Statistics/Data Sets - SOCY 4112 Sociology of Work - Dr. Anne-Kathrin Kronberg - Research Guides at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Datasets

ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Archive of social and political science data and datasets. Reading and manipulation of this data may require statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, or R.
iPOLL Databank This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for US public opinion poll data.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States (2013-present) This link opens in a new window
This database continues the Statistical Abstract published annually by the Census Bureau and contains data from 2013-present. In addition, it includes enhancements such as monthly updates of content and line-item access to tables.

Dataverse
An application to publish, share, reference, extract, and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others.
Data.Gov

Data.Census.Gov (Explore Census Data) This link opens in a new window
Official data from the Census Bureau from 2000-2021.
SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps, tables, and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. Create a personal account, if you want to save your work. Otherwise sign in as a Guest. Limited to 10 users at a time.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Source for statistical facts of American history.
Neighborhood Change Database (1970-2020) This link opens in a new window
1970-2020 Tract level Census data from GeoLytics. The data for years 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 are recalculated and normalized, and the report uses the 2020 tract ID (FIPS code). This allows you to compare data for various years within the exact same boundary definitions. Limit one user at a time.

Census Bureau Website A-Z Index
Complete Index of all Census topics/subjects.
Digitized Copies of Historical Censuses
Digitized paper copies of Census from 1790-2010.

Charlotte Neighborhood Quality of Life Study
Designed to help assess the health of neighborhoods in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte Regional Indicators
Major public source for the information needed to inform positive change affecting quality of life issues within the 14-county Charlotte region (UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
LINC (Log Into North Carolina)
The most valuable Web resource for NC statistical data. Includes over 1300 data items from state and federal agencies. Statistical topic areas include population, housing, vital statistics, criminal justice, economics, and transportation.
POLARIS
Property ownership and land records information system (GIS records for Mecklenburg County, NC)
GeoPortal
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce GIS with property and business searches for the county. Can be used for economic development planning.
NC State Data Center
A variety of statistical data about North Carolina and its geographic areas.
South Carolina Statistical Abstract
Contains economic, demographic, and social data produced by a variety of state and federal agencies.

National Center for Education Statistics Data Tools
Contains build your own tables and other tools for customized statistics.
Census Educational Topics
Attainment, Enrollment, and Financial Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Data on airports, traffic congestion, freight, passenger travel, connectivity, etc.
Federal Aviation Administration
Information on aviation, airports, passengers, flights, etc.

Childstats.gov Tables
Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Homelessness Data
Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) is a HUD report to the U.S. Congress that provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons.
Correlates of State Policy
The Correlates of State Policy Project includes more than seven-hundred variables, with observations across the U.S. 50 states and time (1900 – 2016). These variables represent policy outputs or political, social, or economic factors that may influence policy differences across the states. The codebook includes the variable name, a short description of the variable, the variable time frame, a longer description of the variable, and the variable source(s) and notes.
K-12 School Shootings Database
Shooting Incidents charts are based on publicly available data on incidents from 1970-present.