Chapter 12 / Research Using Available Data
Web Resources
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Numerous data archives are available on the Internet. Below are good places to start to locate data of interest to you. |
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Public Data Sources for Sociologists |
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An annotated list of data sources, many available on the Web, that are of special interest to sociologists; annotations thoroughly describe the data, including data collection methods and type of information available. Although the site describes mostly survey data sources, the list also contains archives of institutional records such as data collected from hospital discharges, information from birth certificates registered in state health departments, and vital records on deaths filed in all states. |
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Fedstats |
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The “gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies” contains numerous links to statistical data and statistical agencies. |
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Statistical Resources on the Web |
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This is a very useful Web site directory from the Documents Center at the University of Michigan Library . The site has an excellent index, and web pages are clustered by broad subject area to facilitate research. |
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Finding Data on the Internet |
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Intended to help journalists find data on the Internet, this site contains briefly annotated links to a wide variety of data sources, from crime statistics to information on energy usage to accidents in theme parks. |
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International Data Base (IDB) |
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Created by the Census Bureau, the IDB is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. |
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U.S. Census Bureau |
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This site contains a wealth of information. Click on “United States Census 2000” and find links to American FactFinder (tables and maps to all geographies to the block level), State and County QuickFacts (summaries of the most requested data for states and counties), census information on any street address, and data releases such as the 1% and 5% Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) and the American Community Survey, which will replace the long form in future censuses. |
Historical Documents Research |
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project |
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This site consists of a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college history courses. The help page offers useful tips on searching the Internet, with links to reference sources and history net guides. |
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America's Historical Documents |
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This page from the National Archives contains a sample of the records that are accessible from the U.S. Federal Government. Click on “New to Archival Research” for tips and tools for researching historical records in the National Archives. |
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American Memory |
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The Library of Congress site provides Internet access to a wide variety of materials that document American cultural history. These include “written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music.” For example, the 13 searchable collections on American immigration and expansion include first-person narratives of California ’s early years, photographs and family letters from Nebraska prairie settlement, and a wide variety of primary sources on Chinese immigration to California . |
Resources for Content Analysis |
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The Content Analysis Guidebook Online |
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From the author of The Content Analysis Guidebook Kimberly Neuendorf, this site contains links to various resources, including bibliographies of content analysis studies and articles, sample codebooks and coding forms from past studies, and description of PRAM, a program for reliability assessment of multiple coders. |
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