*New* IPUMS Data (Global Health, NHGIS, CPS)
Posted: 2/1/2024 ()
IPUMS released updates for its for its NHGIS and CPS datasets. It also released the IPUMS DHS Climate Change and Health Research Hub, which will help researchers study the relationships between climate change and population health. Read more about each update in the full story!
IPUMS GLOBAL HEALTHIPUMS DHS is pleased to announce a new resource to help researchers illuminate the relationship between climate change and population health: the IPUMS DHS Climate Change and Health Research Hub. The Research Hub will showcase techniques to combine spatial data with IPUMS survey data, making it easier to add environmental context to population health resources. It will include both conceptual content and technical tutorials that demonstrate spatial processing techniques in R.
IPUMS NHGISNHGIS has released its fourth set of GIS boundary files for 1980 census blocks. This release adds 55 metropolitan areas, including St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Nassau-Suffolk, and provides full coverage of New England. Our 1980 block boundaries now cover all or part of 148 metro areas across 46 states, including the top 20 largest metro areas by 1980 population.
IPUMS CPSThe January 2024 Basic Monthly Sample data are now available through IPUMS CPS.