Partner and Project Websites
ICPSR collaborates with sponsors and research partners to widen its vast archive of social science data for research and instruction.
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National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
NACDA acquires and provides access to data relevant to gerontological research with an emphasis on major issues of scientific and policy relevance.
NACDA acquires and provides access to data relevant to gerontological research with an emphasis on major issues of scientific and policy relevance.
Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR)
DSDR provides resources to demographic data producers and users, including confidentiality and disclosure review, restricted data contract development and data dissemination, a searchable index of important demography and population study data, and a catalogue of publications using data indexed.
DSDR provides resources to demographic data producers and users, including confidentiality and disclosure review, restricted data contract development and data dissemination, a searchable index of important demography and population study data, and a catalogue of publications using data indexed.
Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD)
RCMD provides educators, researchers, and students with data resources so that they can produce analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. RCMD provides access and analytic tools enhancements to use of the vast array of available data. The archive collection allows researchers to track changes in outcomes and status of minority populations and contributing factors. Access to RCMD data is available to anyone at an ICPSR member university or institution.
RCMD provides educators, researchers, and students with data resources so that they can produce analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. RCMD provides access and analytic tools enhancements to use of the vast array of available data. The archive collection allows researchers to track changes in outcomes and status of minority populations and contributing factors. Access to RCMD data is available to anyone at an ICPSR member university or institution.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
NACJD facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources. NACJD also promotes original research based on archived data and provides specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.
NACJD facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources. NACJD also promotes original research based on archived data and provides specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN)
PHDCN is an interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development in urban Chicago neighborhoods. It examined the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors, including the causes of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence.
PHDCN is an interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development in urban Chicago neighborhoods. It examined the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors, including the causes of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence.
TIGER/Line Files @ ICPSR
ICPSR has created this Web site to permit users to download various versions of the Census Bureau's TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database. Data for individual states can be downloaded from the maps or menu interfaces associated with each of the TIGER versions.
ICPSR has created this Web site to permit users to download various versions of the Census Bureau's TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database. Data for individual states can be downloaded from the maps or menu interfaces associated with each of the TIGER versions.
Detroit Area Studies
The Detroit Area Studies (DAS) series was initiated in 1951 at the University of Michigan and was carried out nearly every year until 2004. The Department of Sociology and the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research were associated with the development of the series.
The Detroit Area Studies (DAS) series was initiated in 1951 at the University of Michigan and was carried out nearly every year until 2004. The Department of Sociology and the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research were associated with the development of the series.
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
Research Connections (RC) offers a comprehensive, easily searchable collection of more than 15,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. The site offers the most current publications, as well as links to child care policy statements
Research Connections (RC) offers a comprehensive, easily searchable collection of more than 15,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. The site offers the most current publications, as well as links to child care policy statements
PreK-3rd Data Resource Center
The goal of this project is to inform the Foundation for Child Development's PreK-3rd initiative and build the research field by facilitating the analysis of rich, complex, longitudinal datasets that contain a wide range of variables on the child, family, school, and neighborhood.
The goal of this project is to inform the Foundation for Child Development's PreK-3rd initiative and build the research field by facilitating the analysis of rich, complex, longitudinal datasets that contain a wide range of variables on the child, family, school, and neighborhood.
NCAA Student-Athlete Experiences Data Archive
These data represent a valuable source of information for addressing a variety of issues related to both intercollegiate athletics and higher education generally. These data are collected to help answer research questions posed by college presidents, athletics personnel, faculty, student-athlete groups, the media, researchers and others in the higher education community and to assist in the development of national athletics policies.
These data represent a valuable source of information for addressing a variety of issues related to both intercollegiate athletics and higher education generally. These data are collected to help answer research questions posed by college presidents, athletics personnel, faculty, student-athlete groups, the media, researchers and others in the higher education community and to assist in the development of national athletics policies.
Center for Population Research in LGBT Health
Research shows that sexual and gender minority groups experience health disparities as a result of multiple socio-cultural factors. The Center offers data and resources to health researchers to fill critical knowledge gaps related to the health of sexual and gender minorities, strengthening the foundation for culturally competent treatment and behavior change models.
Research shows that sexual and gender minority groups experience health disparities as a result of multiple socio-cultural factors. The Center offers data and resources to health researchers to fill critical knowledge gaps related to the health of sexual and gender minorities, strengthening the foundation for culturally competent treatment and behavior change models.
Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES)
CPES provides data on the distributions, correlates, and risk factors of mental disorders among the general population, with special emphasis on minority groups. CPES permits the investigation of cultural and ethnic influences on mental health.
