POLI SCI 391PC : Immigration Politics and Policy
Fall 2021; Scott Blinder
Data, surveys, and polls
- iPOLL This link opens in a new windowOver 650,000 public opinion survey questions and answers - from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Survey from 1935 to present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Roper Dataset This link opens in a new windowSearch over 20,000 datasets from public opinion surveys dating back to the 1930s. Approximately 60% of these were conducted in the United States; 8,000 datasets are from over 100 countries.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Pew Research CenterTopics, datasets (requires free account)
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Map-creation tool for visualizing many categories of data: income, housing, quality of life, federal guidelines, and more.
To learn how to use PolicyMap, see their YouTube channel for videos: https://www.youtube.com/@PolicyMap.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- World Values SurveyThe World Values Survey is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life.
- Global Barometer SurveysThe first comprehensive effort to measure, at a mass level, the current social, political, and economic atmosphere around the world.
- World Bank Open DataProvides a range of global economic and development indicators, including GDP, trade, and population statistics.
- Migration Policy Institute Data HubData reflecting research and analysis into migration and integration policies around the world.
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