Library Guides: Sociology : Statistics & Data

Research Methods in the Social Sciences

SAGE Research Methods Online (SRM)
Articles, books, case studies, datasets, and video covering the practices of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research methodologies.

County & City Data
Provided by Office of Financial Management, provides data related to population, economy, and more.
Department of Revenue
Use "Create a Report" tool to download tables on gross business income, taxable retail sales, local tax distributions and more.
Department of Health
Data on infectious diseases, injury & trauma, maternal & child health and more.
Department of Transportation
Annual mileage, collisions and traffic data.
Economic and Demographic Information
Provided by Municipal Research & Services Center.
Employment Security Department - Workforce Explorer
Data on employment/unemployment, occupations, industries and wages.
Office of Financial Management
Includes data "related to the state budget, public policy and demographics" including health care, human services and education.
Pierce County Online Services
Site includes neighborhood crime data, public GIS and data, information about transportation improvement projects, and more
Puget Sound Regional Council
Data and reports on economic, transportation and social topics used by municipal governments in the Puget Sound region.

American Community Survey
Ongoing population samples from the U.S. Census Bureau.
County and City Data for Washington State
Data from the Office of Financial Management.
Data.gov
Provides publicly accessible data and datasets generated and held by the Federal Government.

SimplyAnalytics
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States.
Social Explorer
Online tools to analyze and understand the demographics of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Data covers 1790 to the present at a variety of geographic levels, including neighborhoods, counties, and states.

United States Census
Releases from the 2010 census have begun. This can be a complicated site to navigate. Try using American FactFinder as a way of getting started and be prepared to spend some time getting acquainted with it. Ask the reference staff at UW Tacoma Library for assistance.

Pew Research Center
Find information on "issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." Scan through the topic index or jump into the Databank to check out the key trends section.
Child & Family Web Guide
A search on the Web guide browses hundreds of sites selected by experts for quality in area of children and families.
Gapminder
Swedish site that displays statistics on a variety of topics in fascinating visual format.
Kids Count Data Center
Well-known source of statistical data on the well-being of children.
World Health Organization
Includes data & statistics, reports, country profiles, and fact sheets. Organized by topics and countries.