Guides: Educational Leadership: Using Statistics and Datasets

Databases for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics
Federal entity that collects and analyses education related data.

ERIC (Education) This link opens in a new window
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. Access 14,000+ documents and over 20,000+ journal articles per year. Coverage from 1966-present.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
data.census.gov - U.S. Census Data This link opens in a new window
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Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. Starting July 2019, data.census.gov is the primary way to access Census Bureau data, including upcoming releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census. After July 1, 2019, all new data (previously released on American FactFinder) will be released on this new data platform.
Polling the Nations This link opens in a new window
Public opinion polling information from U.S. and international surveys. Includes the full text of the questions and responses covering a broad range of issues since 1986.

Datasets

These sites include collections of datasets

re3data.org
Search this global registry of research data repositories to find datasets. Covers research data repositories from different academic disciplines.
Open ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
Social science research data in available to institutions that are not members of ICPSR.
Harvard Dataverse
Free data repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and outside of the Harvard community, where you can share, archive, cite, access, and explore research data.
Data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

These links are go to subject-specific dataset sites

American National Election Studies
Data on voting behavior and political attitudes in the post-WWII United States. Register (for free) to download data and SAS/SPSS/Stata program files and documentation for any of the various ANES studies.
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
Archive of data about religions including American and international datasets.
General Social Survey (GSS)
The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest.
Pew Research Center - Download Data
Pew Research Center makes its data available to the public for secondary analysis after a period of time. Create an account to download datasets.
IMF eLibrary Data
The following IMF datasets are free of charge: The International Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Government Finance Statistics, and Direction of Trade Statistics. Coverage varies, but in the case of IFS statistics, dates back to 1947. Customized queries can be downloaded to Excel. Users must create a free account in order to download data.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe.
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. Links to IPUMS data for: USA data, Current Population Survey, International, Global Health, US Census & GIS data, population & environment data, time use data, Health Surveys, and Higher Ed science & engineering.
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) - USA
Consists of more than fifty high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2011.
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Focuses on human interactions in the environment by develop and operating applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data. One of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of NASA.
Office of Population Research (Princeton U.)
Datasets available the Office of Population Research (OPR) at Princeton University. OPR, founded in 1936, is one of the nation’s oldest demographic research and training centers. Register to access datasets.
World Values Survey
A global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life. Download datasets or use on the site.

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