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Recommended Databases for Demographics

Below are the databases that are most useful for this type of research. The tabs on the right will give you a feel for how these resources work.

MRI Simmons's Crosstab tool allows users to search, pull, and edit criteria from survey data and add it to a report while sorting and filtering categories.

The Crosstab tool flows from left to right, where criteria are searched on the left side of the tool and added to the report on the right side of the screen.

Visit our MRI Simmons research guide for more detailed information. Ohio University's library also maintains an excellent guide on using MRI Simmons Insights.

To get to the consumer behavior, select the Analyze tab on the tab menu, then click Crosstab.

The MRI homepage with Analyze from the menu chosen, and submenu Crosstab selected.

Here, the main Crosstab screen will be displayed. Note that the flow of the tool moves from left to right. To start, you can:

  • search for criteria using the search bar at the top of the tool, or
  • choose criteria by using the dropdown menus in the box on the left side of the screen.

When you have selected the categories and definitions, use the middle column to sort them into base and columns for analysis.

Use the search box, expanders, and builder features to create a crosstab.

To locate consumer information in Statista:

  1. choose the Insights tab at the top of the screen
  2. select Explore Consumer Insights.

The statista menu after selecting Insights, with Consumer Insights highlighted.

You have several options. You can:

  • use the search box and a few keywords
  • scroll further down the page to Easy Access and peruse by country, topic or industry, brand key performance indicators, or in-depth surveys
  • click Enter the Consumer Insights Tool to create a consumer survey report of your own.

The Statista Consumer Insights page indicating the search box and the Consumer Insights tool as possible ways to search.

Select the Consumers tab then Income and Expenditure. The resulting page has several options: view Dashboards, Latest reports, or build and refine a dataset with the drop down menu. 

The Passport Consumer Behavior page with the Income and Expenditures menu on the left, the Dashboard on bottom left, and latest reports in the middle.

Colorado Demographic Information

You can find Colorado demographic information in the national level, but you may also find more localized data at state and potentially city or county levels.

U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Information