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Resources for Statistics, Demographics & Census

Population Data & Other Statistics UCF Statistics

Government CD-ROM Resources Genealogy Resources Other Resources

ICPSR & Other Sources for Data Sets

Great Places to Start Your Search
Printed lists of useful resources Þ
(available near the UCF Library Reference Desk)		 Starting Points - Statistical Data
Starting Points - Business: Marketing
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - the print version is available at the UCF Library Reference Desk.
American FactFinder (U.S. Census) - includes 1990 Census data, most 2000 Census data & 1997 Economic Census

Florida Statistical Abstract (not available online) - the print version is available at the UCF Library Reference Desk.
Florida Research & Economic Database (FRED) provides labor market information, economic, & demographic data for the state.
Florida County Selection Map (U.S. Census) provides links to QuickFacts tables with summary profiles showing frequently requested data items about each county.

Census Atlas of the United States

Criminal Justice Statistics - U.S. - Florida - UCF
Education Statistics - U.S. - Florida - UCF
Health Statistics - U.S. - Florida
Labor Statistics - U.S. - Florida 		Other - Fedstats - from more than 70 Federal agencies
Other - Florida (Univ of Florida) - general, accidents, agriculture, budget/financial reports, crime/criminal justice, economy, education, elections/voting, elderly, employment/unemployment, environment, gambling, health, labor, natural resources, population, recreation/tourism, social, taxes, trade/international, transportation, utilities, waste management
Access to Better Community Data (ABCD) The mission of this project is to provide easy Access to Better Community Data (ABCD) through a website on the University of Central Florida's Library web system, in partnership with the College of Health and Public Affairs Center for Community Partnerships. This site will strive to meet the following objectives:
  • Maintain a centralized website for easy access to timely and relevant information for the Central Florida community in the form of research, reports and data sets
  • Create an ongoing opportunity for exchange of relevant community information regarding data sources and data needs
  • Educate the community regarding availability of data and how to use data effectively and accurately through on-line "help" and community seminars.
  • Serve as a conduit for local datasets to the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
LexisNexis Statistical - Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983.  The UCF Library has the full text of some reports in print or microfiche formats.
Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ of Michigan) provides links for Agriculture, Business & Industry, Comprehensive Subjects, Consumers, Cost of Living, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance & Currency, Foreign Economics, Foreign Governments, Foreign Trade, Government Finances, Health, Housing, Labor, Military, Politics, Science, Sociology, Transportation, Weather

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Population Data & Other Statistics

Population Projections  Current Population Estimates
American Community Survey Census 2000  Census 1990
Earlier Data: Florida  United States  Foreign & International
Data Dates Description

Population Projections
1970-2030 Florida County Population Data (Florida Legislature EDR)
1979-2011 Florida Population Estimates (Florida Dept of Health) - Source: Population estimates are provided by the Florida Legislature's Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR). Population data shown on CHARTS and EDR's website may not agree, since EDR revises its population estimates twice a year and CHARTS population data are not revised as often.  Age-group data is provided by EDR in 5-year intervals (e.g. 0-4, 5-9, 10-14 etc.). Individual year of age populations are calculated by dividing the 5-year totals by 5.
1995-2025 State Population Projections (U.S. Census)
1990-2101 National Population Projections (U.S. Census)
1950-2050 International Data Base (U.S. Census) - includes data for individual countries

Current Population Estimates
1970-2030 Florida County Population Data (Florida Legislature EDR)
1970-2003 Population Estimates (U.S. Census)
- national, state, county, place & county subdivision, metropolitan area
current InfoNation (United Nations) allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
current Market demographics are available in various printed resources
that are listed on the Starting Points for Business: Marketing

American Community Survey
1999- American Community Survey (U.S. Census) is a nationwide annual survey which will replace the long form in future censuses. Only a small number of communities are included in the initial surveys.  Even the 2005 survey only includes county level data for most of the covered areas.  The Florida counties included for each year are listed below:
  • 2005 (37 counties) - Alachua, Bay, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Leon, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St Johns, St Lucie, Volusia
  • 2004 (16 counties) - Brevard, Broward, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia
  • 2003 (16 counties) - Brevard, Broward, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia
  • 2002 (16 counties) - Brevard, Broward, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia
  • 2001 - Broward County
  • 2000 - Broward County
  • 1999 - Broward County

Census 2000
2000

Census 2000 Gateway (U.S. Census) - provides information about the Census. 

