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IPUMS Projects
USA: U.S. Census and American Community Survey microdata from 1850 to the present.
NHGIS: U.S. Census summary tables and GIS data from 1790 to the present.
International: Census and survey microdata covering over 100 countries, contemporary and historical.
IHGIS: Summary tables and GIS data from population, housing, and agricultural censuses around the world.
CPS: Current Population Survey microdata including basic monthly surveys and supplements from 1962 to the present.
Time Use: Time diary data from the U.S. (1930-present) and 18 other countries.
Health Surveys: Microdata from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (1963-present) and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (1996-present).
Global Health: Health survey microdata for low- and middle-income countries, including harmonized data collections for Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) surveys.
Higher Ed: Survey microdata on the science and engineering workforce in the U.S. from 1993 to 2013.
Terra: Integrated population and environmental data from around the world, available as microdata, area-level data, or raster output.
Contextual Determinants of Health: Tabular measures of disparities, policies, and counts, by state and county, for historically marginalized populations in the United States, including Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latina/o/e/x, LGBTQ+ persons and women.