Recommended Web Resources

Recommended Web Resources

Sites With Useful Data

http://www.norc.org/GSS+Website/
General Social Survey - General Social Survey results

http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/
National Opinion Research Center - Wide variety of public opinion surveys

http://www.issp.org/
International Social Survey Program - Information and data from around the world

http://www.gallup.com/
The Gallup Organization - Current surveys and reports

http://www.census.gov
U. S. Bureau of the Census - Statistical data about the USA

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
The Roper Center - Reports surveys of general social interest

http://mmp.opr.princeton.edu/
Mexican Migration Project - Multiple data sets dealing with Mexico-U.S. migration

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/us/polls_index.html
New York Times Opinion Polls - A variety of information on multiple subjects

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Crime statistics

http://www.fbi.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime statistics

http://www.usdoj.gov/
Department of Justice - Crime statistics

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research - General Social Survey

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
The National Center for Children in Poverty - Statistics on children in poverty

http://irs.gov/
Internal Revenue Service - Income, wealth, and tax statistics

http://www.un.org/
United Nations - Statistics on global population, health, etc.

http://stats.bls.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistics on employment and the economy

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Center for Health Statistics - Vital statistics and health information

http://www.pollingreport.com
PollingReport.com - Compendium of many social survey sources

http://www.prb.org
Population Reference Bureau - Wide variety of information on the world's population

http://www.jinjapan.org/
The Japan Information Network - International vital statistics

http://www.zpg.org/
Zero Population Growth - Statistics on world population

http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/publications/databases.html
Health and Environmental Effects Research Database Resources

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/abcdata.htm
Alphabetical List of U.S. Government Agency Databases and Software

Other Sites of Interest

http://www.asanet.org/
American Sociological Association - Membership and activities information

http://www.aarp.org/
American Association of Retired Persons - Membership and activities information

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health - Research studies on mental illness

http://splcenter.org/
Southern Poverty Law Center - Combats hate, intolerance, & discrimination

http://dol.gov/
U.S. Department of Labor - Information on employment and wages

http://www.naacp.org/
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - History, mission, and membership

http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
The Center for the American Woman and Politics - Women in government

http://www.nwlc.org
National Women's Law Center - Information on women and the law/legal system

http://www.brookings.org
The Brookings Review - Reports of the Brookings Institute

http://nces.ed.gov/
National Assessment of Educational Progress - Evaluations of America's educational system

http://www.fairvote.org
The Center for Voting and Democracy - Information on America's political system

http://www.collegeboard.com
The College Board - Information on SAT test results

http://www.edreform.com/charter_schools/
The Center for Education Reform - Information on charter schools

http://www.fec.gov/
Federal Election Commission - Federal election finances and results

http://www.osha.gov/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Safety in the work environment

http://www.naia.org/
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics - History and competition information

http://www.ncaa.org/
National Collegiate Athletic Association - History and competition information