Research Guides: Sociology: Statistics

Statistics

Databases:

SageData
Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, private companies, and intergovernmental organizations.
Create maps and reports from data you select from over 640 datasets. Subjects include health, crime, population, finance, industry, and marketing. Data is available for the world as a whole or for selected countries. Data for the U.S. are shown by state, often by county, sometimes by census tract and zip code. Time series data may go back several decades. Data sources include the U.S. government and the World Bank.
ProQuest Statistical Insight (formerly LexisNexis Statistical)
Source of statistical information issued by U.S. Federal & State governments, selected private publications, and major international intergovernmental organizations. Includes data from American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, & Index to International Statistics.
For help using this resource, contact Chris Palazzolo, Political Science and International Documents Librarian.
Roper Center
The Roper Center is one of the country's premier centers for polling data. Its holdings date back to 1935 and come from a variety of sources and cover a wide array of topics. While the bulk of the Center's data are for national polls, it also includes many state-level polls as well. There are also many surveys from outside of the U.S. You can search for surveys at the question level, and datasets for most of those surveys are available to download. Note: Each Emory user must register, using an Emory e-mail address, to download data. Users who have previously registered may need to register again, as Roper has recently updated its website.
Statista
Aggregates statistical data on national and international industry, markets, and consumers.
Much of the aggregate data is available for download/exported, although the underlying microdata is not.

Websites:

United States Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
USA.gov
Data and statistics about the United States.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.