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Users and Uses of IPUMS International Data. Presented by Dr. Miriam King. Facts about Users. As of late June, 2005, 934 applicants, 578 approved users (62% approved) Users drawn from 41 countries Users drawn from 283 institutions. Countries with the largest number of users (in rank order).
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Users and Uses of IPUMS International Data Presented by Dr. Miriam King
Facts about Users • As of late June, 2005, 934 applicants, 578 approved users (62% approved) • Users drawn from 41 countries • Users drawn from 283 institutions
Countries with the largest number of users (in rank order) • United States * • Colombia * * indicates that country’s data • Canada currently available to users • United Kingdom through IPUMS-I • France * • Brazil * Conclusion: Scholars within • Switzerland collaborating countries are • Germany among the largest users of • Mexico * IPUMS-I data. • Spain • Kenya * These 12 countries represent • China * 89 percent of registered users.
Geographic Range of Other Users • Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden • Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Panama, Peru, Venezuela • Asia: Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore • Other: Australia, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, Uganda
Users’ Disciplines • Economics (39%) • Demography (26%) • Sociology (12%) • Public Policy (6%) • History (4%) • Other (e.g., Geography, Public Health, Political Science) (13%)
Users’ Status • Student: 52 percent* • Faculty: 21 percent • Researcher: 17 percent • Non-academic researcher: 8 percent • Support staff: 2 percent *Note: While most student users are grad students, substantial numbers of undergrads have used data for senior theses or in quantitative methods courses.
Majority use data from more than one country • 1 country (39 percent) • 2 countries (24 percent) • 3 countries (10 percent) • 4 countries (6 percent) • 5 countries (3 percent) • 6-8 countries (17 percent)
Within countries, users represent a large number of institutions • United States (134 institutions) • France (16 institutions) • UK (13 institutions) • Brazil (13 institutions) • Canada (12 institutions) • Germany (8 institutions) • Spain (6 institutions)
Most users are from universities; many organizations represented • International organizations (e.g., ILO, WHO, World Bank, Inter-American Development Fund, United Nations) • National statistical agencies (e.g., Brazil, China, Kenya, Colombia, France, Canada, U.S.) • National govt agencies (e.g., Kenyan Ministry of Health, U.S. National Institute on Aging) • Other (e.g., NBER, World Agroforestry Center, International Poverty Center, IIASA)
High demand for European data France as an example • Thirty-four percent of users requested French data. • Of users from within France, 65 percent used French data.
Some examples of data use • Make broad cross-national comparisons • Compare a phenomenon in two similar countries • Study change over time in one country • Study regional differences within one country • Trace cohorts over time • Check representativeness of survey data against census results • Use in the classroom, student exercises • Analyze immigration via sending and receiving countries’ data • Develop demographic profiles of countries and population subgroups • Empirically test existing theoretical models • Use data to develop new models and methods • Indirectly estimate fertility and mortality
Outreach efforts to date • MPC display at academic conferences • Conference presentations • Journal publications • Books and book chapters • Seminars and lectures • Specialized conferences • Announcements to IPUMS-USA users
Questions for Conference Participants: • What other types of outreach efforts could and should be made? • What outreach efforts would be especially effective in reaching European scholars and other potential users of European data?