EMPA Orientation to Library Resources: Surveys
Overview of Library & Research Materials for EMPA candidates.
Find Surveys
- Gallup Polls, A-Z TrendsQuick access to Gallup polls on a variety of topics.
- General Social SurveyThe General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor societal change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations.
- ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)Archives social science data that includes aging, child care, criminal justice, demography, education, political science as well as public and mental health.
- Roper Center for Public Opinion ResearchMaintains abstracts and datasets for public opinion survey results from U.S. academic, commercial, and media opinion surveys. Download of datasets from Roper require that users create an account using a PSU email address.
- Pew Research Center for the People & the PressSearch survey questions on attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues.
Finding Surveys in the PSU Catalog
In addition to the resources listed above, you can also use the PSU Catalog to find Surveys. Terminology varies between disciplines, though some useful subject terms include: Attitudes; Surveys; Questionnaires; Scales; Tests; Evaluation Methods
Constructing Surveys
Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research by Call Number: HN29 .S29 2007 VIEW MAPISBN: 1306403642Publication Date: 2014-01-01Ebook & Print.
Improving Survey Questions by Call Number: HN29 .F67 1995ISBN: 0803945833Publication Date: 1995-07-21Print book
