Demographics: Finding Data on Populations and Markets

These are the links for the accompanying tutorial: voicethread.com/share/163760

• Numerous population studies from the Census Bureau, including international statistics, topic breakdowns, and the American Community Survey. Also - Factfinder.census.gov – another way to locate census data from national level down to block level
• Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including geographic profiles, time use, longitudinal studies, etc.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States – easy-to-find statistics on everything
• Community Sourcebook America – maps zipcode and county data – on CD-ROM computer in Hunt Library reference area
• International - World Development Indicators database
• International – health statistics from the World Health Organization

We’re here to help!

• Hunt Library Reference Desk: (412) 268-2442; huntref@andrew.cmu.edu
• Drop in - hours are M - Th 9 am - 8 pm, F 9 am - 5 pm, Sat 1 - 5 pm and Sun 1- 5 pm.
• Ask a question via the library's chat service

Or, contact me directly:

Roye Werner, Business and Economics Librarian, rwerner@andrew.cmu.edu, (412) 268-2453