| Annenberg Public Policy Center |
| By conducting and releasing research, staging conferences and hosting policy discussions, Annenberg scholars have addressed the role of communication in politics, adolescent behavior, child development, health care, civics and mental health, among other important arenas. Past reports and surveys are archived. |
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| Gallup Organization |
| A searchable site providing a full-text poll archive on various topics; includes a section on how Gallup Polls are conducted, daily updated summaries on topical issues and video segments on some of the latest polls; articles and news summaries include extensive graphs.
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| General Social Survey |
| A nearly-annual personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC). The surveys are broad in scope, covering a variety of variables. The mission of the GSS is to make timely, high-quality, scientifically relevant data available to the social science research community. The web site can be searched for survey data, as well as trend reports and social science article citations, and some analyses can be done online.
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| Guide to Public Opinion Poll Web Sites |
| Sources of online polling data from around the world from Gary Thompson and Sean Conley, published in College and Research Libraries News. A true wealth of information. |
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| Pew Global Attitudes Project |
| The Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys that encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world. Subjects include globalization, immigration, and the environment. |
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| Pew Research Center |
| The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank," an opinion research group that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends in both the domestic and international spheres. |
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| Polling 101 |
| The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut has put together a primer on public opinion polling. Elsewhere on the site, under the heading Public Opinion Matters, are selected recent polls on the economy, education, health, social issues, and technology. |
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| Polling Organizations |
| Yale University Library has compiled a list of public, private and news organizations with public opinion polls covering a wide variety of topics. |
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| PollingReport.com |
| Features highlights from national polls and it is updated whenever a new poll is released; includes Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, Princeton Survey Research Associates, network news polls, and others. |
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| Public Agenda Online |
| A well-organized site offering articles and data on several controversial issues including abortion, crime, education, health care, illegal drugs, immigration, race and welfare. Extensive information on each issue includes an overview, facts and trends, different perspectives, links to news stories, and results of public opinion polls. The site is keyword searchable. There is also a section called "About polling," which helps readers toward a critical understanding of polls and surveys |
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| Public Opinion Poll Question Database |
| The Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created a searchable database of public opinion polls, going back to 1958, which can be narrowed down by date and by the name of the poll. Included are over 1000 Louis Harris Polls with more than 60,000 questions covering a diverse range of topics, as well as items from the National Network of State Polls, and others.
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| Public Opinion Surveys |
| Cornell University's Institute for Social and Economic Research offers a guide to online Public Opinion Surveys. Broken down to National, State or Regional, Multinational or Cross-National emphases. Some listings are available to Cornell users only. |
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| World Public Opinion |
| This site is a source of in-depth information and analysis on public opinion from around the world on a host of international issues. Search by region or topic. Also provides a list of other international polling sources organized by part of the world. |
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