Some Quant Datasets

Here are links to some datasets in the broader social science fields. You may find these datasets (accessible publicly) useful.

1. World Value Survey- The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people's values and beliefs, how they change over time, and what social and political impact they have. Since 1981 a worldwide network of social scientists have conducted representative national surveys as part of WVS in almost 100 countries. Please follow the link below to access this dataset. https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp

2. International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)- The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a collaboration between different nations conducting surveys covering topics which are useful for social science research. The ISSP researchers develop questions which are meaningful and relevant to all countries which can be expressed in an equal manner in different languages. The results of the surveys provide a cross-national and cross-cultural perspective to individual national studies. Here is the link: https://issp.org/data-download/by-year/

3. Asia Barometer Survey- The Asian Barometer Survey is a comparative survey of 18 Asian states and territories.[1][2] These include Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.[3] It is organised by the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University.[3] Its founders are members of the Global Barometer Survey group.[4] The data is gathered with face-to-face interviews, which cover topics ranging from economic conditions and social capital, to political participation, partisanship, traditionalism, and trust in institutions. Here is the link: https://www.asianbarometer.org/datar?page=d10

4. Afrobarometer Survey- The Afrobarometer is a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in Africa.. Here is the link: https://www.afrobarometer.org/data/merged-data/

5. Latinobarometer Survey- The Latinobarómetro is an annual survey conducted amongst 18 countries in Latin America. The survey, which has been conducted since 1995, asks respondents about topics such as globalization, democratic governance and political institutions, "social capital," the environment, and gender issues. Here is the link: https://www.latinobarometro.org/latContents.jsp

6. Arab Barometer Survey- The Arab Barometer is a nonpartisan research network that provides insight into the social, political, and economic attitudes and values of ordinary citizens across the Arab world. It has been conducting public opinion surveys in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since 2006. Here is the link: https://www.arabbarometer.org/survey-data/data-downloads/

7. Central Asia Barometer Survey- Central Asia Barometer (CAB) is a regional, independent, non-profit institution for applied social research and analytics on topics of public interest. They measure the social, economic, and political "atmosphere" in the countries of Central Asia. Here is the link: https://ca-barometer.org/en/cab-database

8. General Social Survey- The General Social Survey (GSS) is a sociological survey created in 1972 by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and funded by the National Science Foundation. The GSS collects information biannually and keeps a historical record of the concerns, experiences, attitudes, and practices of residents of the United States.. Here is the link: https://gss.norc.org/us/en/gss/get-the-data.html