Demographics for Demographics for ResearchResearchHillary CampbellHillary Campbell

Head of Liaison Services & Head of Liaison Services & Government Documents LibrarianGovernment Documents Librarian

November 15, 2004November 15, 2004

Where Can I Find Statistics?Where Can I Find Statistics?

► Print PublicationsPrint Publications►Government Agency Publications –print & Government Agency Publications –print &

onlineonline► Subscription services – available to faculty, Subscription services – available to faculty,

staff, & students via UTD librarystaff, & students via UTD library

General Rule:General Rule: Older statistics are less likely Older statistics are less likely to be to be onlineonline

Print Publications in the Library Print Publications in the Library – United States– United States

►Statistical AbstractStatistical Abstract►America’s Top-Rated CitiesAmerica’s Top-Rated Cities►County & City Data BookCounty & City Data Book►Geographic Reference ReportGeographic Reference Report►Sourcebook of Zip Code DemographicsSourcebook of Zip Code Demographics►Demographics USADemographics USA

Located at Library Reference DeskLocated at Library Reference Desk

Print Publications in the Library - Print Publications in the Library - InternationalInternational

►Statistical Abstract of the WorldStatistical Abstract of the World - - RefDeskRefDesk

►Europa World Year BookEuropa World Year Book - - RefDeskRefDesk►The Enlarged European UnionThe Enlarged European Union – –

Reference, 2Reference, 2ndnd floor floor► International Historical Statistics: International Historical Statistics:

Europe, 1750-2000Europe, 1750-2000 – – Reference, 2Reference, 2ndnd floor floor

Print Publications in the Library Print Publications in the Library – Subject Specific– Subject Specific

► U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts – U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts – RefDeskRefDesk► American Salaries & Wages SurveyAmerican Salaries & Wages Survey - - RefDeskRefDesk► Almanac of American Education – 2004 - Almanac of American Education – 2004 - ReferenceReference► American Marketplace: Demographics & Spending American Marketplace: Demographics & Spending

Patterns - Patterns - ReferenceReference► Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs - Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs - ReferenceReference► Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys - Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys - ReferenceReference► Presidential Election Statistics – 1789-2000 – Presidential Election Statistics – 1789-2000 –

ReferenceReference► Occupational Outlook HandbookOccupational Outlook Handbook - RefDesk - RefDesk

► And, many more!And, many more!

Print Publications in the Library Print Publications in the Library – – National Statistical National Statistical

CompendiumsCompendiums

►Search Search Library Catalog Library Catalog using using “statistical compendiums” AND the “statistical compendiums” AND the country namecountry name

► In primary language of the countryIn primary language of the country►Microfiche collection – printouts made Microfiche collection – printouts made

in the libraryin the library►Dates range 1970s - PresentDates range 1970s - Present

Print Publications in the Library Print Publications in the Library – – Statistical IndexesStatistical Indexes

►1970 – Present1970 – Present►Federal (ASI), State (SRI), and Federal (ASI), State (SRI), and

International (IIS)International (IIS)►Government agencies, research centers, Government agencies, research centers,

institutes, universities, associations, and institutes, universities, associations, and business & commercial publishersbusiness & commercial publishers

► Indexes located in Index areaIndexes located in Index area►Citation Citation AbstractAbstract MicroficheMicrofiche

Government Agency Government Agency Publications - PrintPublications - Print

►Crime in the United States - 2002Crime in the United States - 2002►Agricultural Statistics - 2004Agricultural Statistics - 2004►Health, United States - 2003Health, United States - 2003►Digest of Education Statistics – 2002Digest of Education Statistics – 2002

►And, many more!And, many more!

