LibGuides: ACRL/EBSS Statistical Directory for Education & Social Science Librarians: General Social Sciences Statistics and Demographics

General Social Sciences Statistics and Demographics

General United States

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) -- GSS: General Social Survey Get the Data Contains demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest.
Pew Charitable Trusts -- Pew Research Center Acts as nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world through public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. Topics include U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science, and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and demographic trends.
USA.gov -- Data and Statistics about the United States Provides collection of U.S. government statistical links based on topics and subjects.

International

GOV.UK -- Statistics Contains collection of United Kingdom statistical links based on topic or governmental department.
NationMaster Provides a compilation of data from hundreds of sources, including maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics, including a Top Stats option.
United Nations Statistical Division -- UNdata Houses numerous databases, tables and glossaries containing over 60 million data points, covering a wide range of themes including agriculture, crime, education, employment, energy, environment, health, HIV/AIDS, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, tourism, and trade as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.
University of Auckland Library -OFFSTATS The OFFSTATS database provides access to free statistics from official sources on the web. Web links are arranged by country, region or subject.
World Bank -- Data Provides data about development in countries around the globe. Arranged by country, topic, indicator, or microdata.

United States

United State Census Bureau -- American FactFinder Provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas from surveys and censuses.
United States Census Bureau -- Interactive Population Map Provides profiles with details about race, age, sex, and housing status.

International

United Nations Statistics Division -- Demographics and Social Statistics Provides access to international demographic and social statistics on topics including: population, family formation, housing, time use, violence against women, health and disability, learning and education, economic activity, social security and welfare, income and poverty, and public order and safety.