ECO 390 Econometrics: Find datasets

Pew Research Center makes its data available to the public for secondary analysis after a period of time. Users need to log in to download datasets in various areas.

To serve the research needs of social scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and journalists, the ANES produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.

The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings. The GSS takes the pulse of America, and is a unique and valuable resource. It has tracked the opinions of Americans over the last four decades.

Datasets on the quality of governance measures from around the world.

Provides access to publicly available, machine readable datasets generated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on topics such as public housing, revitalization, resident financial information and more.

A federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, that makes government data collected from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, discoverable and accessible to the public. .

Data and statistics by topic from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

National Center for Education Statistics

The FBI's Crime Data Explorer (CDE) aims to provide transparency, create easier access, and expand awareness of criminal, and noncriminal, law enforcement data sharing; improve accountability for law enforcement; and provide a foundation to help shape public policy with the result of a safer nation. Use the CDE to discover available data through visualizations, download data in .csv format, and other large data files.

Statistics and reports compiled by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book provides online data sources by topic, data snapshots, data sets and data tools. This website provides access to the Compendium of National Juvenile Justice Data Sets. Also use the Library & Multimedia link to search for statistical briefings and other publications.

Statistics include: border sector profiles; apprehensions by sector; and nationwide apprehensions. Scroll through specific statistical reports for potential historical data.

Immigration Data and Statistics

Data gathered by the US Decennial Census and the American Community Surveys. Includes population, race and ethnicity, housing, economic and employment information.

A federal open government data site managed and hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration, Technology Transformation Service.

EPA's official open data catalog - precipitation, temperature data and more.

DataRefuge is a public, collaborative project designed to address concerns about federal climate and environmental data. Provides data from multiple government agencies such as the Depts of Energy, Transportation,Housing and Urban Development, and EPA.

Provides a single entry-point to 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, trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators.

Provides stats & data on a wide range of development-related topics such as population, environment, economy, health, and education. Covers over 200 countries and over 500 data series. Data can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change and charted. Make sure to check out the WDR Reports.

The official portal for European data.

Provides economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data by country (world wide - not limited to Europe)

Find the number and types of establishments, employment level during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. CBP datasets are downloadable files in comma-separated value (CSV) format and provide data from 1986 to the current reference year.

The Annual Business Survey (ABS) provides information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Further, the survey measures research and development (for microbusinesses), new business topics such as innovation and technology, as well as other business characteristics.

The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users (business developers) in a simple to access and use format.