LibGuides: Statistics and Data: A Guide to Library Research: Public Attitude and Opinion

Public Attitude and Opinion

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
Research & datasets on census enumerations; community/urban studies; conflict; economics; education; geography & environment; government bodies; health care; international systems; political behavior & attitudes; organizational behavior; social indicators.

General Social Survey
The GSS gathers data on contemporary American society in order to monitor and explain trends and constants in attitudes, behaviors, and attributes. Hundreds of trends have been tracked since 1972. In addition, since the GSS adopted questions from earlier surveys, trends can be followed for up to 80 years.

Pew Research Center This link opens in a new window
Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world.
The Pew Research Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions.

Pew Research is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. All of its reports and datasets are made freely available in order to inform the public, the press and policymakers.