InfoGuides: Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Data & Statistics

Data

Data and Statistics
Polls

Data Services, George Mason University Libraries
Data Services provides help with finding, getting and using statistical, geospatial and qualitative data.

re3data.org is a searchable catalog / registry / directory / bibliography of research data repositories.

ProQuest Statistical Insight
Find all statistics issued by the US government since 1973; 1000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources and approximately 2000 titles from international agencies. Includes Statistical Abstract of the U.S., and Statistical Abstracts of the World. View a tutorial on this database here.
Statista
Integrates more than 80,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 22,500 international sources. Includes statistics and studies gathered from market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, government sources and international organizations. Create graphs, reports and infographics. Data is easily exportable for analysis. Statista reports now allow you to create your own interactive industry comparisons with Tableau Workbook. Find the free tool here or via https://www.tableau.com/trial/statista-benchmark-report-uk. View a tutorial on this database here.
Data.gov
Home of the U.S. Government's open data, providing access to over 85,000 datasets. Major topic areas include Agriculture, Consumer, Education, Energy, Finance, Geospatial, Global Development, Health, Jobs & Skills, Public Safety, Science & Research, Weather and more. Some resources allow for online analysis and visualization.
Sage Stats: State & Local Stats
View and download social science data over the last 20 years covering geographies within the United States; topics include healthcare, crime, education, employment, & religion. Business Stats no longer available; for similar resources, please consult the Business InfoGuide.
View a tutorial on this database here.
American Factfinder
American FactFinder has been replaced by data.census.gov. This link will take you to the U.S. Census Bureau's new data search and download site.

data.census.gov is the primary way to access Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the American Community Survey, Economic Census, the Census of Population and Housing, and more.

Harris Interactive
Surveys measuring public opinions, conducted both by telephone and online. Polls measure and trend the knowledge, opinions, behaviors and motivation of the general public. New survey data on a wide variety of subjects including politics, the economy, healthcare, foreign affairs, science and technology, sports and entertainment, and lifestyles are published weekly.

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Access data from a leader in the field of public opinion research. Search Roper's iPoll for survey questions and datasets from survey organizations such as Gallup, Harris, Pew Research, ABC, CBS, and more. Access Roper Center tutorials, help guides, and educational resources.

Polling the Nations
Contains public opinion polls including full text of 600,000+ questions and responses, from 18,000+ surveys and 1,700+ polling organizations, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world. View a tutorial on this database here.
National Network of State Polls [No Longer Available]
Started in 1980, NNSP is a confederation of organizations that conducts state-level surveys, with 50 members from 38 states. The data archive is maintained by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science and searchable through its Dataverse network.

Pew Research Center

Survey data on topics including politics, media, religion and social trends. Get data from its research centers: Internet & American Life, Global Attitudes, Hispanic Center, People & the Press, Social & Demographic Trends, and Forum on Religion & Public Life.

How to use	iPOLL Databank Tutorials
Data Format	[Zipped] SPSS, Stata, SAS, Excel
Registration	You will need to create an account to download data. George Mason University is a Roper Center member which means students, staff and faculty have full access to its resources.
How to cite:	How to cite

How to use	Go to their Download Datasets page then select a topical area. Log in to your account (or create one), then pick a survey and click the "Download" arrow on the right. Papers that used the data are also listed.
Data Format	[Zipped] SPSS, converting SPSS to Stata,
Registration	Create an account by providing your name and email and accepting a use agreement and terms of use, which includes agreeing only to use the data for research purposes and not trying to identify individuals.
Focus Fast	Look at the top few studies within each topic, which are the most recent.