Primary Population Studies & Demography Data Sets & Statistics

Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition
The best starting-place for statistical information on the United States, for the colonial era and 1790-2000 (including the Confederate States of America). Presents 37,339 data series on population (i...   [more]

ICPSR
Also Known as: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research SIMI Variables
USE OF ICPSR DATA REQUIRES STATISTICAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE AND GZIP DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE. Direct-download access to social science quantitative data sets archived by ICPSR. Subjects covered includ...   [more]
Holdings: 1962-present.
Supplemental URLs
    ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature
    SDA Online Data Analysis System
    Publications-Related Archive
    SIMI: Site for Instructional Materials and Information
    SSVD: Social Science Variables Database

IPUMS
Also Known as: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, IPUMS-International, IPUMS-USA
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Census microdata from historic national censuses, U.S. and worldwide. Only provides microdata data sets, with data subsetting and extraction, and documentation. Frequency d...   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    IPUMS-USA

Proquest Statistical Insight
Also Known as: Statistical Universe, lexisnexis statistical
Statistical Universe indexes statistical data published in federal, state, and selected privately published titles, at the table level. In some cases the fulltext of the document is also available....   [more]

Statistical Abstract of the United States - U.S. Census Bureau
Also Known as: Historical Statistics of the United States ;
The National Data Book. Annual statistics, 1878-present (with seperate volumes covering Colonial Times to 1970), covering population, vital statistics, health and nutrition, education, law enforcement...   [more]
Holdings: 1878-present (backfile in progress)
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Important Population Studies & Demography Data Sets & Statistics

1940 Census
National Archives and Record Administration's site for accessing manuscript census schedule from the 1940 census....   [more]
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AfricaMap
Online mapping tool providing point and polygon location data for African countries and their county boundaries, population distribution, conflict reports, language and ethnic group distribution, and ...   [more]
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African Economic History Network
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AGing Integrated Database - AGID
Online data query system for U.S. Administration on Aging data sets....   [more]
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American Communities Project
Also Known as: Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences
Geographic mapping tools, statistical data, and reports on trends affecting US neighborhoods, cities, and regions regarding population, public schools, public health, crime, elections, economic condit...   [more]
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American Factfinder
Population, geographic, economic and geographic data....   [more]
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ARF - Area Resource File
County-level data on health care professions and training, hospitals and health care facilities and their utilization and expenditures, and health-services-related population characteristics and envir...   [more]
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Burden of Disease Project
Estimates of incidence, health state prevalence, severity and duration, and mortality for over 130 major causes, for WHO Member States and for sub-regions of the world, for the years 2000 and beyond. ...   [more]
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Cancer Mondial (World Cancer Statistics)
This website provides access to information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide held by the Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology at the International Agency for Research on Cancer. ...   [more]
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CDC Wonder - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Database of reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data by mortality, natality, disease and demographic groups. Access is free and registration is optional....   [more]
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Childinfo: Monitoring the situation of children and women - UNICEF
UNICEF's key statistical databases concerning women and children....   [more]
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China Data Online
Also Known as: China statistical data, China census data, China Spatial Data Reports and Maps, DemographicsNowChina, China Geo-Explorer
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Circular Area Profiles
Also Known as: CAPS
A tool to aggregate 2000 and 2010 Census data to approximate circular areas using a point location -- latitude and longitude or ZIP Code -- and radius values. Data from Summary File 3, the standard MC...   [more]
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Commitment to Development Index
Rates 21 rich countries on how much they help poor countries build prosperity, good government, and security. Each rich country gets scores in seven policy areas, which are averaged for an overall sco...   [more]
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Community Health Data Base - Berks-Lancaster-Schuylkill Household Health Survey microdata
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Community Health Data Base - Centre County Household Health Survey microdata
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Community Health Data Base - Online Data Analysis Tool
Also Known as: Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, CHDB, Community Health Database
USE INTERNET EXPLORER. Online data analysis tool for biennial Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, 2000-2008 (and 2010 when available), surveying 10,000 households in each wave and repor...   [more]

