Gallup Poll - Website of the Gallup organization offering free as well as paid services. Resource offers statistics and articles on public opinion about numerous contemporary issues.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) - Created by the University of Michigan this electronic resource contains the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
Institue for Policy Research - This web resource was created by Northwestern University. It includes information on poverty, race and inequality; child, adolescent and family studies; community development; law and crime; health care policy; environmental policy; and government.
Social, Economic and Political Change - This site has World Social Change reports, reviews of main world demographic and political changes and data. This site also links to free information about long term changes in political, economic and social systems.