GSS

The GSS (General Social Survey) is an almost annual, "omnibus," personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) The mission of the GSS is to make timely, high-quality, scientifically relevant data available to the social science research community. Key features of the GSS are its broad coverage, its use of replication, its cross-national perspective, and its attention to data quality. see GSS

EPI

The mission of the Economic Policy Institute is to provide high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers. See Datazone and other Web Features in the left-hand column of the branching page for research

The Odum Institute

The Odum Institute maintains one of the oldest and largest archives of machine-readable data in the U.S. Its Louis Harris Data Center is the exclusive national repository for Louis Harris public opinion data see Odum.

ICPSR

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. See data access page.