Annotated
Webography of Selected Internet Sites with Demographic and Planning Data
(a work in progress)
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State of Wisconsin
Agency Portal
http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/agency_index.html
Badger is the State of Wisconsin's information server and a starting
point to guide you to the many resources available from Wisconsin
state agencies, departments and other governmental branches. It also
provides links to information resources at the University of Wisconsin
campuses, as well as sources from other states and the Federal government.
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Wisconsin Demographic
Services Center
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/dhir/boir/demographic/
Provides demographic data for Wisconsin including Wisconsin geography,
population projections and estimates and other Census information.
Allows access to the official Wisconsin Department of Administration
population estimates for all Wisconsin municipalities and counties.
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Wisconsin Agricultural
Statistics
http://www.nass.usda.gov/wi/index.htm
Agricultural statistical reports that include county estimates of
farming and land use, crop weather, dairy, field crops, land sales,
livestock, miscellaneous, and vegetable topics. County level data
from the Census of Agriculture.
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1999-2000 Wisconsin
Blue Book
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/index.html
The 1999-2000 Wisconsin Blue Book is comprised of 13 sections and
almost 1,000 pages. The Blue Book is filled with information and data
about Wisconsin, its counties and communities in Adobe Acrobat PDF
format. The table of contents helps simplify viewing and facilitate
access.
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Wisconsin Department
of Commerce - Fast Facts About Wisconsin
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/mt/mt%2Dcom%2d0005.html
Supplies data and profiles about Wisconsin communities, business,
economic profiles, quality of life, tax structure, and economic incentives.
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Wisconsin Department
of Commerce - Information About Wisconsin Communities
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/MT/MT-COM-4000.html
Supplies economic profiles, demographic information about communities
and counties from the DOA, workforce profiles, data on quality of
life in communities, and 1990 Census data on counties in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Department
of Health and Family Services
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/
This site includes a variety of demographic data including: Population
Estimates, Death Rates, Birth Rates, Local Data, Medical Data, and
Other Data. Information can be gathered for certain years by the State,
Region, and County levels.
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Wisconsin Division
of Housing & Intergovernmental Relations
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/dhir/index.asp
Mission is to improve housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income
households. Informational resources on this site are available in
the following
areas: providing state-funded housing grants or loans through local
organizations;
channeling federal housing funds to local housing groups;
coordinating housing programs with those of other state and local
housing agencies;
developing state housing policy; and providing housing information
and
technical assistance.
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Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/
Provides statistics and GIS coverages for land use and environmental
issues
in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Department
of Revenue Statistical Reports/Data
http://www.dor.state.wi.us/html/stats.html
Statistical reports and data collected by the Wisconsin Department
of Revenue, organized in an A to Z topic selection. Provides access
to county and municipality data such as County Sales Tax Distributions
1986-1999, 1997 County, City, Village & Town Indebtedness, 1998
Town, Village, City, County Equalized Value; Debt Limit Values, County
Personal Income, and Wisconsin Municipal Per Return Income Report
for 1997 (AGI).
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Wisconsin Department
of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.wi.us/
Provides data about the following topics in transportation: General
Information, Drivers and Vehicles, Roads and Highways, Programs and
Services, News Releases, and Doing Business.
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Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development - Labor Market Information
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/lmi/
Labor market information that includes the topics: County Workforce
Profiles, Employment, Unemployment, Wages, Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs,
National and Other Sources for LMI, Labor Market, Program Explanations,
and Publications and Products. Data and reports for Wisconsin counties.
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Wisconsin County
Workforce Profiles
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/lmi/cp_pdf/cp_mainx.htm
Profile includes narrative, tables, and charts detailing county-level
labor
markets in the State of Wisconsin. Each profile contains data on the
following subjects: County Population, Largest Industries and Employers,
Industry Change,
Commuting Patterns, and Wages and Income.
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Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development - Covered Employment and
Wages
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/lmi/employ_industry.htm
Average monthly industry employment data for area, ownership, and/or
industry.
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Wisconsin Profiles
http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/55.html
U.S. Census Bureau page that gives demographic profiles of counties
in Wisconsin.
United
States Census Bureau Sites
http://www.census.gov/
The preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality
data
about the people and economy of the United States.
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1990 Census Lookup
http://venus.census.gov/cdrom/lookup
Data down to the census block group level from the 1990 Census. Allows
user to select and extract data on population counts and many socio-economic
variables from Summary Tape File 1A & 1C (basis data and population
counts) and Summary Tape File 3A, 3B, & 3C (detailed demographic
characteristics). Also, provides access to STF1 and STF3 technical
documentation and data descriptions.
