Library Guides: ENTR 320: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (World Campus): Demographics & Statistics

Demographics & Statistics

Country Business Patterns
Great for Economic Census Data for the U.S. down to the county level. Your NAICS code will come in handy here!
American FactFinder
Great for demographic data collected every ten years by the U.S. Census Bureau

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Proquest)
"The National Data Book," this compendium includes all kinds of statistics collected by government agencies
Polling the Nations
Searchable database of questions from surveys conducted by polling organizations in the U.S. other countries

A searchable database of questions from more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries from 1986 to the present. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports a question asked and the responses given. Also included in each record is the polling organization responsible for the work, the date the information was released, the sample size, and universe, i.e., the groups or areas included in the interview.