2000 Ancestry in America: A Comparative City-by-City Guide to over 200 Ethnic Backgrounds--with Rankings [REF HB3505.A53 2003] - The print edition provides data about all places in America with populations over 10,000. The companion CD-ROM gives the same information for all 33,150 places in the country.

Census 1990
1990- Florida County Profiles (U.S. Census) - includes some more recent data
1990- American FactFinder (U.S. Census) - includes some more recent data & 1997 Economic Census
1990 1990 Census Lookup (U.S. Census) is no longer available - Use American FactFinder
1990 Detailed Census reports for the entire U.S. in paper & CD-ROM are also available in the UCF Library.

Earlier Data - Florida

1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930 1920 Pre-1920
1950-current Florida Statistical Abstract - the current print edition is available at the UCF Library Reference Desk and includes some historic data.  Earlier editions include some historic data from the 1920s. The UCF Library has previous annual editions:
  • 1967-1972, 1974- [FLA DOCS UF.S3:S8/]
  • 1994- [REF HA311.F55]
1980 Characteristics of the Population (1980 Census of Population & Housing) provides pdf files for
  • Ch. A - Number of Inhabitants (tables 1-13, maps of county subdivisions, places, urbanized areas)
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/5:980/A11)
  • Ch. B - General Population Characteristics (tables 14-55)
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/6:980/B11...)
  • Ch. C - General Social and Economic Characteristics (section 1: tables 56-161; section 2: 162-193)
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/7:980/C11...)
  • Ch. D - Detailed Population Characteristics (section 1: tables 194-220; section 2: 221-238; section 3: 239-251)
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/8:980/D11...)

Census Tracts

(paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/11:980/...)

Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood Miami Tallahassee
Gainesville Orlando Tampa--St. Petersburg
Jacksonville Pensacola West Palm Beach
     

1980 Census of Housing

  • Vol I - Characteristics of Housing Units
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.224/3:980/...)
    • Ch. A - General Housing Characteristics
    • Ch. B - Detailed Housing Characteristics 
       
  • Vol II - Metropolitan Housing Characteristics
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.224/4:980/...)
     
    Bradenton Jacksonville Panama City
    Daytona Beach Lakeland-Winter Haven Pensacola
    Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa Sarasota
    Fort Myers-Cape Coral Miami Tallahassee
    Fort Walton Beach Ocala Tampa-St. Petersburg
    Gainesville Orlando West Palm Beach
  • Block Statistics
    (paper copies available at US DOCS C3.224/5:980/...)
     
    Bradenton Lakeland-Winter Haven Panama City
    Daytona Beach Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa Pensacola
    Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Miami  (missing 2/2/06
        - see microfiche copy in
          1983 ASI 2551-1.241)    		 Sarasota
    Fort Myers-Cape Coral Tallahassee
    Fort Walton Beach Tampa-St. Petersburg
    Gainesville Ocala West Palm Beach
    Jacksonville Orlando Selected Areas
1970 Characteristics of the Population (1970 Census of Population & Housing) provides pdf files for section 1 (Chapters A-C) and section 2 (Chapter D):

(paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/9:970/...)

Census Tracts (1970 Census of Population & Housing) provides pdf files for the following Florida areas:

(paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/11:970/...)

Fort Lauderdale--Hollywood Miami Cover-P94, P95-App21 Tallahassee
Gainesville Orlando Tampa--St. Petersburg
Jacksonville Pensacola West Palm Beach
     

1970 Census of Housing provides pdf files for the following:

Index to Selected 1970 Census Reports by Paul T. Zeisset
1960 1960 Census of Population and Housing
 

Census Tracts

(paper copies available at US DOCS C3.223/11:960/...)

Jacksonville Orlando  
Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg (pp.52-140 of pdf)  
     

1960 Census of Housing
1950 1950 Census of Population
 

Census Tracts

Miami    
     

1950 Census of Housing
1940 1940 Census of Population
 
  • Vol I - Number of Inhabitants, Florida - including counties, minor civil divisions, and census tracts (pages 207-231)
    e.g., Orange County's 43 precincts in 1940 included: Orlando (multiple precincts), Lake Mann, Drennen, Lake Underhill, East Winter Park, West Winter Park, Maitland, Fairvilla, Lockhart, Clarcona, Apopka, Bay Ridge, Zellwood, Oakland, Winter Garden, Ocoee, Orlo Vista, Gotha, Windermere, Vineland, Pinecastle, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Taft, Conway, Union Park, Bithlo, Christmas, Barton Lake
     
  • Vol II - Characteristics of the population, Florida. Sex, age race, nativity, citizenship, country of birth of foreign-born white, school attendance, years of school completed, employment status, class of worker, major occupation group and industry group.
     
  • Vol III - Labor Force, Florida. Occupation, industry, employment, and income
     
  • Vol IV - Characteristics by Age, Florida: Marital status, relationship, education, and citizenship

1940 Census of Housing
1930 1930 Census
 

Population

  • Vol I - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, Florida. Total population for states, counties, and townships or other minor civil divisions; for urban and rural areas; and for cities and other incorporated places (pages193-219)
    e.g., Orange County's 27 precincts in 1930 included: South Orlando, North Orlando, Winter Park, Eatonville, Lake Maitland, Lockhart, Fairville, Clarcona, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Oakland, Vineland, Gotha, Windermere, Apopka, Bay Ridge, Zellwood, Taft, Pine Castle, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Conway, Union Park, Bithlo, Christmas, Barton Falls, East Orlo Vista, West Orlo Vista
     
  • Vol II - General Report. Statistics by Subject
     
  • Vol III - Composition and Characteristics of the Population, Florida. (pages 393-451)
    reported for counties, 3 large cities (Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa) and 11 smaller cities (Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Key West, Lakeland, Orlando, Pensacola, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Sanford, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach), plus limited data for smaller incorporated places
     
  • Vol IV - Occupations, Florida. (pages 335-373)
    reported for Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, Tampa, & West Palm Beach
     
  • Vol V - General Report on Occupations
     
  • Vol VI - Families and Dwellings, Florida. (pages 265-292)
    reported for counties, 3 large cities (Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa) and 11 smaller cities (Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Key West, Lakeland, Orlando, Pensacola, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Sanford, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach), plus limited data for smaller incorporated places
1920 1920 Census
 
  • Vol I - Population. Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, Florida. - counties (pages 97-98), incorporated places with 5,000+ inhabitants (pages 189-191), incorporated places with 2,500+ inhabitants (pages 320-326), minor civil divisions (pages 368-375)
    e.g., Orange County's 20 precincts in 1920 included: South Orlando, North Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, Lockhart, Apopka, Bay Ridge, Zellwood, Clarcona, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Oakland, Orange Center, Gotha, Taft, Pine Castle, Conway, Christmas, Lake Pickett, Fish
     
  • Vol II - Population. General Report and Analytical Tables
    color or race, nativity, parentage, sex distribution, age distribution, marital condition, state of birth of the native population, country of birth of the foreign-born population, year of immigration of the foreign-born population, citizenship of the foreign-born population, country of origin of the foreign white stock, mother tongue of the foreign white stock, school attendance, illiteracy, inability to speak English & Chapter XIV-dwellings & families, ownership of homes, general statistics of population by counties
    some data reported for Florida, Jacksonville, Miami, Pensacola, & Tampa
     
  • Vol III - Population. Composition and Characteristics of the Population, Florida. (pages 183-200)
    reported for counties, 6 cities (Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, Tampa) and 24 smaller places (Apalachicola, Arcadia, Bartow, Bradentown, Daytona, DeLand, Fernandina, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Kissimmee, Lake City, Lakeland, Live Oak, Ocala, Orlando, Palatka, Plant City, Quincy, St. Augustine, Sanford, South Jacksonville, Tallahassee, West Palm Beach, West Tampa), plus limited data for smaller incorporated places
     
  • Vol IV - Population. Occupations
    reported for Florida, Jacksonville, Miami, Pensacola, & Tampa
     
  • Vol V - Agriculture. General Report and Analytical Tables
     
  • Vol VI - Agriculture. Report for the states, with statistics for counties and a summary for the United States and the North, South, and West. Part 1: The Northern states. Part 2: The Southern states. Part 3: The Western states and outlying possessions
     
  • Vol VII - Irrigation and drainage. General report and analytical tables and reports for states, with statistics for counties
     
  • Vol VIII - Manufactures. General Report and Analytical Tables
     
  • Vol IX - Manufactures, Florida. (pages 241-261)
    reported for Florida, counties, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, & Tampa
     
  • Vol X - Manufactures. Reports for Selected Industries
    food, textiles, iron & steel, lumber, leather, paper, chemicals, stone/clay/glass, metals, vehicles, railroad repair shops, & miscellaneous
     
  • Vol XI - Mines and quarries, Florida. (pages 92-95)

Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. State Compendium, Florida. Statistics of population, occupations, agriculture, manufactures, and mines and quarries for the State, counties, and cities
1880-1910 1910 Census
 
  • Vol II - Report by States for Counties, Cities, and Other Civil Divisions (Florida) (pages 297-333)
    e.g., Orange County's 25 precincts in 1910 included: South Orlando, Orlando, Maitland, Eatonville, Lake Maitland, East Sanford, Goldsboro, Sanford, Paola, Oviedo, Geneva, Chuluota, Gabriella, Longwood, Ocoee, Apopka, Zellwood, Bay Ridge, Oakland, Gotha, Pine Castle, Conway, Christmas, Winter Park, Lake Mary, Lockhart, Winter Garden, North Orlando, West Sanford

1900 Census

  • Minor Civil Divisions (Florida) (pages 91-96)
    e.g., Orange County's 19 precincts in 1900 included: Orlando, Eatonville, Lake Maitland, Goldsboro, Sanford, Paola, Oviedo, Geneva, Chuluota, Gabriella, Longwood, Ocoee, Apopka, Zellwood, Bay Ridge, Oakland, Gotha, Pine Castle, Conway, Fort Christmas, Winter Park

1890 Census

1880 Census

Earlier Census Reports
1930-1940 Statistical Abstract of Florida Counties [REF HA311.F54 1944]
1830-1945 State censuses, Florida - Some of the microfiche editions only contain the tables of population counts.  The paper editions include some data back to 1830.
Microfiche editions: 1845,1855,1885,1895,1905,1915,1925,1935,1945 [MFCH HA201.A12]
Paper editions: 1925, 1935, 1945 [FLA DOCS AGR7.S38/] - full text is available online in the Florida Heritage Collection.
See also the entry for the Orlando Public Library holdings below.
1907-1927 Florida: An Advancing State, 1907 - 1917 - 1927 and Industrial Survey, 1928
[FLA DOCS AGR8:Ind/1907-1927]
1830-1880 Population Schedules, Florida [Microfilm HA312.A23] - Name indexes are available for 1830, 1840, & 1850 in the UCF Library Reference Collection [REF F310.J3].  The Population Schedules list individual names for each household in Florida. See also the entry for the Orlando Public Library holdings below.  Related information may be found in Florida Microform Sets, such as Orange County tax rolls, deeds, mortgage records, etc. from the 1800's. 

Earlier Data - United States (including Florida)
1960-1992 Detailed Census reports for the entire U.S. in paper format are available in the UCF Library for 1970 through 1992, including the Economic Censuses. Some national-level data and Economic Censuses are available from 1960 through 1969.
1776-2010 Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005: America Year by Year [REF HA202.K87 2001] "presents the most significant historical statistics of the United States in 23 selected areas from 1776 to 2000. In some areas, such as demography, where projections are possible, the data are extended to 2010." - population, vital statistics & health, migration, labor, national income & wealth, consumer income & expenditures, social statistics, land/water & climate, agriculture, forestry & fisheries, minerals, construction & housing, manufacturing, transportation, communications, energy, distribution & services, international transactions & foreign commerce, business enterprise, productivity & technological development, financial markets & institutions, and government
1790-2000 Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts (1790-2000) and Decennial Census Reports (1790-2000)

Special Collections (Census of Population & Housing) provides online access to various special reports, including:

  • Chinese & Japanese in the United States, 1910
  • Electrical Industries (including telegraphs & telephones), 1902, 1907, 1912, 1917, 1922, 1927, 1932, 1937
  • Marriage & Divorce 1887-1906
  • Negro Population, 1790-1915
  • Prisoners & Juvenile Delinquents, 1910
  • Religious Bodies: 1906, 1916, 1926, 1936

