Legislative Advocacy: Data Resources

The world's largest archive of digital social science data. In order to download restricted data sets.

Provides descriptions of U.S., State and some municipal datasets (metadata) and information about how to access and download statistical and data sets from open governmental sources.

Provides statistics on the foreign born population in the US. It will provide you with an overall picture of the US population.

Provides access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 U.S. government agencies. Features include a searchable subject index, keyword searching of agency web sites linked to Fedstats, "fast facts" linkage to frequently requested tables from the Statistical abstract, as well as direct links to agency contacts, news releases, and other navigational and organizational aids.

Statistics, news, reports, and working papers on U.S. economic activities.

The 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 as well as replication of earlier findings.

Two week free trial available. Polling data from nearly 400,000 questions asked on national public opinion surveys, including Gallup polls. Searchable by keyword, polling organization, and date. May not work with Internet Explorer on computers with Windows NT. Covers 1935 on.

Compilation of questions and responses from more than 6,500 national, state, local and special surveys in the U.S. and over 60 other countries. 1986-

Provides internet-based poll results with regard to economy, education, entertainment, health, international affairs etc.

Frequently asked Pew Research survey questions and data. Click on links for more detailed information on each topic.

Polls from over 36 sources, including Gallup, Harris, Pew Research, and media orgs. Recent polls listed on homepage; to browse by topic, use links for Politics and Policy, Business/Economy, or The American Scene on the left. Some info only for subscribers

Gallup's public web site contains recent polling data.

The center conducts monthly polls of public opinion on politics and policy issues.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is a system of interrelated surveys conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs

The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the US and other nations. Includes links to publications, data and surveys available through NCES.
Access note: Freely available to the public.

Provides a full listing of data archives and download tools available through the National Center for Education Statistics. Includes links to IPEDS and National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) data.

Data on vital events and information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences; the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability and the use of health care.
Access note: Freely available to the public.

Clearinghouse on poverty and inequality trends, including crime, labor markets, public opinion, housing, retirement, and health with open source graphing. Graphs can be downloaded into either .pdf or .jpeg, and data into Excel or ASCII files.

Overviews, facts, and figures relating to climate change.

Provides maps, data, news, and analysis about climate change. * Some information has been removed from the site since last year. View the removed material at the Internet Archive.

Data, trends, and analysis covering the impact of climate change on the US. * Some information has been removed from this site since last year. View the removed material at the Internet Archive.

A joint organization formed by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization to assess the environmental and economic impact of climate change.

Maps, data and reports on global immigration. Also provide state-level census data for the United States.

Data and analysis on a range of topics including discrimination and prejudice and social values.

Provides official statistics on US immigration and naturalization.