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Users have several options for identifying studies related to a particular topic. The ICPSR thematic categories divide our data holdings into seventeen broad subject areas. Selecting a particular thematic category enables users to retrieve a large theme-related subset of the entire archive, which they can then browse. The ICPSR thesaurus (consisting of subject terms, geographic names, and personal names) provides specific terms upon which it is possible to search, offering users the opportunity to narrow down their query and retrieve a smaller, more precise result set. Additionally, you may wish to take a look at our special topic archives which are Web sites devoted to discipline-related subject areas such as aging, criminal justice, education, health, and substance abuse.

Browse ICPSR's Thematic Categories

  1. Census Enumerations
  2. Community and Urban Studies
  3. Conflict, Aggression, Violence, Wars
  4. Economic Behavior and Attitudes
  5. Education
  6. Elites and Leadership
  7. Geography and Environment
  8. Government Structures, Policies, and Capabilities
  9. Health Care and Facilities
  10. Instructional Packages
  11. International Systems
  12. Legal Systems
  13. Legislative and Deliberative Bodies
  14. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes
  15. Organizational Behavior
  16. Social Indicators
  17. Social Institutions and Behavior
  18. Publication-Related Archive
  19. External Data Resources

I. Census Enumerations: Historical and Contemporary Population Characteristics

  1. United States
    1. Decennial Censuses
      1. 1790-1960 Censuses
      2. 1970 Census
      3. 1980 Census
      4. 1990 Census
      5. 2000 Census
    2. American Housing Survey Series
    3. Current Population Survey Series
    4. Other Census, Including County and City Data Books
  2. Nations Other Than the United States

II. Community and Urban Studies

  1. Studies of Local Politics
    1. United States
    2. Nations Other Than the United States
  2. Detroit Area Studies
  3. Historical Urban and Community Structure Studies

III. Conflict, Aggression, Violence, Wars

  1. Conflict and Stability Within Nations
  2. Conflict Between and Among Nations

IV. Economic Behavior and Attitudes

  1. Continuing Series of Consumer Surveys
  2. Surveys of Economic Attitudes and Behavior
  3. Historical and Contemporary Economic Processes and Indicators

V. Education

  1. United States
  2. Nations Other Than the United States

VI. Elites and Leadership

  1. United States
  2. Nations Other Than the United States

VII. Geography and Environment

VIII. Government Structures, Policies, and Capabilities

  1. Behavior and Attitudes of Bureaucrats
  2. Historical and Contemporary Public Policy Indicators and Outputs
    1. United States
    2. Nations Other Than the United States
  3. Statistics on Government Operations

IX. Health Care and Facilities

X. Instructional Packages

  1. Instructional Packages
    1. SETUPS
    2. ICPSR Instructional Subsets
    3. Other Instructional Packages
  2. Computer Programs

XI. International Systems: Linkages, Relationships, and Events

  1. Dyadic and Small-Group Interaction (Events Data)
  2. International Organizations
    1. Characteristics of Organizations
    2. Member Activities
  3. Structural Characteristics of the International System
  4. Alliances and Military Affairs

XII. Legal Systems

XIII. Legislative and Deliberative Bodies

  1. Historical and Contemporary Roll Call Voting Records
    1. United States
    2. National Legislatures Outside the United States
    3. United Nations
  2. Studies of Decision-Making in Deliberative Bodies

XIV. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes

  1. Historical and Contemporary Electoral Processes
    1. Primaries, Conventions, and Campaigns
    2. Election Studies Series
      1. United States
      2. Nations Other Than the United States
    3. Election Returns
      1. United States
      2. Nations Other Than the United States
    4. Merged Electoral and Ecological Data
      1. United States
      2. Nations Other Than the United States
  2. Political Participation
    1. United States
    2. Nations Other Than the United States
  3. Public Opinion on Political Matters
    1. United States
    2. Nations Other Than the United States
    3. Attitudes Toward Regional Integration
      1. Europe
      2. Latin America
      3. North America
  4. Political Parties

XV. Organizational Behavior

  1. United States
  2. Nations Other Than the United States

XVI. Social Indicators

  1. United States
  2. Nations Other Than the United States

XVII. Social Institutions and Behavior

  1. Minorities and Race Relations
  2. Religion
  3. Socialization, Students, and Youth
    1. United States
    2. Nations Other Than the United States
  4. Age and the Life Cycle
  5. Crime and the Criminal Justice System
  6. Leisure and Recreation
  7. Vital Statistics
  8. Family and Gender
  9. Military Service

XVIII. Publication-Related Archive

XIX. External Data Resources

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