General Resources for Statistics |

A > Z Listing of Topics of Interest

Accidents - see Automobiles, Transportation |
Alcohol for Consumption, Tobacco, Drugs |
Alcohol for Fuel |
Automobiles, including Driving Accidents |
Boating |
Business and Industry |
Census |
Construction and Building |
Children |
Crime, Criminals |
Education |
Environment - Green |
Fire |
Firearms |
Fishery (Fisheries, Aquaculture) |
Food |
Fuel, Energy |
Government |
Health |
Housing |
Health Insurance |
Identity Theft |
Infrastructure |
Insurance |
International Statistics |
Labor and Employment |
Manufacturing |
Religion |
Safety |
Science |
Smoking - see Tobacco |
Statistics Research, Statistics Study |
Suicide |
Tobacco (Smoking) |
Transportation |
Women's Health |
Work |
World Records |

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Statistics

GENERAL Information Resources

*** The National Databook: The 2009 Statistical Abstract
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
NOTE: The U.S. Census Bureau is terminating the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011....which was comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products... -Past years > 1878. [12/12]

*** Bureau of Economic Analysis [Department of Commerce]
URL: http://www.bea.gov/
"...providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data in an objective and cost-effective manner." [02/10]
*** Census Bureau
URL: http://www.census.gov/
Lots and lots of data. [12/12]
*** Data.gov
URL: https://explore.data.gov/
Provides Public access to federal data sets. Very new in 2010. [12/12]
*** FedStats
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. [11/12]

List of Lists from Special Issues, formerly Gary Price's List of Lists-LOL
URL: http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
These are more rankings such as "Top 100" rather than traditional stats. Links to sites that include rankings of products, people, places and such. [11/12]
NACJD: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
URL: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACJD/NIBRS/
Mission: "... to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data..." [11/12]
Reference Desk: Statistics
URL: http://www.refdesk.com/topstats.html
Reputable website has a reliable, general listing of sources for statistics. [07/09]
Statistics.com
URL: http://www.statistics.com/
A commercial website that basically sells courses, but the Stat Term Glossary is excellent. [06/09]
Statistics: Explore Government Documents
URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/statistics/260/search/
Topical listing of statistics resources. University of Michigan Government Documents Center. [03/11]
United States Statistics
URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/statistics.html
Compiled by the University of Texas Libraries, this listing offers numerous reliable links for statistics informational sources. Scroll down to United States Statistics. [12/12]
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics
URL: http://www.stat.ufl.edu/vlib/statistics.html
From the University of Florida's Department of STatistics, a directory of more sites.[02/10]

A >>Z Listing

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Accidents -
See Automobiles, Transportation, Insurance

Alcohol for Consumption, Tobacco, Drugs
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Statistics and Data
URL: http://www.ttb.gov/statistics/alcohol_stats.shtml
Excellent -- and easy to follow-- statistical data on variety of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and alcohol for fuel --some stats back to the 1970's. [01/10]
Alcohol Statistics
URL: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Variety of data on underage, and other drinking stats. Search "statistics" on site. NIAAA, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH. [12/12]

Alcohol for Fuel
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Statistics and Data
URL: http://www.ttb.gov/statistics/alcohol_stats.shtml
Excellent -- and easy to follow-- statistical data on variety of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and alcohol for fuel --some stats back to the 1970's. [01/10]

Automobiles, including Driving Accidents
FARS Encyclopedia [Fatality Analysis Reporting System]
URL: http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx
National statistics on vehicle crashes. [02/10]
Injury, Death and Fatality Statistics
URL: [long URL]
NSC, National Safety Council statistics. The collection, analysis and dissemination of unintentional injury and fatality statistics have been a focus for the National Safety Council since its inception. The first comprehensive statistical compendium ever produced relating to unintentional injuries and deaths was published in the early 1920s, shortly after the council was formed. The Library has print copies of the generated Injury Facts. Check the library catalog. [03/12]

Motor Vehicle Sales and Expenditures for Automotive Products and Services in the United States: In compliance with federal regulations, sales data for individual manufacturers is not available from the U.S. Department of Commerce (or any other federal agency). Two often quoted industry sources are:
URL: http://www.trade.gov/mas/manufacturing/
OAAI/auto_other_sources_mvsales.asp

Automotive News
URL: http://www.autonews.com/
Some free information, some requires purchasing a subscription. [03/10]
Ward's Automotive Reports
URL: http://wardsauto.com/
Some free information, some requires purchasing a subscription.
Ward 's Auto Reports >> http://wardsauto.com/about/war/index.html [03/10]

U. S. Automotive Trade Data and Data Links
URL: http://www.trade.gov/mas/manufacturing/OAAI/auto_stat_index.asp
"The International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, manages this global trade site to provide access to ITA information on promoting trade and investment, strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. industry, and ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements."
[trade.gov]:The Office of Transportation and Machinery (OTM) is one of five offices grouping specific manufacturing sectors within the Manufacturing and Services bureau of the Department of Commer. [12/12]

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Boating
Boating Industry Statistics
URL: http://www.rbbi.com/desks/mkt/stats/stats.htm
Power Boat Market Research Statistics and Boat Building Market Research Statistics. "This site provides market research, extensive data and market statistics on the power boat industry, marine drives, boat building, boat manufacturers, boat dealers, marinas, related industries, boating and boaters. Does not cover, PWCs, personal water crafts. From Polson Enterprises. [12/12]

Business and Industry
Bureau of Economic Analysis: U. S. Economic Accounts
URL: http://www.bea.gov/
Numerous tables of data. [12/12]
Bureau of Labor Statistics
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics." [12/12]
Business Help Site: U. S. Census Bureau:
URL: http://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/
Topics for statistical information about Businesses. [12/12]
FedStats
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. [12/12]
Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics
URL: http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Current Industrial Reports (CIR). Current and historical data listed by industry. [06/09]
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
URL: http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, grades the highways, bridges, etc. of the nation. [02/10]
Statistical Abstract: Business Enterprise, U. S. Census
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/business_enterprise.html
"This section relates to the place and behavior of the business firm and to business initiative in the American economy. It includes data on the number, type, and size of businesses; financial data of domestic and multinational U.S. corporations; business investments, expenditures, and profits; and sales and inventories. [07/09]
Statistics of U. S. Businesses [SUSB]
URL: http://www.census.gov/econ/susb/
SUSB purpose "To provide detailed annual data for U.S. business establishments by geography, industry, and enterprise size. The United States Code, Titles 13 and 26, authorize this program. offers information on companies, payroll, establishments and employment." [03/11]
U. S. Census Bureau: Business
URL: http://www.census.gov/main/www/a2z/E/#E411
Business information is listed under Economic Data and Information. Wealth of kinds of statistics. [09/09]

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Census
Census Bureau
URL: http://www.census.gov/
Lots and lots of data. [12/12]
Census Bureau: Measuring America:
The Decennial Censuses from 1790- 2000
URL: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/ma.html
A booklet that explains the archived censuses. [08/09]
Census Bureau: Research Reports and Studies Sorted by Year
URL: http://www.census.gov/srd/www/byyear.html
Long listing of many reports available in abstract and/ or full text, from 1980 > present. Purpose: "To communicate and document certain results from work done primarily by staff of the Statistical Research Division." [12/12]

Construction
Construction and Building data may be located in statistical resources under many different categories including but not limited to: Census, Labor and Employment, Business and Industry

Construction: Bureau of Labor Statistics
URL: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/CGS003.htm
Variety of stats much related to specific labor tasks of the construction field. [02/10]
Construction Statistics from NAHB, National Association of Home Builders
URL: http://www.nahb.org/reference_list.aspx?sectionID=130
"...housing starts and completions, employment and permit data, as well homeownership rates....characteristics of new homes, multifamily buildings, and the price by location of a square foot of floor area..." [02/10]
New Residential Construction Data
URL: http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html
Housing starts, Building permits, new home sales, more. [02/10]

Children
Also see Education

Childstats.gov: forum on child and family statistics
URL: http://www.childstats.gov/
"...a collection of 22 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. Since 1994." [02/10]

Child Abuse Statistics [06/09]
There are several places to look for statistics for this category:
Child Welfare Information Gateway
URL: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/fatality.cfm
Child Malreatment
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/CM_Data_Sheet.pdf
National Child Abuse Statistics (Childhelp)
URL: http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics
National Runaway Statistics (NRS) URL: URL: http://www.1800runaway.org/news_events/call_stats.html]

PeriStats: March of Dimes
URL: http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/
Free access to US, state, county, and city maternal & infant health data, statistics. [03/10]

