Reference Resources

"A searchable, living record of more than 70 years of public opinion . . . find answers to hundreds of thousands of questions, and responses from millions of people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935."
Limited free access to recent articles & questionnaires

Harris polls back to 1963

Polls back to 1983

"A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps diverse leaders and citizens navigate divisive, complex issues and work together to find solutions."

"Topics at a Glance . . . offers a sampling of iPOLL and dataset holdings on a variety of issues from the Center’s archives".

Health and health care issues back to 1994 from the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation

"Conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor societal change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations."

"Produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation."

From the Roper Center

"Conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day."

From Washington State U. library

From the U. of Pennsylvania library

From Cornell U.

A tutorial from the Roper Center for Public Opinion on the fundamentals of public opinion polling--provides definitions, examples, and explanations