Research, Citation, & Class Guides: RACEETH 481: Capstone Seminar in Race and Ethnic Studies: Data & Statistics

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ARCGIS - Redlining in Milwaukee County
Census.gov
Data collected includes: Population & Housing Census (every 10 years), Economic Census (every 5 years), Census of Governments (every 5 years), American Community Survey. See https://data.center.gov to search across data on the nation's people and economy.

Census Data
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The Census Bureau's data access point, including current data (back to 2010) from the decennial census, the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, and more. Look up, view, and deliver data, reports, tables, maps, and fact sheets on United States population, economy, and industry statistics. Large and small scale geographies, e.g., states, counties, places, census tracts, and blocks can be searched. All data sets and statistics may be freely downloaded or viewed online.

City of Milwaukee - Department of City Development
The mission of the DCD is to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee by guiding and promoting development that creates jobs, builds wealth and strengthens the urban environment, and at the same time respects equity, economy and ecology.
Data.gov
Home of the U.S. Government's Open Data. Contains over 295,060 datasets. Find information on everything from student loans, precipitation rates, and consumer complaints.

Data-Planet
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Standardized and structured statistical data from more than 70 source organizations and governmental agencies. Also called SageData
Access provided by UW Madison.

Data.World
Called the "social network for data people," this relatively new site lets you sign up and share datasets with other researchers, or download datasets that may have been manipulated or changed to be just what you need for your own research.
GovInfo.gov
Discover U.S. Government information and documents such as congressional bills.
Health.gov
Provides information about food, nutrition, physical activity, and health literacy. Includes newsletter articles, progress pages, and more.
HealthData.gov
Federal website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Makes high value health data more accessible to researchers.
Milwaukee County - Housing Data
Five key performance indicators determined to be relevant to housing stability: homeownership rate, rent burden, homeless count, eviction and anti-displacement.
Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling.

Roper iPoll
Public opinion poll questions and answers on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and much more. Results from 1935 to the present from academic, commercial and media survey organizations.
Effective May 2020, pre-existing credentials for personal login will not provide access to new Roper iPoll platform. A new account will be required.
Statista
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Statistics and other quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a variety of other areas of interest.

USA.gov
Use to identify and find federal and state government documents.
USA.gov - A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
USA.gov - State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Find contacts for government entities and links to their specific agencies.
Wisconsin.gov
Portal to the Wisconsin government, including agencies, legislation, documents, and more