Research Guides: Social Science Data Sources & Statistical Methods: EMU Data Subscriptions

Subscription Databases

Statista This link opens in a new window
Search for statistics, demographics, opinions, data series and studies on many topics and industries. Useful for all subject areas.
DemographicsNow This link opens in a new window
Create demographic or consumer expenditure reports, graphs, and maps. Look-up individuals & businesses, or create lists.
Subjects: U.S. demographics & projections, consumer expenditure, market segmentation, retail sales potential, companies, consumer lifestyles & attitudes
Info type: census & consumer expenditure statistics, directory info, Mosaic market segmentation, Simmons consumer data
Search Instruction: Use the TUTORIALS link within the database.
Notes: Most company sales figures are computer-modeled estimates (not actual).
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
Subscription ends March 28, 2025.
ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the largest archive of political and social science research data in the world. ICPSR includes data from every discipline of the social sciences and related fields, including sociology, political science, history, economics, gerontology, demography, public health, criminal justice, education, and international relations.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Search and create maps, charts, reports. Ability to explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.
Mintel Market Research Reports This link opens in a new window
The market research reports in Mintel include many data charts that can be downloaded to Excel. Browsing reports by product category may work best, but you can also do keyword searches.
Access Tips: Academic use only. First time users must click "Create Profile" to set up an account using my.emich email address.

Learn About ICPSR

Databases to use
IN PERSON
at UM Libraries

It isn't possible for you to use these databases from home or from EMU, however, you can use them as a guest if you visit a University of Michigan Library.

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
Policy Map
Polling the Nations
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Social Explorer
World Christian Database

About this guide

This guide is provided to help EMU students and faculty in Business, Economics, Education, Political Science, & other Social Sciences find:

Data available via a few subscriptions
Free sources of data sets on the web
Ebooks and web sites with information on statistical method
Software manuals for statistical software used at EMU

Free Data Maps Available

PolicyMap
EMU does not have a subscription to PolicyMap. However, some data maps are offered free to the public--choose Open Map for these. PolicyMap includes data from a very long list of government sources and some proprietary data sets. The content seems especially strong for health, crime, economics, education, environmental, religious affiliations, and real estate statistics.

Social Science Data Sources & Statistical Methods

Subscription Databases

Learn About ICPSR

Databases to useIN PERSONat UM Libraries

About this guide

Free Data Maps Available

Databases to use
IN PERSON
at UM Libraries