SOCI 208: Research Methods: General Statistical Sources

United States Statistical Sources

• ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. - The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The ProQuest edition continues coverage from 2012, when the Census Bureau ceased publication of the Statistical Abstract.

Public Opinion Data

• General Social Survey - The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest.
• Pew Research Center - A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. 
• American National Election Studies - conducts national surveys of the American electorate.

International Statistical Sources

• United Nations Demographic Yearbook - Compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually by the United Nations Statistics Division.
• UN Data Explorer - Click on the "Topics" tab to explore datasets covering a range of topics from education to crime to environment.
• United Nations Statistics Division
• World Bank DataBank - An analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics.