Social Work 201 - Moseley: Statistics

This guide provides an introduction to resources for many aspects of social work.

Web Sources for Statistics

American FactFinder (now Census Bureau) This link opens in a new window
Population and economic census
CONTENTS: text, images. COVERAGE: population census, 1990 & 2000. Economic census, 1997. DATES: 1990+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: U.S. Census Bureau.
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online This link opens in a new window
All aspects of U.S. history, including population; work and welfare; economic structure and performance; economic sectors; governance and international relations.
CONTENTS: data sets. COVERAGE: a comprehensive, searchable compendium of statistics from more than 1,000 sources. More than 37,000 data sets that can be downloaded in Excel, CSV, or PDF format. DATES: earliest times to 2004. VENDOR: Cambridge University Press.
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These sources provide support and will quantify your argument.