Statistics
This web page is intended to give people an overview of the main statistics that can be accessed from Brunel Library. It includes print resources, websites and specialist databases where applicable. Most of the print resources will be housed in the Statistics collection which is on floor 3 at Uxbridge, but some items may also be available on the main shelves. For full details, please check the library catalogue.Please note, this web page is not intended to be a list of everything we have, but to act as an introduction to some of the resources that you may find useful. For further help, please contact your Subject Liaison Librarian.
General
Office for National Statistics: 2011 Census: England Wales
Database:
ESDS (Government) General Household Survey
Connect to ESDS
Print:
Regional Trends: HA1122.A1G742
Social Trends: HM1.S65
Connect to Social Trends Online
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics: HB1.M65
Connect to Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
General Household Survey: HA1125.G755
Census:
England: (Key statistics) HA31-HA498
Scotland: HA1151.A48
Wales: HA1161.A48
Official statistics (Government commissioned)
United Kingdom:
Office for National Statistics: Browse by theme, e.g crime and justice, population and migration, transport, travel and tourism. Or search by key word, eg housing.
Government data: A new site which aims to document where you can find different types of government data. However, this is a work in progress so it is by no means perfect! Still worth a look though.
General Register Office for Scotland The Scottish equivalent of the Office for National Statistics. Search by keyword, use the drop down box or browse the <statistics> section.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency The Northern Ireland version.
Statistics Directorate Provided by the National Assembly for Wales. Includes <StatsWales> which allows data manipulation.
International:
Eurostat
European statistics page published by the European Commission.
National Statistical Offices around the world
United Nations Statistics Division Compiles statistics from many international sources. Also provides access to many print publications, although some you may need to subscribe to in order to access the online version.
Governments on the World Wide Web Contains links to Government departments, agencies, political parties etc worldwide. Please note, this site has not been updated since 2002.
Regional:
London:
Provides a statistical overview of London including demography, economy, accommodation, travel, housing etc
Neighbourhood Statistics
Search area by post code, topic or create tables to combine areas and subjects to search
In print
Greater London Statistics: HA1139.L6A5 ONS
Crime, law and justice
Office for National Statistics:
Browse by theme or search by topic
Home Office
Research Development and Statistics web page with links to the British Crime Survey and recorded crime statistics
Print:
British Crime Survey: HV6024.5.A1B7
Criminal Statistics: England and Wales: HV6946.G73
Demographics (including births, marriages, deaths, population and census)
National Statistics:
Includes a section on population and migration. Also links to Census 2001
OECD
Use the link to Statistics and then select data by topic. Includes data on total population of all OECD countries and immigration statistics
Print:
Population Trends: HA1127.A1R43
Birth Statistics: HA1127.A1R4922
Marriage, Divorce, Adoption: HA1127.A1R4922
Mortality Statistics: HA1127.A1R54115
National Population Projections: HA1127.A1R623
Census 2001: National Report for England and Wales: HA1121 2001.A426
Education
Higher Education Statistics Agency
Includes university performance indicators and data about staff and students in UK universities.
National Statistics
Section on education and training which includes social trends including statistics on social inequality and religion in relation to education
Department for Education
Research and Statistics Gateway
Print:
Education statistics for the United Kingdom: L341.A3E43
Higher Education Statistics for Universities: LA637.A1H53
Statistical bulletin - Department for Education and Employment: L341.A3S5
Statistics of education. School leavers, GCSE and GCE: L341.A3S74
Environment
DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs web page on Economics and Statistics. Divided into theme and type of information e.g. report, quick statistics etc
European Environment Agency To view statistics go to <products> and <data>. Data can be searched alphabetically, by theme or by keyword.
Print:
State of the Environment: HN400.C6G72
Finance and economics
National Statistics
Select Economy and then select from the list of areas or use the search option.
OECD
Sections on Economics and Finance or choose free text searching.
Yahoo Finance
Currency Convertor
Print:
UK Economic Accounts: HC251.A1E233
Economic Trends: HC25.A1E23
UK Balance of Payments: HF3506.A1U54
International Financial Statistics: HG219.I552
International Financial Statistics Yearbook: HD4835.G7A162
Databases:
Datastream:(Expert knowledge and training is required for this specialist database)
Company, finance and economic data both UK and International. Data goes back around 30 years.
ESDS: (International) Includes data from major financial organisations including IMF, OECD and the World Bank. Free but requires registration.
Connect to ESDS
FAME: Company financial information for UK and Ireland.
Connect to FAME
Health
International: World Health Organisation
Health related statistics including core health indicators from 192 countries and statistics on particular topics including HIV/AIDS, drug information, immunization, health personnel, population, micronutrients, alcohol, maternal mortality, etc.
Print:
Health Survey for England: RA407.5.G7H43
Health in Scotland: RA489.A1H42
Health Economics:
Databases:
HEED: Health Economics Evaluation Database: Includes over 37,000 references, with indexing covering both the costs and health effects of an intervention.
OECD Health Database: Statistics on health and health care systems for 30 OECD countries, with some time series going back to 1960. Off campus users who have difficulty accessing this database via the link should first log in via the AnyConnect VPN Universal service package available from the Connect portal, and then use the following link to the OECD Health Database.
OHE Compendium of Health Statistics: Historical data spanning up to 50 years primarily for the UK, but also includes some international comparisons. No password is required for access.
Politics and public opinion
UK: Gallup International: Public opinion polls on economic, social and political policy.
MORI: Polls and surveys conducted by MORI. Can be searched by theme (eg attitudes towards hunting) or by keyword and date. Information goes back to 1996.
YouGov: Global Public opinion, surveys attitudes to public policy.
European: Eurobarometer Polls and surveys conducted by the European Commission on key themes. Can also view surveys conducted by country. Archives back to 1974.
Social and society: Includes housing (and construction), social security
United Kingdom:
National Statistics: Choose social and welfare or search by key word.
European:
Eurostat Includes data on social security system for EU countries
Print:
Housing/Construction: HD7333.A1716/7
Social Security: HV245.A156
Social Trends: HM1.S65
Database:
ESDS Qualidata for major social surveys of the post war era
Connect to ESDS
Trade, industry and commerce
World Trade Organisation International trade statistics from 1998 which can be searched by country, region or product. Also provides a statistics database which can be searched for times series data or trade profile data.
Print:
Business Monitor: HD70.G7A...
Overseas Trade Statistics: HF3501.A10826
Consumer Trends: HF5415.33.G7A14
Transport
National Statistics Transport section includes all forms of public transport, statistics on road traffic accidents and also a section on transport in London.
Department for Transport This can be searched by topic and covers all forms of transport. Also provides access to recent and forthcoming statistical releases and publications
Print:
Road Accidents: HE5614.5.G7A14