Community Health Data Base - Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey microdata
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CountrySTAT (FAO)
User-friendly presentation of country-level food and agricultural statistics for African countries. Produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations....   [more]
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County Health Rankings
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CPS on Web
Also Known as: Unicon, CPS Utilities
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Current Population Survey data, 1962-2001. Provides subsetting and extraction, crosstabulations, regression with supporting statistics, and graphing. Questions are matched ...   [more]
Holdings: 1962-present, monthly surveys.
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DataFerrett Extraction and Review Tool (U S Census Bureau)
Also Known as: Data Ferrett DataWeb
A tool developed and supported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other statistical agencies. Datasets are from CPS - Current Population Survey, ...   [more]
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DataLumos
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Decennials - Census of Population and Housing
Also Known as: Historical census volumes
PDF-format versions of historic US decennial census volumes, 1790 to present. Topics covered include basic counts of population and housing, with race and gender, for the nation, states, counties, tow...   [more]
Holdings: 1790 to present (backfile in progress: 1790-1860, 1990-2000 available)
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DevInfo
USE INTERNET EXPLORER. UN time series data tool, providing interactive interface to specific national, regional, and global project data. Regions covered include: India, Palestinian Authority, Zimbabw...   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    DevInfo 6.0 (2011)

DSDR : Data Sharing for Demographic Research
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EconData
A great first stop for identifying public and private data source on U.S. demographic, economic, social, and other topics....   [more]
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EpiQMS - Epidemiologic Query and Mapping System (PA Dept of Health)
Interactive data tool for data tables, charts, and maps on behavioral risk, births, deaths, cancer incidence, STDs and communicable diseases, and other public health topics for Pennsylvania counties a...   [more]
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Esri Data and Maps
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FedStats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies ...   [more]
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Financial Tracking Service
Real-time database tracking all reported international humanitarian aid....   [more]
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Geo-referencing of Ethnic Groups
Ethnic group territories represented as polygons in an Esri shapefile....   [more]
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GHDx - Global Health Data Exchange (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)
A catalog of the world's health and demographic data....   [more]
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Global Atlas of Infectious Diseases
Also Known as: WHO
Standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels from World Health Organization. Free online version presents only rabies and tuberculosis data annually...   [more]
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Global Development Finance
Also Known as: World Bank GDF Online
World Bank time series statistical data covering 1960 to the present, with forecast data for up to seven years, for the 210 countries reporting public and publicly-guaranteed debt. Data include extern...   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
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Global Health Observatory - WHO
Statistical information and country profiles on health conditions, access to health, and related topics worldwide....   [more]
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Health Indicators Warehouse
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Health Poll Search
Searchable archive of public opinion questions on health issues, including abortion, alcohol an drugs, bioterrorism and biological weapons, political campaigns, elections, leaders and health, children...   [more]
Holdings: 1935-present.
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Historical Census Browser
Also Known as: Historical, Demographic, Economic, and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1960
Population and housing data for all U.S. states and counties, 1790 to 1960, based on decennial census of population and housing. Provides basic counts of population and housing, including race, gend...   [more]
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HMCA : Health and Medical Care Archive
Also Known as: HMCA ICPSR
USE OF HMCA DATA MAY REQUIRE STATISTICAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE AND GZIP DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE. Direct-download access to quantitative data sets archived by ICPSR on U.S. health care providers, health ...   [more]
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HOLIS 14 Points application
Reports on humanitarian aid from EU country donors and ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Office). Provides dollar values and brief descriptions of individual relief programs....   [more]
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HRDAG - Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group
Data sets and other materials for the statistical analysis of human rights claims worldwide....   [more]
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Human Development Reports
Fulltext for UN Development Programme global, regional, and national reports, describing development issues, including human rights, poverty, education, economic reform, HIV/AIDS, globalization, capac...   [more]
Holdings: 1990-present (national reports published on irregular basis)
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Human Mortality Database
The Human Mortality Database (HMD) was created to provide detailed mortality and population data to researchers, students, journalists, policy analysts, and others interested in the history of human l...   [more]
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IMF Data Mapper
Choropleth mapping and data graphing for IMF time series, including variables from World Economic Outlook, Balance of Payments Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, AFR Regional Economic Outlook,...   [more]
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International Household Survey Network
IGO partnership sharing information and resources on household surveys worldwide. Provides searchable catalog of past, current, and proposed surveys, many with association documentation....   [more]
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International Statistical Agencies - US Census Bureau
list of national statistical web sites world-wide...   [more]
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LABORSTA
Statistics on worldwide labor, employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor cost, consumer price indices, occupational injuries, strikes and lockouts. Includes reference work, Sources & Metho...   [more]
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Living Standards Measurement Study
Also Known as: World Bank LSMS
Household survey datasets, documentation, and reports conducted in countries worldwide for the World Bank in 1986-present. Multitopic questionnaires collect data on households, covering housing charac...   [more]
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Longitudinal Tract Data Base
Converter for US decennial census census tract geographies, 1970 Census through 2010 Census....   [more]
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Measure DHS
Also Known as: Demographic and Health Surveys
USAID-funded program to collect and analyze demographic and health data for regional and national family planning and public health programs. Includes STATcompiler and HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Datab...   [more]
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Measure of America: American Human Development Project
The Human Development Index for the United States, providing graphical tools to present data on social and economic development among states and metropolitan areas. Produced by the American Human Deve...   [more]
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Measuring America : the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000
Reproduces decennial census schedules and forms, 1790 through 2000. Provides history of decennial census and specific questions....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    via HathiTrust

Medical Assistance, Food Stamps and Cash Assistance statistics reports (PA Dept of Public Welfare)
Archives of MA-FOOD-STAMPS-AND-CASH-STATS@LISTSERV.DPW.STATE.PA.US. Provides MS Excel tables for monthly data releases from Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Data releases cover PA counties w...   [more]
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Migration and Remittances - World Bank Prospects
Comparative data and reports on international migration and transfers of funds from migrants to nation of origin....   [more]
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Minorities at Risk
Also Known as: MARGene
Monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in countries worldwide. Provides risk assessments and chronologies for each group. MARGene -- Minorities at Risk Da...   [more]
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Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Current monthly economic statistics and estimates, 1997-2010, for countries and regions worldwide, published by United Nations Statistics Division. Includes: Indices of world industrial production by ...   [more]
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NACDA : National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
Also Known as: NACDA ICPSR
USE OF NACDA DATA MAY REQUIRE STATISTICAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE AND GZIP DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE. Direct-download access and online data analysis for quantitative data sets archived by ICPSR on aging an...   [more]
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National and International Data Sources and Links - United Nations Statistics Division
The UN provides links to the statistical agencies of member countries, as well as the names and links (where available) for statistical yearbooks for each country....   [more]
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National Crosswalk Service Center
Also Known as: xwalkcenter, NCSC, ALMIS
Provides concordances, indexes, and tools for comparing different U.S. government-produced occupational classifications and training program classifications. Crosswalks available include SOC or Standa...   [more]
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National Transfer Accounts
Statistical information on how people at each age produce, consume, and share resources, and save for the future for countries worldwide. Intended to show how population growth and changing population...   [more]
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National Women's Health Indicators Database
Produced by the Office of Women's Health and the National Women's Health Information Center. National, regional, state and county data are available by gender, race, ethnicity, and age. You can make ...   [more]
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OECD.Stat
- from OECD iLibrary
Integrated search and tabulation interface for OECD statistical databases....   [more]

Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Also Known as: PSID
Longitudinal study, 1968-present, of individuals in more than 7,000 U.S. families, emphasizing dynamic aspects of economic and demographic behavior, and including sociological and psychological measur...   [more]
Holdings: 1968-present.
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Supplemental URLs
    PSID/CDS Data and Documentation Center
    Child Development Supplement (CDS)
    PSID/CDS Bibliography (works using PSID or CDS data)
    ICPSR PSID data archive

Peristats
Maternal and infant health data, covering US, states, counties, and cities. Produced by March of Dimes....   [more]
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Philadelphia Vital Statistics Reports
Births, deaths, and fetal death statistics for Philadelphia and for Philadelphia ZIP Codes and census tracts....   [more]
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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (Online Edition)
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States....   [more]

