NORC at the University of Chicago

NORC at the University of Chicago

Formation	1941
Type	Private, nonprofit organization
Purpose	Research
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Parent organization	University of Chicago
Website	norc.org
Formerly called	National Opinion Research Center

NORC at the University of Chicago, previously the National Opinion Research Center, is an independent social research organization in the United States. Established in 1941, its corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago, with offices in several other locations throughout the United States. Organized as an independent corporation, more than half its board comes from faculty and administration of the University of Chicago. It also jointly staffs some of the university's academic research centers.^[1]