LibGuides: School of Social Work: Social Policy: Polls and Data Resources

Social Science Data Sites

American Community Survey -- US Census Bureau "Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $675 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year."
Data.Gov "Data.gov captures a variety of metrics on the participation of the agencies that supply datasets to Data.gov. The Project Open Data Dashboard provides detailed information on how federal agencies are implementing the Federal Open Data Policy."
Data.Census.Gov Replaces American FactFinder.

Polling Research

Pew Research Center "...Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions."
Gallup Poll: Social and Policy Issues
USAfacts.org "USAFacts is a new data-driven portrait of the American population, our government’s finances, and government’s impact on society. We are a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic initiative and have no political agenda or commercial motive. We provide this information as a free public service and are committed to maintaining and expanding it in the future. We rely exclusively on publicly available government data sources."

Statistics & Research Data Sources

Iowa State Data Center
"The State Data Center of Iowa is your source for population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources." [from website]
US Dept of Health & Human Services
"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves." [from website]
Child Welfare Information Gateway
"...connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families." [from website]
CDC Youth Risk Behavior
"includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments." [from website]
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
"...funded by the National Institute on Aging. NACDA's mission is to advance research on aging by helping researchers to profit from the under-exploited potential of a broad range of datasets." [from website]
Homelessness Resource Center
A program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
Veterans Health Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Census Data
This site replaces American FactFinder
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." [from website]