Report Card on the Schools, 2002-present
From the Philadelphia Inquirer...   [more]
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Resource Center for Minority Data
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Social Science Electronic Data Library
Also Known as: Sociometrics SSEDL
- from Sociometrics
A numeric data archive providing microdata for research into AIDS/STD, disability in the U.S., the American family, adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention, aging, and maternal drug abuse, ...   [more]

State Health Facts Online
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online. This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and s...   [more]
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Tablemaker - Alan Guttmacher Institute
Country-level statistics on health and family planning worldwide. Topics covered include population characteristics and growth, economic development and employment, education and social indicators, he...   [more]
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U.S. Census - Research Guide
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U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. ...   [more]
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U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations
Also Known as: USAID Greenbook
US AID's Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world. The Greenbook reports all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for eac...   [more]
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UNdata
The central statistical information service for the United Nations and its affiliates and international partners. Replaces UNSTATS....   [more]
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United States Census Bureau data repository
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UNSTATS
Also Known as: United Nations Common Database, UNCDB
Time series statistical information for countries collected from UN and related international governmental organizations. Topics covered include population composition and change; human settlements, h...   [more]
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Uppsala Conflict Data Program
UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia. UCDP Georeferenced Event Database, and much more....   [more]
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UrbanInfo
Also Known as: UN Human Settlements Programme
Interactive data tool providing time series data for cities worldwide....   [more]
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USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
The major source for food composition data in the United States....   [more]
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VitalStats
Births and perinatal mortality tables for states and counties....   [more]
Holdings: 1990-2008
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WHO/Europe Information Sources
European Health for All database, European Health Report, Atlas of Health in Europe, and other statistical resources on health conditions in European countries. ...   [more]
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World Bank Africa Household Survey Databank
Bibliographic descriptions, with many fulltext documents, of survey data and documentation on socioeconomic household surveys conducted in Africa....   [more]
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World Bank Documents & Reports
Also Known as: World Development Sources, WDS
Page-image fulltext of more than 14,000 World Bank documents. Covers World Bank activities and interests worldwide in agriculture, economic policy, education and social protection, electrical power, o...   [more]
Holdings: 1960-present. Updated weekly.
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World Bank Research Datasets
Datasets compiled for World Bank research in agriculture, domestic and household finance, education, environment, globalization, governance, health, population and demography, industry, infrastructure...   [more]
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World Development Indicators
Also Known as: World Bank WDI Online
The World Bank's principal data source on the global economy. More than 550 time series, 1960-present, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering demographic, social, economic, financi...   [more]
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World Health Report
The principal annual statistical publication from the World Health Organization (WHO). Fulltext available for 1995 to present....   [more]
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Related Population Studies & Demography Data Sets & Statistics

Aging Statistics / U.S. Administration on Aging
Includes decennial census Special Tabulation on Aging, Key Indicators of Well Being...   [more]
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ARDA - Association of Religion Data Archives
The Association of Religion Data Archive collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion. The ARDA was established to meet four goals: preservation of data, improved access to data,...   [more]
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iPOLL
Also Known as: Roper Center, RPOLL
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Question-level data from public opinion polls. Almost 400,000 questions from polls, 1935 to present, based upon Roper Center-archived surveys with US national adult samples...   [more]
Holdings: 1935 to present. Updated daily.

Odum Institute Data Archive
Also Known as: Harris Polls
Social science data archive, with holdings in economic, electoral, demographic, financial, health, and public opinion data. Repository for the Harris Polls. Also maintains the Public Opinion Poll Ques...   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Public Opinion Poll Question Database

OECD iLibrary
Also Known as: Source OECD, SourceOECD
Publications and statistical information from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) covering agriculture and food, education and skills, emerging economies and transition e...   [more]

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Numeric data archive for public opinion polls. Access is mediated through requests from Penn Library to Roper Center. Related online resources include: Roper Center's online catalog of data sets; and ...   [more]
Holdings: 1936-present.
Supplemental URLs
    Roper Center Interactive Collection Map
    Topics at a Glance (inc. Presidential Approval)
    Roper Center Select Bibliography
    Roper iPoll
    Health Poll Database

Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean
Also Known as: Anuario estadistico de America Latina y el Caribe
The statistical annual of ECLAC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. The complete fulltext publication is available for download starting with the 1999 edition....   [more]
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