Polls, Data, and Other Web Resources
- National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) about
- Gallup Poll Topics and Complete Trends about
- Marist Poll Home of the Marist Poll about
- Pew Research Center- Research Topics about
- Reuters - Next - (try their search box) about
- Times Topics - The New York Times about
- PBS - Frontline - Topics about
- Global Issues - United Nations about
- WorldPublicOpinion.Org about
- GSS Data Explorer General Social Survey (GSS) - monitors and studies American Society about
- National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) about
- Brookings Nonprofit public policy organization. about
- QuickFacts - United States - United States Census Bureau - Statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with population greater than 5,000.
- United States Census Bureau - Data
- USA.gov - U.S. Census Data about
- DATA.GOV U.S. Government's open data about
More Data and Statistics
Data and statistics can provide information to support your argument. There are numerous ways available to you to find this information. Remember to check the date of the data, so you can place it in context.
Some possibilities:
- poll data - see box above
- reading through articles, often you will find data in them
- if you're having difficulty finding articles with data, try adding the phrase "statistics OR data" to your search
- see the search example for Primo - Searching Primo
- if you're having difficulty finding articles with data, try adding the phrase "statistics OR data" to your search
- In the CQ Researcher database, in your search results, check out the Maps/Graphs option.
- In the database Opposing Viewpoints in Context, look for "Statistics" in your result options (displayed along with Viewpoints, Magazines, Academic Journals ...)
- Try the Statista database. Lots of graphs, charts and reports.
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Learn about major issues from current and historical perspectives and the inner workings of the U.S. government from authoritative, accessible, and unbiased sources.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts. - Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals. Providing you with access to relevant data from over 18,000 sources, our focus is firmly based on professional, clear, quick and consistent results.
