Research Guides: Sociology: Other Primary Data

Public Opinion Data

Afrobarometer
An independent, nonpartisan research project measuring the social, political and economic atmosphere in Africa. Afrobarometer surveys are conducted in more than 20 African countries and are repeated on a regular cycle. Part of the Global Barometer Survey series. Includes an online data analysis tool, downloadable data files, country reports, and publications.
Eurobarometer
The European Commission monitors and reports public opinion in the E.U. Data concerns citizenship, social issues, health, culture, information technology, the environment, and the Euro. Provides opinion data twice yearly. Information is available for individual countries, regional groups, and the entire EU.
Gallup
Reports, infographics and articles from Gallup opinion polls. Does not include dataset downloads or survey methodology files.
Latinobarómetro
Provides summary level public opinion data for Latin American countries for the period 1995- . Latinobarómetro surveys are conducted in more than 18 Latin American countries and are repeated on a regular cycle. Part of the Global Barometer Survey series. Includes an online data analysis tool, downloadable data files, country reports, and publications.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a think think that conducts public opinion polling and other social science research. Their Pew Global section contains research with an international focus. Several of the Publications sub-topics include a Question Search, and downloadable datasets.

Polling the Nations
A compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries from 1986 to the present. All the surveys reported were conducted using scientifically selected random samples. Covers 1986-present.
Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (iPOLL)
Provides access to data from nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys, 1935 to present, and many recent studies from outside of the US. Users can:
- Search iPOLL, a database of individual survey questions and answers
- Search RoperExpress, a database of downloadable full survey datasets
- Use the RoperExplorer tool to cross-tabulate iPOLL question results by other variables
- Browse the Topics at a Glance set of prepared iPOLL and RoperExpress dataset searches, issue briefs, charts and graphics on popular subject areas
Statista: The Leading Statistics Portal
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Provides access to selected statistics and studies of over 600 industries gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources from 2007 to the present.

American Memory
Provides information on, and access to, digitized versions of primary-source collections on American history and culture, including photographs, documents, sound recordings, and motion pictures.
eHRAF (e-Human Relations Area Files) World Cultures
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Contains ethnographic and other documents describing the cultures of the world. Includes books, journal articles, and dissertations that are compiled into culture profiles. Many documents are in full-text.

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