1971 - present.                               

Florida Statistical Abstract - R 317.59 Flo

1992-present.  

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 310-324
In addition to reference books, you can search by subject for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog in the right hand column.  Good subject headings are demography, and statistics.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·            The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Census Bureau: US Dept. of Commerce's data on People, Business, Geography, and more, including break-downs for states and counties and tracts.  Includes Statistical Abstracts of the United States: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab.                    
(See also CensusScope  www.censusscope.org.)

Documents Center: University of Michigan's extensive stats and links for over 250 topics.                                            
      
ePodunk: Wide demographics on virtually all cities and towns in the U.S.  Very user-friendly.  
       
FedStats: Statistics from over 100 U.S. agencies.                                                                           
      

GeoHive: Population, graphs, etc for regions, countries, provinces and cities with data on wealth, infrastructure and more.  
      

GeoStats: Select variables for stats on labor, housing, population, income, education and poverty by state, county, city and place. Covers 1944-83, 1988, 1994 and 2000.            
      
Kids Count: The Annie E. Casey Foundation's extensive statistics on the status of children in the US.  (See also The National Center for Education Statistics.)

Population Reference Bureau: Worldwide in-depth focus on how population affects aging, education, family planning, fertility, health, poverty, marriage/family, migration, mortality, policy, race/ethnicity, rural population, youth and other fields.  
      
US Department of Labor’s Other Statistical Sites: Links to 12 major Federal Agencies including the Bureaus of Economic Analysis, Justice Statistics, Labor Statistics, Transportation Statistics, the Census Bureau, Economic Research Service, Energy Information Administration, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Statistics of Income (IRS) and over 70 international links.   
      

**The Library also offers a collection of statistic-related sites on its website.  Go to (www.wppl.org), then to Reference Resources, then Good Websites, then click on Statistics.**

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