LibGuides: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resources: Statistics

General Statistical Resources - UVA only

Historical Statistics of the United States
Enormous collection of quantitative facts about the United States, from the earliest times to the present. Also available in 5 print volumes. Shannon Library's copies cannot be checked out; the Law Library's can.

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Compendium of demographic, economic, and social statistics for the United States. Includes statistics on foreign countries as well. Best one-stop shopping for summary statistics on the U.S. Older editions up to the year 2012 are freely available through the Census Bureau. Search VIRGO for print editions.

Statistical Insight
Covers U.S. government publications, state and private sources, and international organizations. Search on topics related to women, e.g. income inequality and women or abortion. See coverage specifics.

dataZoa This link opens in a new window
dataZoa is an online tool that provides users with drag-and-drop access to over 3 billion data series in economics, health, energy, demographics, finance, and more. Users can graze websites, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, UNdata, and Zillow and import data series into their own personal web-based account. dataZoa connections are live, so once a data series in selected, dataZoa will automatically import the most current data. Users also have the option of uploading and hosting their own original data. dataZoa can be used to view, analyze, share, download, and create charts and tabular displays. To get started, create a new account on the dataZoa website with your university email address.

Census Bureau Data on People & Households - By Subject
From the US Census Bureau.For data and publications that cover women, see categories such as Educational Attainment, Families and Living Arrangements, Fertility, Labor, and Marriage and Divorce. (Sample publications in the Labor category: An Exploration of Labor Force Participation of New Mothers; The Characteristics of Employed Female Caregivers and their Work Experience History)

Also see selected resources on Poverty.

Center for American Women and Politics
From Rutgers University. Research and current data on American women’s political participation.
Gender Equality Data and Statistics
From the World Bank. Data on key gender topics from national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank funded surveys.
Gender, Institutions and Development Database
From OECD. Covers a total of 160 countries and comprises an array of 60 indicators on gender discrimination. Includes the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI).
Little Data Book on Gender
From the World Bank. This quick reference presents gender data for more than 200 economies in an easy country-by-country reference on demography, education, health, labor force, and political participation. The book’s summary pages cover regional and income group aggregates.
Statistics on Women and Gender: Where and How to Find
Very useful guide from the University of Wisconsin. Includes general statistics websites, gender-specific sites and resources by topic or location.
WomenWatch: Statistics and Indicators
From the U.N.

Child Welfare Information Gateway - Statistics
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Statistics on child and family well-being, child abuse and neglect statistics, child welfare/foster care statistics, adoption statistics and more.
Kids Count
From the Annie E. Casey Foundation. A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States
Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children
From UNICEF. Includes statistics used in their publications "The State of the World’s Children" and "Progress for Children."