The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) was created in 1941 with a mission "to conduct high-quality social science research in the public interest." Its work is quite broad and includes studies of public school system performance, economic development projects, and other germane matters. On the Data and Findings page, visitors can peruse and explore hundreds of NORC's papers from past months...

The Pew Research Center is a reliable and trustworthy source of high-quality reports and research materials, and their new Interactives website raises the bar for other like-minded organizations. Taking data from their research results, the good folks behind the Interactive site have crafted tests, maps, data, and quizzes that allow users to manipulate different variables. It could be said that...

Founded in 1923 (and last reviewed by the Scout Report on November 3, 1998), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent non-profit organization with ongoing research projects on every continent, most of which are designed to encourage innovation and to help social scientists engage broader constituencies. Some of the council's key interests include children and armed conflict,...