CPES provides data on the distributions, correlates, and risk factors of mental disorders among the general population, with special emphasis on minority groups. CPES permits the investigation of cultural and ethnic influences on mental health.
Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA)
HMCA preserves and disseminates data collected by research projects funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
HMCA preserves and disseminates data collected by research projects funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
Integrated Fertility Survey Series (IFSS)
IFSS offers data and tools for examining issues related to families and fertility in the United States spanning five decades. IFSS encompasses the Growth of American Families (GAF), National Fertility Surveys (NFS), and National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG), as well as a single dataset of harmonized variables across all ten surveys. Analytic tools make it possible to quickly and easily explore the data and obtain information about changes in behaviors and attitudes across time.
IFSS offers data and tools for examining issues related to families and fertility in the United States spanning five decades. IFSS encompasses the Growth of American Families (GAF), National Fertility Surveys (NFS), and National Surveys of Family Growth (NSFG), as well as a single dataset of harmonized variables across all ten surveys. Analytic tools make it possible to quickly and easily explore the data and obtain information about changes in behaviors and attitudes across time.
National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program
NAHDAP acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research. By preserving and making available an easily accessible library of electronic data on drug addiction and HIV infection in the United States, NAHDAP offers scholars the opportunity to conduct secondary analysis on major issues of social and behavioral sciences and public policy.
NAHDAP acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research. By preserving and making available an easily accessible library of electronic data on drug addiction and HIV infection in the United States, NAHDAP offers scholars the opportunity to conduct secondary analysis on major issues of social and behavioral sciences and public policy.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)
SAMHDA provides public data access and online analysis for important substance abuse and mental health data collections. The project offers variable-level searching, an archive of survey instruments, related literature for data collections, a listserv, disclosure analysis, and traditional data products. SAMHDA was established at ICPSR in 1995 by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
SAMHDA provides public data access and online analysis for important substance abuse and mental health data collections. The project offers variable-level searching, an archive of survey instruments, related literature for data collections, a listserv, disclosure analysis, and traditional data products. SAMHDA was established at ICPSR in 1995 by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
International Data Resource Center (IDRC)
As the international community is drawn closer together through the phenomenon of globalization, access to international data has become critical for scholars and researchers around the world. Finding reliable data sources that reflect international dimensions can be difficult. In an effort to meet the growing demands for international data, ICPSR has created the International Data Resource Center (IDRC). The IDRC acts as a clearinghouse for international data housed at ICPSR.
As the international community is drawn closer together through the phenomenon of globalization, access to international data has become critical for scholars and researchers around the world. Finding reliable data sources that reflect international dimensions can be difficult. In an effort to meet the growing demands for international data, ICPSR has created the International Data Resource Center (IDRC). The IDRC acts as a clearinghouse for international data housed at ICPSR.
Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election
Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election is a new SETUPS (Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science) that offers students the ability to analyze an accessible dataset drawn from the 2008 National Election Study (NES) survey of the American electorate. This instructional module is part of a long line of voting behavior SETUPS, which began with the 1972 election.
Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election is a new SETUPS (Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science) that offers students the ability to analyze an accessible dataset drawn from the 2008 National Election Study (NES) survey of the American electorate. This instructional module is part of a long line of voting behavior SETUPS, which began with the 1972 election.
Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center (TPDRC)
TPDRC archives and distributes data collected by government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and researchers about the nature of intra- (domestic) and international terrorism incidents, organizations, perpetrators, and victims; governmental and nongovernmental responses to terror and citizen's attitudes towards terrorism, terror incidents, and the response to terror.
TPDRC archives and distributes data collected by government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and researchers about the nature of intra- (domestic) and international terrorism incidents, organizations, perpetrators, and victims; governmental and nongovernmental responses to terror and citizen's attitudes towards terrorism, terror incidents, and the response to terror.
China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset
The China Multi Generational Panel Dataset - Liaoning consists of 1.5 million triennial observations of more than 260,000 residents from approximately 700 communities in the Liaoning Province of China collected between 1749 and 1909. Through record linkage, as many as seven generations of paternal pedigrees can be reconstructed. The dataset is unique among publicly available population databases because of its time span, volume, detail, and completeness of recording.
The China Multi Generational Panel Dataset - Liaoning consists of 1.5 million triennial observations of more than 260,000 residents from approximately 700 communities in the Liaoning Province of China collected between 1749 and 1909. Through record linkage, as many as seven generations of paternal pedigrees can be reconstructed. The dataset is unique among publicly available population databases because of its time span, volume, detail, and completeness of recording.
Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an emerging standard for social science metadata that is being developed by an international group called the DDI Alliance. Version 3.0 of the DDI documents the life cycle of research data from the start of a research project through data dissemination.
