Chapter 10 Data

10.1 Data Sources by Discipline

10.1.1 Demography and Official Statistics

U.S. Census Data
- American Fact Finder
- IPUMS
  - U.S. census microdata with social, economic, and health variables.
  - Create custom data sets or use online tool.
UK Office for National Statistics
Statistics Canada

10.1.2 Economics

Panel Study of Income Dynamics
University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers

10.1.3 Education

Institute of Education Sciences: Data Files
National Assessment of Educational Progress Data Explorer

10.1.4 Law

Caselaw Access Project
- Digital access to U.S. state and federal cases from the 1600s to present.

10.2 Data Documentation

Cite the source of your data. Provide links to the original data source and accompanying codebook, if any. Your data documentation will document your data analysis from the download of the raw data to the final steps of data analysis.

Create a Codebook
- List of codebook creation tools with guides and download links.
Guide to Writing a Codebook
How to Use R Codebook Package
- Codebook Documentation
Creating R Package for Research Documentation