Health Research Data at ICPSR
Hosting a wealth of data on health and health care from areas such as epidemiology, gerontology, demography, and public health, ICPSR has what you need. Use our data to study and further impact areas like the social determinants of health, healthy aging, substance use, and many more. ICPSR’s health archives hold over 3500 studies, 3.8 million variables, and 100,000 data-related publications to support your research.
Connect with Data on Health and Health Care
Get to know each of our archives and explore the topics that interest you.
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA)
NACDA offers downloadable data on aging and the life course, such as MIDUS and NSHAP, for reuse and analysis. You can also find podcasts, researcher interviews, user support, and data sharing options (both curated and self-published). *Funded by NIA*
Action: Follow NACDA on Twitter
Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA)
This archive provides access and analysis of data collections funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HMCA’s goal is to increase the understanding of health and health care and the factors that contribute to health in the United States.
National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP)
NAHDAP offers access to data on drug addiction and HIV behaviors (for example, the PATH Study and Monitoring the Future) and provides user support and specialized training for depositors and data users. *Funded by NIDA*
Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR)
DSDR archives data on mother and child health, health disparities, and the human lifecycle for secondary analysis. This project advances research on population health and human development by offering access to data for studying critical issues related to these topics. *Funded by NICHD*
Action: Sign up for DSDR’s newsletter or follow DSDR on Twitter or Facebook
Social, Behavioral, and Economic COVID Coordinating Center (SBE CCC)
A center for communication and collaboration on COVID-19 related research, SBE CCC streamlines information-sharing between our NIH-funded consortium members, the behavioral and social science community, and the public.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Data Repository (PCODR)
This repository offers clinical data collected primarily from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) programs: Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science and Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research. The goal is to encourage scientifically rigorous secondary use of clinical research data to foster scientific advances and improve clinical care and patient outcomes.
Action: Access PCODR data
openICPSR COVID-19 Data Repository
This repository holds data on the social, behavioral, public health, and economic impact of the novel coronavirus global pandemic. This repository is a free self-publishing option for any researcher who wants to share data related to COVID-19.
Action: Thinking about depositing to openICPSR? Read the FAQ
National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA)
This archive provides publicly available data containing information about places in the United States. NaNDA offers theoretically-derived, spatially-referenced, nationwide measures of the physical and social environment.
Qualitative Data Sharing (QDS) Project Series
This project makes available qualitative health data (restricted and de-identified), such as patient interviews, for use by researchers interested in mental health, substance use, sexual and reproductive health, and other sensitive health topics.
Action: View QDS studies