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an emerging standard for social science metadata that is being developed by an international group called the DDI Alliance. Version 3.0 of the DDI documents the life cycle of research data from the start of a research project through data dissemination.
Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences (Data-PASS)
Data-PASS acquires, preserves, and disseminates data from opinion polls, voting records, large-scale surveys, and other social science studies, many of which are considered at risk of being lost.
Data-PASS acquires, preserves, and disseminates data from opinion polls, voting records, large-scale surveys, and other social science studies, many of which are considered at risk of being lost.
Digital Preservation Management Tutorial
An award-wining Digital Preservation Management tutorial that provides an introduction to the basic tenets of digital preservation and is geared toward librarians, archivists, curators, managers, and technical specialists. ICPSR also hosts of the Digital Preservation Management workshop curriculum that builds on the tutorial content.
An award-wining Digital Preservation Management tutorial that provides an introduction to the basic tenets of digital preservation and is geared toward librarians, archivists, curators, managers, and technical specialists. ICPSR also hosts of the Digital Preservation Management workshop curriculum that builds on the tutorial content.
Population and Environment in the U.S. Great Plains
A study of the reciprocal relationship between population and environment in the American Great Plains focusing on the relationship between the agricultural land-use and demographic behavior. The researchers have collected county-level data on agriculture, population, and the biophysical environment from between 1870 and the present (for roughly 450 counties), and collaborated on local small-scale studies.
A study of the reciprocal relationship between population and environment in the American Great Plains focusing on the relationship between the agricultural land-use and demographic behavior. The researchers have collected county-level data on agriculture, population, and the biophysical environment from between 1870 and the present (for roughly 450 counties), and collaborated on local small-scale studies.
Welfare, Children, & Families: A Three City Study
This research project is an intensive study in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio to assess the well-being of low-income children and families in the post-welfare reform era. The project investigates the strategies families have used to respond to reform, in terms of employment, schooling or other forms of training, residential mobility, and fertility. Central to this project is a focus on how these strategies affect children's lives, with an emphasis on their health and development as well as their need for, and use of, social services.
This research project is an intensive study in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio to assess the well-being of low-income children and families in the post-welfare reform era. The project investigates the strategies families have used to respond to reform, in terms of employment, schooling or other forms of training, residential mobility, and fertility. Central to this project is a focus on how these strategies affect children's lives, with an emphasis on their health and development as well as their need for, and use of, social services.
Exploring Data Through Research Literature
EDRL is intended to inspire instructors who want to use ICPSR's data holdings and Bibliography of Data-Related Literature in new and interesting ways. Instructors are welcome to download and edit the exercises, as well as suggest other articles that might serve as useful entry articles for the exercises outlined here.
EDRL is intended to inspire instructors who want to use ICPSR's data holdings and Bibliography of Data-Related Literature in new and interesting ways. Instructors are welcome to download and edit the exercises, as well as suggest other articles that might serve as useful entry articles for the exercises outlined here.
Investigating Community and Social Capital
This site introduces students to quantitative social science research with a case study on social capital. Some of the concepts illustrated include replication, unit of analysis, level of measurement, analysis over time versus cross-sectional analysis, crosstabulation, creating an index, and correlation.
This site introduces students to quantitative social science research with a case study on social capital. Some of the concepts illustrated include replication, unit of analysis, level of measurement, analysis over time versus cross-sectional analysis, crosstabulation, creating an index, and correlation.
Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
Since its inception, the Consortium has offered the ICPSR Summer Program as a complement to its data services. The Summer Program provides a comprehensive, integrated program of studies in research design, statistics, data analysis, and social science methodology. Its instructional environment stresses integration of methods of quantitative analysis within a broader context of substantive social research.
Since its inception, the Consortium has offered the ICPSR Summer Program as a complement to its data services. The Summer Program provides a comprehensive, integrated program of studies in research design, statistics, data analysis, and social science methodology. Its instructional environment stresses integration of methods of quantitative analysis within a broader context of substantive social research.
TeachingWithData.org
TeachingWithData.org is a repository of educational materials designed to improve quantitative literacy skills in social science courses. Built especially for faculty teaching post-secondary courses in such areas as demography, economics, geography, political science, social psychology, and sociology, the materials include stand-alone learning activities, tools, and pedagogy services
TeachingWithData.org is a repository of educational materials designed to improve quantitative literacy skills in social science courses. Built especially for faculty teaching post-secondary courses in such areas as demography, economics, geography, political science, social psychology, and sociology, the materials include stand-alone learning activities, tools, and pedagogy services