Religious Affiliation is not identified in the decennial census.  The Association of Religion Data Archives provides some county-level data from national studies conducted in 1952, 1971, 1980, 1990, and 2000.  Print versions from the 1990 and 2000 surveys are available in the UCF Library:

  • Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990: an Enumeration by Region, State, and County, Based on Data Reported for 133 Church Groupings [REF BR526.C48 1992]
  • Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States, 2000: an Enumeration by Region, State, and County, Based on Data Reported for 149 Religious Bodies [REF BL2525.R4689 2000]
  • See also the New Historical Atlas of Religion in America [REF G1201.E4.N4 2001].
1790-2000 Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present [REF HA202.H57 2006]
1790-2000 The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) is a project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
1790-1960 Historical Census Data - provides customized population & economic data for each state and county.
1790-1970 Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 [REF HA202.H57]
1789-1969 Various reports are available in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, including some reports from the decennial and economic censuses.
1850+ IPUMS USA "is a project dedicated to collecting and distributing United States census data."
1860-2004 The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States, 1860-2004 [REF HB235.U6 V35 2004] "records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present."
1878-current Statistical Abstract of the United States - the current print edition is available at the UCF Library Reference Desk and includes some historic data.  The UCF Library has previous annual editions in various formats:
  • 1878-current - pdf files for most annual volumes are available online.
  • 1878-1905 - provides access to individual tables
  • 1878-1969 in CIS U.S. Serial Set
  • 1940-1970 [Microfiche AC1.P25 no.573-582]
  • Paper editions: 1878-1902, 1949, 1951-52, 1954-58, 1960, 1962-63, 1966, 1968-
    Latest five years [REF HA 202]; earlier editions [HA 202]
  • Paper editions: 1975-81, 1985- ; CD-ROM editions, 1993-
    [US DOCS C3.134: and US DOCS C3.134/7:]
1930 Statistical Atlas of Southern Counties [REF HA218.J6]
1803-1919 State censuses - Some of these microfiche editions only contain the tables of population counts. 
[Microfiche HA201.A12] :
  • Alabama 1838,1840,1844
  • Arkansas 1854
  • D.C.1803,1810-1830,1867,1878,1885,1888,1894,1897,1905-1909,1912,1913,1915,1919
  • Georgia 1824,1831
  • Louisiana 1803-1812,1853,1858
  • Mississippi 1816,1840,1880
  • South Carolina 1868,1875
  • Tennessee 1805,1812,1819,1826,1833
1790-1920 Various printed resources, including some non-population documents:

See also the entry for the Orlando Public Library holdings below.
1850- Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) "consists of thirty-eight high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2004. The thirty-eight samples, which draw on every surviving census from 1850-2000, collectively comprise our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population."
1790-1972
finding aid		 Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications, 1790-1972.  [US DOCS C56.222/2-2:790-972] - This volume comprises two catalogs. The Catalog of United States Census Publications, 1790-1945 was published in 1950 and lists all materials issued by the Bureau of the Census and its predecessor organizations starting with the first census report of 1790.  Part 1 is also available in the Reference Collection [REF Z7554.U5.U62 1968].  Part 2, the Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications, 1946-1972, updates the historical compilation and describes more than 60,000 reports issued by the Bureau since 1946.  See also Dubester's U.S. Census Bibliography with SuDocs Class Numbers and Indexes  by Kevin L. Cook for supplemental entries and indexes to assist users of the 1790-1945 catalog.
1790-1980
finding aid		 Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes (1790-1890) [REF HA214.S44]
Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1900-1940 [REF HA214.S38 1985]
Population Information in Twentieth Century Census Volumes: 1950-1980 [REF HA214.S38 1988]
 

These three volumes identify where to find specific population information within the pages of various census publications.
1790-1997
finding aid		 Census Index (Ohio State University Libraries) is designed to improve access to United States Census information in library collections by providing an online index to Census publications. About Census Index (See also: University of Michigan's Historical Census Publications covering 1790-2000)
1790-2000
finding aid		 Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000  [US DOCS C 3.2:M 46/2]  describes the questionnaires and instructions for each census.

