ZSOM Data Catalog

Alternate Title(s): NLSY
Description: The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NSLY) consists of the NLSY79 (nationally representative sample of 12,686 14-22 year olds) and NLSY97 (nationally representative sample of...
Subject: Population Characteristics
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Alternate Title(s): HRS, University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study
Description: The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a longitudinal panel study that surveys a representative sample of more than 26,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. The HRS explores the changes in labor force participation and the health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow, collecting information about income,...
Subject: Health Care Costs

Health Care Utilization

Health Status

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Alternate Title(s): CPS
Description: The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
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Alternate Title(s): QWI
Description: Since 2003, the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) have been compiled by the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program at the U.S. Census Bureau using administrative records on employment by state, Social Security data, Federal tax records, as well as other census and survey data. The QWI provides detailed estimates of employment and earnings indicators at the local level, typically...
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Description: Data for the Gallup World Poll is collected by phone. In geographic areas that have low access to telephone services, survey staff go to that area and ask questions in person. The Gallup World Poll includes core questions on business and economics, citizen engagement, communications and technology, education and families, environment and energy, food and shelter, government and politics, health, law...
Subject: Population Characteristics

Alternate Title(s): LODES
Description: The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) provides data on the geographic employment patterns by employment location and residential location. Variables tracked include age of worker, earning, industry, sex, race, ethnicity, educational attainment. Forty-nine states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are active...
Subject: Population Characteristics
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