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Adherents.com
Religion Statistics
"...is a growing collection of over 62,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc."

[Africa] Africa South of the Sahara - African Statistics on the Internet
Maintained by Karen Fung, Curator, African Collection, Stanford University Libraries.

America's Most Literate Cities
- Jack Miller, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

American Religion Data Archive
An Internet-based Archive for the Study of American Religion
"The ARDA solicits data collections on American religion that are currently not stored in a public archive. Most of our data files are from surveys."
Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Purdue University

American Religious Identification Survey - (dead link)
"What do adults say in America today when asked about their religion? How many belong to a church, temple, synagogue, mosque or some other place of worship? How many change their religion in the course of their lives? What is the mix of religious identification among American couples? These are among the many probing questions in the first large-scale national survey of religious identification conducted among Americans in the twenty-first century, and summarized in this report."
Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York
By Egon Mayer, Dept. of Sociology, Brooklyn College, Barry A. Kosmin, and Ariela Keysar.

American Statistical Association (ASA)

Andean Community (English or Spanish)
"...is a subregional organization endowed with an international legal status, which is made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela and the bodies and institutions comprising the Andean Integration System (AIS)."
Sections include: Trade in Goods ; Trade in Services ; Customs Union ; Circulation of Persons ; Common Market ; Common Foreign Policy ; Border Development ; Social Agenda ; Sustainable Development ; Economic Policies ; Business Directory ; Treaties and Legislation ; Statistics ; Documents.

  • Principle Andean Community Integration and Development Indicators - (dead link) (November 2002)

aneki.com
Country Information, Regional and World Rankings

[The Arts] CPANDA: Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive
"An interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the U.S., available for research and statistical analysis, with data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture."
Sections include: Data Archive ; Quick Facts ; Research Guides ; Other Links.
- Princeton University Firestone Library and the Princeton Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
"is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific."
Sections include: News & Events ; Opportunities ; Regions & Countries ; Projects ; Economics & Statistics ; Financial Resources ; Publications.

British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group

  • Coronary Hearth Disease Statistics - (dead link)

Business & Economic DataLinks
"We provide links to econ & financial data sources of interest to economists and business statisticians...We provide users with a comprehensive set of links to data sites on the Web along with a user-based assessment of the quality of each site. We also provide users the capability to suggest additional high quality sites that could be added to DataLinks."
Sponsored by the Business and Economics (B&E) Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Cancer Statistics, 2003
CA Cancer J Clin 2003; 53:5-26
"Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year, and compiles the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival by using incidence data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)."

CensusScope
Your Portal to Census 2000 Data
"...is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. With eye-catching graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for generalists and specialists."

Death Penalty Statistics - (dead link)
"These sites provide detailed information on executions, death row populations, jurisdictions authorizing capital punishment, capital offenses, Supreme Court death penalty cases, changes in state statutes, and other information."
- University of Alaska, Anchorage - Justice Center

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
"A free online database that focuses on issues of sustainable development and the environment. This site draws statistical, graphic, and analytical information from over 40 internationally recognized data sources. Detailed documentation is provided for serious research."
- World Resources Institute

Family of Four Project
Statistical profile of the "typical" family of four.
" Social, demographic and economic characteristics of this type of family will be presented in the following pages...This site will allow researchers to quickly find information concerning families of four by displaying a variety of data in one source."
The Heritage Foundation

Gallup International - Recent International Surveys - (dead link)

GeographyIQ
"...is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information."
Sections include: World Map ; Rankings ; Converter ; Countries from A to Z.

Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR)
"HAPLR ratings are based on data from the U.S. Federal-State Cooperative Service."
By Thomas J. Hennen Jr.

HomeTwonLocator Gazetteer
U.S. Gazetteer of Physical Features, Cultural Features and Census 2000 Information.

IFLANET
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Sections include: Activities & Services ; IFLA Publications ; Electronic Collections ; Library Suppliers List ; Annual Conference ; Contacts.

Kaiser Family Foundation - State Health Facts Online - (dead link)
"This new resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation."
Sections include: 50 State Comparisons ; Individual State Profiles ; Resources.

Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
"...is a national organization of state Statistical Analysis Center directors as well as analysts, researchers, and practitioners throughout the justice system."

JUSTNET: Justice Technology Information Technology
- National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center

  • Criminal Justice Links
    Sections include: Agencies ; Corrections ; Counterterrorism ; Courts and Adjudication ; Criminal Justice Research and Statistics ; Forensic Science ; Fraud/Crime on the Net ; General Resources ; Government Resources ; Just for Fun ; Law Enforcement ; Security Threat Groups/Gangs ; University and College Programs.

[Summary Results From] The Latino Ethnic Attitude Survey (LEAS) - (dead link)
Conducted by Daniel L. Roy, Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas

Statistics in Latin America
Latin American Network Information Center

Migration Information Source
"...provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide."

