Includes bibliographical references and index.

Data reference basics -- General sources -- Agriculture -- Crime -- Earth science: general -- Earth science: air, climate and weather -- Earth science: water -- Economics: general -- Economics: government finance -- Economics: firms and industries -- Economics: commodities -- Economics: labor -- Economics: macroeconomic accounts -- Economics: banks -- Economics: real estate -- Economics: trade and tariffs -- Education -- Energy -- Health and health care -- People and households -- Political science: elections -- Political science: international relations -- Political science: other -- Public opinion surveys -- Transportation -- Spatial data -- When all else fails: using article databases, WorldCat, and real live people to find data -- Appendix A: citing data -- Appendix B: getting started with the survey documentation and analysis (SDA) software.