Library Research Guides: POL1 300: Public Policymaking in American Politics: Find Public Opinion

Public Opinion Sources

General Social Survey
The GSS contains a standard core of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Among the topics covered are civil liberties, crime and violence, intergroup tolerance, morality, national spending priorities, psychological well-being, social mobility, and stress and traumatic events.

Health Poll Database This link opens in a new window
Database for health-related U.S. survey questions, covering eighty years of national polling. Searchable questions and results, demographic crosstabs, and trends are available on topics related to health, from social determinants and influences on health to insurance, costs and health-care utilization.
Roper iPOLL This link opens in a new window
Searchable collection of 500,000 questions and answers from surveys collected by the major polling firms in the U.S. since 1935, with downloadable datasets.