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Statistical Sources

 
mcmaster access only = may be accessed by currently registered students, staff and faculty at McMaster
public access = accessible by everyone

Canada

  • 2006 Census public access
    describing characteristics of Canada's people, dwellings and agricultural operations in 2006
  • 2001 Census public access
    describing characteristics of Canada 's people, dwellings and agricultural operations in 2001
  • 2006 Census Aboriginal Population Profile mcmaster access only
    on the Aboriginal identity population where the population is above 250 people
  • 1996 Census public access
    describing characteristics of Canada 's people, dwellings and agricultural operations in 1996
  • Canadian Census Analyser mcmaster access only
    provides access to Canadian Census Data, including access to 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986 and 1981 Enumeration Area level Profile Tables and Census Tract level Profile Tables; 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 Provincial and Federal District Profile Tables; and the 1971, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Individual Microdata Files
  • Annual demographic statistics mcmaster access only
    estimated Canadian demographic statistics annually from 1993 to 2005.
  • Canadian Statistics - Summary Tables public access
    formerly called Canadian Statistics, these summary tables provide an overview of statistical information on Canada's people, economy and governments
  • Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities - 1996 Census public access
    Information is provided on education, income and work, families and dwellings, births and deaths, general population information, and health information. A mapping feature is available for viewing the location of a community within Canada.
  • GDSourcing.com public access
    This site will help you to locate FREE data on-line and assist Canadian entrepreneurs in assessing their market potential, competition, and industry performance.
  • SourceOECD mcmaster access only
    SourceOECD delivers OECD publications and databases online. You will be able to access statistical databases and build your own tables, in real time using latest available statistics, online. You don't need any special software to use the service and you can export tables to Excel, Beyond 20/20 and in .csv formats.

Canadian Print Resources

United States

  • FedStats public access
    access to statistics and information produced by more than 100 U.S. Federal Government agencies
  • Federal Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool (Ferret) public access
    a collaborative effort between National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of the Census providing access to complex large data sets
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics public access
    the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics
  • U.S. Census Bureau public access
    provides demographic information and analysis through on-line access to data, publications, products, and programs
  • United States Historical Census Data Browser (1790- 1960) public access
    access to extensive collections of numeric and geospatial data files and computing facilities and software for data manipulation, research, and instruction; and a suite of Internet-accessible data extraction tools
  • American Factfinder public access
    a source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program
  • SourceOECD mcmaster access only
    SourceOECD delivers OECD publications and databases online. You will be able to access statistical databases and build your own tables, in real time using latest available statistics, online. No special software needed and you can export tables to Excel, Beyond 20/20 and in .csv formats.

U.S. Print Resources

United Kingdom

U.K. Print Resources

International

  • International Data Base public access
    a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
  • OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web public access
    a directory of Web sites containing social, economic, and general data, arranged alphabetically by country, by region, and by topic
  • United Nations Statistics Division public access
    a statistical database of world statistics compiled from international sources in the fields of international merchandise trade, national accounts, demography and population, social indicators, and industry
  • UNCTAD handbook of statistics online public access
    a database searchable by International merchandise trade, trade in services, export and import structure by product and by regions of origin and destination, foreign direct investment, international financial data, national accounts, and more
  • InfoNation: Choose Country public access
    a database of statistics and data for the member states of the United Nations, searchable by social indicators, economy, geography, and population
  • World Population Prospects Population Database public access
    a searchable database of general and specific populations, also includes country profiles, assumptions, definitions of regions, and a glossary
  • SourceOECD mcmaster access only
    SourceOECD delivers OECD publications and databases online. You will be able to access statistical databases and build your own tables, in real time using latest available statistics, online. You don't need any special software to use the service and you can export tables to Excel, Beyond 20/20 and in .csv formats.

International Print Resources