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Open Access Statistical Abstract of the United States

Description

An annual comprehensive statistical compilation that provides statistics from U.S. government and non-government sources. All tables include reference for further information. Topics covered include:

  • Accommodation, Food Services, and Other Services
  • Agriculture
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
  • Banking, Finance, and Insurance
  • Businesses
  • Comparative International Statistics
  • Construction and Housing
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Federal Government Finances and Employment
  • Foreign Commerce and Aid
  • Geography and Environment
  • Health and Nutrition
  • Income, Expenditures, and Wealth
  • Information and Communications
  • Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings
  • Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons
  • Manufactures
  • National Security and Veterans Affairs
  • Natural Resources
  • Population
  • Prices
  • Puerto Rico and the Island Areas
  • Retail Trade
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Insurance and Human Services
  • State and Local Government Finances and Employment
  • Transportation
  • Vital Statistics

Dates Covered

1878+. Dates covered in the most recent edition vary depending upon the topic.

Print Counterpart

New York State Statistical Yearbook (New York State Division of the Budget, Office of Statistical Coordination)
Lockwood Reference HA541 .A27 (1967+ with gaps)
Lockwood Documents NY BUD 955-3 NEWYS (1968+ with gaps)
Architecture/Planning Library HA541 .A27 (2002+)


Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
HA 202 year
Architecture/ Planning Library (2000+ with gaps)
Lockwood Library (1878+ with gaps)
Lockwood Reference (1946+ with gaps)
Lockwood Documents (1957+ with gaps)

Related Databases

· Data on the Net (University of California. San Diego)
http://3stages.org/idata/

FedStats (Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/fedstats.html

Guides to Suggested Data Sources (University at Buffalo. Arts and Sciences Libraries)
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/busdoc/statistics_sources.html#2

Historical Statistics (Cambridge University Press)
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/Hist_Stats.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States (CD-ROM) (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
Capen Multimedia Center US CD-ROM 106: C 3.134/ 7: (1993+)
The CD-ROM includes better search options than the Web edition and sometimes includes a longer time series.

Statistical Warehouse (RegionalOneSource)
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/Stat_Warehouse.html

Subjects Index (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html

United Nations Common Database (United nations)
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/UNSTATS.html

Access Notes

This database is freely available to the general public via the Internet.

Contact

Edward Herman