This research guide is designed to provide an overview of both online and print resources related to Chinese studies available at the USC libraries and on the internet.
Provides access to statistical data published by the mainland Chinese government at all levels from 1949 to present. The Chinese interface allows for browsing statistical yearbooks by subject, type, and geographic areas and includes additional data from select yearbooks.
An open-access survey data platform developed by National Survey Research Center at the Renmin University of China. Includes Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), China Health and Nutrition Survey, China Family Panel Studies, China Household Finance Survey, China Education Panel Survey, etc. Please note that you need to create a free account with the site in order to download the datasets.
Data-Planet (formerly ProQuest Statistical DataSets) is an interactive database that allows users to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety data sources covering banking, criminal justice, education,energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction,industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more.
Data holdings for the United States are significant with some data available at state, county, or local geographies. International data,available at the country level, include population, food and agriculture, labor, trade, and more. Data are organized by subject and source.
Statista is one of the first statistic portals in the world to integrate data on over 80.000 topics from over 18.000 sources onto a single professional platform and providing companies, business customers, research institutions, and the academic community with direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.