APA Style: Bibliographic Format for opinion polls, censuses, and other numeric data

This guide was based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed., 2001. (Copies available at the Main & Science Library Reference and Reserve Desks call number BF76.7.P83 2001) .

About opinion polls: Look for the title and other bibliographic information in the database record, descriptive web page, or publications lists of the resource you are using to access the poll data.

Note: The date on which the poll was taken is commonly included in the title, especially when the rest of the wording does not uniquely identify the poll.

Type of Entry	Reference List	Reference Citation in Text
Data retrieved from a database (e.g., poll questions and results)	Gallup, C.N.N., U.S.A. Today Poll, February 9-12, 2004. Poll questions retrieved July 9, 2004, from LexisNexis Academic database.	(Gallup, C.N.N., U.S.A., 2004)
Journal article containing data	Benson, J. M., & Timms-Ferrara, L. (2003). Death and Life. Public Perspective, 14(1), 33-36.	(Benson & Timms-Ferrara, 2003)
Raw dataset from a web source that requires additional steps to download	CBS News (2000). CBS News Class of 2000 Poll, May 2000 (ICPSR Version) [Data File].Available from ICPSR website, http://www.icpsr.umich.edu	(CBS News, 2000)
Raw dataset downloaded directly from a web site without additional steps	U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2002). Census Of Population And Housing, 2000 [United States]--Summary file 1--Final national [Data File]. Retrieved from http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/ Summary_File_1/ 0Final_National/	(U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002)
Raw dataset obtained through the library or by special order	Gallup, C.N.N., U.S.A. Today Poll, February 9-12, 2004 [Data File]. New York, NY: Gallup Organization [Producer]. Storrs, CT: Roper Center [Distributor].	(Gallup, C.N.N., U.S.A., 2004)