Crime, Criminals
Bureau of Justice Statistics
URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Choose "Data Collections" from the navigation bar. All kinds of statistics can be found under All Data Collections. Statistics about crimes, criminals, victims, corrections, prisons, jails, courts, law enforcement, and much more. [01/10]
Death Penalty Information Center
URL: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
"The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. Founded in 1990, the Center promotes informed discussion of the death penalty by preparing in-depth reports, conducting briefings for journalists, and serving as a resource to those working on this issue." [03/12]
FBI: Uniform Crime Reports
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr
Crime reports from 1995 > present. Hate crime reports, statistics. NIBRS = National Incident-Based Reporting System. Much more. [03/11]
Incident Based Statistics
URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=30
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice. Crime stats. [03/11]
JUSTSTATS
URL:http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
From the homeage of Bureau of Justice Statistics >> SUBSCRIBE >> Get email notices of new crime and justice statistical materials as they become available from BJS, the FBI, and OJJDP. [01/10]
Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons: Census Bureau
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats
/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html
Data on crimes committed, victims of crimes, arrests, and data related to criminal violations and the criminal justice system. [12/12]
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics
URL: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
"The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 1,000 tables." [08/09]

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Education
Campus Compact Statistics
URL: http://www.compact.org/about/statistics/
"Campus Compact has conducted an annual membership survey since 1987. Its purpose is to assess the current state of campus-based community engagement and to identify emerging trends." Online stats from 1999 to present. [12/12]
National Assessments of Adult Literacy [NAAL]
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/naal/
This report "is a nationally representative and continuing assessment of English language literacy skills of American adults" describes the status of adult literacy in the United States; reports on trends; and identifies relationships between literacy and selected characteristics of adults. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. [updating? 12/12]
National Center for Educational Statistics: Publications and Products
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091
NCES Electronic Catalog links to the Annual reports that includes the Condition of Education and other reports on educational statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. [12/12]
NCES Electronic Catalog
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
National Center for Education Statistics. [12/12]

Environment - Green
CIESEN World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment
URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
" This portal, hosted by NASA’s Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), provides access to a wide range of global data, associated documentation, and visualization and analysis tools, and to the community of experts on global data." [07/10]
Little Green Data Book
URL: [long]
World-wide information, statistics, development and the environment. Compiled yearly (from 2001) international statistics - commonly agreed upon data, on environment, energy, pollution, water sanitation, health, etc. [03/11]
Renewable Resource Data Center: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
URL: http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/
"The Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) provides access to an extensive collection of renewable energy resource data, maps, and tools. Biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind resource data for locations throughout the United States." [07/10]
SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center)
URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/index.html
"SEDAC’s mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an “information gateway” between the earth sciences and social sciences." [07/10]

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Fire
Fire Statistics
URL:http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=951&URL
=Research%20&%20Reports/Fire%20statistics
From NFPA, the National Fire Protection Association, some reports go back to the mid 80's. Statistics on causes of fire, the occupation of firefighting, historical information on fires. [12/12]

Firearms
Firearms and Crime Statistics
URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/guns.cfm
Statistics on guns and crime with links to additional statistical sites. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. [03/11]
Firearms Statistics
URL: http://www.atf.gov/statistics/
Statistical information from 1998 to present >> "Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report" and "Firearms Trace Data" from 2006 >> present. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). [01/10]

Fishery (Fisheries, Aquaculture)
FAO: Fisheries and Aquaculture Department: Statistics
URL: http://www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/en
The collections include capture stats, tuna catches, fish consumption and much more.
"To ensure quality assurance, each collection is documented to highlight definitions and to specify the structure, sources, coverage, processes, intended use, etc. This is further complemented with the CWP Handbook of Fishery Statistical Standards which includes comprehensive definitions of concepts and details of standard classifications." [01/12]

Food/ Nutrition
CDC: Nutrition Resources for Health Professionals
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/professionals/data/index.html
"Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in planning, interpretation, and evaluation of public health practice." [12/12]

Fuel, Energy
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Statistics and Data
URL: http://www.ttb.gov/statistics/alcohol_stats.shtml
Excellent -- and easy to follow-- statistical data on variety of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and alcohol for fuel --some stats back to the 1970's. [01/10]

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Government
NOTE: This is strictly government information as most of statistics are organized on a national level.

FASTSTATS A > Z
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/default.htm
Quick links from the CDC, Center for Disease Control on health issues.[12/12]
FedStats
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. [06/09]
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
URL: http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, grades the highways, bridges, etc. of the nation. [08/09]
U.S. Census Bureau: subjects
URL: http://www.census.gov/main/www/a2z/
Subjects index to available websites and documents from the U. S. Census Bureau. Topics include population, business, education, labor force, and much more. [06/09]
The Whitehouse: Obama Administration
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
The White House provides access to Obama Administration agenda on all issues that would affect business including the current economic situation and all other issues. [06/09]

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Health
Also see Health Insurance data.

BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
Turning Information into Health: a series of Interactive maps, databases and resources based on surveys, questionnaires, and relevant source materials. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [07/10]
Cancer Statistics
URL: http://www.cancer.gov/statistics/
National Cancer Institute [NCI] complicated (but easy to use) and comprehensive listing of related stats. [06/09]
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
URL: http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/
Atlas of data of how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practices, Lebanon, NH. [02/10]
HCUPnet Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
URL: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/
"...HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization." [01/10]
Health Policy Center, Urban Institute
URL: http://www.urban.org/center/hpc/
"...examines how the healthcare market and government policy affect how much care costs, who pays the bills, and who lacks access to care. Researchers analyze Medicare, Medicaid, and private coverage." [07/10]
Health: Statistical Resources on the Web
URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/statistics+health/938/search/
Continually updated links from the University of Michigan Government Documents Center. [03/11]
National Health Interview Survey
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
[07/10]

Health Insurance
CDC: Health Insurance Coverage
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hinsure.htm
FASTSTATS page for health data. [02/10]
Center for Studying Health System Change
URL: http://www.hschange.org/
Statistics, reports, surveys, tons of data and articles on health care issues. [12/12]
Health Insurance Data: U. S. Census Data
URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html
Reports, briefs and data collected on healthcare in the United States by the U. S. Census. Good raw data, but may be difficult to use. [12/12]
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
URL: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/
"The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage". [03/11]
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates [SAHIE]: Model Based Estimates for Counties and States
URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/sahie/index.html
From the U. S. Census Bureau. [12/12]

Housing
NAHB: National Association of Home Builders
URL: http://www.nahb.org/
Larger amount of data under "Housing Data." [12/12]

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Identity Theft
Identity Theft Data
URL: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=42
National data compiled from 2004 on for identity theft. BJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics. [03/12]
Identity Theft Reference Desk
URL: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/reference-desk/index.html
This section serves as an Identity Theft Resource Library. You'll find important laws, reports and testimony from both the federal and state level with information relating to credit, privacy and information security, fraud alerts, and Social Security numbers. FTC, Federal Trade Commission. [03/12]

Infrastructure
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
URL: http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, grades the highways, bridges, etc. of the nation. [02/10]

Insurance Also see Health Insurance data
FLOODS: FEMA: Policy and Claim Statistics for Flood Insurance
URL: http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/statistics/pcstat.shtm
Many statistics back to 1978. [02/10]
FRAUD: Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
URL: http://www.insurancefraud.org/stats.htm
Fraud data relaiting to many issues. [02/10]
IIHS: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
URL: http://www.iihs.org/research/default.html
Research and statistics related to ALL aspects of automobiles and driving including booster seats, airbags, cellphones, pedestrians, much more. [02/10]

International Statistics
See also World Records
National Center for Educational Statistics: Publications and Products
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091
Includes statistics from international sources. NCES Electronic Catalog links to the Annual reports that includes the Condition of Education and other reports on educational statistics. National Center for Education Statistics. [12/12]
International Statistical Agencies
URL: http://www.census.gov/aboutus/stat_int.html
A > Z Listing by the Census Bureau of where to locate statistics on a particular foreign country. [02/10]
International Statistics
URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/statistics.html
Compiled by the University of Texas Libraries, this listing offers numerous reliable links for statistics informational sources./ Scroll down to International Statistics. [12/12]
*** NationMaster.com
URL: http://www.nationmaster.com/statistics
Called "a statistician's dream" by - BBC World, there is a wealth of incredible stats in this resource, organized by country or topic. [02/10]
Statistics Canada
URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/
A bilingual (French, English) website offering a full range of data, statistics, surveys, on Canada. [06/09]
United Nations Statistics Division
URL: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/inter-natlinks/sd_intstat.htm
Long list of resources for international information. United Nations. [02/10]

