Accessing Census Data Using IPUMS Inbar Weiss 01

Accessing Census Data Using IPUMS Inbar Weiss

01 What is IPUMS?

IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) Part of the Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation. Directed by Steven Ruggles IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. Integrated microdata describing 1. 4 billion individuals drawn from over 750 censuses and surveys

Available data

02 IPUMS USA

Example The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010

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1) Choose samples The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010

1) Choose samples

1) Choose samples

2) Choose variables The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010

2) Choose variables The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 1) Marital status

2) Choose variables The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 2) Education 1) Marital status

2) Choose variables The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 2) Education 1) Marital status 3) Sex

2) Choose variables The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 2) Education 1) Marital status 3) Sex 4) Employment

2) Choose variables 5) Linking spouse The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 2) Education 1) Marital status 3) Sex 4) Employment

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables

2) Choose variables 2 ways to link household members: 1) Merging a sample of husbands with a sample of wives 2) Attach characteristics 5) Linking spouse The effect of husband’s education on women’s employment, 1990 -2010 2) Education 1) Marital status 3) Sex 4) Employment

Linking household members Option 1

03 Data manipulation

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Data manipulation

Data manipulation

Linking household members Option 2

04 Extracting data

Extracting data

Extracting data • • • Processing time- most times within a couple of hours, but it can also take a day. Data files are available for 72 hours- resubmit if need another copy is needed. Data can be revise if needed- no time limit.

Extracting data

Extracting data 1. 2. 3. 4. Copy and paste the text to a new do file Add the location of the file Run the code Save the file

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