All the resources below offer free, open, trustworthy data and statistics that can be used for research.
Data vs. Statistics:
Data is raw information that requires analysis or interpretation for it to be meaningful and to answer research questions. It is the information that becomes statistics.
Statistics are data that has been interpreted, summarized, and/or processed. They give you quick facts or numbers on a topic.
A nonpartisan organization that conducts data-driven social science research such as public opinion polling, media content analysis, and demographic research.
Gapminder provides global statistics and world trends. Users can search the datasets by name, view the government/organization that provided the data. The site also includes videos and teaching resources.
The U.S. Religion Census is your source for religious data at the county level. It reports the number of congregations in every U.S. county equivalent for each of 236 faith groups.
This section of Gallup's website collects a good bit of information from many of Gallup's recent reports and surveys of religion in the U.S. Unfortunately it requires a subscription.
A nonpartisan organization that conducts data-driven social science research such as public opinion polling, media content analysis, and demographic research.
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