Historical Statistics of the U.S. (Census Bureau)
Historical Statistics of the United States is a compendium of approximately 13,000 statistical series on economic, social, behavioral, human and environmental topics from the United States Census Bureau, from the 1770s to the late 20th Century.
The compendium includes 57 chapters on topics touching all the social, behavioral, human and natural sciences, including economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration and trade.
Coverage: 1770s (varie per series) to late 20th Century.
The five volume paper edition of HSUS is available at the Library .
The U.S. Census Bureau provides an overview of decennial census collection and collation methodology from 1770s to late 20th Century.
Current EUI members can access Historical Statistics of the United states via the HSUS Catalogue record .
Data can be located by using the Search, Browse and Index functions.
Statistics in HSUS are organised in tables, grouped by topic with a left-hand year column, and series titles across the top of the table.
Customised tables and graphs can be generated by combining data from mulitple series: Click on the table tab; go to table options on the left side; click the Custom Tables drop-down item in the left pane; select 'new' from the list of options and the 'Create Custom Table' option opens.
Use the checkboxes to select the series required for the custom table; enter a table name and click 'save custom table'.
Contact: Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu