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• General Social Survey: General Social Survey results
• Mexican Migration Project: Multiple data sets dealing with Mexico-U.S. migration
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: History, mission, and membership
• Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization that seeks to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation.  The website has public datasets available for use and summary reports. 

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• PollingReport.com: Compendium of many social survey sources
• American Sociological Association: Membership and activities information
• Provides statistical demographic data on states and cities in the United States.  Some examples include: geographical data, state profiles, crime data, registered sex offenders, cost of living, housing, and religions.

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• International Social Survey Program: Information and data from around the world
• U. S. Bureau of the Census: Statistical data about the USA
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Combats hate, intolerance, & discrimination
• The Roper Center: Reports surveys of general social interest

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• Internal Revenue Service: Income, wealth, and tax statistics
• U.S. Department of Labor: Information on employment and wages
• You can use any job search engine tool.  If you use “statistics AND sociology” as key words, a number of jobs appear.  Even though most require advanced experience, it gives students ideas of where they can go if they continue to pursue statistics, how useful a skill SPSS is, and what the salary range is for statisticians. 
• This is the National Institute of Health website on grants.  It is a good place to seek grant funding to fund research projects.

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• American Association of Retired Persons: Membership and activities information
• The Brookings Review: Reports of the Brookings Institute
• Has multiple links to various data providers and also provides links to data by subject as well. 
• Research and Development (RAND) provides a link to a number of databases and research tools on their website. 

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• The National Center for Children in Poverty: Statistics on children in poverty

• The World Health Organization provides data and statistics on health issues worldwide.  They also have a Junior Professional program and an Intern program.

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• The Center for the American Woman and Politics: Women in government
• National Women's Law Center: Information on women and the law/legal system
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Crime statistics
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Crime statistics
• Department of Justice: Crime statistics

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• United Nations: Statistics on global population, health, etc
• National Center for Health Statistics: Vital statistics and health information
• Office for Human Research Protections, Department of Health and Human Services.  This website provides information on human subjects review boards, requirements, and applications for universities and other agencies
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research: General Social Survey

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• Survey Monkey is an easy to use website where students can create surveys.  Some schools have full subscriptions to the website for full access. 
• This is another excellent survey tool where students can create and send surveys online.  They can even add charts, pictures, etc. for students to comment on. 
• This is a SPSS certificate program that SPSS promotes on its website.  It is useful for any professional who uses SPSS on the job and an excellent marketing tool and skill for students. 
• The SPSS Education Resource Center website is a place where you can locate tools to help your students master the analytical skills they may need to be competitive in the job market.

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• Health and Environmental Effects Research Database Resources
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Safety in the work environment
• Research Triangle International houses a number of datasets, many dealing with childhood or adolescent health concerns.  RTI is a hub for statistical analyses for various projects occurring across the globe. 
• National Institute of Mental Health: Research studies on mental illness

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• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Statistics on employment and the economy
• New York Times Opinion Polls: A variety of information on multiple subjects
• Organization for economic co-operation and development has select databases available for public use and a free trial of their statistics program.  OECD data has variables on a number of socio-demographic, government, education, and health-related issues across the globe.
• Alphabetical List of U.S. Government Agency Databases and Software
• Federal Election Commission: Federal election finances and results
• The Center for Voting and Democracy: Information on America's political system

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• The College Board: Information on SAT test results
• The Center for Education Reform: Information on charter schools
• National Assessment of Educational Progress: Evaluations of America's educational system
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics: History and competition information
• National Collegiate Athletic Association: History and competition information
• Most comprehensive national website for statistical information on education related issues.  Also have examples of questionnaire items and other data tools to compute some basic statistics for various regions around the country.

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• Zero Population Growth: Statistics on world population
• Gallup Daily News reports empirical evidence to leaders and decision makers worldwide about how the world's 6 billion citizens think and behave.  Website has excellent examples that can be used for class exercises or to increase the use of statistics in everyday life.
• Population Reference Bureau: Wide variety of information on the world's population
• This is an excellent database for political scientists, global scholars, or anyone interested in researching terrorist acts.