1. 2005 New York State Statistical Yearbook (external link) Abstract: This site provides hundreds of easily searchable tables of data to download with statistics about New York State. Some topics include business, employment, criminal justice, housing, education, health, agriculture, and general demographics. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
2. All Choked Up by Smoking Statistics (external link) Abstract: In this lesson, students create graphs from a table provided by the American Lung Association regarding smoking habits among high school seniors from 1976 to 1997 as a way to demonstrate understanding of how to present statistics graphically in a variety of ways. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
3. Bureau of Economic Analysis (external link) Abstract: This government site contains current and historical data about GDP, income, corporate profits, businesses, etc. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
4. Bureau of Justice Statistics (external link) Abstract: This government site contains both current and historical data about crime, prisons, incarceration, arrests, and much more, on both local and national levels. It includes both datasets, fact sheets, and more detailed reports. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
5. Bureau of Labor Statistics (external link) Abstract: The BLS contains vast, up-to-date charts and statistics about all topics related to labor, finance, wages, etc, in the US. Some umbrella topics include: Inflation, Wages and Benefits, Safety & Health, Occupations, Demographics, etc. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphs
6. Data on Income Growth from Government Tax Return Records (internal link) Abstract: This document contains a dozen different charts that look at income growth in the US over the past century, as well as current income levels and percentiles. It also looks at who (the wealthy) have benefited the most from recent tax cuts. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
7. Demographic Trends in the 20th Century (external link) Abstract: This thoroughly researched paper was published by the US Census Bureau, and contains both written analysis as well as data on demographic trends in the US over the past 100 years. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
18. Immigration Statistics - Homeland Security Office (external link) Abstract: This government-run site contains data, statistics, publications, and fact sheets on immigration into the US, focusing largely on legal immigration and information on immigrants who have become legal citizens. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
19. InfoShare (external link) Abstract: The Infoshare Community Information Service is a sophisticated tool that lets planners, community activists, teachers, students, researchers, and ordinary citizens view and analyze a vast array of community and regional data. Data currently available for NYC and NY State. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphs, Maps
20. Long Term Trends in Mathematics (external link) Abstract: The NAEP long-term trend assessment in mathematics documents trends in student performance from 1973 through 2004. Performance results are reported in three ways: as average scale scores, as percentile scores, and as percentages of students reaching predetermined performance level Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
21. Minimum Wage Issues Guide (external link) Abstract: Created by the progressive Economic Policy Institute, this page contains both general information, data, and graphs on the minimum wage, as well as published papers, op-eds, and links to other resources on this subject. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
22. Mobility in the Teacher Workforce - Data on Teachers in 2005 (external link) Abstract: This website contains a lot of data on teachers in the US, including make-up of workforce by age and race, reasons for leaving the job (sorted by public/private and poor/wealthy areas), charactersistics of new hires, etc. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
23. National Center for Education Statistics (external link) Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
24. National Center for Health Statistics (external link) Abstract: This official government site has a tremendous amount of data on the health of people in the US. NCHS has two major types of data systems: systems based on populations, containing data collected through personal interviews or examinations; and systems based on records, containing data collected from vital and medical records. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
26. National Population Estimates (external link) Abstract: This Census Bureau site allows users to define a population they are interested in learning about - either by demographic perameters (age, gender, race) or geographic location - and then creates charts containing this data. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
27. NY State Data Center (external link) Abstract: Census 2000 contains a wealth of information for New York State and its sub-areas. This section contains data from and information about this census. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphs
29. Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn (internal link) Abstract: Looking at new scholarly analysis, this article reports that Black men in this country are facing an even more dire situation than is commonly cited by employment and education statistics. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
30. PolicyLink (external link) Abstract: PolicyLink is a national nonprofit research, communications, capacity building, and advocacy organization working to advance policies to achieve economic and social equity. Among their regional equity approaches is equitable development, a comprehensive local, regional, and state framework emphasizing equitable public investment, the fair distribution of affordable housing, and community strategies to improve health. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
31. Poverty in the United States, 2001 (external link) Abstract: The Census Report on Poverty in the US. Includes current and historical data by age, race, worker status and experience, depth of poverty, etc., for different regions across the United States. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
32. Prisoners in 2004 (external link) Abstract: From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this is the most recent report on prisoners in the US, including detailed charts on prisoners by race, age and gender in different geographic tracts throughout the US. It also contains some historical data and analysis of trends over the past decade. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphs, Maps
33. Survey of Retail Bank Services in NY (external link) Abstract: In the fall of 2006, the NY State Banking Department surveyed 43 banks about services they offer to consumers, particularly related to the unbanked and immigrants, and their answers are summarized in this report. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
34. The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the Racial Wealth Divide (external link) Abstract: Why does the median family of color have less than a dime for every white dollar? The Color of Wealth exposes how people of color have been barred from government wealth-building programs benefiting white Americans. This uniquely multicultural economic history covers the asset-building stories of Native Americans, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
35. The Condition of Education 2004 - Degrees Earned by Women (external link) Abstract: A summary of the data on women in college, this short article looks at both graduation rates and degrees attained by women in both the present as well as looking back as far as 1970 Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
36. The Condition of Education 2005 - Employment Outcomes of Young Adults by Race/Ethnicity (external link) Abstract: Young adults with a Bachelor's Degree are less likey to be unemployed than their peers with less education, although there are differences between people of different races. This article looks at the relationship between educational attainment and employment status in general, as well as in racial categories. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
38. The Condition of Education 2005 - Status Dropout Rates by Race/Ethnicity (external link) Abstract: Since 1972, dropout rates for kids age 16-24 have declined. Nonetheless, rates for Hispanics remain higher than for other groups, and rates for kids of color remain higher than that for White students. This report summarizes data about dropout rates in the US in 2005. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
39. The Condition of Education in 2005 - Educational Attainment (external link) Abstract: The percent of 25 - 29 year-olds who have completed some level of schooling has increased since the 1970s, but racial and ethnic differences in educational attainment remain. This article looks at the data and analyzes these trends. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
42. The Power and Potential of the EITC in 27 Cities (external link) Abstract: This study looks at the effect that the EITC has had on different communities throughout the U.S. in terms of helping poor people. It focuses on these different areas as well as different types of jobs, family structures, etc. Also includes great maps of each region. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
43. The Water Atlast: A Unique Visual Analysis of the World's Most Critical Resource (external link) Abstract: With a range of maps of startling clarity and richness of detail, The Water Atlas brings together the latest findings to show water distribution worldwide, the real cost of use in water-rich countries, and the dangers of a future where privatization and profit dictate availability. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
44. United Nations Statistics Division (external link) Abstract: This website contains statistical databases and publications on demographics and social characteristics on most countries around the world. Some areas of classification include: economics, environmental and energy, poverty, migration, mortality, population, density, and urbanization. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
45. US Census Bureau (external link) Abstract: The official government website for the US Census. It contains current and historical information on the US Population and current demographic trends, sortable by a variety of perameters including race, age, geographic location, nation or origin, job, economic status, etc. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
46. US Census Bureau: Poverty Page (external link) Abstract: This is the main page for data from the US Census on poverty in the U.S. It contains information about the poverty line, publications on poverty among different demographic groups, maps, data sets, and much more. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
47. US Military Spending (external link) Abstract: Charts and graphs highlighting US Military spending from 1940 - 2003, including comparisons to other US spending and compared to the US GDP Category: Percents, Charts, Graphing, Percent Growth
48. US Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education (external link) Abstract: This official government site contains publications, data, and other useful information about the status of educational achievment in the US Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing
49. We The People: Asians in the United States (external link) Abstract: This report provides a portrait of the Asian and Asian-American population in the US. It presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics gather from the 2000 census. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
50. We The People: Hispanics in the United States (external link) Abstract: This report provides a portrait of the Hispanic-origin population in the US. It presents several demographic, social, and economic characteristics gather from the 2000 census. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Mapping
51. World Health Organization - Global Health Atlas (external link) Abstract: Use this website to obtain an enormous amount of health data (diseases, malnutrition, etc) about any country in the world in both present day and ranging back many years. This site also contains reports and interactive maps about global health issues. Category: Statistics, Data, Charts, Graphing, Maps
