Statistics: Finding & Using Statistics: Topics L-S

The BLS is created and maintained by the United States Department of Labor. It is an excellent resource on the past, present, and future outlooks on professions.

Economic Indicators, Charts and Tables, Trends, Data and Fact Sheets from the Economic Policy Institute.

Offers statistics organized by library type: international libraries, US libraries, academic libraries, public libraries, etc. Includes statistics such as circulation numbers, gate counts, reference questions, and more.

The LRS conducts research about libraries and offers fast and "quotable" facts and statistics. They also offer more in depth analysis and explanations of research methods

UN Register of Conventional Arms.

A searchable collection of polls and related data regarding news in the world today.

Creator of the widely recognized barometer of American opinion, the Gallup Poll. Search by subject word(s) for access to some survey results.

The GSS is widely regarded as the single best source of data on societal trends.

A "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.

An independent and non-partisan clearinghouse of recent polls from news services and pollsters.

This site has extensive resources for the social/scientific study of religion, including online articles, religious statistics, research resources, and links to the web pages of scholars working in the fields of sociology of religion and religion research.

A "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.

General statistics regarding various religions in the world.

The Religious Landscape Survey surveys more than 35,000 Americans from all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, and social and political views.

Statistics about U.S. cities and counties.

NACo collects information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information. Also use the NACo site to identify what and where countieare in a particular state.