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h2. Fee based Resources

[Lexis-Nexis Statistical|http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/universe/statistical/]
Provides statistical information from U.S. government publications, state and private sources, as well as international organizations.

h2. Free Resources

[AARP Statistics|http://research.aarp.org/research/reference/statistics]
_AARP_
Reports include profiles of older Americans as well as statistics on their economic, health and social well-being.

[City Data|http://www.city-data.com/]
A free website with city demographic data.  Other regional information such as weather is also included.

[PRB's Population & Health database|http://www.prb.org/datafind/datafinder7.htm]
_Population Reference Bureau_
This database contains data on 137 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole. (Not all countries have data on all variables.)

[U.S. Census Bureau|http://www.census.gov/]
_U.S. Census Bureau_
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. Popular publications include the [Statistical Abstract|http://www.census.gov/statab/www/] and the [Economic Census|http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/].

[The World Factbook|http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook]
_U.S. Central Intelligence Agency_
Contains population statistics, as well as economic and military data, on a wide range of countries and territories. Prepared by the CIA for U.S. government officials.