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Download datasets from a specific date in history (from as far back as 1927).

Oldest continuous series of survey data investigating electoral behavior and attitudes in the United States.

This list of topic-centric public data sources by UC Berkeley. They are collected and tidied from blogs, answers, and user responses. Most of the data sets listed below are free; however, some are not.

The Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.

Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR) aims to serve the demographic community by archiving, preserving, and disseminating data relevant for population studies.

Contains hundreds of data sets in the housing category, focused on economic factors such as price indices. Multiple tools permit data downloads as well as custom graph and map creation.

Produced biennially since 1994, the GSS is a long running survey of social, cultural and political indicators. In addition to the GSS, topic modules, designed to investigate new issues or to expand the coverage of an existing subject, are administered.

Includes the world's largest collection of social science research data.

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research.

The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides population, housing, agricultural, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for geographic units in the United States from 1790 to the present.

Designed to fill the need for a better understanding of the determinants of family income and its changes. Longitudinal survey of US individuals and the families in which they reside. Can be used for cross-sectional, longitudinal, and intergenerational analysis and for studying both individuals and families.

Since 1983, conducted every 3 years. Collects information on the assets, liabilities and other financial characteristics of households. Only U.S. survey that contains an oversample of wealthy households. For data prior to 1983, see ICPSR.

Longitudinal U. S. government survey of the financial status of American households conducted since 1983 (data starts with 1984). Covers government transfer and service programs, pension coverage, housing affordability, home ownership data, housing cost data (primarily mortgages), financial assistance for education, among other topics.

The UCI Machine Learning Repository is a collection of databases, domain theories, and data generators that are used by the machine learning community for the empirical analysis of machine learning algorithms.

Public use samples of individual-level data from the U. S. census.

GPO makes select collections available in bulk in a machine-readable format (i.e. XML) via our Bulk Data Repository. The top level directory for select collections, such as the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, also includes a Resources directory that contains the XML schema, XSL stylesheet, and user guide.

Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study), which began in 2009, is conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex and the survey research organisations Kantar Public and NatCen. It builds on and incorporates, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which began in 1991.

The Microdata Library facilitates access to data collected through sample surveys of households, business establishments or other facilities. These 'microdata' sets may also originate from population, housing or agricultural censuses or through an administrative data collection processes. The Library contains supporting documentation from censuses and surveys conducted or supported by the World Bank, as well as by other international organizations, statistical agencies and parties.