Social issues

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty.

The Murray Research Archive is a multi-disciplinary research data archive focusing on the study of lives over time. It is a national repository for social science data on human development and social change, especially data that illuminates women's lives and issues of concern to women. 

The CIS-2008 marks the third cycle of this national child maltreatment data collection. The CIS-2008 data was gathered from 114 child welfare agencies/offices in every Canadian province and territory.

Statistics on alcohol, drinking & driving, fatalities from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada

The Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) was established by the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) to explore ways of improving the type and quality of household data collected by statistical offices in developing countries.

Includes demographic information about children, policy choices (early childhood, adolescents, families) and various data tools, which include calculators, simulators, and a 50-state policy tracker. 

CSAE applies modern quantitative research methods to improve economic and social conditions for the poorest societies in the world

The World Database of Happiness is an ongoing register of scientific research on the subjective enjoyment of life. It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.

Gapminder is a non-profit venture – a modern “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.