Public Use Data on Mexican Immigration

Principal Investigator(s): Massey, Douglas S., Princeton University. Office of Population Research

Summary: This project was a continuation of data collection for the ongoing Mexican Migration Project (MMP). The goals of the MMP are to gather and maintain high quality data on the characteristics and behavior of documented and undocumented Mexican migrants to the United States, and to make the collected data available to the public for research and educational purposes. This round focused on gathering new community samples from Mexico's central region. (more info)

• These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly (via Mexican Migration Project) for details on obtaining the data and documentation.

This survey was funded by:

• United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Summary:   This project was a continuation of data collection for the ongoing Mexican Migration Project (MMP). The goals of the MMP are to gather and maintain high quality data on the characteristics and behavior of documented and undocumented Mexican migrants to the United States, and to make the collected data available to the public for research and educational purposes. This round focused on gathering new community samples from Mexico's central region.

Subject Terms:   immigration, population dynamics, population migration

Geographic Coverage:   Global, Mexico, United States

Data Collection Notes:

These data are not available from DSDR or ICPSR. Researchers should consult the principal investigator directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation:

Dr. Douglas Massey

Office of Population Research

239 Wallace Hall

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ 08544

email: dmassey@princeton.edu