Below we list common data sources for use in social science research, as well as links to software commonly used for research in our department. Please note that while some of these sources may be open source and available to the public, others are available only to UF students or through purchase.
Data Sources
- The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) (opens in new tab)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (opens in new tab)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new tab)
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics (opens in new tab)
- Census.gov (opens in new tab)
- European Commission: Public Opinion (opens in new tab)
- European Social Survey (opens in new tab)
- General Social Survey (opens in new tab)
- International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) (opens in new tab)
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (opens in new tab)
- LexisNexis (opens in new tab)
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (opens in new tab)
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) (opens in new tab)
- Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (opens in new tab)
- Social Science Data Archive (opens in new tab)
- World Values Survey (opens in new tab)