C

• China Data Online (1949 - current • Statistics)
  • Monthly, national and province-level macro-economy statistics from China. NOTE: Access is available ONLY from computers located in the Gould Library.
  • More Info: EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
• CQ Almanac (1945 - 2006 • Government records, Statistics, Reference articles)
  • Year-by-year analysis on politics and policy in the U.S. Congress 1945-2006.
  • More Info: CQ Almanac Help
• CQ Voting and Elections Collection (varies (presidential election results from 1789 and forward) • Reference articles, Biographies, Statistics)
  • Data and analyses of US elections, including data on presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections, political parties, campaigns, and demographic information.
  • More Info: CQ Voting and Elections Collection Help • EndNote Import: CQ Voting and Elections Collection-CC

E

• Europa World Plus (Statistics, Reference articles)
  • The online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Provides up-to-date political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories.
  • More Info: Europa World Plus Help

G

• GDF Online (Global Development Finance) (1970 - current • Statistics)
  • Statistics on the external debt of developing countries on a loan-by-loan basis.
  • More Info: Kristin's tips on GDF Online, Information about GDF Online • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

H

• Historical Statistics of the United States (Statistics)
  • Database of quantitative facts from American History; contains over 37,000 data series.
  • More Info: User Guide to Historical Statistics of the United States • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

I

• ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) (Statistics)
  • A repository of social science datasets for secondary research. Members of the Carleton community may search the catalog, read data documentation and download datasets after creating a personal "MyData" account with their Carleton email address.
  • More Info: Data Use Tutorial • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
• ICRG (International Country Risk Guide) Researchers' Dataset (1984-2006 • Statistics)
  • Political risk assessment data for 147 countries. Related to the IRIS-3 dataset. Published by the PRS Group.
  • More Info: About ICRG Researchers' Dataset • EndNote Import: Not Endnote compatible
• IFS (International Financial Statistics) Online (1945 - current • Statistics)
  • Online access to the International Financial Statistics - approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas published by the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
  • More Info: About International Financial Statistics Online • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
• iPOLL Databank (1942-current • Statistics)
  • US public opinion poll data, organized at the question level. NOTE: You will need to register with your Carleton email address to begin using this database.
  • More Info: iPOLL using public opinion data, iPOLL userguide • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

L

• LAPOP (varies • Statistics)
  • Public opinion surveys of individuals in Latin American countries about their political views, specifically related to democracy.
  • More Info: About LAPOP • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
• Latinobarómetro (1995-2005 • Statistics)
  • An annual public opinion survey of approximately 19,000 interviews in 18 countries in Latin America representing more than 400 million inhabitants.
  • More Info: Article about the survey, About Latinobarómetro (pdf) • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
• LexisNexis Statistical Research Edition (Statistics)
  • Access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations
  • More Info: About LexisNexis Statistical • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

S

• STAT-USA (Statistics, Government records)
  • A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce that delivers economic, business, international trade, and energy statistics produced by the U.S. Government.
  • More Info: About STAT-USA/Internet • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

U

• USA Trade Online -- link only works at reference desk (Statistics)
  • Latest official statistics on U.S. foreign trade.
  • More Info: About USA Trade Online • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

V

• Vital Statistics on American Politics (Statistics, Reference articles)
  • The complete, authoritative, data-rich resource on the full-spectrum of U.S. politics. Note: You can also search across all of the CQ Political Reference Suite titles here.
  • More Info: About CQ Political Reference Suite • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible

W

• WDI Online (World Development Indicators) (1960 - current • Statistics)
  • Statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2002 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
    For data documentation, see reference book: World Development Indicators, Ref HC 59.15 .W656.
  • More Info: About WDI Online • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible