FedStats
Principal Investigator(s): United States Federal Government
Summary: FedStats is an Internet gateway to a full range of official statistical information published by more than 100 Federal agencies. Organized so the user can access by statistical subject or by agency, the gateway alleviates the need for users to know in advance which agency produces information on a given subject. Features include: (1) search capabilities on a list of over 400 topics, each of which links to government agency sites, datasets, and related resources, (2) agencies listed alphab... (more info)
Access Notes
These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly (via FedStats Home Page) for details on obtaining the data and documentation.
Study Description
Scope of Study
Summary: FedStats is an Internet gateway to a full range of official statistical information published by more than 100 Federal agencies. Organized so the user can access by statistical subject or by agency, the gateway alleviates the need for users to know in advance which agency produces information on a given subject. Features include: (1) search capabilities on a list of over 400 topics, each of which links to government agency sites, datasets, and related resources, (2) agencies listed alphabetically with descriptions of the statistics they provide and links to their Web sites, contact information, and to the key statistics they offer about one or more of nine major statistical program areas, i.e., agriculture, education, energy, environment, health, income, labor, national accounts, safety, and transportation, and (4) statistical state map profiles, including counties, congressional districts, and Federal judicial districts.
Subject Terms: agriculture, databases, education, employment, energy, environment, government agencies, health, income, information systems, labor (work), population characteristics, population trends, social indicators, statistical data, transportation
Geographic Coverage: United States
Data Collection Notes:
These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation