There have been a number of inquiries about sources for empirical data. I have students analyze data for my Data Analysis and Social Statistics class, so I have been looking at things this morning.
The ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives) from Penn State University funded by Lilly, is very user friendly. It focuses on religion, but most of the surveys have many other variables. It has several years of GSS and the 2000 election study and many, many, more studies. It is very easy to search. Quick counts, percentages and cross tabs on gender. race, income etc. can be done immediately on line when a questions is identified. There are "Learning Modules" which I have not used but which look very good. It is easy to download data. I use SPSS, so the SPSS portable files meet my needs. Try it. www.thearda.com John Eby Professor of Sociology Messiah College [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS: I am not related to ARDA in any way! www.ICPSR.umich.edu is very good too.
