Finding Data
Strategies and resources for finding data across the social sciences, including opinion surveys.
Data Favorites
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ICPSRThe Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research maintains the world's largest archive of computerized, numeric social science data. Topics include demography, economics, health care, politics, social behavior, public opinion.
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iPollPolling data from nearly 400,000 questions asked on national public opinion surveys. Searchable by keyword, polling organization, and date.
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Roper Center for Public Opinion ResearchThe Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is one of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion.
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SourceOECDOnline library of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, 24 periodicals and the OECD statistical databases.
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UN DataOfficial statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system, as well as estimates and projections. The domains covered are agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism.
Organizations that Produce Data
Data provided by organizations:
- May be free or subscription/fee based
- Data format varies widely
- Collected through research to help aid policy decisions
International Financial Statistics (IFS) Database
The IFS database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas. Data can be exported in Excel, CSV, Tab delimited, and HTML formats.
Online library of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, 24 periodicals and the OECD statistical databases.
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2022 5:29 PM
Subjects: Social Sciences
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