Notes and Reference Materials
Research Ethics
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) FAQ
- University of Michigan Data Use Policies and Procedures
- Researchers: Restricted Data Applications
- Data Producers: Restricted Data Contracts
- Data Confidentiality
Decennial Census
- Working Papers from the Population Division, Census Bureau
- Reporting Census 2000: A Guide for Journalists
- Census 2000 Initiative
- Census 2000, with a Michigan emphasis
- Census 2000, Census Bureau
- Census questionnaires (1850 - 1990)
- Enumerator instructions for the census (1850 - 1990)
- PUMA Equivalency files
- Why are there zero weights in the 1990 census?
- Migration, place of work, travel time sample in 1980 PUMS files
- Degree of detail in place of work and migration data in 1990 PUMS files
Census Geography
- Geographic Area Reference Manual Detailed definitions of geographic concepts used by the U.S. Census Bureau
- Zip Code Resources Page Provided by John Blodgett, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri, Columbia
- Zip Code Tabulation Areas
- Slide show presentation on Zip Code Tabulation Areas(zipped PDF file (1504KB) Provided by Andrew Flora, TIGER Operations Branch, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Current Population Survey (CPS)
- Methodology and Documentation
- Matching March CPS files
- ID Variables in the March CPS
- Annotation of Different Household Types in the CPS
Metropolitan Areas
- Metropolitan Area Standards Review Project Proposed changes in metropolitan definitions
- Metropolitan Areas and Components, 2005, with FIPS codesMetropolitan areas defined by Office of Management and Budget, June 30, 1999
- Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions
Population Estimates and Projections
- Population Estimates Census Bureau
- Population Projections Census Bureau
- International Database 227 countries, 1950-2050 [Census Bureau]
Standards/Definitions
- Archival standards Center for Electronic Records
- Data Preparation ICPSR Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving
- Codebook standards Data Documentation Inititative (DDI)
- General Metadata Resources Collection of Metadata resources [CIESIN]
NEW PSC blog
Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Frey. Race, Immigration and Changing Electorate, PSC Research Report.
Danziger & Rouse. Economics of Early Adulthood
Next Brown Bag
Seminars will start up again in fall 2008
Check for new schedule
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