Overview
A survey designed to assist with resource allocation for American communities. Link/Data
Components
Population
US population
Cost
$0
Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.
Years Available
2000-2017
Linked Datasets
Puerto Rico Community Survey, Geography
Study Type
Survey
File Types
CSV, SAS
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Main Variables:
Overview
System of health surveys conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Includes health risk behavior, preventive health, health care access, chronic disease, and injury. Link/Data
Components
BRFSS, SMART: City and County Data
Population
US population, 18 yr+ years old
Cost
$0
Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.
Years Available
1984-2017
Linked Datasets
Asthma Call-back Survey, GIS Data
Study Types
Survey
Data Type
ASCII, SAS
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Main Variables:
Overview
Government data repository. Available to the public: find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the federal government. Link
Components
Data Warehouse
Population
Varies
Cost
Varies, but usually no cost
Clearance?
Varies by dataset
Years Available
Varies by dataset
Linked Datasets
Varies
Study Type
Varies by dataset
File Types
Varies by dataset
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Main Variables:
Overview
The GSS is designed to record demographic and attitudinal trends of the United States population. Link /Data
Components
Population
US Population
Cost
$0
Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.
Years Available
1972-2016
Linked Datasets
Yes. International Social Survey Programme
Study Types
Survey
Data Type
SPSS, SAS, Stata, R, ASCII, TSV
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Main Variables:
Overview
A data warehouse created and managed by the Minnesota Population Center. IPUMS contains population and census data from the United States and 238 countries. Link
Use this service to order census data that is relevant to your research.
Components
Population
US population, International
Cost
$0
Clearance?
Yes. Register with the Minnesota Population Center. For International data, researchers must provide a description of research, institutional affiliation, etc.
Years Available
US Census data – 1850- present
International census data – 1960- present
Study Type
Data Warehouse
File Types
ASCII, SPSS, SAS, Stata syntax files provided
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Main Variables:
Overview
Inter-University partnership focused on social science research. Link
Components
Data Warehouse
Population
US, International
Cost
$0
Clearance?
Yes. For some restricted data. Agreement Request System (IDARS), IRB approval, data use agreement, investigator information, description, information on data formats, data storage.
Years Available
Varies
Study Type
Varies by dataset
File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:
Overview
An online research tool that features current and historical census data and demographic information. Link
Components
Population
US Population
Cost
$0
Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.
Social Explorer Professional is available through an Emory University subscription
Years Available
Varies by dataset. Range: 1790-present
Linked Datasets
No
Study Types
Survey
Data Type
CSV, TSV, Excel xls files
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Main Variables: