Browse Data Sources by Topic
Use these sites as starting points for your research; they in turn may lead to other data archives and resources.
Business & Economics
- FRASER (Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis)Vast collection of archival economic data.
- WRDSAccess provided courtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.
- ILOSTATDetailed labor statistics for most countries of the world. Data can be customized and downloaded.
Demographics & Housing
- American Housing SurveyThe American Housing Survey is conducted every two years in odd numbered years. Results are released about 12 months after the data are collected.
Energy & Environment
- Energy Information Administration: Data ToolsData tools, time series and documentation.
Health, Nutrition, & Sports
- CDC WONDERSeries of online databases for the retrieval of public health data.
- CDC Surveys and Data Collection SystemsThis site presents data from a number of CDC's key surveys, including the National Health Interview Series and the National Vital Statistics System.
- NCAA Student-Athlete Experiences Data Archive (ICPSR)Data collections related to graduation rates; team-level Academic Progress Rates in Division I; and individual-level data on the experiences of current and former student-athletes from the NCAA's Growth, Opportunities, Aspirations and Learning of Students in college study (GOALS), and the Study of College Outcomes and Recent Experiences (SCORE)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage
- National Health Expenditure DataOfficial estimates of total expenditures for the U S from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Detailed historical and projected data on expenditures by type, arranged by age, gender, and state. Some data back to 1960; projections to 2025.
Public Opinion
- ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new windowAlthough not best known for polling data, ICPSR archives a number of polls conducted by media organizations. There are also major international polling services, including Afrobarometer, Eurobarometer, and Asiabarometer.
- iPoll (Roper Center)Database of the Roper Center at Cornell University. Provides data from national opinion polls, 1935 to present.
- World Values SurveyRepresentative national surveys in more than 100 countries containing almost 90 percent of the world's population. These surveys show pervasive changes in what people want out of life and what they believe. (from the World Values Survey site)
Education
- IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data SystemIncludes the College Navigator, a data center, and a tables library.
- UNESCO Data CentreOffers tools to create tables, graphs, and maps.
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