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Sociology

Core Sources for Data & Statistics

Association of Religion Data Archives

  • Quantitative data sets for the study of American religion.

Bureau of Justice Statistics

  • Federal source of information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
  • Access note: Freely available to the public.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Economy at A Glance

  • Gateway to data about the US labor force, unemployment and wages; presented by region or state.
  • Access note: Freely available to the public.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

  • Travel trends, GIS data, airline and highway statistics, and other data sets of published transportation research.
  • Access note: Freely available to the public.

CDC Data & Statistics

  • Extensive statistical data, reports, and analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Access note: Freely available to the public.

National Center for Health Statistics

  • Data on vital events and information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences; the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability and the use of health care.
  • Access note: Freely available to the public.

Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality

  • Clearinghouse on poverty and inequality trends, including crime, labor markets, public opinion, housing, retirement, and health with open source graphing. Graphs can be downloaded into either .pdf or .jpeg, and data into Excel or ASCII files.

 

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