Dimond Library - Documents Department
University of New Hampshire

Census Web Sites and General Starting Points | Guides | Indexes | Annual and Irregular Census Publications | Statistical Data Centers | Reference Strategies and Hints

The Government Information Department home page provides links to selected
resources by subject. The department's Data Center offers researchers computers
available for web searching as well as access to a number of subscription and
CD-ROM databases.

Census Web Sites and General Starting Points

Bureau of the Census

http://www.census.gov

Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
DocsRef C 3.134

Historical Statistics of the United States

Docs C 3.134/2: H 62

County and City Data Book

http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/ccdb
DocsRef C 3.134/2:

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book

http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
Docs Ref C 3.134/5:

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Guides

Subject Index to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing

(eds. Michael R. Lavin, Jane Weintrop and Cynthia Cornelius)
DocsRef HA 201 1990 .L38 1997
This is the only detailed, single-source guide to tables found I the major publications of the 1990 Census (CD-ROM and print materials). Its primary purpose is to help users locate specific data tables. The index directs users to report titles (and geographic levels for each report). Users must then refer to the "Table Finding Guide" within the actual report to determine the actual table number.

Understanding the Census: A Guide for Marketers, Planners, Grant Writers and Other Data Users

(ed. Michael R. Lavin)
DocsRef HA 201 1990ar (Copy also in Reference Department)
This guide covers basics such as what the census is, what data are collected, hard to answer definitions such as "the homeless," CD-ROM and the Internet sources, census geography, and advanced techniques such as EXTRACT. The format is very user-friendly, with questions and answers, tips and new items highlighted throughout.

Using the US Census for Research: Guides to Major Social Science Databases

Doc HA 201 1990ad
This guide focuses on the more current data products (PUMS, Tiger Files, ICPSR availability) from the 1980 and 1990 Censuses for the more advanced student or researcher. It includes a brief history of the Census, excellent for description of the differences between the 1980 and 1990 Censuses, and describes how census data can be used in research projects (no index).

1990 Census of Population and Housing: Tabulation and Publication Program.

DocsRef C 3.22318: 980/D
This census includes a section on a comparison of the 1980 and 1990 census data products.