LibGuides: Business: 47-894: Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences: Data Sources

FREE Resources

ResearchDataGov
A portal for discovering and requesting access to restricted microdata from US federal statistical agencies. Over 1,000 datasets from 16 agencies is included.
FRED Time Series
The Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database from the Federal Resrve Bank of St. Louis provides many economic time series data that can be downloaded for free!
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHSA)
A portal to several data sets on several topics gathered and produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Murray Research Archive Dataverse (Harvard)
Permanent repository for quantitative and qualitative research data at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (Harvard University). Some data are restricted, but an "application for the use of data" form can be completed.
Odum Institute Archive Dataverse (University of North Carolina)
Contains archived social science data. Some important collections include the Louis Harris Data Center and the 1970 US Census Data Dataverse. Some datasets are restricted to only UNC affiliates.

Subscription Resources

WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services) This link opens in a new window
Uniform web interface to datasets in finance, economics and banking, from multiple sources, i.e. Standard & Poor’s Compustat, the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP,) and more. When off-campus, connect to Full VPN access. NOTE: Requires CMU email to access. After entering your CMU email address, a an email will be sent to you from WRDS with a link to access WRDS content.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
A data archive of datasets related to social and political research, made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan. CMU affiliates have access to member-only data. To create an account, click Log In from the home page and then Create Account. Note that you must be in the CMU IP range when creating an account (either on campus, or using the Full VPN). Once an account is created, you can access the resource from any location using the link above. Use this guide for more info.
Cross-National Time Series Data Archive This link opens in a new window
The Cross-National Time Series Data Archive was originally established to provide access to the longitudinal data from The Statesmen's Yearbook. The Archive now houses annual data from 200 countries dating back to 1815 on a range of topics related to social science research, including topics such as urbanization, transportation, economics and much more.
RAND State Statistics This link opens in a new window
RAND State Statistics includes a collection of more than 200 socioeconomic databases that cover all 50 U.S. states. Databases contain an average of 20 years of data and cover topics including Births, Medicare, Median Household Income, Population by Multi-race/Ethnicity and Age Group, and Local Government Finances.
Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL) This link opens in a new window
Archive of social sciences data. Data primarily from survey of public opinion. NOTE: Register for a free account with your CMU email address for full access to Roper iPoll content.
ProQuest Historical Annual Reports This link opens in a new window
Printed annual reports for many US companies, from 1844 to now; financial data and narrative and pictorial snapshots of companies through time. Good for historical, primary research on companies. PDF outputs.