Data

Data Resources for Social Scientists

Social scientists at Indiana University-Bloomington have access to a wealth of data through our memberships and campus research centers. Read more below about some of the most popular data resources available to social scientists through the SSRC and other campus centers.

General Social & Behavioral Data Resources

FSRDC

The Kentucky Research Data Center Consortium gives IU researchers access to restricted microdata from the Census Bureau and other Federal agencies.

ICPSR

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research maintains one of the world's largest archives of social and behavioral data.

Roper

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is a leading archive of public opinion data, with data from around the world and as far back as the 1930s.

Other IU Data Resources

Researchers at IU Bloomington can also draw on data resources from the Observatory on Social Media, the Kelley School of Business, and more. Visit the IU Research Data Commons Data Catalog to find data resource available to you.

Social Science Research Commons