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Demographics

Databases

MarketResearch.com Academic
See the Demographics section of this database. UA users get free access to these reports, including Packaged Facts.
Mintel Academic Market Research
Under the the Trends tab, see the Demographic drop-down menu. Under the Category Overview tab, also see Demographic. You'll need to set up a free account with your UA email address in order to download reports.

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Find articles, dissertations, and book chapters in psychology and behavioral health.
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Websites

Labor Force Statistics
Find information about demographic characteristics with statistics from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Data on the labor force characteristics of employed and unemployed persons, plus hours of work and earnings, also are available. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
City-data.com
Useful for city stats.

Advanced tools

Simmons OneView
This resource has in-depth consumer purchasing, reading, online, and viewing habits. Data is three years old. We have access to Nation Household Consumer Survey, New Media Survey, and the Local (for all U.S. metro areas). Note: Limited to 9 users at one time. If you can't access, please try again later.

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Census data

The U.S. Census Bureau is a great source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Quick Facts website can be a useful tool to get you started. Here's some of the data available:

National

Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition
This new tool provides key demographic and economic data to help entrepreneurs start a new business or expand an existing one. See tips on how to use this database.
Population Estimates Program
Publishes estimated population totals for the previous year for cities and towns, metropolitan areas, counties, and states. The latest data available is from 2016.
American Community Survey
This nationwide survey is designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they're changing. The latest data available is from 2016.
Decennial Census
Collects data every 10 years about households, income, education, homeownership, and more for the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. The latest data available is from 2010.

Regional

QuickFacts offer statistics on population, age, gender, ethnicity, homeownership, education, income, retail sales, and more.

Arizona

Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast
Features economic forecasts for Arizona and 11 other Western states. Data include personal income, retail sales, wage and salary employment, population growth, and single-family housing permits. Individual forecasts and the consensus for the current year and the year ahead are updated monthly.
Arizona Regional Economic Analysis Project
This site's tools let you examine and assess changing economic conditions and trends of counties or regions within Arizona.
Tucson Update
Demographic and economic statistics about Tucson and Pima County.
Greater Phoenix Blue Chip
Offers forecasts by a panel of experts who track construction and general economic trends for the Phoenix metro area. Forecast tables and the consensus outlook are updated quarterly. Forecasts for Phoenix income, population, employment, and retail sales are also available.
Interactive maps for Arizona and the Phoenix area
The Maricopa Association of Governments offer interactive demographic maps with population and housing data. One is for the state of Arizona; another is for Pinal and Maricopa counties.

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