Earlier Data - Foreign & International
1750-1993
International Historical Statistics:
the Americas [REF HA175 .M55 1998]
Africa, Asia & Oceania [REF HA4675 .M55 1998]
Europe [REF HA1107 .M5 1998]
1926-1944 Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations
1994-2000 Mexican State Statistical Abstracts (Economic Growth Center Digital Library, Yale Univ)

Other Resources:

CD-ROM Resources identifies Web equivalents for most government CD-ROM products available in the UCF Library.

CenStats - provides access to several data sources, listed below. Alternate sites are listed below for some sources.

  • Annual Survey of Manufactures are available from a separate webpage.
  • Building Permits - Building permit statistics on new residential and nonresidential construction for individual municipalities. Updated monthly.
  • Census Tract Street Locator - Census tract number for any address and 1990 census demographic profile for that census tract.
  • County Business Patterns - Employment and earnings by 4-digit Standard Industrial Classification (1993-1997) and by North American Industry Classification System (beginning 1998) by State and county. Updated annually.
  • Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex - Race, Hispanic origin and sex of persons in 511 occupation categories. 1990 Census of Population and Housing.
  • International Trade Data - Exports and imports by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). Updated monthly. Also available at STAT-USA
  • USA Counties - Demographic and economic data for States and counties. Updated every two years.
  • ZIP Code Statistics are available from a separate webpage.

County & City Data Book, 2000 (U.S. Census)
County & City Data Books (Univ of Va) provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1944-1983, 1988, 1994  and 2000 editions of this U.S. document. County and City Extra is a very similar publication updated annually by a commercial publisher.  The most recent edition is available at the UCF Library Reference Desk.

FACSTER (ceased) provides access to various statistical sources.

Geographic Information System (GIS) & Map Resources

National Climatic Data Center - provides files for Monthly Climatic Data for the World, Storm Data, Local Climatological Data, Climatological Data, Hourly Precipitation Data, and Heating & Cooling Degree Day Data. Select the Free access by certain agencies and individuals link to obtain the full reports.

National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) is a project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2000.

Orlando Public Library (Orange County Library System)

  • Business & Science Department (3rd floor) has various paper volumes of statistical data from the decennial censuses beginning with 1910.
  • Genealogy Department (4th floor) has all available decennial censuses (1790-1920) for all states, including the population schedules with names from individual households.   The population schedules for the Florida State Censuses of 1885, 1935, and 1945 are also available.
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
focuses on four key areas of research:
  • Religion and Politics -- The Forum's polling, publications and events focus on the influence of religion and religious organizations on political behavior, including voting and campaigns.
  • Religion and the Law -- The Forum analyzes church-state controversies such as recent Supreme Court battles over the Ten Commandments, the Pledge of Allegiance and school vouchers.
  • Religion and Domestic Policy -- The Forum examines a wide range of policy debates -- from abortion and gay marriage to stem cell research and faith-based initiatives.
  • Religion and World Affairs -- The Forum explores the integral role religion plays in world affairs, with a particular focus on religion's impact on U.S. foreign policy.

PopNet (Population Reference Bureau) identifies sources for population-related topics around the world.

Post-1990 Population Estimates (Missouri State CDC) provides customized reports from the most recent county level population estimates from the Census Bureau.

Social Explorer (Queens College, SUNY) provides hundreds of interactive data maps of the United States, including historical data back to 1940.

Quick Health Data Online (Office on Women's Health, DHHS) "provides 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, to the extent possible, age. Data in the system are organized into the following categories with many subcategories under each topic: Demographics, Codes and Status, Mortality, Access to Care, Infectious/Chronic Disease, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Violence and Abuse, Prevention"

STAT-USA (U.S. Dept of Commerce) - State of the Nation provides current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. GLOBUS & NTDB provide current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB). 

USDA Economics, Statistics, & Market Information System (Cornell Univ) contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics.

Other Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) provides links to principal U.S. federal statistical agencies and international statistical agencies from over fifty countries.

ZIPWho provides free ZIP code demographics information based on the 2000 US Census.

ICPSR Data Archive provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data, including Census enumerations; community & urban studies; conflict, aggression, violence, wars; economic behavior & attitudes; education; elites & leadership; geography & environment; government structures, policies & capabilities; health care & facilities; instructional packages & computer programs; international systems; legal systems; legislative & deliberative bodies; mass political behavior & attitudes; organizational behavior; social indicators; social institutions & behavior; and ICPSR Publication-Related Archive.   The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), located within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.

