Secondary Data Sources

Australia: Australian Data Archive

Website ada.edu.au/
Source Open
No: of years data available 28
Data type Australian digital research data including census. Includes data
from other Asia Pacific countries. Links to other secondary data
sites can access datasets and find out more about accessing data,
depositing data with the Archive, and research data
management.

Canada: Statistics Canada

Website Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency
(statcan.gc.ca)
Source Open
No: of years data available 12
Data type Ensures Canadians have the key information on Canada's
economy, society and environment that they require to function
effectively as citizens and decision makers.

China: Universities Service Centre Databank for China Studies

Website www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk
Source Open
No: of years data available 38
Data type Archive of social science data about People’s Republic of China
a leading research library in East Asia. have a significant
bilingual collection of electronic and print resources. With
Special Collections ranging from Shang dynasty oracle bones to
modern Chinese literary archives. also have inspirational and
award-winning study spaces and a team of library staff
committed to helping you make the best use of the Library.

Czech Republic: Czech Social Science Data Archive

Website archiv.soc.cas.cz/en
Source Close
No: of years data available 24
Data type The Czech Social Science Data Archive is a national data
services center for the social sciences, which acquires, processes,
documents, and stores digital data files from scientific projects
and makes them available for further analytical use in scientific
research and teaching at universities.
European Union: Europa
Website europa.eu/
Source Close
No: of years data available -
Data type  the main sources of EU revenue? How does the EU budget
benefit member countries? Find out here. (including press
releases, legislation, fact sheets) published by the European
Union

Eurostat
Website ec.europa/eurostat
Source Open
No: of years data available 30
Data type high-quality European statistics to policy makers, businesses,
researchers and the public at large.

France: National Institute for Statistics

Website insee.fr/en/accueil
Source Open
No: of years data available 20
Data type Data on economy,society,environment, foreign trade etc

Germany: Federal Statistics Office

Website destatis.de/EN/ Homepage.html
Source Open
No: of years data available 9
Data type Germany’s Federal Statistical Office providing a gateway to
data. Much of this website is available in English

Ireland (Eire): Central Statistics Office

Website Cso.ie
Source Open
No: of years data available 9
Data type irish Central Statistical Office (CSO), the government body
providing a gateway to Irish official statistics

Japan: Social Science Japan Data Archive

Website scsrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Source close
No: of years data available -
 Data type social science datasets available providing details in both
Japanese and English. Datasets in Japanese only

Korea: Korean Social Science Data Archive

Website kossda.or.kr/eng
Source Open
No: of years data available 9
Data type  a non-profit organization with an expertise in the acquisition,
preservation, and dissemination of Korean social science data
and literatures. On this website, users may search the data and
literature archive, download data files, and perform online
statistical analysis.

The Netherlands: Statistics Netherlands

Website cbs.nl/en-gb
Source Open
No: of years data available 5
Data type the Netherlands’ Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Much of
this website is available in English. Provides gateway to Stat
Line, which contains statistical data that can be downloaded free
of charge

North America: Compustat

Website al.com/marketintelligence/en/
Source Open
No: of years data available 8
Data type Global Market Intelligence delivers unrivaled insights and
leading data and technology solutions.

Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Website nsd.uib.no/nsd/ english/
Source Open
No: of years data available 11
Data type contributes to keeping data alive so that it can be used by
researchers to shed light on questions about people and society
both today and in the foreseeable future.
The principle of open access, equal treatment and sharing of data
governs our business.