Data Sets and Statistical Databases
Listed here are major statistical and data sources available to the Carleton community through the Library. Make an appointment with Kristin for help finding more data sets and statistical resources in the collection and online.
For more help finding data sources on the web, take a look at these resources:
- Data Blog: Recommended data sources and tips, organized by topic and searchable by keyword
- Finding Data: A Research Guide, Coming Fall 2007
- Kristin's Data Bookmarks: Selected links to free data sources online. Browse, search, or subscribe to the bookmarks and get updated when new bookmarks are added
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- 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.







