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Secondary
Data Sources:
Demographics
Global
Data | Specialized
Demographics
| Metasites
| Publications
And More
International
Database (U.S. Census Bureau)
Regularly
updated database provides key data – mortality rates, life expectancy, total population,
etc. – for every country of the world. No frills are
provided in terms of appearance, but the quality of the data makes such
considerations irrelevant.
DataFinder
(Population Reference Bureau)
Searchable
database of demographics by country or region. This database contains
data on 95 demographic variables (such as contraceptive use by age, literacy
rates and life expectancy) for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions
and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and
individual U.S. states. (Not all countries have data on all variables)
World
Population Prospects (United Nations Population Division)
Provides
data by world region or country. Shows population, population density,
and urban and rural absolutes and percentages; also has historical and
projected data.
World
Population Trends (United Nations Population Division)
Excellent
site on predicted future global demographics. Topics covered include mortality
and migration, fertility and family planning and population policies (both
national and broader).
Human
Development Report 2002 (United Nations Development Program)
Provides
detailed national statistics for issues such as poverty, literacy, life
expectancy and gender-related development. The report is focused on development
in the broadest sense, arguing (for example) that democratic political
structures are an essential prerequisite for easing poverty.
State
of World Population 2003 (United Nations Population Fund)
Covers
the impact of poverty on countries (primarily in the developing world),
including the relationships between poverty and education, health and
gender inequality.
Specialized Demographics
GenderStats
(The World Bank Group)
GenderStats
is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators provided
(somewhat surprisingly) by the World Bank. Searchable by country, it covers
a wide range of subjects such as education, health and political involvement
by gender, where data is available.
Adherents.com:
Religion Statistics
Reference links to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation
statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious
bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, and movements.
Deafness-Related
Demographics
Gallaudet Research Institute demographic studies on deafness and hearing
impairment, particularly among elementary- and secondary-school students.
Georgia
2000 Information System
Access to ever-expanding databases of information about Georgia and the
Southeast. Hopefully a model for other states and regions to follow.
Metasites
PopNet
(Population Reference Bureau)
Simple
but useful site provides a directory of the population-related websites
available — by organization, by region and country, or by topic within
countries.
Population
Index
Site,
provided by Princeton University's Office of Population Research, is an
annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles,
working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website
provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts
of demographic literature published in Population Index in the
period 1986-2000.
Demographics
and Census Data Links; Statistics
and Demographics and Internet
Crossroads in the Social Sciences
Links to government and university data sources provided, separately,
by the University System of Georgia, the University of Texas and the University
of Wisconsin.
Publications and More
American
Demographics
Subject-leading journal provides access to selected features of print
magazine's current issue, as well as access to archives since 1993 searchable
by issue date or as full text search. Subscribers have much more easy
access to recent materials.
U.S.
And World Population Clocks (U.S. Census Bureau)
A
fun site giving up-to-the-minute estimates of U.S. and global populations.
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