Finding Data and Statistics: Public Opinion

Provides public opinion survey data on political and economic issues in more than 35 African nations.

Since 1948, the ANES has provided times series data from their national surveys about voter behaviors and attitudes and are collected before and after presidential and midterm elections

Data on public opinions and attitudes as well as a select group of opinion leaders on US foreign policy.

Conducted most years since 1983, this survey series measures attitudinal shifts on social and political issues.

An archive of Canadian public opinion survey data on a wide range of topics. Includes data from the 1970s to the present.

Provides data from the Eurobarometer, which consists of ~1,000 in-person interviews per country and gathers information on social and political attitudes. Access data by date and topic. Also available at ICPSR.

Access to Eurobarometer data from 1974 (dating back to 1970 as the European Communities Study).

Provides survey data on Americans' social and political attitudes. Data collected annually since 1972.

Data on social trends in Germany dating back to 1980.

Serves as a supplement to national surveys by gathering data on attitudes of various social issues such as sex, the economy, the role of government, social inequality, and more. Dates back to 1985.

Survey data on changes in values, behaviors, and lifestyle orientations of American youth dating back to 1975.

Datasets by research area from surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.

An archive of research findings and data on subjective well-being, this site provides measures of happiness, information on happiness between cultures, changes of happiness over time, and more.

A collection of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers for inclusion in the ARDA Data Archive; includes U.S. church membership data, international data, and more.

Provides reports and datasets for quantitative studies of Jewish people and communities in North America.

Surveys a variety of places of worship about the congregation, including community and political activities, social composition, worship services and more. 1996, 2006, and 2012 data.

Provides data on social, economic, and psychological aspects of Black American life, including religion.

Provides statistics across a variety of topics and countries.

Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life survey datasets.

Provides publications/results of surveys on religion and society conducted by the Pew Research Center.

The WVS conducts surveys in nearly 100 studies, gathering data on people's beliefs and values since 1981.