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Urban Institute National Data Repository. Randy Rosso October 21, 2010. History. 2003 – 2008: Content provider for DataPlace (website with mapping/charting for the U.S.) 2009 – present: Standardized procedures with support from Casey, Macarthur, Rockefeller; providing files to NNIP partners
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Urban Institute National Data Repository Randy Rosso October 21, 2010
History • 2003 – 2008: Content provider for DataPlace (website with mapping/charting for the U.S.) • 2009 – present: Standardized procedures with support from Casey, Macarthur, Rockefeller; providing files to NNIP partners • Now: Fundraising to provide datasets & user guides to the public
What We Are Offering • Aggregate and point data (not microdata) • Many administrative files, some survey
Why Use Our Files – User-Friendly • Standardized field names and file structure over time • Descriptive field names • Useful indicators with metadata and documentation
Why Use Our Files – Geography • Standardized geographic definitions over time • Data already summarized at many geographic levels
Why Use Our Files – Wide Range of Topic Areas • Housing (e.g. HMDA) • Economy (e.g. Census/BLS data on poverty, employment, unemployment, wages) • Education (NCES schools data) • Population/Demographics (Census/ACS)
Why Use Our Files – Pre-processed • Raw data difficult to manage: • Gigantic files • No “indicators” created (Poverty rate, Median loan amount, Pct. African American students) • HMDA: • Thousands of possible indicators to create • ACS • A nightmare to download and manipulate • Table/cell references are cumbersome
Loan purpose (purchase, refinancing) Loan result (originated, denied) Lender ID Raw HMDA Data
Raw ACS Data 8,058 files to read-in for basic U.S. geographies
What data are available? • HMDA 2006-2008 • Zip/County Business Patterns 2006-2007
Where can I find the data? • Go to www.metrotrends.org/natdata
What is coming soon? • HMDA 1998-2005, 2009 • ZBP 1998-2005, 2008 • IRS 2006-2007 • ACS 2006-2009 • NCES 1998/99-2008/09
In the Future • Section 8 Multifamily Housing • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit • Building Permits • FDIC-Insured Institutions • More…
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