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MSU » MSU Libraries » Government Documents » Data Services » Data Sources Portal » Getting Started

Getting Started

This is the short list of favorite and frequently used resources.

Indexes

• LexisNexis Statistical
• FedStats
• OFFStats: Official Statistics on the Web

Demographic Data and the U.S. Census

• American FactFinder
• Simply Map
• Social Explorer

General U.S. Statistics

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Historical Statistics of the United States

• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Roper center for Public Opinion Research
• Social Science Electronic Data Library

Popular Surveys

• General Social Survey
• Current Population Survey
• State of the State Survey

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