Social Science Data Resources

Provides data on voting, public opinion and political participation to serve the needs of researchers. The ANES Cumulative Time Series Data File contains cross-sectional cases and selected variables from the ANES Time Series studies conducted since 1948.

A guide to accessing the Gallup Analytics data sets subscribed to by Gelman Library: U.S. Tracker poll (data at the country, state, and city level); World Poll (international public opinion data), and the Gallup Social Series (unmediated U.S. public opinion data on social topics).

As one of the best sources of data on societal trends, GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies and replication of earlier findings.

Provides data about condition of education in the US at the household level rather than using a school-based data collection system. The surveys cover learning at all ages, from early childhood to school age through adulthood. The data collection in 2007 consisted of two surveys: Parent and Family Involvement in Education and School Readiness.

A longitudinal study of a national sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the US during the 1994-1995 school year. The cohort was followed into young adulthood with four interviews, the most recent in 2008. This study provides opportunities to study how social environments and behaviors in adolescence are linked to health and achievement outcomes in young adulthood.

NLS is a set of surveys dedicated to tracking the labor market and other significant life experiences of American men and women. The site provides access to public use data files from NLSY79 and NLSY97.

A longitudinal survey of families and households in the US. It investigates the causes and consequences of changes in family and household structure. Interviews were conducted in 1987-88, 1992-94, and 2001-2003. Data were gathered on the composition of families, family background, and on the relationship of household members to each other, including marriage, separation, and divorce histories, adoption, child custody arrangements, and step-family relations.

A research guide highlighting key electronic and print resources published by the U.S. Census Bureau and related resources.

Collection of about 500 US and international religion surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers and made available online by the ARDA.

Provides public-use and restricted-use data created from census, surveys and administrative data.

Archives policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the US.

Provides access to children's health data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN).

An open source repository for publishing, citing and discovering research data.

George Washington Special Collections Research Center maintains digital and on-site archives which are open to the public. Its curated collection includes materials related to Washington DC's diverse communities, American labor history, media and journalism, rare books and maps, and education. The Center is also home to the George Washington University's archive, The I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection, National Education Association Library and Archives, and the historical archives of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

Provides data access to surveys on academic performance assessment, public and private education at early childhood, elementary/secondary, and postsecondary levels, libraries and as well as data for cross-national comparisons of education.

Offers access through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) FTP file server to public-use data sets and documentation from NCHS surveys and data collection systems.

The Odum Institute Data Archive includes national and international economic, electoral, demographic, financial, health, public opinion and other types of data to meet a variety of research and teaching needs. Some key collections include the primary holdings of the Louis Harris Data Center, the National Network of State Polls, and other Southern-focused public opinion data.

Provides survey data on politics and major policy issues. Data files are provided in SPSS or ASCII format.

QDR curates, stores, preserves, publishes, and enables the download of digital data generated through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences. The repository develops and disseminates guidance for managing, sharing, citing, and reusing qualitative data, and contributes to the generation of common standards for doing so.

A collection of US federal government data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, make maps, and more.

Data access portal for a variety of US census data products, such as the American Community Survey and Decennial Censuses.

Google's Dataset Search enables users to find datasets stored across the Web through a simple keyword search. The tool surfaces information about datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web, making these datasets universally accessible and useful.

FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.

The LTDB enables users to standardize historical census data in 1970 thru 2000 boundaries in 2010 boundaries which is helpful when making comparisons of geospatial data in time.

These unique files are derived from data in the quarterly USPS Vacancy Data. They originate directly from the USPS; are updated quarterly, making them highly responsive to changes in ZIP code configurations; and reflect the locations of both business and residential addresses. Users can use these files to crosswalk from different geographic levels to US ZIP codes.

Online resource that enables users to create reports and/or comma-separated value (CSV) files showing various kinds of information about U.S. geography, especially census geography. Especially helpful for researchers interested to see how one kind of geography relates to another, like how ZIP codes correspond to counties and cities in a state.