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Subjects A to
Z Index
http://www.census.gov/main/www/subjects.html
Provides an alphabetical subjects index of all data and research available
from the Census Bureau. User can "jump" to selected content
areas such as race, households, income, education, or aging to get
access to reports or data.
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American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui.homePage.HomePage
American FactFinder is a new data access and dissemination system
that provides useful facts and information about your community, your
economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information
you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets.
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Census Bureau
Population and Household Economic Topics
http://www.census.gov/population/www
Provides detailed information about a large number of population topics
and household economics.
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Small Area Income
and Poverty Estimates
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe.html
Allows someone to select a specific statistic for every state or an
individual state in a model income year. County level data on estimates
of number of persons in poverty and median household income for 1995-1998
are presented.
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Population, Land
Area, and Poverty Data for 1990 Census Tracts
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ezstate/poverty.html
Provides access to tables for 1990 census tracts within each state
on population, land area and poverty data.
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Households and
Families
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html
Demographic characteristics of households and families are collected
annually in the March Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Nation.
Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in
selected topics are listed on this site.
Sites
Hosted by Federal Departments and Agencies
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Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA)
http://www.bea.doc.gov/
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides the most comprehensive
statistical picture available of the U.S. economy. It develops, prepares
and analyzes the economic accounts of the United States. BEA's national,
regional and international
economic accounts provide access to basic data on such key issues
as economic growth, regional development and the nation's role in
the world economy. This site has data for counties and metropolitan
statistical areas.
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Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)
http://www.bls.gov/
Supplies labor statistics in the following categories: Most Requested
Series, Selective Access, News Releases, Series Report, FTP Site,
and Economy at a Glance
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Bureau of Transportation
Statistics
http://www.bts.gov/
BTS compiles, analyzes, and makes accessible information on the Nation's
transportation systems; collects information on intermodal
transportation and other areas as needed; and works to enhance the
quality and effectiveness of government statistics.
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Current Population
Survey (CPS) Main Page
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm
The CPS is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics
of the U.S. population. The sample provides estimates for the nation
as a whole and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual
states and other geographic areas. Estimates obtained from the CPS
include employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, and other
indicators. They are available by a variety of demographic characteristics
including age, sex, race, marital status, and educational attainment.
They are also available by occupation, industry, and class of worker.
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1997 Economic
Census
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
The Economic Census, from the Census Bureau, offers extensive data,
as well as narrative summaries, for most sectors of the United States
economy in 1997. Data from 1992 Economic Census are also available.
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Sites
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FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this
site to
provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information
produced by
Federal agencies for public use.
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U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services - The 2002 HHS Poverty Guidelines
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/02poverty.htm
The poverty guidelines are a version of the federal poverty measure.
They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines are a simplification
of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes--for
instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.
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Department of
Agriculture (USDA)
http://www.usda.gov/
Provides access for a number of specific sites of interest in agriculture
and research.
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National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS)
http://www.usda.gov/nass/
NASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional
crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and
flowers; from calves born to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices
to land in farms. The abundance of information produced has earned
for NASS employees the title, "The Fact Finders of Agriculture."
This site provides access to data from the 1997 Census of Agriculture.
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Agricultural
Research Services (ARS)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
Deals in detail with research in agriculture and gives a number of
links to follow to get the desired information.
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Economic Research
Service (ERS)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/
The Economic Research Service provides economic analysis on efficiency,
efficacy, and equity issues related to agriculture, food, the environment,
and rural development to improve public and private decision making.
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Foreign Agricultural
Service (FAS)
http://www.fas.usda.gov/
The FAS collects, analyzes, and disseminates information about global
supply and demand, trade trends, and emerging market opportunities.
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Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
FNS works in partnership with the States in all its programs. States
determine most
administrative details regarding distribution of food benefits and
eligibility of
participants, and FNS provides funding to cover most of the States'
administrative
costs. Provides data and analysis of child nutrition programs, food
stamp programs, and WIC.
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Sites
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Forest Service
(FS)
http://www.fs.fed.us/
Provides links to forestry data and statistics relevant to forest
management and other topics in resource management. Click on Library
for access to databases.
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National Agricultural
Library
http://www.nalusda.gov/
As the Nation's primary source for agricultural information, the National
Agricultural Library (NAL) has a mission to increase the availability
and utilization of agricultural information for researchers, educators,
policymakers, consumers of agricultural products, and the public.
The Library is one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural
research libraries and plays a vital role in supporting research,
education, and applied agriculture.
