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SKIDMORE
College has about 300 MicroCase data files for research and
other academic use by Skidmore faculty and students. Included
are the entire General Social Surveys since 1972, data for
all American states and counties and major cities, international
data, cross-cultural data for preindustrial societies, historical
data, and Congressional data.
There
is no cost to faculty and students using these files. Feel
free to use them for term papers in any Skidmore course in
any department. These data files can be either used directly
with the MicroCase statistical package or exported for use
with other statistical packages such as SPSS.
NOTE:
Skidmore's MicroCase data files are available only to members
of the Skidmore community. If you are not associated with
Skidmore, I suggest that you contact the MicroCase folks via
their Website at www.microcase.com.
For
additional information on MicroCase data files and access
to them, contact William
Fox in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and
Social Work. (For other data files available to Skidmore students
and faculty, contact Robert
Jones in the Economics Department.)
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| US Survey | States,
Counties, Cities | Historical
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| International | Cross-Cultural
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National
Survey Data Files
General
Social Survey, 1972-1998
Annual
national survey data with hundreds of variables pertaining
to demographic characteristics and social and political
attitudes.
American
National Election Study, 1996
World
Values Survey, 1990-1993
National
Survey of Religious Identification, 1990
Study
of High School and Beyond
Canadian
Election Studies
U.S. States, Counties, and Cities
States
Over
700 variables for the 50 states. In addition to 1990 census
data, the set includes magazine circulation rates, crime
statistics, church membership data, and health statistics.
Special module on education and welfare.
Counties
of the United States
Over
450 variables for the 3,141 counties in the United States.
Wide range of demographic, social, and economic variables.
State
Data Files
Over
450 variables for the counties of each state. Each state
is a separate file.
STF3-90
Official
1990 census release for the 50 states. A sample of the population
who completed the long form of the census questionnaire.
STF1-90
Official
1990 census release for the 50 states. Constructed from
information on the short form of the census questionnaire.
US
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
290
variables for the 268 Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Chicago
Community Areas
343 variables for Chicago's 77 Community
Areas. Historical subset has data from 1920s to present.
Data
on race and ethnicity, delinquency, family structure, commute
rate, income, property values, etc. A historical subset
lets you trace trends from the 1920s to the present. Also
variables on social disorganization, deviance, venereal
disease and alcoholism from the 1930s. A
secondary data file has raw data from the 1990 census.
Cities
of Los Angeles
150
variables for the 133 cities of the Greater Los Angeles
area. Secondary data file has raw data from the 1990 census
long form.
Seattle
Census Tracts
213
variables for the 123 census tracts of Seattle, Washington.
Secondary data file has raw data from the 1990 census long
form.
St.
Louis Neighborhoods
Two
data sets: variables for 49 census tracts groups in St.
Louis City and County; and variables for 11 counties and
the City of St. Louis in the St. Louis Standard Metropolitan
Area. Variables range from Census data to rates of Italian
restaurants and martial arts studios.
Yorkadelphia
Over
450 variables for the 49 counties making up the "megacity"
of New York and Philadelphia that sprawls across parts of
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
Historical Data Files
Colonial
America
52
variables for the original 13 colonies plus Maine and Vermont
for the period 1770-1790. Based on colonial censuses and
first federal census. Data include religion, ethnicity,
race, and slavery.
American
Cities: 1900-1906
111
variables for the 82 largest American cities in 1902. Variables
include religion, crime, police staffing. fires, education
and schools, libraries, health, suicide, population growth,
industrialization, immigration, etc. Especially strong in
areas of economic development, family, and fertility.
America
1920-1990
Over
500 variables for the 50 states. Variables range from standard
demographic data to rates of lynchings to per cent of labor
force employed in pool halls and as piano tuners.
Victorian
England and Wales
59
variables for the 44 counties (shires) in the period 1840-1860.
Variables (known as "moral statistics" at the
time) pertain to population, religion, stratification, economy,
family, education, and crime.
International Data Files
Nations
of the Globe
Data
the 174 nations with populations 200,000 or more. Variables
include demographic, social, economic, political, health
information.
Latin
America
Regional
from the Nations of the Globe data file. Over 90 variables
for the 17 continental and Catholic nations of Latin America.
Topics include agriculture, modernization, suicide, mortality,
fertility, and women in the labor force.
States
of Mexico
Data
for the 31 states plus federal district. Primary file has
112 variables describing rates. A secondary file of "raw
data" has 276 variables. Data are from the "statistical
abstract" of Mexico.
Provinces
& Territories of Canada
176
variables pertaining to Canada's 10 provinces and 2 territories
and 94 variables for the 25 Canadian Census Metropolitan
Areas. Also includes subsets of variables for the 1920s,
1940s, and 1960s to allow trend studies.
Canadian
Cities
Data
for the 25 Census Metropolitan Areas of Canada.
Countries
of Europe
Regional
data for the 38 primary nations of Europe after reorganization
of Eastern Europe. From the Nations of the Globe data file.
Countries
of Africa
Regional
data for 54 nations. From the Nations of the Globe data
file.
Countries
of Asia
Regional
data for 40 nations. From the Nations of the Globe data
file.
Prefectures
of Japan
Over
550 variables for the 47 prefectures of Japan. This data
set spans a broad range of subjects: religion, education,
stratification and inequality, family structures, modernization,
urbanization, economic development, suicide. Crime, etc.
States
of India
Primary
file has 190 variables for the 22 states and 9 union territories
of India. Secondary file has 291 variables.
Modern
China
Over
140 variables for the 30 provinces of China. These data
come from large surveys and the most recent Chinese census.
Useful for examining issues concerning fertility, shifts
in family and household structure, health, and the spread
of schools and education in China. Fertility data are from
1940 through 1980s.
Cross-Cultural
Data Files
Standard
Cross-Cultural Sample
Over
200 variables pertaining to the 186 preindustrialized societies
in the Standard Cross-cultural Sample selected by George
Murdock and Douglas S. White
XC-World
99
variables for the 563 preindustrialized societies around
the world used in George Murdock's Atlas of World Cultures.
Data includes modes of subsistence, agriculture, religion,
and kinship systems.
XC-North
America
99
variables for the 124 North American preindustrial societies
in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes
of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-South
America
99
variables for the 81 South American preindustrial societies
in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes
of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-Sub-Sahara
Africa
99
variables for the 111 Sub-Saharan preindustrial societies
in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes
of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-Asia
99
variables for the 81 East Asian preindustrial societies
in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes
of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-Insular
Pacific
99
variables for the 101 Insular Pacific preindustrialized
societies around the world used in George Murdock's Atlas
of World Cultures. Data includes modes of subsistence,
agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-Circum-Mediterranean
99
variables for the 65 Circum-Mediterranean preindustrialized
societies around the world used in George Murdock's Atlas
of World Cultures. Data includes modes of subsistence,
agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
House:
105th Congress
Data
on members of the House of Representatives. Includes demographic
characteristics, votes on key issues, campaign financing.
Data
on senators. Includes demographic characteristics, votes on
key issues, campaign financing.
Data
on members of the House of Representatives. Includes demographic
characteristics, votes on key issues, campaign financing.
Data
on senators. Includes demographic characteristics, votes on
key issues, campaign financing.
Data
on members of the House of Representatives. Includes demographic
characteristics, votes on key issues, campaign financing.
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