Demographic Data

American Religion Data Archive Downloadable and searchable quantitative datasets plus documentation and software for the study of American religion from this archive housed at Purdue University.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) The CIESIN site allows users to generate reports and maps using data from the 1990 Census.

GSS Data and Information Retrieval System Online data extraction and statistical analysis.

Institute for Research in Social Science The Public Opinion Questionnaire Database is composed of data from 8 separate polls and allows online researchers to view questions and frequency distributions of polls and do keyword searches.

Latin Development Data Archive LADARK, housed at John Hopkins University, contains data sets and additional information of interest to social scientists studying Latin American development.

Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging Contains a wide range of data resources on aging.

National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging Data relevant to gerontological research.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data This archive contains hundreds of criminal justice data collections publicly available for no-fee. Download data from this site or use the site’s Data Analysis System (DAS) on some data collections.

National Health Interview Survey One of the major data collection programs of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), this annual survey has collected basic health and demographic information.

National Longitudinal Surveys Begun in 1966, these surveys sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, include a wide range of data on labor market experiences and much more on six groups of American men and women.

National Survey of Families and Households Waves 1 and 2 Survey data for both waves are available via file transfer protocol (FTP) for no charge.

NIA Demography Centers Links to the specialized data collections and services provided by the NIA Demography Centers.

Population Studies Center University of Michigan Data Archive and Data Support Data home pages available on the Internet.

United Nations Development Programme Links to many other sites in the UN System of Organizations and other related international organization, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO).

United Nations Statistics Division The site has data for social indicators covering a wide range of subjects.