Election & Campaign Finances

Conflicts & Wars

Other Resources for Data Sets:

Journals - Some of the journals you may find useful include:

  • American Demographics - The UCF Library has issues from February 1985+.
  • Demography is provided through JSTOR (1964-2001), which includes seven other journals dealing with population studies. UCF Library has all issues of the journal from 1964+.
  • Population Index (Princeton Univ) presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986+. JSTOR provides full text, full image access to previous issues (1935-1985). The UCF Library has the print indexes at Index HB848.P83 for 1968+
  • Population Studies is provided through JSTOR (1947-2000). The UCF Library has almost all issues from 1947+.

See also:

  • Tests and Measures Research Guide (UCF Library)
  • Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
  • FMG - Films on Demand
    • Exploring Qualitative Methods
    • Inferential Statistics
    • Introduction to Designing Experiments
    • Organizing Quantitative Data
  • Statistics Sources [REF HA36 .S84] - "This easy- to-use alphabetically arranged dictionary serves as a guide to current sources of factual quantitative information on more than 20,000 specific subjects, incorporating almost 100,000 citations and more than 2,000 sources."
  • Encyclopedia of Measurement & Statistics [REF HA29.S2363 2007] "Covers every major facet of these two different, but highly integrated disciplines--from mean, mode, and median to reliability, validity, significance, correlation, and much more--all without overwhelming the informed reader. Offers cross-disciplinary coverage, with contributions from and applications to the fields of Psychology, Education, Sociology, Human Development, Political Science, Business and Management, Public Health, and others."
  • Encyclopedia of Social Measurement [REF H62.E53 2005] "is a comprehensive and authoritative study covering the data, techniques, theories, designs, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena."
  • Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods [REF H62.L456 2004] "features two major types of entries: definitions, consisting of a paragraph or two, which provide a quick explanation of a methodological term; and topical treatments or essays, discussing the nature, history, application/example and implication of using a certain method."
  • Evaluation Research Methods [REF H62.E8477 2005] - "Volume 1 focuses on foundation issues and includes sections on the rationale for evaluation, central methodological debates, the role of theory and applying values, criteria and standards. Volume 2 examines explaining through evaluation and covers sections on experimentation and causal inference, outcomes and inputs, socio-economic indicators, economics and cost benefit approaches and realist methods. Volume 3 addresses qualitative methods and includes sections on case studies, responsive, developmental and accompanying evaluation, participation and empowerment, constructivism and postmodernism and multi-criteria and classificatory methods. Volume 4 concentrates on evaluation to improve policy with sections on performance management, systematic reviews, institutionalization and utilization and policy learning and design."
  • Qualitative Research [REF H62.Q354 1999] - "Volume 1 covers the fundamental issues about qualitative research, including epistemological ones. A wide range of case-studies are included. Volume 2 covers the different methods with which qualitative research is associated. Volume 3 deals with the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data, as well as with writing up the results of research. Volume 4 contains selections relating to a wide range of specific issues in qualitative research in the appropriate historical and intellectual context."
  • Questionnaires [REF HM537 .Q47 2004] - "The first volume provides an introduction to the use of questionnaires. It examines the principles of question construction, considers different types of questionnaire, principles of social measurement and the relationship between expressed attitudes, and actual social behaviour. The second volume covers the main types of questionnaire and question construction. Included here is material on question order, question wording and response alternatives. The measurement of attitudes is examined. The third volume focuses on how to handle sensitive questons, problems of validity, the extent to which researchers succeed in measuring what they want to measure, and the relationship between the tools which they use and the underlying theoretical constructs. The fourth volume, on Surveys in the World, brings together the best material on memory and recall, truth-telling issues and how respondents comprehend basic questions. The advent of the computer programmed questionnaire is examined."
  • Social Surveys [REF HN29.S646 2002] - Methodological Context of Surveys; Ethical Context; Institutional Contexts; Research Designs; Collecting Survey Data; Sampling; Survey Error; Measurement Error; Coverage Error; Sampling Error; Non Response Error.
  • Survey & Statistical Support - Operational Excellence and Assessment Support (OEAS) "supports the survey and statistical analysis needs of administrative and academic units and programs" at the University of Central Florida.

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