ICPSR

ICPSR is a major resource for raw data for social science research, and it is one of the world’s foremost institutions for furthering and archiving quantitative research. The ICPSR database contains 511,000 discrete data files, incorporating statistics related to research in demography, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and basically all the social sciences.  The database includes materials from the United States Government, foreign governments, universities, research organizations, and organizations like Gallup. On the ICPSR web site there is a large database of the work published that used ICPSR data.

Along with the database ICPSR is a research institute that works to facilitate access to quantitative data for the social sciences. They offer a number of programs including a summer institute at Ann Arbor Michigan, and they have developed programs for both scholars and students. If you have questions about these programs or accessing and searching the ICPSR database you can contact Paul Doty (pdoty@stlawu.edu) in ODY, and for questions about using and managing the data you can contact the team at the Quantitative Resource Center.