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Welcome to the Public Opinion and Polling Research Guide. The information contained in this resource is a brief overview of materials and databases available at Georgetown Library. Please check back for additional updates or feel free to suggest resources to be added.
Core Resources
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research This link opens in a new windowThe iPOLL databank offers access to nearly half a million survey questions and answers asked in the U.S. by more than 150 survey organizations from the 1930's to the present.
- Polling the Nations This link opens in a new windowCompilation of questions and responses from more than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys. Includes polling from the U.S. and abroad.
- Pew Research Center This link opens in a new windowNote: Access to datasets requires that you create a free account on the Pew website. "A nonpartisan 'fact tank' that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world."
- Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries
- Data Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new windowA vast collection of US and international statistics in Data Planet Statistical Datasets. Allows you to scan and search the contents of billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts. Views also include descriptive summaries of the datasets and data sources.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new windowA free ICPSR account is required to download data. The account must be created and accessed every 6 months from on-campus or through the proxied link above. Visit this guide for more information.
Provides access to computerized social science data collected by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.
