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National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/99toc.htm
Here one can find statistics on domestic and international accidents and trends. The information analyzes the number, cost and cause of the injuries.
Agricultural Statistics - U.S. Dept of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm
Here one can find statistics on domestic production of livestock and crops including brief trade data.USDA Economics & Statistics System - Cornell University
http://usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm
These statistics are especially useful in relation to international trade and outlook.
Center for Disease Control - HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/stats/hasrlink.htm
This source will provide extensive statistics on the AIDS situation in the United States including the number of cases reported by state, city, sex, race, and age. Some current reports here require Adobe Acrobat.previous
NIAID Fact Sheet- Nat. Institute of Health
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/aidsstat.htm
Provides summary statistics for international and domestic AIDS trends.
Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality - Air Quality Data for Arizona
http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/air/readings.html
This source details air quality in various portions of the state.
EPA's Air Pollution Monitoring
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/montring.html
This site contains links to the annual Air Quality Trends Report, Attainment/ Nonattainment areas of the country, as well as other statistics. Sometimes technical, it is one of the best governmental sources for gaging pollution on a national level.
Alcohol & Drug Use & Statistics
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Facts and Information
http://www.ncadd.org/facts/index.html
Here is a brief compilation on statistics regarding the use of alcohol and drugs by women and youth, substance-abuse related birth defects, and more.National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Provides excellent statistics relating to drug abuse trends in the United States, especially in the National Household Drug Abuse Survey: http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/NHSDA/98DetailedTables.htm and the Dawn Publications: http://www.samhsa.gov/oas/p0000018.htm
Business & Economics - Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov
This site offers the latest unemployment, wage, and cost of living statistics for the United States as well as for individual states.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
This White House site provides condensed versions of various agencies' economic statistics, including the topics GDP, corporate profits, personal consumption , consumer
Federal Reserve Board
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
This site provides links to statistical releases covering topics such as interest rates, savings bonds and T-bill rates, foreign exchange rates, consumer credit statistics.
Small Business Statistics - S.B.A.
http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/#General
Summarizes basic statistics regarding the number and nature of small businesses in the United States.
Capital Punishment - Statistics
Death Penalty Information Center - (Costs)
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs2.html
Death Penalty Information Center has compiled statistics from selected states around the country in arguing the expense of capital punishment.Capital Punishment Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
Provides access to the US Department of Justice annual report, Capital Punishment, which describes demographic and criminal justice information regarding the use of the death penalty.
Child Abuse and Welfare- Statistics
Administration for Children
and Families
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/research.html
This site details rates of child
abuse and the number of fatalities as well
as other statistics related to children,
including adoption and education statistics.
Bureau of Justice Statistics home page
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
This site provides a myriad of crime statistics detailing handgun crimes, carjacking, school crime, elderly victims , the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems, firearms and crimes of violence.Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
The FBI homepage links to two significant statistical sources: Crime Statistics and Hate Crimes (describing the number and location ).US Dept. of Justice - Sourcebook
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Describes the characteristics of public criminal justice forces, the nature of crimes and offenders, geography of crimes committed, and public opi nion regarding crime.
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
Here are two comprehensive sources: Digest of Education Statistics and Condition of Education which provide student/teacher ratios, literacy rates, and more.
Federal Election Statistics
http://www.fec.gov/pages/electpg.htm
This source quantifies voter turnout as a relation of the larger voting age population for various U.S. presidential elections. Also provides a link to a document indicating interational voter turnout rates to compare with the U.S. numbers.
United States Census- Subjects A-Z
http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html
Covers a vast number of topics such as crops, computer use, population projections and estimates, and poverty.Census International Database
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html
Provides demographic and socio-economic statistics for countries around the world.FEDSTATS
http://www.fedstats.gov/
This souce provides a myriad of current statistics from over 70 federal agencies on various topics. This is the place to look when searching for statistics within the United States.Social Statistics Briefing Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
The Whitehouse has compiled text and links to frequently requested social and economic statistics including population, crime, literacy, and cost of living.Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
http://www.census.gov:80/stat_abstract/
The table of contents links to the most popular statistical subjects in the economic, demographic and social science realms.University of Michigan's Statistical Resources on the Web
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stats.html
These statistical links can answer almost any question in the subject areas of agriculture, demographics, energy, foreign governments, housing, military, science, sociology, and more.
Center for Disease Control - Search Engine
http://www.cdc.gov/search.htm
This site at the Center for Disease Control allows keyword searching for statistical reports on a number of subjects from teen birth rates to sexually transmitted diseases.FAStats A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
This A-Z site offers quick, frequently asked tidbits of health information such as number of overweight people in the U.S., life expectancy, teen pregnancy, prevalence of cancer, and more. Useful for ready reference queries.World Health Organization - Statistical Information System
http://www.who.org/whosis/whosis.htm#databases
This provides statistical information on many different diseases prevalent in the world. Also useful is the 50 Facts from the W.H.O.
United States Immigration & Naturalization Service
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/statistics/index.htm
Two sources here, Immigration to the United States and Immigration Factsheet (for historical information) list how many immigrants, country of origin, occupations and more.
Statistical Agencies International
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
The US Census bureau has linked to many nations' statistical bureaus. Most of the data provided is in English as well as the language of origin.Latin American Statistical Sources
http://lib1.library.cornell.edu/colldev/lastatistics.html
Provides links to various Latin American countries' demographic and economic statistical agencies.
Minerals Yearbook - U.S. Geological Service
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/myb/#index
This source details the prevlance, use, economics, and trade of various minerals nationally and abroad.
Bureau of Public Debt
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opd.htm
This site provides extensive statistics on the cost of public debt currently and historically.
Science & Engineering Indicators - National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/pubdata.htm
This site provides statistics regarding dollars spent on research, how young students are performing in the areas of science and math, the number of minorities and women are in science, and more.
Crash Information - National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/factshet.html
This government organization is a source of statistics for many traffic issues including safety.Traffic Safety Facts - 1997
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/ncsa/ovrfacts.html
Great statistics here regarding safety restraints, alcohol, lives lost or saved, etc.
Kids Count Data Book
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/kc1999/
Provides health, demographic, and economic information detailing how children are fairing nationally as well as by state.
Childstats.gov
http://childstats.gov/
Another site which provides statistics that details the wellbeing of children in the U.S.Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm
A source which surveys young people's use of tobacco, alcohol, poor dietary practice, and behaviors dangerous to them.
