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Statistics

Statistical sources are useful for finding out how many or how frequently something is going on. A judicious use of statistics can bolster an argument. However, always be careful to identify where a statistic comes from, because some of them are from unreliable sources. The following are some useful, and overall credible sources for statistics. Nonetheless, always consider the original source providing the information! Each table in the following books has a citation to the source of the statistics.

See also Statistical Sources.

General

  • Statistical Abstract of the United States C 3.134: [year] REF [INFO] DESK Online version.
  • U.S. Census Bureau
  • Social Work Almanac HV 90 .G53 1995 REF
  • Statistical Forecasts of the United States HC 106.8 .S7357 1995 REF
  • Statistical Handbook on Violence in America HN 90 .V5 S833 1996 REF SOUTH
  • Statistics on Weapons & Violence: A Selection of Statistical Charts, Graphs, and Tables about Weapons and Violence from a Variety of Published Sources with Explanatory Comments HN90 .V5 S834 1996 REF SOUTH
  • Statistical Handbook of Working America HB 2581 .S73 1997 REF
  • Injury Facts [year] HA 217 .A4 (year) REF DESK

Family issues
  • Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being HQ 792 .U5 K53 [year] REF (earlier years in Morgan)
      (source of statistics near back of book)
  • Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America HQ 796 .S8237 1996 REF & Morgan
  • Statistical Handbook on the American Family HQ 536 .S727 1999 REF
      (source of statistics near the back of the book)
  • Statistical Handbook on Women in America HQ 1420 .T34 1996 REF SOUTH
  • Statistical Handbook on the World's Children HQ 767.9 .K385 2002 REF

Racial Groups in America
  • Historical Statistics of Black America 2 vols. E 185 .H543 1995 REF SOUTH
  • Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States E 184 .A1 H417 2000 REF
  • Statistical Record of Black Americans E 185. 86 .S74 1995 REF SOUTH
  • Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans E 184 .S75 S72 1993 REF SOUTH

International

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