Panel Study of Income Dynamics (USA)

• Data description 
• Time period 
• Support links 
• How to access data 
• Catalogue record 

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Data description 

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics  (PSID) is a representative longitudinal study of approximately 9,000 U.S. families since 1968. The PSID includes variables on economic, health and social behaviour.

 

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Time period 

Data is from 1968 to 2009.

 

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Support link 

The PSID homepage  provides a full description of the study.

 

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How to access data 

EUI users can either (a) download data directly from the PSID site, or (b) request ICPSR-hosted PSID data.

 

(a) Downloading directly from the PSID site:

• Users must first complete the registration procedures on the PSID site , and chose between these options:
• (i) Create custom sub-sets via the Data Center website , selecting required variables, or
• (ii) Download complete files via the PSID zips main page .

(b) Requesting ICPSR-hosted PSID data from the EUI Data Administrator:

• Locate the required data Study Number(s) in the ICPSR data holdings catalogue 
• Send the Study Number(s) by e-mail to econlibrary@eui.eu , indicating the format in which the data should be delivered (Stata, SAS &c.)
• Moderate-sized sets will be sent via e-mail attachment. Larger sets will be placed on an FTP server and the link sent by e-mail.

Instructions on using ZIP files to compress and decompress data are available on this page .

Users should carefully read the University of Michigan's ICPSR Responsible Use statement .

 

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