*** World Factbook, CIA
URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map." CIA, Central Intelligence Agency. [12/12]

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Labor and Employment
Bureau of Labor Statistics
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics." [06/09]

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Manufacturing
See also Business
Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics
URL: http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Current Industrial Reports (CIR). Current and historical data listed by industry. [06/09]
Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics - more from the Census
URL: http://www.census.gov/mcd/
Lots of Data. [02/10]

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Nutrition
See Food

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Religion
Adherents.com
URL: http://www.adherents.com
This website offers thousands of links to national and international religion statistics, church statistics, and lists of the world religions. Author unknown, links good, stats are well documented. [Note- no "about us" section] [06/09]
The ARDA: Association of Religion Data Archives
URL: http://www.thearda.com
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Since 1997, in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania. [02/10]
Religion in American Culture: U. S. Religious Landscape Survey
URL: http://religions.pewforum.org/
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: affiliations, maps, portraits, and comparisons. [02/10]

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Safety
See also: Automobiles, Transportation

NSC: National Safety Council: Research and Statistical Service
URL: http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/res_
stats_services/Pages/Home_new.aspx
NSC, National Safety Council is an "international public service organization dedicated to educating and influencing people to prevent accidental injuries and deaths." Search the site for a wealth of information and specific stats. [03/11]
NSC: Injury, Death and Fatality Statistics
URL: http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/injury_and_death
_statistics/Pages/InjuryDeathStatistics.aspx
"The collection, analysis and dissemination of unintentional injury and fatality statistics have been a focus for the National Safety Council since its inception. The first comprehensive statistical compendium ever produced relating to unintentional injuries and deaths was published in the early 1920s, shortly after the council was formed."NSC, National Safety Council. [12/12]
Scientific Data, Statistics & Surveillance
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/dataandstats.html
Statistics and reports about fatal and nonfatal injuries. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. [06/09]

Science
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
[formerly the Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)]
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
"The new name signals the central role of NCSES in the collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemination of objective data on the science and engineering enterprise." [03/11]

Smoking - see Tobacco

Statistics Research, Statistics Study
Glossary of Statistical Terms
URL: http://statistics.berkeley.edu/~stark/SticiGui/Text/gloss.htm
From University of California Berkeley, an A > Z listing of terms. [02/10]
Statsoft: Electronic Statistics Textbook
URL: http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/
Glossary and detailed information starting with basic concepts about statistics research. Electronic Statistics Textbook is a public service provided by Statsoft, the makers of Statistica, statistical software. [03/11]

Suicide
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
URL: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/default.asp
A collaborative effort of a number of government health and mental health agencies, the website includes news reports, suicide facts, statistics, publications, and links to state prevention programs. The Suicide Facts link provides general statistics, as well as statistics on youth, the elderly, mental illness and suicide, and firearms and suicide.[06/09]
Suicide Prevention
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/index.html
Fact sheet with statistics on suicide in the United States. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control. [06/09]

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Tobacco (Smoking)
Tobacco
URL: http://www.ttb.gov/tobacco/
Information and monthly statistical reports on tobacco -- amounts of cigarettes and other varieties of tobacco sold. TTB, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. [06/09]

Transportation
See also: Automobiles
FARS Encyclopedia [Fatality Analysis Reporting System]
URL: http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx
National statistics on vehicle crashes. [02/10]
Fedstats: Transportation
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/key_stats/index.php?markup=
XHTML&pageType=program&id=transportation
Includes the Bureau of Transporation Statistics, Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Aviation Administration links. [02/10]
RITA: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
URL: http://www.bts.gov/
Data and statistics for all modes and many topics of transportation. Also includes related data such as air fare comparisons, and road maintenance. [07/09]
Report Card for America's Infrastructure
URL: http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, grades the highways, bridges, etc. of the nation. [02/10]

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Women's Health
Quick Health Data Online
(previously known as National Women's Health Indicators Database - NWHID)
URL: http://www.healthstatus2010.com/owh/
"The system provides state- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions. Data are available by gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety of national and state sources. The system is organized into eleven main categories, including demographics, mortality, natality, reproductive health, violence, prevention, disease and mental health. [03/10]

Work
See Labor and Employment

World Records
See also International Statistics
Guiness World Records
URL: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
All kinds of statistics and information. [12/12]