  • Global Data Center
    "Here you will find migration data from numerous global organizations and governments around the world -- all at your fingertips! Choose the country you want and generate data tables and create graphs, instantly. We will be continually updating and expanding the site to incorporate additional country data."

Morgan Quitno Awards
State and City Ranking Publications
Annual rankings include: Most Livable State ; Healthiest State ; Most Dangerous State ; Most Dangerous City.

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP)
"...provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our unconditional rejection of capital punishment."
Sections include: Facts & Stats ; Juvenile Campaign ; Press Releases ; In the News ; Domestic Alerts ; Int'l Action ; Affiliate Links ; Directories.

National Research Center for Statistics and the Environment - (dead link)

NORC - A National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago - (dead link)

  • The Florida Ballot Project
    "NORC is producing the definitive archive of the uncertified ballots from the recent presidential election in Florida...The goal of the project is not to declare a 'winner,' but rather to carefully examine the ballots to assess the relative reliability of the three major types of ballot systems used in Florida."

PeriStats
"...is an interactive perinatal data resource providing maternal, infant and child health-related data at the state-level and for many indicators at the county-level."
- March of Dimes

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press

  • What the World Thinks in 2002 (December 2002)
    How Global Publics View: Their Lives, Their Countries, The World, America
    "Despite an initial outpouring of public sympathy for America following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, discontent with the United States has grown around the world over the past two years. Images of the U.S. have been tarnished in all types of nations: among longtime NATO allies, in developing countries, in Eastern Europe and, most dramatically, in Muslim societies."

Population Reference Bureau - Search Population and Health Data
"This database contains data on 85 demographic variables for 221 countries in the world, for 28 world regions and sub-regions, for the world as a whole, for the United States as a whole, and for the 50 states and the District of Columbia...Search combined data of four PRB world data sheets: 2001 World Population, The World's Youth 2000, 1998 Women of Our World, and Breastfeeding Patterns in the Developing World."

Princeton University - Office of Population Research (OPR)

  • Data and Statistical Services
    "The Data Library is a collection of over 24,000 machine-readable files. Electronic data is gathered primarily for the social sciences but also for the sciences and humanities. Data are available for the United States and foreign countries...The Data Library includes extensive holdings for Economic Time Series and U.S. Census Data, and a range of other subject areas spanning historical and contemporary events, factual and opinion-oriented studies, and single and multiple country coverage."
    Some files restricted to Princeton University users.

RealEstateJournal - City Profiles
"...Just click on a city name to review our exclusive, in-depth report, including taxation and cost-of-living data, education resources, arts and recreation activities, crime statistics and additional sources of information."

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
"...brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are displayed in over 600 tables."
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Statistical Resources on the Web
Sections include: Agriculture ; Business and Industry ; Consumer ; Cost of Living ; Demographics ; Economics ; Education ; Energy ; Environment ; Finance ; Foreign Economics ; Foreign Governments ; Foreign Trade ; Government Finances ; Health ; Housing ; Labor ; Military ; Politics ; Science ; Sociology ; Transportation ; Weather.
University of Michigan Documents Center

Statistics.com
Research Statistics and Statistical Analysis Directory
"...with its comprehensive directory of links to data sources, is the site to go to when you need to find statistical data. It also gives data analysts, researchers, educators, managers and students tools to build their statistical skills and improve their understanding of statistics."

TOP500 Supercomputer Sites
"...ranked by their performance on the LINPACK Benchmark."

UC Atlas of Global Inequality
"The Atlas of Global Inequality explores some aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics...The Atlas explores the interaction between global integration (globalization) and inequality, and provides maps, graphics and data primarily for use by students and teachers in the University of California. We hope the information may also be of use for researchers and activists worldwide."
Sections include: Health ; Income Inequality ; Economic Globalization ; Inequality & Growth ; Teaching Activities.
- University of California, Santa Cruz.

U.K. Health & Safety Executive

  • Statistics
    • Health and Safety Statistics - 2000/01 - (dead link) [.pdf]
      "This is an annual report bringing together statistics on work-related ill-health, work related injuries, dangerous occurrences, enforcement and gas safety."

University of Alaska, Anchorage - Justice Center - (dead link)

  • Focus on Gun Control - (dead link)
    "...an educational resource on firearms and their regulation in Alaska and the United States. Though not exhaustive, the resources gathered here provide a foundation in understanding U.S. and Alaska law on firearms, statistics on firearms and crime, and the issues at stake in the gun control debate in the U.S."
    Maintained by Melissa S. Green

University of Essex - Institute for Social & Economic Research
"It specialises in the production and analysis of longitudinal data - evidence which tracks changes in the lives of the same individuals over time

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