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anti-racism data reuse guide

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to advance racially equitable data reuse practices for researchers to ensure that analysis does not harm the population(s) being studied or contribute to further marginalization of racialized communities.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This guide was established as an effort to address and acknowledge structural and institutional racism within research systems and data practices. The materials provided in this guide are meant to help change norms and practices of data use at ICPSR by supplementing and educating all members of the scientific community interested in incorporating anti-racist and equitable data practice into their research efforts.

We acknowledge this resource is not exhaustive but we will continue to provide routine updates in order to continue our effort in mitigating problematic and racist data-use practices. This resource is not a solution to the ongoing issues embedded in research practices but we hope the materials provided can be used as tools to acknowledge and dismantle racist or harmful data re-use and analysis practices.

Common Issues Using Secondary Data Analysis

FINDING DATA RESOURCES IN THE RESOURCE CENTER FOR MINORITY DATA (RCMD) ARCHIVE

To find data at RCMD, start with the search box to find data within the archive's catalog:

RCMD Catalog

Subject terms to use when searching the archive:

African Americans Arab Americans Asian Americans Discrimination Hispanic/Latino Americans Immigrants Immigration Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Populations Native Americans
Race Race Relations Racial Attitudes Racial Discrimination Racial Tensions Racism Segregation Social Inequality Social Justice Stereotype

STUDY HIGHLIGHTS FOR ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY

The following pages link users directly to datasets specific to studies about health-related research, historical phenomena, politically significant surveys, and housing data.

Health

History

Politics

Housing

EXTERNAL RESOURCES FOR EQUITABLE DATA REUSE

Webinars
Publications
Resource Guides

OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES (OR)

Utilizing an institutional OR for help with secondary research can be proven invaluable when navigating through academic resources. Find your OR by clicking your institution on the ICPSR Member List.