Research Guides: Data Collection &amp; Services: Dataset Collections

Dataset Collections

ICPSR Data Archive This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and data sets in the world's largest archive of computerized social science data
Cross National Time-Series Data Archive This link opens in a new window
Political, Legislative and Economic Data on Domestic Conflict Events: Assassinations, Revolutions, Riots, General Strikes, Terrorism/Guerrilla Warfare, Major Government Crises, Anti-Government Demonstrations and Purges
Data.gov This link opens in a new window
A source for U.S. government data tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
DemographicsNow (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Search for people, businesses, or access a demographic report on any geography – or compare multiple geographies - for information including income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures, businesses and more.
General Social Survey (GSS) This link opens in a new window
The 1972-2012 GSS cumulative data file for the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Surveys (GSS). Made available by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
A market research tool that provides analysis and overview, along with strategic insight, on more than 700 U.S. industries.
iPOLL Databank (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) This link opens in a new window
Survey data from over 10,000 US and 8,000 international studies. Search tools designed specifically for survey questions–best finding aid for US survey data and one-stop shopping for all major US commercial, media, and academic polls.

Life Sciences Datasets
This research guide provides links to data repositories in the life sciences and will allow you to download existing datasets for your research.

ResearchDataGov This link opens in a new window
ResearchDataGov is a web portal for discovering and requesting access to restricted microdata from federal statistical agencies
Simmons Insights This link opens in a new window
Key magazine planning data resources, summary tables of key audience and product usage data from national probability samples. This resource is limited to 10 simultaneous users.

Data repositories allow you to download existing datasets for your research.

Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data) global registry of research data repositories that covers repositories from different academic disciplines. As of 2015, it is a merged listing of re3data and DataBib, managed by DataCite.

FAIRsharing A cross-disciplinary platform that houses manually curated metadata on standards, databases and data policies. It is searchable and provides a list of certified data repositories.

Open Access Directory of Data Repositories Maintains lists of open access data repositories for a wide range of subject areas.

Census Data

DATA.gov Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.

Data Sheets by PRB "Search hundreds of indicators, thousands of locations, and easily create custom reports to print, download, and share."

Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is following a cohort of nearly 5,000 children born in large U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000 (roughly three-quarters of whom were born to unmarried parents) by Princeton University

Google Cloud Public Datasets

Google Dataset Search

Henry A. Murray Research Archive at Harvard University "is Harvard's endowed, permanent repository for quantitative and qualitative research data at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, and provides physical storage for the entire IQSS Dataverse Network.”

IPUMS Integrated Public User Microdata Series by Minnesota Population Center (MPC) at University of Minnesota.

Medeley Data Search 10.3 million datasets from domain-specific and cross-domain repositories

MDRC Created in 1974 by the Ford Foundation and a group of federal agencies, MDRC is best known for mounting large-scale demonstrations and evaluations of real-world policies and programs targeted to low-income people.

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics - PSID - is the longest running longitudinal household survey in the world. The study began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families in the United States.

UK Data Service the UK's largest collection of economic, social and population data for research and teaching.

UNICEF plays a central role in monitoring the situation of children and women – by assisting countries in collecting and analyzing data.

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