Public Policy and Data Librarian
Academic Institutions
- Cornell Institute for Social and Economic ResearchCornell University site for data in the social sciences.
- European Social Surveythe ESS is an academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behavior patterns of its diverse populations. Currently in its fifth round and preparing for a sixth, the survey covers more than 30 nations and employs the most rigorous methodologies.
- Institute of Politics at HarvardSince 2000, the Institute's Survey committee has conducted biannual polling of America's college-age students. Until 2009, the surveys polled 18-24 year olds to track the youth vote's attitudes toward politics and public service. In 2009, the survey evolved to encompass 18-29 year olds through a smaller tracking poll in the fall and a sweeping, 3000-person survey in the spring.
- Survey Research Center - University of MichiganInterdisciplinary social science research involving the collection and analysis of data, especially data from scientific sample surveys that asks key questions facing society including: retirement, aging, health disparities, poverty, teacher effectiveness, substance abuse, fertility and families, the effectiveness of interventions on drug use, and the role of social networks over the life course.
Associations & Organizations
- Gallup OrganizationThe Gallup Organization conducts polling and survey research. Search the site for recent polls on a wide range of national and international issues.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)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.
- National Council on Public Polls (NCPP)The NCPP is an association of polling organizations established in 1969. Its mission is to set the highest professional standards for public opinion pollsters, and to advance the understanding, among politicians, the media and general public, of how polls are conducted and how to interpret poll results.
- Public AgendaThis is a nonpartisan public opinion research organization.
- ZogbyZogby is an international polling firm which established its website in 1984. The site specializes in current topics and in public opinion polls. Survey results are accessible to registered users
Foundations & Research Centers
- Palestinian Center for Public OpinionFounded in 1994, the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion accesses data from over 150 polls conducted in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza on political, economic, social and health matters.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public LifeThe Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research on important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.
- Pew Research Center This link opens in a new windowA nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Projects include The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press; Project for Excellence in Journalism; Pew Internet & American Life Project; The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life; Pew Hispanic Center; Pew Global Attitudes Project; and Social & Demographic Trends.
- Pew Research Center for the People & the PressThe Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. The Center conducts regular monthly polls on politics and major policy issues as well as the News Interest Index, a weekly survey aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events.
- Russian Public Opinion Research CenterVCIOM (Russian Public Opinion Research Center) is the first and the largest polling firm in the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Established in 1987 it is most widely known polling company in Russia. Since 1990 VCIOM has conducted more than 1000 regular nationwide representative surveys (omnibus). Until 2005 such surveys were carried out on a monthly basis, from 2017 on a daily basis.
- Public Opinion FoundationNOTE: this resource is in Russian.
Since 1992, the Public Opinion Foundation conducts weekly nationwide representative polls of the urban and rural populations through the extensive network of its regional branches and partner organizations situated in almost all areas of Russia.
