Statistical sources
- Databank This link opens in a new windowSuite of databases from World Bank, including "World Development Indicators"
- Sage Data Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window(fka Data Planet) Repository of standardized and structured statistical data: 25 billion data points in over 4.3 billion datasets sourced from over 70 authoritative government and private sources.
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- Historical Statistics of the United Statescontains more than 37,000 annual time series of quantitative historical information covering virtually every quantifiable dimension of American history: population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations, all from the earliest times to the present
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)Dartmouth's ICPSR membership allows dataset downloads. You'll first need to create a "MyData" account
- OECD Data Explorer This link opens in a new windowIncludes research and statistics on: agriculture, education, emerging economics, employment, energy, industry & trade, environment, finance, nuclear energy, science & information technology, social issues, taxation, and transport.
- Statista: the leading statistics portal This link opens in a new windowProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
- UNdata This link opens in a new windowsearch across data from the United Nations Statistics and Population Divisions as well as other United Nations agencies.
- DATA.GOVHome of the U.S. Government's open data.
- National Center for Education Statistics (US Dept. of Education)Part of the US Dept. of Education, NCES compiles data from a large number of surveys and produces several annual reports.
- PolicyMapPolicyMap is a fully web-based online data and mapping application that gives you access to over 15,000 indicators related to demographics, housing, crime, mortgages, health, jobs and more. Data is available at all common geographies (address, block group, census tract, zip code, county, city, state, MSA) as well as unique geographies like school districts and political boundaries. Data comes from both public and proprietary sources
- Gallup Analytics*Must have javascript & cookies enabled*
Broad range of social issues, covering over 160 countries over the past decade.
- Roper iPoll (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) This link opens in a new windowProvided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present. Roper iPoll contains nearly 800,000 questions and over 23,000 datasets from both U.S. and international polling firms. Surveys cover any number of topics including, social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and much more. When available, results charts, demographic crosstabs and full datasets are provided for immediate download.
- GSS Data Explorer @ NORCSearch NORC's General Social Survey data, view trends, download datasets, and more.