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Searching for Social Sciences Data
This page features data portals specializing in social sciences data. Many of the portals are created by national statistical agencies and international organizations.
Searching for Data
- ICPSR is a great starting point for social sciences data.
- Depending on what you are looking for, you may want to begin your search with re3data to find a subject specific repository.
- Specific keywords and precise terminology will make searching easier.
- Some of the repositories will allow you to create your own account if you'd like to save searches or upload you're own data
Social Sciences Data
- ICPSRICPSR's specific purpose is for social sciences data. While primarily American in scope, it does feature international social sciences data. The University of Regina has institutional access to ICPSR. Make sure to log-in to access more data. ICPSR does have open data available.
- Pew Research Center DatasetsPew Research Center has open datasets covering many social science areas. The data is from an American perspective.
- OECD DatasetsThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development allows you to search and compare socioeconomic data from member countries.
- The World Bank DataBankThe World Bank provides open data from multiple countries. Users can compare data from different countries with various indicators and create visualizations.
- International Monetary Fund DataThe IMF provides open international economic data.
- Statistics Canada Crime and Justice StatisticsOpen data collected by Statistics Canada on crime and offenses in Canada, victimization, correctional services, and courts.
- Statistics Canada Society and Community DataStatistics Canada has collated data relating to the subjects society and community. The filtered data covers a broad range of statistical surveys, data tables, and analytical reports.
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsThe Bureau of Justice Statistics collects US data on crime, victimization, offenders, and operations of justice systems for all levels of government.
- Open Context RepositoryA research data management repository specifically intended for Archaeological research. The repository can also be searched for open research data.
- The Digital Archaeological RecordA searchable open research data repository for archaeological research.
