Library Guides: Public Opinion Research: Databases

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Magazines

Vital Speeches of the Day
This weekly periodical, published since 1934, contains speeches of well-known leaders with standing to address topics. Use these speeches to look for well-framed arguments on various side of issues.

Databases

Gallup Poll Briefing
This is the continuation of the Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing (see below).

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This is the continuation of the Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing (see below).
Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing
The Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing is Gallup's premier weekly online news publication. Each Tuesday, the Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing publishes in-depth articles on the opinions and issues Gallup is investigating in government, in the workplace, in schools, in hospitals, and in faith communities. NOTE: This publication was published from 2002-2005. It was superseded by Gallup Poll Briefing (see above).

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The Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing is Gallup's premier weekly online news publication. Each Tuesday, the Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing publishes in-depth articles on the opinions and issues Gallup is investigating in government, in the workplace, in schools, in hospitals, and in faith communities. NOTE: This publication was published from 2002-2005. It was superseded by Gallup Poll Briefing (see above).
Odum Institute Public Opinion Poll Data
The Odum Institute houses the Louis Harris Data Center, the national depository for publicly available survey data collected by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. More than 1,000 Harris Polls from as early as 1958 are archived at the Center.

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The Odum Institute houses the Louis Harris Data Center, the national depository for publicly available survey data collected by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. More than 1,000 Harris Polls from as early as 1958 are archived at the Center.

Gallup Poll News Service
Provides news centered on public opinion. Published each business day, articles from the Gallup Poll News Service analyze findings and trends in politics, business, social issues, and Americans' lifestyles.
ICPSR Direct: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
An integral part of the infrastructure of social science research, ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction.
Note: A personal account is required for downloading content. Account must be created on campus before being able to log in from off campus.Under the pandemic circumstances we are asking that people email ICPSR and ask to have their accounts linked to University of Denver's membership.
Pew Research Center Internet & Technology Reports
The Pew Research Center collects and distributes information about emerging technology impacts, the digital divide, the future of the internet, mobile technologies, online activities and behavior, privacy and security, and many more issues and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Roper Center Public Opinion Archives
A comprehensive database of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. All of the major polling organizations in the US are included in this system. The RoperExpress section allows users to search for and download data sets housed at the Roper Center.