Citing Statistical Tables

For a complete description of citation guidelines, refer to p. 179 (citing specific parts of a source) and p. 205 (entry in a reference work) of the of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition (2010) [Ref. BF76.7.P83 2010]. The Recommended Online Citation Guides listed above will also be useful.

Citing Specific Parts of a Source

For in-text citations, indicate the page, chapter, figure, or table within the parenthetical citation.

Basic form:

(Author, Year, Table #)

Example:

(Centers for Disease Control, 2011, Table 4)

Entry in a Reference Work
APA does not provide specific information on how to cite a statistical table, but use this general format to cite part of a source (e.g. a statistical table) in the bibliography.

Basic form:

Author. (Year). Title of entry. In Editor (Eds.), Title of reference book (pp. xxx-xxx). Retrieved from http:// OR Location: Publisher OR doi:xxxx OR Datebase Name (Accession Number, if known).

Examples:

Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. (2013). Table 223: Children who are obese by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: 1976 to 2010. In K. Wallman (Ed.), America's Family: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2013. Retrieved from ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. database.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. (2013). Table 45: Diabetes prevalence and glycemic control among adults aged 20 and over, by sex, age, and race, and Hispanic origin: UnitedStates, selected years 1988–1994 through 2007–2010. In Health, United States, 2012. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus12.pdf#045

Citing Websites and Government Reports

Citing Specific Parts of a Source

For in-text citations, indicate the page number if possible. For an online source, it is permissable to omit. For organziations as author, if the organization has a recognizable acronym, name it in the first use and use the abbreviated form in subsequent use.

Basic form:

(Author, Year, p. #)

Example:

(World Health Organziation, 2013)

(U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS], 2013, p. 211) [first use]
(NCHS, 2013, p. 213) [subsequent use]

Citing Online Sources and Government Reports

Basic form: 

Author. (Year). Title. Publication information OR Retrieved from http://

Examples:

World Health Organization. (2013). World Health Statistics, 2013. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/gho/
publications/world_health_statistics/2013/en/

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. (2013). Health, United States, 2012. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/