LibGuides: Data and Statistics: USA

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Please note: You may have trouble accessing some datasets containing US Data due to recent events. Don't hesitate to reach out if you discover any outdated links. There are data rescue efforts in progress, check the Data Rescue Project and DataLumos to see if you can find your missing dataset.

DataLumos
Repository of US government data.
Data Rescue Project
"The Data Rescue Project is a coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including IASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network. Our goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data rescue-related efforts and data access points for public US governmental data that are currently at risk."
Statistical Abstract of the United States
this is a key source of and starting point for US government statistics, including census data; also available in print at HA 202 U58 Ref Desk Collection
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
gateway to national, international, regional, and industry accounts
Data Census Gov
interface to US Census Bureau data
USDA Ag Data Commons
Access to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Open Research Data.

Microdata

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR contains more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences, including many microdata datasets. Access to some restricted datasets require users to create an account using their Dalhousie email address and to authenticate themselves by logging into ICPSR from an on-campus computer once every 6 months

IPUMS Health Surveys
The Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS) is a harmonized set of data and documentation based on material originally included in the public use files of the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
IPUMS USA
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series : census microdata for social and economic research
American National Election Studies
"The American National Election Studies (ANES) produces high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation to serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists who want to better understand the theoretical and empirical foundations of national election outcomes"

Historical

Statistical Abstract Series
"The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. The Statistical Compendia program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products—the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book."
Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present
HA 202 H57 2006
earlier editions of this are available to be borrowed in the gov docs collection on the second floor: 2US C 3.134/2 H62

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