Government Agency Government Agency Publications – Historical Publications – Historical

Decennial Census Decennial Census

►Microfilm CollectionMicrofilm Collection►Covers 1790 – 1970Covers 1790 – 1970► Index to reels at Reference DeskIndex to reels at Reference Desk►Varying levels of coverageVarying levels of coverage

*1970 – Present Available in Hard Copy / *1970 – Present Available in Hard Copy / Government Documents AreaGovernment Documents Area

Government Agency Government Agency Publications – Census online Publications – Census online

►Population, housing, economic, and Population, housing, economic, and geographic datageographic data

► Includes mapsIncludes maps► Includes economic census and survey Includes economic census and survey

of business ownersof business owners►Online reports on different topicsOnline reports on different topics►Census from 1930 and 1990Census from 1930 and 1990

Short Form – 100% surveyedShort Form – 100% surveyed

►Household relationshipsHousehold relationships►SexSex►AgeAge►Hispanic or Latino originHispanic or Latino origin►RaceRace►Tenure (own or rent)Tenure (own or rent)►Vacancy characteristicsVacancy characteristics

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyedLong Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

►Marital statusMarital status► Place of birth, Place of birth,

citizenship, year of citizenship, year of entryentry

► School enrollment School enrollment and educational and educational attainmentattainment

► AncestryAncestry

►Migration (residence Migration (residence in 1995)in 1995)

► Language spoken at Language spoken at home and ability to home and ability to speak Englishspeak English

► Veteran statusVeteran status►DisabilityDisability►Grandparents as Grandparents as

caregiverscaregivers

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyedLong Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

► Labor force statusLabor force status► Place of work and Place of work and

journey to workjourney to work►Occupation, Occupation,

industry and class industry and class of workerof worker

►Work status in 1999Work status in 1999► Income in 1999Income in 1999

► Value of home or Value of home or monthly rent paidmonthly rent paid

► Units in structureUnits in structure► Year structure builtYear structure built►Number of rooms Number of rooms

and number of and number of bedroomsbedrooms

► Year moved into Year moved into residenceresidence

Long Form – 1 in 6 surveyedLong Form – 1 in 6 surveyed

► Plumbing and Plumbing and kitchen facilitieskitchen facilities

► Telephone serviceTelephone service► Vehicles availableVehicles available►Heating fuelHeating fuel

► Farm residenceFarm residence► Utilities, mortgage, Utilities, mortgage,

taxes, insurance, taxes, insurance, and fuel costsand fuel costs

Geographic AreasGeographic Areas

► American Indian / American Indian / Alaska Native areas Alaska Native areas and Hawaiian home and Hawaiian home landslands

► BlocksBlocks► Block GroupsBlock Groups► Census tractsCensus tracts► Counties and Counties and

equivalent areasequivalent areas

►Metropolitan areasMetropolitan areas►Minor Civil DivisionsMinor Civil Divisions► PlacesPlaces► States and States and

equivalent areasequivalent areas► Urban areasUrban areas► Voting districtsVoting districts► Zip Code tabulation Zip Code tabulation

areaarea

Census 2000-Five filesCensus 2000-Five files

►Redistricting Summary FileRedistricting Summary File►Summary File 1 ( SF 1)Summary File 1 ( SF 1)►Summary File 2 ( SF 2)Summary File 2 ( SF 2)►Summary File 3 ( SF 3)Summary File 3 ( SF 3)►Summary File 4 ( SF 4)Summary File 4 ( SF 4)

Redistricting Summary FileRedistricting Summary File

►Total populationTotal population

►Population 18 years and older for 63 Population 18 years and older for 63 race categoriesrace categories

►Data down to the block levelData down to the block level

Summary File 1 (SF 1)Summary File 1 (SF 1)

►Counts and basic cross tabulations of Counts and basic cross tabulations of information from all people and housing information from all people and housing unitsunits

► Includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, Latino origin, household relationship, rent/ownrent/own

►Data down to block level or census-tract Data down to block level or census-tract levellevel

►Some summaries for ZCTAs and Some summaries for ZCTAs and Congressional DistrictsCongressional Districts

Summary File 2 (SF 2)Summary File 2 (SF 2)

►Same short form housing and population Same short form housing and population characteristics as SF 1characteristics as SF 1

►Grouped according to detailed race and Grouped according to detailed race and Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as well Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native as American Indian and Alaska Native tribestribes

►Data to the census tract levelData to the census tract level

Summary File 3 (SF 3)Summary File 3 (SF 3)

►Data from long formData from long form

►Data down to the block for most, but Data down to the block for most, but some just down to the census tractsome just down to the census tract

