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IPUMS Projects
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USA: U.S. Census and American Community Survey microdata from 1850 to the present. |
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NHGIS: Tabular U.S. Census data and GIS boundary files from 1790 to the present. |
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International: Census and survey microdata covering over 100 countries, contemporary and historical. |
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IHGIS: Tabular and GIS data from population, housing, and agricultural censuses around the world. |
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CPS: Current Population Survey microdata including basic monthly surveys and supplements from 1962 to the present. |
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Time Use: Time use microdata from the U.S. (1930-present) and thirteen other countries (1965-present). |
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Health Surveys: Microdata from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (1963-present) and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (1996-present). |
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Global Health: Health survey microdata for low- and middle-income countries, including harmonized data collections for Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) surveys. |
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Higher Ed: Survey microdata on the science and engineering workforce in the U.S. from 1993 to 2013. |
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Terra: Integrated population and environmental data from around the world, available as microdata, area-level data, or raster output. |