Research guides: Public policy: key government resources: Statistics & Public Opinion

General Resources

Apart from administrative purposes, statistics are collected for policy-making decisions, forecasting and monitoring economic and demographic trends. It also assists in evaluations and assessments at different levels.

Data resources at the Map & Data Library
- The Map and Data Library owns and subscribes to many key surveys and datasets:
  - Canadian Census Analyser (CHASS): by Census Geography and Year (1961+)
  - Microdata
  - Statistics
  - Census of Canada
Statistics research guide

Canada

International

UNdata
Statistics: OECDiLibrary
World Bank Data
- World Development Indicators (WDI)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International financial statistics, Balance of Payments statistics, Direction of Trade statistics, Government Finance statistics
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Data and Statistics
- Global Health Observatory
Inter-university consortium for political and social research (ICPSR)
- Browse by topic
Net Data Directory (Berkman Center for Internet & Society)
- Searchable database of different sources of data about the Internet.
- Topics included broadband, cybersecurity, freedom of expression and more.

U.S.

Census Bureau Data
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
- 1878 - present
US Statistics (Research Guide)

Public Opinion

Roper Center iPOLL
Roper Center: Public Opinion Archives
Pew Research Center
Odesi
- contains polls from the 1940s to present
- data from Gallup Canada, Ipsos Reid, Canadian Opinion Research Archive and Leger Marketing
World Public Opinion.org
Gallup polling data
World Values Survey

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