Data and Statistics sources from University Libraries at the University of South Carolina. Sources on this page are not necessarily open, but are made available from the Libraries for USC students, faculty, and staff.
A longitudinal national data series that provides ranges of annual data from 1815 to 2020 for all countries with many variables of use to the social science researcher. General categories include demographic, social, political, and economic topics.
Create reports from statistics gathered by the Association of College and Research Libraries and the National Center for Education Statistics' academic libraries survey. Resource link and required username and password provided to USC faculty, students, and staff after signing in with personal network credentials.
University affiliates can create an account and access the ICPSR archive of research data, including specialized collections in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, and terror. More information
The largest source for opinion polling data. Data covers 1935 to the present on a broad range of topics.
Questions can be searched by keyword, topic, date, or source. The database includes polls from many sources: major news organizations (CBS, ABC, Associated Press, etc.), public opinion research centers (Gallup, Harris, Pew, etc.), and major academic and commercial pollsters. Only polls of the United States population at the national level are included, but international datasets are available for immediate download.
Data and mapping application that includes demographics, housing, crime, health, jobs, and more at all common geographies (e.g., block group, census tract, zip code, etc.)
Includes approximately 200 fields of regression-ready data on each case, which can be used to predict case outcomes, evaluate bankruptcy investments, predict professional fees, and conduct other big-case bankruptcy research.