LibGuides: Soc 311: Research Methods -- Census and Other Quantitative Data: Data Sources

Downloadable Data at Reed

China Data Online (1982 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Official Chinese government statistics at city, county, provincial, and national levels. Reed subscribes to the China Statistics module; for a full list of sections we can access, select the My Account tab.
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) (1913 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Thousands of U.S. economic data time series available from over 80 sources.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
A compendium of historical statistics about United States (1700s - 1975).

International Financial Statistics (1945 - Present)
Select and download indicators from the International Monetary Fund.

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Portal site for statistics, books, journals, and working papers of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
Penn World Table This link opens in a new window
The Penn World Table (PWT) is a set of national-accounts data developed to measure real GDP across 167 countries over time (1950-2014) and data on prices, capital, productivity, employment and population.
Developed and maintained by scholars at the University of California, Davis and the Groningen Growth Development Centre of the University of Groningen. The database gets it name from the original developers at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn World Table version 8.0 available from http://cid.econ.ucdavis.edu/pwt.html.

Pew Research Center
Self-described nonpartisan "fact tank"; public opinion polling data.

RLIS Discovery This link opens in a new window
Portland metro area map layers for use with GIS software. Contact Joe (see left) for more information on online access.
Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window
Archive of public opinion survey data. See quick snapshots of public opinion or download data sets. (Available only to Reed students, faculty & staff)

Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System
Includes pre-made tables and downloadable data on scientists and engineers in the United States.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present.

World DataBank This link opens in a new window
Contains collections of World Bank time series data including World Development Indicators Online and Global Development Finance.