Summary File 4 (SF 4)Summary File 4 (SF 4)

►Long form dataLong form data

►Grouped according to detailed race Grouped according to detailed race and Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as and Hispanic / Latino-origin groups, as well as American Indian and Alaska well as American Indian and Alaska Native tribesNative tribes

Government Agency Government Agency Publications - Publications - FedStatsFedStats

►Search across agency websites by Search across agency websites by subjectsubject

►Browse by subjectBrowse by subject►Links to online versions of print pubsLinks to online versions of print pubs►Links to other government and non-Links to other government and non-

governmental statistical websitesgovernmental statistical websites

www.fedstats.govwww.fedstats.gov

Government Agency Government Agency Publications – Statistical SitesPublications – Statistical Sites

►www.agingstats.govwww.agingstats.gov►www.childstats.govwww.childstats.gov► Bureau of Justice Statistics - Bureau of Justice Statistics -

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ ►www.economicindicators.govwww.economicindicators.gov► National Center for Health Statistics - National Center for Health Statistics -

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/► Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics -

http://stats.bls.gov/ http://stats.bls.gov/ ► Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Bureau of Transportation Statistics -

http://www.bts.gov/ http://www.bts.gov/

Government Agency Government Agency Publications – Texas Publications – Texas

►Texas State Data Center Texas State Data Center - UTSA- UTSA►American Hometowns American Hometowns – All States– All States►HUD – State of the Cities ReportHUD – State of the Cities Report►BTS – State Transportation StatisticsBTS – State Transportation Statistics►Commerce Dept – State Exports to CouCommerce Dept – State Exports to Cou

ntries & Regionsntries & Regions

Other Good WebsitesOther Good Websites

►Penn State’s American Religion Data Penn State’s American Religion Data Archive - http://www.arda.tm/Archive - http://www.arda.tm/

►UC San Diego’s Data on the Net - UC San Diego’s Data on the Net - http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/ http://odwin.ucsd.edu/idata/

►United Nations Statistics Division - United Nations Statistics Division - http://unstats.un.org/unsd/ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/

►WHO Statistical Information System - WHO Statistical Information System - http://www3.who.int/whosis http://www3.who.int/whosis

Library Subscription Services - Library Subscription Services - Statistical UniverseStatistical Universe

What is it?What is it?

Online collection of thousands of Online collection of thousands of statistical charts and tables derived statistical charts and tables derived from federal and state government from federal and state government agencies, international bodies, and agencies, international bodies, and private organizations private organizations

Statistical UniverseStatistical Universe

Tricks of the TradeTricks of the Trade►““Search Tables” option provides real Search Tables” option provides real

datadata►““Search Abstracts” provides citation Search Abstracts” provides citation

information – data on microficheinformation – data on microfiche►Use the Subject ListUse the Subject List►Don’t narrow your search too muchDon’t narrow your search too much

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Library Subscription Services - Library Subscription Services - GMIDGMID

What is it?What is it?

Provides key business intelligence on Provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and countries, companies, markets and consumers. Demographic, economic and consumers. Demographic, economic and marketing statistics for over 205 countries marketing statistics for over 205 countries from 1977-2016. Market data for more than from 1977-2016. Market data for more than 330 consumer products in 52 countries 330 consumer products in 52 countries covers a span of six years, and consumer covers a span of six years, and consumer lifestyle statistical indicators for 71 countries lifestyle statistical indicators for 71 countries are accompanied with analysis. are accompanied with analysis.

GMIDGMID

Tricks of the TradeTricks of the Trade► ““Build your search” Build your search” ► View data in pieces or in larger reportsView data in pieces or in larger reports►Manipulate time series and currency Manipulate time series and currency

parametersparameters►Data can be viewed per capita, per Data can be viewed per capita, per

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Library Subscription Services - Library Subscription Services - FactSearchFactSearch

►Quirky statisticsQuirky statistics►Random newspapers, periodicals, Random newspapers, periodicals,

documents and newsletters worldwidedocuments and newsletters worldwide► Index of citations – no hard dataIndex of citations – no hard data►1984 – Present1984 – Present

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