Research Guides: How to Find Data and Statistics: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality

GLBTQ Statistics

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force - Reports and Research
From the Task Force’s Policy Institute. The first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization. Site includes full-text reports including demographics, statistics, and gay rights laws.
Decennial Census Data on Same Sex Couples
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
These pages provide information and resources on some of the health issues and inequities affecting LGBT communities. Links to other information sources and resources are also provided.
Williams Institute at UCLA
The Williams Institute is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.

US Census Race Data
The Census Bureau collects race data according to U.S. Office of Management and Budget guidelines, and these data are based on self-identification.
Minority Data Resource Center
A thematic collection of datasets from the ICPSR.
"We offer streamlined access to existing ICPSR data and to newly acquired studies that are relevant to the study of immigration, place of origin, ancestry, ethnicity, and race in the United States."

ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new window
ICPSR is the world's largest collection of digital social science data covering topics from sociology, political science, economics, demography, education, childcare, health care, crime, minority populations, aging, terrorism, substance abuse, mental health, public policy, and international relations.

Note: First-time users will be asked to create an ICPSR MyData account; thereafter, you will need your email address and password to download data. Assistance in locating, accessing and analyzing ICPSR data is available; contact personnel are listed on the ICPSR Help pages.

University of Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Sexuality
The Multi-State Survey of Race and Politics (2011) is a follow-up to the MSSRP (2010) conducted last year in which we sought to assess the relationship between race and various political issues, including feelings toward the new president and his policies, patriotism, national identity, racism, civil liberties, the rights of minority groups, and political participation.
North American Jewish DataBank
The North American Jewish Data Bank is the central repository of social scientific studies.
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The Data Bank archives and makes available electronically questionnaires, reports and data files from the National Jewish Population Surveys (NJPS) of 1971, 1990 and 2000-01. In addition to the NJPS studies, the Data Bank provides access to other national Jewish population reports, including the American Jewish Identity Survey (AJIS) and the Survey of Heritage and Religious Identification (HARI), 2002. Approximately 100 local Jewish community studies from the major Jewish communities in North America are also included in the Data Bank holdings. Registration is required to access data.

UN Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men
Statistics by country.
World Bank - Genderstats
Topics: Education; Health; Nutrition; Labor and Political Participation. Statistics by country and region.
2000, 2004 and 2008 data with mapping feature.
LABORSTA
International Labour Office database on labor statistics.
Women's Health. CDC
Statistics for women for health status, health risk factors, health care utilization, preventative care, hospital inpatient care.
Reproductive Health Data and Statistics. CDC
Topics: Abortion; Hysterectomy; Infant Health; Interactive Atlas of Reproductive Health; International Reproductive Health Surveys and Maternal Health.
Statistics of the Human Development Report. UNDP
Unique indicators such as Gender empowerment measure (GEM) rank, Gender empowerment measure (GEM) value, Gender-related development index (GDI) rank, Gender-related development index (GDI) value, Inequality in income or expenditure.