Statistical Databases - Subscription through CC
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ICPSR: International Consortium for Political and Social ResearchCoverage: N/A. Provides large data sets such as public opinion polls, attitude surveys, health information, results of research projects. Data may require use of specialized software such as SPSS or SAS.
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Social ExplorerDemographic data visualization and research tool. Includes U.S. census and election data from historical to current.
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iPollCoverage: 1935 to present. U.S. and international poll data on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. Replaces Gallup Brain subscription.
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OECD iLibraryIncludes statistics from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
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Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the PresentCoverage: 1600s - current. Annual time series of the U.S. population, economic indicators, social conditions, and government. From colonial times to the present.
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International Historical StatisticsCoverage: 1750-2010. Online version of the 3 volume set contains key economic and social indicators for countries around the world. Data sets are available for download in Excel and PDF format.
Surveys
Gather your own statistics with surveys
Qualtrics is the newer of two survey tools that Colorado College subscribes to. Sign up at any time using your CC email address. Qualtrics University offers tutorials and online training.
We no longer subscribe to SurveyMonkey but you may be able to use it for free (with lots of embedded ads).
Free Sources of Statistics
U.S. statistics: 
- GSS: General Social Survey
- GSS at NORC (National Opinion Research Center) - download large data sets for analysis
- GSS at Berkeley SDA (Survey Documentation and Analysis) - compare specific variables, check out the Codebook for variables
- U.S. Census:
- U.S. Federal Statistics: FedStats
Colorado statistics:
- Quick Guide to Colorado State Government Statistical Information from Colorado Department of Education
- Colorado State Demography Office
International statistics:
- Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- UNSTATS - Collection of databases from the U.N. Statistics Division
- World Databank - World Development Indicators (WDI) and Global Development Finance (GDF)
Free Datasets
Here are sources of datasets on a wide variety of subjects.
ARDA: Association of Religion Data Archives - data and GIS maps of religious denominations in the U.S. and worldwide
DataBlog from The Guardian (UK Newspaper) - many data sets and analysis on a wide variety of topics.
GESIS - European and international data
Google Public Data - visualize data analysis.
Pew Research Center - access to data sets available with free registration.
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Data
UNC Dataverse / Odum Institute Data Archive - open repository of social science data sets, including state-level polling data