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Social Work: Statistics
Selection of Statistical Databases and Datasets
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ProQuest Statistical InsightProvides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and approximately 2000 documents from international organizations from 1983. Also provides crosslinks with LexisNexis Statistical Datasets. Full text or web links provided for some citations.
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Statistical DatasetsProvides access to more than 90 billion data points from dozens of licensed and public domain datasets. Scan the contents of the collection, select subjects and variables of interest, and view your data in side-by-side tables and charts. Results are instantaneous and can be easily exported.
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Washington University Libraries Social Work Research Guide List of DatasetsAn annotated list of datasets of interest to Social Workers.
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ResearchProvides access to and archives of social science data. Areas of research range from crime, to economic indicators, to consumer behavior, and health information. Members of the Western Michigan community are eligible to access and download the data. To apply for a Username/Password, registration is required here.
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Civil Rights Data CollectionThe Civil Rights Data Collection is a biennial survey required
by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) since 1968.
Similar to the 2011–12 CRDC, the 2013–14 CRDC collected data from a universe of all public local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools, including long-term secure juvenile justice facilities, charter schools, alternative schools, and schools serving students with disabilities.The 2015-16 CRDC will also collect information from a universe of public LEAs.
Additional Sources to Consider:
Statistical Sources
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NOTE: Also see the University Libraries Statistical Sources Guide for additional cross-disciplinary and subject-specific resources.