Assignment | Social Problems Research (Professor Adams-Lover): Data & Statistics

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.

Data.gov provides access to federal data generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government with information ranging in areas from education, energy, health, law, and more.

They compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

Comprehensive source for data collected by the Federal government. This site provides access to many online statistical resources including Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Check the subject index for both Education and Schools.

At the World Bank, the Development Data Group coordinates statistical and data work and maintains a number of macro, financial and sector databases.

International, regional, and national population information, mostly from United Nations sources

Provides easy, visual access to demographic and economic data using maps, reports, and data downloads. Limited data sets available with the free access plan.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers.