Recommended Sources
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)ICPSR is the world's largest repository of social science research data sets. Most data sets are available in Stata, SPSS, R and SAS formats. ICPSR also lists recent publications that utilized the data set in its research.
- Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)"The SIPP is a series of longitudinal studies of U.S. households and individuals that has been conducted by the Census Bureau. Data is collected on income, labor force participation, government program participation and demographic information.
To compare the SIPP with other surveys, see: Comparison of SIPP with CPS and PSID" - UN - Food & Agriculture OrganizationFAOSTAT contains time series and panel data related to hunger, food, food security and agriculture for 245 countries from 1961 to the most recent year. Also available is an agricultural emissions database.
- U.S. Census Bureau -- PovertyThis section within the Census Bureau's site bring together data sources, publications, links to other source, and much more.
You can find the most recent data in several subject areas, including poverty and income, in Data.Census.gov and the American Community Survey sections of the site. Another useful area is Well-Being.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowSocial Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The easy-to-use web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.