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Census 2000 Gateway
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This is a rich portal to a variety of products related to the 2000 census and its trends. Products include a street address reference, American FactFinder, State & County Quick Facts, Rankings and Comparisons, and much more. [487]
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U.S. Census Bureau
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CIA World Factbook 2000
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The US Central Intelligence Agency has recently released the 2000
version of its well-known annual country information reference book
(last described in the September 24, 2000 _Scout Report_). Data are
available for more than 260 countries. For each country, map and
flag, geographic, population, government, economic, communication,
transportation, military, and transnational issue information is
provided for the latest date available (January 1, 2000 in most
cases). Users can also browse the Factbook by field and topic. For
instance, selecting Literacy under the People heading displays
definitions and literacy rates for all countries, listed
alphabetically. [233]
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This site makes a wonderful reference tool and can be used as a resource for a wide variety of WebQuests.
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Crime Statistics
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This list if websites with crime statistics was posted as an e-mail message to Net-Happenings by Shirl Kennedy. U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Information Systems http://www.ch.search.org/ National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics http://www.search.org/ Crime Data Sources in Criminal Justice http://www.ncwc.edu/~toconnor/data.htm Uniform Crime Reports: County Level Data (1995 seems to be the latest year) http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/crime/ National Archive for Criminal Justice Data http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/ Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/ Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports 1980-1995 Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics 1986-1995 Easy Access to FBI Arrest Statistics 1991-1995 http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjdp/html/ezaccess.html Justice Research and Statistics Association Statistical Analysis Centers with Web Servers http://www.jrsainfo.org/sac/sacsites.html Criminal Justice Statistics WWW Sites http://www.ncjrs.org/statwww.htm United Nations Crime & Justice Information Network Statistics and Research Sources http://www.ifs.univie.ac.at/~uncjin/stats.html [51]
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Federal Bureau of Investigation - Uniform Crime Reports - 2003
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Every year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) produces its annual
complete crime report for the United States, and the report for 2003 was
recently made available in a variety of formats on the agency's website.
While the report is a bit overwhelming (it is 516 pages in length), novice
users may want to start by looking at page v, which explains how to read and
understand the numbers contained within the report. Section II contains
details on all offenses reported, including violent crime, property crime,
and hate crime. In brief, the report reveals that violent crime in the
United States dropped three percent last year, and that 62 percent of last
year's murders have been solved to date. It is also worth noting that during
the past 10 years, total violent crime in the U.S. has dropped 25 percent.
A number of separate tables are available in the Excel format, including
"Murder Victims by Age, by Weapon" and "Arrests by State". [519]
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There is a large amount of data here. Students can align various categories of crimes with other data related to economy, media, etc. to look for correlations.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FedStats
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A wide variety of statistical information about the United States. [274]
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FedStats
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Harris Interactive: The leader in Internet market research
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Harris Interactive is a worldwide market research and consulting firm, best known for The Harris Poll® and for its pioneering use of the Internet to conduct scientifically accurate market research. The company combines the power of unique methodologies and technology with international expertise in predictive, custom and strategic research. [476]
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HarrisInteractive
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Index of Civil War Information Available on the Internet
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This is an extremely comprehensive list of topics related to the U.S. Civil War with numerous links to other Net resources. [224]
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This site can be an valuable site for conducting research projects or WebQuests. The information is highly organized and rich with information links.
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U.S. Civil War Center
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U.S. Census Bureau Data Map
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This is an impressive work that provides a graphical/geographic interface to census data. You click on the state, then the county, and receive rich census data on that particular area. [107]
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Have students choose their state and their county. The have them select one of the Summary Tape Files and generate a report on various demographic aspects of their county such as ages. Then ask the students to read the report and talk about the impact that the age trends might have on their county.
Another idea might be to select the population estimates for all counties in your state and look at growth trends there. Which parts of the state are growing in population and which are not, and what is the impact.
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U.S. Census Bureau
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United Nations Statistics Division
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Statistics on economic, environment, demographics, and other information. [273]
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The United Nations
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United States Historical Census Data
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The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. [247]
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Students can look at data across the decades to search for evidenct in migration patterns and economic conditions. Students might also be asked for whom this data could be valuable, how they might use it at help people today.
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University of Virginia Library
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World POPClock Projection
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This web page displays data on the projected world population during the coming months. It also gives the estimated population on the current day. [115]
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U.S. Census Bureau
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World Values Survey
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Started in 1981, the World Values Survey is an ambitious worldwide
investigation of sociocultural and political change being conducted by an
international network of social scientists at universities across the globe.
Since its inception, a total of four waves of representative sample research
have been conducted producing "evidence of gradual but pervasive changes in
what people want out of life." The survey shows that the basic direction of
these changes is, to some extent, predictable. Following from this
intriguing (and perhaps contestable) thesis, the website provides access to
a number of the publications that have been generated from the group's
scholarship, along with information about ordering various monographs and
other publications. Visitors can also view the various questionnaires used
to sample the different population groups, and read news updates about their
work. As mentioned, the site also allows visitors to download some of the
most recent work done by the scholars at the World Values Survey, including
papers dealing with democratic aspirations and ideals in East Asia and
postmaterialism. [464]
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International Network of Social Scientists
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