National Opinion Research Center

NORC at the University of Chicago

Motto	Insight for Informed Decisions
Formation	1941
Type	Private, nonprofit organization
Purpose	Research
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Location	University of Chicago Downtown Chicago Loop Washington DC Bethesda, Maryland Atlanta, Georgia San Francisco, California Boston, Massachusetts
Affiliations	University of Chicago
Website	norc.org
Formerly called	National Opinion Research Center

NORC at the University of Chicago is one of the largest independent social research organizations in the United States, established in 1941. Its corporate headquarters is on the University of Chicago campus, with offices in several other locations throughout the United States.

The organization was founded in 1941 as the National Opinion Research Center. Since its founding, NORC at the University of Chicago has conducted numerous social research projects involving opinion survey and other data collection, for government agencies, nonprofit agencies, and corporations.

Data from surveys are also often analyzed in a wide range of social sciences, especially sociology. NORC is best known for its large, national surveys, but has also conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses, and international projects.

NORC clients have included:

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