Useful Resources: Other Sources for Data on the Web
Links to Market Research Resources
Here is a list of demographic sites for use in your research. The data provided by these sites, for the most part, is "free" but not always formatted for dababase use.
Lot's of facts and useful information links arranged specific to each of the 50 States. State homepagea, capitol tours, constitution, driving rules, election links, genealogical resources, newspapers, maps, political representatives, state symbols, tax forms, topography, tourism, veteran affairs, weather, and more.
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
The Social Statistics Briefing Room are estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms and are the most currently available values; Includes Crime, Demography, Education and Health. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. Transportation statistics, Production statistics, Price statistics, Output statistics, Monetary statistics, International statistics, Income statistics, Employment statistics
The NationalCenter for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Financial ratios, business statistics and benchmarks. Effective and understandable analysis of businesses & industries.
Industry Week - researches manufacturing sector, and publishes data--includes indicies and best practices for U.S. and World Manufacturing.
Interactive data and statistics published by the Federal Resereve Board, includes economic indicators.
HUD USER -- comprehensive housing and research information. More than 1,000 publications and data sets are available as free downloads on this site.
Historical, Cultural, and Statistical Country Information
Market Directions "Useful Resources" Section contains links to Census Bureau Data, Other Government Links, Articles about Marketing and Marketing Research, and Market Directions' own Research. Visit often as new links are added, updates made and lots of good stuff.