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Farm Service
Agency (FSA)
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp
The Farm Service Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ensures
the well-being of American agriculture, the environment, and the American
public through efficient and equitable administration of farm commodity
programs; farm ownership, operating and emergency loans; conservation
and environmental programs; emergency and disaster assistance; domestic
and international food assistance and international export credit
programs. Site provides data and reports on supported programs and
resources.
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Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy
and quality of life in all of rural America. This site provides access
to data and information about rural cooperatives, rural utilities,
rural community development, and rural housing.
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http://www.census.gov/
The preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality
data
about the people and economy of the United States. (See separate listing
for
Census Bureau.)
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Economics and
Statistics Administration (ESA)
http://www.esa.doc.gov/
ESA develops economic policy and describes major demographic trends.
Important economic indicators and data produced by ESA include retail
sales, housing starts and foreign trade. The agency also provides
data on broader measures such as gross domestic product, foreign investment
and personal income by state.
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National Environmental
Data Index (NEDI)
http://www.nedi.gov/
The National Environmental Data Index (NEDI) provides direct access
to
environmental data and information descriptions. The overall goal
of the
NEDI is to facilitate the use of the widest possible range of environmental
data and information to support our ability to protect human health,
safety,
and welfare.
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Sites
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National Technical
Information Service (NTIS)
http://www.ntis.gov/
The National Technical Information Service is the Federal Government's
central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering,
and related business data produced by or for the U.S. Government and
complementary material from international sources. Nearly 3 million
products are available from NTIS in a variety of formats, including
microfiche, paper, diskette, audiovisual, CD-ROM, and online.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Building Library
http://www.osec.doc.gov/lib/
The collection consists of books and periodicals in the following
subject areas
or categories: business, economics, international trade, management,
telecommunications and selected U.S. Census publications; foreign
telephone directories; CD-ROM products (corporate directories, journal
and
newspaper indexes, social and economic data); online resources (Knight-
Ridder, Datatimes, NEXIS, Dow Jones, and Dun and Bradstreet). The
Library
is a selective government depository. Access to library resources
is available
by author, title, or keyword.
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STAT-USA
http://www.stat-usa.gov/stat-usa.html
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is
the
site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing
authoritative data from the Federal government.
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Department of
Education
http://www.ed.gov/
The Department of Education shares the latest research findings, statistics,
and
information on education with parents, teachers, school board members,
policy
makers, and the general public in order to help state and local decision
makers
improve their schools.
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National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov/
The National Center for Education Statistics fulfills a Congressional
mandate to
collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition
of
American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report
on
education activities internationally. Data is available at the school
district and school level.
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Information Resource
Center
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/IRC/
This site supplies helpful information about educational statistics.
Click on Find
Information and then go to Statistical Information.
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Office of Non-Public
Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/NonPublic/
The three functions of the Office of Non-Public Education are: To
foster maximum
participation of non-public school students in all federal education
programs for
which they are eligible; to recommend to the Secretary changes in
law, regulations,
or policies that would increase the availability of educational services
to non-public
school students; and to review departmental programs and procedures
to ensure that
services for non-public school students are provided as required by
law.
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Office of Educational
Research and Improvement (OERI)
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/index.html
OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education
conducting
research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help
improve education.
This site provides statistics on the status and progress of schools
and education
throughout the nation; and distributes information and provides technical
assistance to
those working to improve education.
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Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of the largest
federal
departments, the nation's largest health insurer, and the largest
grant-making agency
in the federal government. The Department promotes and protects the
health and
well-being of all Americans and provide world leadership in biomedical
and public
health sciences. HHS accomplishes these objectives through an array
of programs in
basic and applied science, public health, income support, child development,
and the
financing and regulation of health and social services.
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Administration
on Aging (AoA)
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
AoA is a Federal agency that has the single charge of serving the
nation's 43 million seniors. With a network of 670 Area Agencies on
Aging, 57 Territorial and State Units on Aging, 270 tribes and native
organizations and over 27,000 service providers, AOA calls on some
of the foremost experts in the planning, coordination and administration
of services. This site provides data and information for developing
resources, providing advocacy, and delivering services to the elderly
and long term care populations.
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National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
The intent of this site is to provide users access to the health information
that NCHS produces. Users can browse the publications and statistical
tables, download selected public-use data files, conduct on-line database
queries and searches in Wonder, track progress toward Healthy People
2000 Objectives, or access FASTATS from A-Z.
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U.S. Welfare
Caseloads Information
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/tables.htm
Detailed tables, graphs and other materials describing welfare caseloads
in the U.S.
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Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
http://www.hud.gov/
HUD has a wide array of programs to help people buy homes, to create
affordable
rental housing, to spur community and economic development, and to enforce
fair
housing laws.
