Statistics (General)

Statistical Abstracts of the United States

Published annually since 1878, this is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Historical Statistics of the United States (Millennium Edition)

Comprehensive compendium of statistics over time from over 1,000 sources recording every aspect of the history of the United States.

UNdata

Provides statistics on a wide range of social and economic data series from 30 specialized international intergovernmental agencies including POPIN, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WHO.

World Development Indicators

Includes nearly 800 statistical indicators related to social and economic development for 152 economies and 14 country groups.

iPOLL

Provides statistics (frequencies rates) from questions in public opinion polls from academic, commercial and media survey organizations since 1935.

Gallup Brain

Provides statistics (frequencies rates) from questions in public opinion polls of the Gallup Organizations since 1935. Also includes reports and historical trends by subjects.

Polling the Nations

Provides statistics (frequencies rates) from questions in public opinion polls from the United States and 80 countries since 1986.

Finding Public Opinion Polls for Communications Research