Yale University Library Research Guides: Sociology: Research Guide: Statistics and Data

Statistics and Data

American FactFinder
The Census Bureau's primary web source for Census 2000 (and 1990) data. This site also provides links to the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, and Population Estimates. American Factfinder provides tables and maps of all census geographies down to the block level.
General Social Survey (GSS)
The GSS gathers data on contemporary American society in order to monitor and explain trends and constants in attitudes, behaviors, and attributes
ICPSR (Data Archive)
iPoll
U.S. national-level public opinion survey questions and responses, back to 1935. No raw data for analysis, but does provide links to raw datasets in the Roper Center's catalog.

Statista
Statistics on a wide variety of social trends and business-related activities
UN Data
UNdata replaces (and greatly expands) the United Nations Common Database, and brings together data from multiple UN agencies, including UNESCO, ILO, FAO, WHO, and more.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe.
World Development Indicators
Primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
Social Explorer
Provides access to census and demographic data, US and international. The online interface lets users create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand demography and social change. Included is the entire U.S. census history from 1790 to 2010, the American Community Survey (ACS) from 2005 to 2012, the Religious Congregations and Membership Study (RCMS) from 1980 to 2010, InfoGroup data on religious congregations in the US for 2009 and 2010, and carbon emissions data for 2002 from the Vulcan Project.
International Household Survey Network
"The IHSN is a partnership of international organizations seeking to improve the availability, quality and use of survey data in developing countries. This informal network was established as a recommendation of the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics."