This guide provides quick links, primarily to tables, in the social sciences. It is organized by major topics and highlights statistics for some of the most frequently requested areas.
Includes World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor and Millenium Development Goals.
Yearly data of Total and Economically active population, Employment, Unemployment, Hours of Work, Wages, Labour Cost, Consumer Price Indices, Occupational Injuries, Strikes and Lockouts: 1969-2005.
Ranking of economic freedom based on variables in ten categories. Scores indicate the level of government interference in the economy. Rankings, comparisons, and country analysis is available as well as time s
Unique indicators such as Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, Gender-related development index (GDI) value, Inequality in income or expenditure.
Freedom house is an independent non-governmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world. They provide a comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties with data back to 1972.
The statistical tables display economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world with particular reference to children's well being.
The House Ways and Means Committee Green Book provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004. See Appendix pdf files for data tables.
The Roper Social and Political Trends dataset includes selected items from 207 nearmonthly
public opinion surveys conducted by the Roper Organization or its successor
organization, Roper Starch Worldwide, between 1973 and 1994
