Anne Zald serves as Northwestern’s Social Science Data Librarian (and also our Government Information Librarian). She supports faculty and students in their social science research and teaching. Today Anne has selected one resource to share.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is an archive of public opinion polling data from the 1930s to the present. Hosted at Cornell University, the collection includes more than 23,000 datasets from over 125 countries.
With the Roper Center’s iPOLL tool, you can search and download over 720,000 questions and datasets and instantly conduct cross-tabs on major demographic measures. Topics addressed by iPOLL include social, political and economic issues which can be explored through both current and historical data.
If you’re interested in using iPOLL, here are some quick links to get started:
- See the interactive map to identify polls conducted in various countries
- Skim the listing of current data providers to the Center archive
- Review the Featured Collections to explore the breadth and depth of the archive
Visit our website to learn more about social science data services, or contact Anne directly at datalibrarian@northwestern.edu.