Primary Social Sciences (General) Data Sets & Statistics

Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition
The best starting-place for statistical information on the United States, for the colonial era and 1790-2000 (including the Confederate States of America). Presents 37,339 data series on population (i...   [more]

Important Social Sciences (General) Data Sets & Statistics

1940 Census
National Archives and Record Administration's site for accessing manuscript census schedule from the 1940 census....   [more]
Unrestricted Access

Council of European Social Science Data Archives
An umbrella organization for social science data archives across Europe....   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    Catalog

Criminology Data and Statistics
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Unrestricted Access

Databib
a searchable catalog / registry / directory / bibliography of research data repositories....   [more]
Unrestricted Access

DataFerrett Extraction and Review Tool (U S Census Bureau)
Also Known as: Data Ferrett DataWeb
A tool developed and supported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other statistical agencies. Datasets are from CPS - Current Population Survey, ...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

Esri Data and Maps
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GESIS
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Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange
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Harvard Dataverse Network
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Unrestricted Access

ICPSR
Also Known as: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research SIMI Variables
USE OF ICPSR DATA REQUIRES STATISTICAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE AND GZIP DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE. Direct-download access to social science quantitative data sets archived by ICPSR. Subjects covered includ...   [more]
Holdings: 1962-present.
Supplemental URLs
    ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature
    SDA Online Data Analysis System
    Publications-Related Archive
    SIMI: Site for Instructional Materials and Information
    SSVD: Social Science Variables Database

International Financial Statistics Online
Also Known as: International Monetary Fund IFS, IMF IFS
- from IMF eLibrary
International Financial Statistics (IFS) is a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It reports, for most countries of the world, current dat...   [more]
Supplemental URLs
    IFS via old IMF interface

International Statistical Agencies - US Census Bureau
list of national statistical web sites world-wide...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

iPOLL
Also Known as: Roper Center, RPOLL
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Question-level data from public opinion polls. Almost 400,000 questions from polls, 1935 to present, based upon Roper Center-archived surveys with US national adult samples...   [more]
Holdings: 1935 to present. Updated daily.

Linkage Library
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Unrestricted Access

National Archives Access to Archival Databases
Also Known as: AAD
Online access to a selection of databases and other highly structured electronic records collections held by the U.S. National Archives. Series include military and defense-related payments to foreign...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

National Transfer Accounts
Statistical information on how people at each age produce, consume, and share resources, and save for the future for countries worldwide. Intended to show how population growth and changing population...   [more]
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Odum Institute Data Archive
Also Known as: Harris Polls
Social science data archive, with holdings in economic, electoral, demographic, financial, health, and public opinion data. Repository for the Harris Polls. Also maintains the Public Opinion Poll Ques...   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    Public Opinion Poll Question Database

OECD.Stat
- from OECD iLibrary
Integrated search and tabulation interface for OECD statistical databases....   [more]

OpenDataPhilly
Catalog of publicly accessible data sets, APIs, and applications for Philadelphia....   [more]
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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (Online Edition)
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States....   [more]

Proquest Statistical Insight
Also Known as: Statistical Universe, lexisnexis statistical
Statistical Universe indexes statistical data published in federal, state, and selected privately published titles, at the table level. In some cases the fulltext of the document is also available....   [more]

Resource Center for Minority Data
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Social Explorer
The Social Explorer produces maps and reports of US Census Tract level data from 1940-2000. Using high quality maps and data, they make available the full contents of the tract data for the United Sta...   [more]
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Social Science Research and Instructional Council - Teaching Resources Depository
Also Known as: SSRIC/TRD, SPSS Tutorial
Data sets, documentation, exercises, and instructional material to facilitate the use of social science data. Modules providing SPSS portable format data sets include decennial census data, California...   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    SPSS for Windows Version 11.0: A Basic Tutorial

Survey of Earned Doctorates
Annual survey of 42,000 new U.S. research doctoral graduates, examining their educational histories, funding sources, and post-doctoral plans....   [more]
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U.S. Census - Research Guide
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UK Data Archive
REQUIRES FORMAL REGISTRATION....   [more]
Unrestricted Access

UK National Digital Archive of Datasets
Also Known as: NDAD
FREE BUT REQUIRES REGISTRATION. Documentation and data downloading from British central government agencies' data sets preserved by the UK National Archives (formerly Public Records Office). Data sets...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

Urban Institute Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Summary Data
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WebCaspar Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System
Crosstabulation engine for National Science Foundation-sponsored data sets on graduate study and academic research support, including Survey of Earned Doctorates / Doctorate Records File, Survey of Fe...   [more]
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World Development Indicators
Also Known as: World Bank WDI Online
The World Bank's principal data source on the global economy. More than 550 time series, 1960-present, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering demographic, social, economic, financi...   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
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Related Social Sciences (General) Data Sets & Statistics

American Factfinder
Population, geographic, economic and geographic data....   [more]
Unrestricted Access

ARDA - Association of Religion Data Archives
The Association of Religion Data Archive collects quantitative data sets for the study of American religion. The ARDA was established to meet four goals: preservation of data, improved access to data,...   [more]
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Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive
Also Known as: CPANDA
Interactive digital archive of data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States. Includes data on artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, and funding for arts and culture....   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    SDA Online Analysis
    Search Survey Questions

Measure DHS
Also Known as: Demographic and Health Surveys
USAID-funded program to collect and analyze demographic and health data for regional and national family planning and public health programs. Includes STATcompiler and HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Datab...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

UNdata
The central statistical information service for the United Nations and its affiliates and international partners. Replaces UNSTATS....   [more]
Unrestricted Access