SOC 100B: Power, Prejudice, and Identity

Locating data on race and gender inequality in America today

UNITED STATES DATA

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
"The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States."

- Ref Desk HA 202 .U8 2006
- Online at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

The Condition of Education. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics.
"Indicators of important developments and trends in American education."

- Ref Room L 112 .N377 2005
- Online at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe

Digest of Education Statistics. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Education Division, National Center for Education Statistics.
"A compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education."

- Online at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/ via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Education.
Index to journal articles, government studies, books, dissertations, and other material on education and related fields. Covers 1982 to the present.

- Online via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

County and City Data Book. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

- Ref Room HA 202 .A36 2000
- Online at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press.

- Ref Room HA 203 .C68 2005

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

- Ref Room HA 202 .A38 1997-98
- Online at http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/smadb-97.pdf
- 2006 prepub. state data online at http://www.census.gov/compendia/smadb/SMADBstate.html
- 2006 prepub. metro area data online at http://www.census.gov/compendia/smadb/SMADBmetro.html

State Rankings: A Statistical View of the 50 United States. Lawrence, KS: Morgan Quitno Corp.

- Ref Room HA 203 .S83 2006

Pennsylvania Abstract. Middletown, PA: Institute of State and Regional Affairs.

- Ref Room HA 607 .P4 2005

Pennsylvania County Data Book(s). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Dept. of Commerce.

- Lancaster County: Ref Desk HA 607 .L36 P46 2005
- Other counties: Ref Room HA 607...

Census.gov

- Online at http://www.census.gov via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data for Census 2000 and beyond. Click on "get data" under American Community Survey (be sure "2005 is selected) for up-to-date information.

- Online at http://factfinder.census.gov via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

State and County QuickFacts
Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography.

- Online at http://quickfacts.census.gov

Encyclopedia of the Census

Ref Room HA 37 .U55 E53 2000

Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present

Ref Room HA 202 .H57 2006, vols. 1-6

The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion

Ref Room HN 90 .P8 G34 2004

Women and Children First: Feminism, Rhetoric, and Public Policy

HQ 1190 .W653 2005

Redefining Urban and Suburban America: Evidence from Census 2000

HT 334 .U5 R43 2003 vols. 1-3

The New Race Question: How the Census Counts Multiracial Individuals

E 184 .A1 M568 2002

FedStats

Online at http://www.fedstats.gov via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

Statistical Universe

Online at http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv via F&M library Electronic Resources A-Z list

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