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HUD Policy Development
and Research (PD&R)
http://www.huduser.org/
HUD USER is the primary source for Federal Government reports and
information on
housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development,
urban
planning, and other housing-related topics.
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Department of
the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/subject.html
The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide
access to our
Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities
to tribes.
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United States
Geological Survey (USGS)
http://www.usgs.gov/
The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information
to describe and understand the Earth. This site provides access to
maps, coverages and data that can help build local GIS capacity.
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Geospatial Information
Center
http://www.blm.gov/gis/
The purpose of this page is to consolidate access to information about
GIS which may
be useful to the GIS community.
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Department of
Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/index.html
Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html
BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on
crime, criminal
offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems
at all levels of
government.
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Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS)
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm
This page provides comprehensive annual immigration statistics from
1994-1996, as well as state estimates of the United States' illegal
alien resident and foreign-born populations. This site provides access
to data for states and some metropolitan areas.
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Justice Information
Center
http://www.ncjrs.org/
This site provides Criminal Justice Statistics and links to other
sites that have to do
with law, justice and crime by state and county.
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Department of
Labor (DOL)
http://www.dol.gov/
Department's activities include, protecting workers' wages, health
and safety,
employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment
opportunity; administering job training, unemployment insurance and
workers'
compensation programs; and collecting, analyzing and publishing
labor and economic statistics.
Department
of State
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U.S. Government
Printing Office Access Page
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
GPO Access provides free online use of over 1,000 databases of Federal
information in over 70 applications. A general search page provides
the
opportunity for searching one or multiple GPO Access databases from
a
single page, while specialized search pages allow you to perform more
detailed searches.
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Department of
Transportation (DOT)
http://www.dot.gov/
The Department of Transportation serves as the focal point in the
Federal Government for the coordinated national Transportation Policy.
It is responsible for transportation safety improvements and enforcement,
international transportation agreements and the continuity of transportation
services in the public interest.
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National Transit
Database
http://www.fta.dot.gov/ntl/database.html
Provides detailed profiles and data tables dealing with transit information
from 1993.
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Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
This site provides a wealth of information about the financial composition
of individuals, business taxpayers, tax exempt organizations and more.
Data available on this site has been sampled from all kinds of returns
and is presented in commonly asked for ways.
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Statistics of
Income (SOI)
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/tax_stats/index.html
The Statistics of Income (SOI) program produces data files compiled
from tax
and information returns filed with the IRS.
Gateways
and Public Data Sites
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DPLS - University
of Wisconsin
http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/internet.html
The Data and Public Library Service program at the University of Wisconsin,
Madison provides a site called "Internet Crossroads in the Social
Sciences" which contains over 650 annotated links to data-related
resources on the Internet.
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Center for Demography
and Ecology - University of Wisconsin
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/
The Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin,
Madison
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SSDC - University
of California, San Diego
http://odwin.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/easy_search2?search=getdata&file=/data/data.html&print=notitle&header=/header/data.header
The Social Science Data Collection at the University of California,
San Diego provides a site called "Social Science Data on the
Net" which provides links to hundreds of sites with downloadable
demographic and economic data.
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Econdata.net
http://www.econdata.net/
EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students,
and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate
socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive
first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of
public and private data sources on the Web. The site is divided into
eight parts: Links By Subject; Links by Provider; What's New; Ten
Best Sites; Data Collections; Quick Links; Registration;User's Guide.
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Public Data Sites
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UW Cooperative
Extension - WisStat
http://dev.cf.uwex.edu/wp2k/wp2khome.cfm
WisStat is an interactive information retrieval system that contains
thousands of demographic and economic variables for the state of Wisconsin,
its counties and municipalities. (Beta version currently available)
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UW Cooperative
Extension - Family Living Program Resource Center
http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/flp/apps/flrc
A compendium of informational resources and program planning data
for the Family Living Program. Provides demographic data for Wisconsin
counties including data on population, age structure, households,
and income. (Note: password required)
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Government Information
Sharing Project - Oregon State University
http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/
The Government Information Sharing Project provides demographic, economic
and education data in searchable databases for all states and most
counties. Includes information from the 1990 Census, the Economic
Census, Census of Agriculture, Regional Economic Information System,
U.S. Census Bureau estimates programs, and the 1990 School District
Data Book.
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have trouble accessing this page, require this information in an alternative
format or wish to request a reasonable accommodation because of a disability
email Dan Veroff, Extension Demographic Specialist, Department of Rural
Sociology, UW-Madison/Extension, dlveroff@facstaff.wisc.edu
or phone 608-265-9545.
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