Journalism

From Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project, reports examine the landscape of American journalism. "Since 2004, Pew Research Center has issued an annual report on key audience and economic indicators for a variety of sectors within the U.S. news media industry. These data speak to the shifting ways in which Americans seek out news and information, how news organizations get their revenue, and the resources available to American journalists as they seek to inform the public about important events of the day."

Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Research areas include: Center for the People and the Press, Project for Excellence in Journalism, Social and Demographic Trends, Forum on Religion and Public Life, Pew Internet and American Life Project; Hispanic Center, and the Global Attitudes Project.

Polls from over 36 sources, including Gallup, Harris, Pew Research, and media orgs. Recent polls listed on homepage; to browse by topic, use links for Politics and Policy, Business/Economy, or The American Scene on the left. Some info only for subscribers.

"ANES Time Series studies have been conducted since 1948, typically through in-person interviewing, during years of biennial national elections. Topics cover voting behavior and the elections, together with questions on public opinion and attitudes of the electorate." Currently covers 1948-2008.

Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission. Surveys and studies address major topics concerning European citizenship: enlargement, social situation, health, culture, information technology, environment, the Euro, defence, etc. 1973-

The ANES produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.

Direct online access to over 25 years of public opinion survey data, collected by major survey research firms in Canada.

U.S. Census Bureau's gateway to statistics from popular data resources including the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey, the Economic Census, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and others.

Demographics, geography, business.

Population, income, poverty, employment, etc.

Google's search interface that provides access to approximately 25 million different publicly available data sets.

Population data going back to the 19th century.

From the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

Find data about UMaine, including graduation & retention rates, demographics, enrollment information, degrees conferred, and more.