Global Awareness
- http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml - American FactFinder - An extensive website that collects information from the Census and makes it usable to citizens.
- http://www.census.gov/ - Census Bureau of the U.S. - "The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly. We are guided on this mission by our strong and capable workforce, our readiness to innovate, and our abiding commitment to our customers."
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ - CIA World Factbook - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- http://www3.norc.org/GSS+Website/ - General Social Survey - "The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. The GSS takes the pulse of America, and is a unique and valuable resource. It has tracked the opinions of Americans over the last four decades."
- http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm - International Monetary Fund Stats (IMF) - The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.
- http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/ - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research - ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.
- http://www.iowadatacenter.org/ - Iowa Data Center - "The State Data Center of Iowa is your source for population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources."
- http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook - The profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.
- https://data.oecd.org/ - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - The OECD provides you with all kinds of economic data from countries all around the world, from agriculture and broadband usage to water usage, welfare programs, and labor cost.
- http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ - Statistical Abstract of the United States - The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
- http://www.unicef.org/sowc/ - UNICEF: State of the World's Children Report - Each year, UNICEF’s flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children.
- http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index.html - UNICEF Statistics - UNICEF measures the situation of children and women and tracks progress through data collection and analysis. It maintains and updates global databases and promotes dissemination of evidence-based data for planning and advocacy. UNICEF is the lead United Nations (UN) agency responsible for the global monitoring of the child-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
- http://hdr.undp.org/en/2013-report - United Nations Development Program: Human Development Report - The Human Development Report is an independent publication commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Its editorial autonomy is guaranteed by a special resolution of the General Assembly (A/RES/57/264), which recognizes theHuman Development Report as “an independent intellectual exercise” and “an important tool for raising awareness about human development around the world."
- http://www.bls.gov/ - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making. As an independent statistical agency, BLS serves its diverse user communities by providing products and services that are objective, timely, accurate, and relevant.
- http://data.worldbank.org/ - World Bank Stats - The Data Catalog provides download access to over 8,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.
- http://www.who.int/research/en/ - World Health Organization Stats - WHO's portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation