Research Guides: PSY 4969 : Critical Thinking About Psychology: Statistics

Overview

Below are recommended sources for statistics and data sets related to psychology. This is not an exhaustive list, but can help get you started in your search.

Statistics

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
2013-present. The Statistical Abstract of the U.S. includes brief statistics on almost every topic. The focus is on the U.S. but some international statistics are included. This is a great source to start with to find which agency or organization has collected more in-depth statistics.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
1790-present. This tool provides easy mapping and report creation functions for U.S. Census data on population and housing, as well as statistics on religion, crime and health; and statistics from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is an interactive online mapping and visualization tool that provides access to a diverse range of data, including, demographic, income and spending, housing, lending, quality of life, economy, education, and health.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Data & Statistics
Provides data & statistics by topic.

Policy Areas

Each policy area page includes relevant organizations, statistical sources, reference sources, and government entities that collect and produce relevant information on the area. These pages are by no means comprehensive, but they will give you an idea of where you might start. Any web search can help you find additional organizations, and a search of usa.gov will help you find relevant government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.