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ARC: Research: Sources of Secondary Data

• AMA Demographics Service - Access to U.S. Census with summary and comparison - AMA Members Only.
• Geographic Data - Sources for geocoding and geographically based data.
• Panel Data - Some sources of consumer panel data including online panels.

General Sources of Secondary Data

• Direct Marketing Educational Foundation - Four direct marketing data sets for use in research.
• Harvard Business School Links - http://www.library.hbs.edu/all_databases.html
• Jim Vileta's Business Research Launch Pad - Note the Key Databases category in the middle column.
• PollingReport.com - An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.
• SecondaryData.com - Marketing Resources Links, provided by Decision Analyst, Inc.
• Statistical Resources on the WEB, University of Michigan -http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecon.html, comprehensive list of data sources and links.
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business - http://www.bea.doc.gov
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.stats.bls.gov, good data source and excellent links.
• U.S. Census Bureau- http://www.census.gov
• U.S. CIA - World Fact Book - http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.asp?ABBR=ADA385307&starDB=GRAHIST
• U.S. CIA - Handbook of International Economics - http://www.cia.gov/cia/di/products/hies/
• US. Department of Commerce - Links to National and International Governmental Databases - http://www.fedworld.gov
• U.S. Economic Census - http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
• U.S. Federal Reserve - http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/
• U.S. Government Materials - http://www.fedstats.gov
• U.S. Office of Trade and Economic Development - http://www.ita.doc.gov/tradestats
• U.S. Statistical Data International and National Stat-USA - http://www.stat-usa.gov/, excellent links and information.
• U.S. White House Economic Briefing Room - http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html