Sociology

Since 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) has been monitoring societal change and studying the growing complexity of American society. GSS Data Explorer, from NORC at the University of Chicago, makes it easier than ever to use the data collected by the GSS.

The United States Census Bureau provides data about the nation’s people and economy. Every 10 years, it conducts the Population and Housing Census, in which every resident in the United States is counted. The agency also gathers data through more than 100 other surveys of households and businesses every one to five years. You can explore the results of the surveys or find popular quick facts.

Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.

Offers over 1000 annotated links to data sources available on the Internet. Searchable by keyword or browseable by category, the site includes links to government and non-government sites concerned with domestic and international economics and labor, health, education, geography and history, politics, sociology, and demography. From the Data and Information Services Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.