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Government Information

This is a guide to research using government information.

Strategy For Finding Data.

Ask the question: What organization or agency would likely collect this data?

Government Agencies? Government Agencies collect data at all levels to aid policy decisions. It is generally distributed free via the internet. Organizations ? Larger data sets are generally available in SPSS, Excel, SAS or Stata formats.

General Indexes/Databases for International Statistics

Topical International Databases

International Organization Database Links

Databases for State & Local Data & Statistics