Welcome to the 11 th IPUMS-International International workshop: Dublin, Ireland, Aug 20-21, 21, 2011 *** Robert McCaa, Professor of population history University of Minnesota rmccaa@umn.edu for additional details,,p please see: www.hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-global
IPUMS at the 58 th ISI ISI (Dublin, Aug 20-21, 21, 2011) http://www.isi2011.ie/content/» IPUMS Workshop (Aug 20-21) 21)» STS065 Future of Microdata Access» IPUMS Funding for delegates from developing countries» Visit it the IPUMS booth
Outline no. of slides 1. Workshop welcome, housekeeping 1 2. What is IPUMS-International? International? Objectives, Milestones, Benefits 5 3. IPUMS-Global 2012-1515 Plan 1 4. IPUMS at 59 th ISI (Hong Kong) 2
Workshop 1. Welcome» Thanks to delegates (33 countries), sponsors (NSF, African Development Bank, CSO-IE, DRS), and MPC staff» Presentations from all phases of the IPUMS project» Innovations (4): Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Netherlands» Preparation of docs/data (9): Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, Zambia» Dissemination (6): Cambodia, Egypt, Germany, Ireland, Sudan, Vietnam» IPUMS team & partners (DRS) 2. Housekeeping: Logistics 3. Workshop objectives (see agenda) 4. A personal note: Ambassador Bob is retiring
IPUMS Objectives 1. Preserve census microdata and documentation for all the countries in the world 2. Integrate microdata and metadata 3. Disseminate-- i --without t cost-- --extracts t of samples to bona-fide researchers worldwide, regardless of country of birth, citizenship or residence.» Sustained, major funding 1999-2015 by:» National Science Foundation (USA)» National Institutes t of Health (USA)
Members of the IPUMS team Steven Ruggles, inventor of IPUMS, Professor of History, and Director of the Minnesota Population Center (Not present: computer gurus, some researchers, research assistants, civil service employees, and others who were at the National Science Foundation Board meeting)
IPUMS Milestones» 1995: IPUMS-USA USA first release of integrated microdata IPUMS-USA USA continues: 1850-2000 + ACS samples» 1999: IPUMS-International International funded» 2002-1 st International ti launch: 7 countries.» 2008 launch: 35 countries, 111 censuses» 2009 launch: 44 countries, 130 censuses» ~279 million person records» Three thousand users» 2011 launch (58 th ISI): 63 countries, 185 censuses, 397 million person records, Five thousand users» And beyond: ~90 countries, ~300 censuses, ~10,000 users
IPUMS-Global dark green = integrated and disseminating (63 countries, 185 censuses, 397 millon person records) d) green = to be integrated (35 countries, 90 censuses, 150 mill.) Microdata Disseminating Integrating None inventoried None entrusted Mollweide projection
Benefits» Recover historical census data and documentation» Archive data and documentation to the highest international standards» License samples and documentation in a global initiative» Anonymize microdata to highest international standards» Integrate samples according to national practices and international ti principles i» Disseminate microdata with minimal risk and maximum benefit, at no cost» Promote transparency and equitable access» Facilitate highest quality research and fact-based policy making» Increase stakeholders and use of census data
IPUMS dissemination plan, 2012-2015 2015 samples for 63 countries integrated now, 90 soon» Europe 15 completed, 3 soon» Completed (15): Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK» Soon (3): Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey» Americas 17:7» Completed (12): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, USA, Venezuela» Soon (7): Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay» Africa 14:11» Completed (14): Egypt, Ghana, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda» Soon (11): Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia» Asia 16:4» Available (16): Armenia, Cambodia, China, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam» Soon (4): Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Turkmenistan
Invitation to participate in IPUMS» Formalities, endorse:» IPUMS Memorandum of Understanding» Purchase order» Entrust, for each census:» Table 1: Documentation: instruction manual, codebooks, etc.» Table 2: Microdata» Data recovery: 1980s? bytes (tapes), codebooks?» Integration: MPC» Dissemination: 2013?, 2014?, 2015?» New initiatives using, with permission,, full-count microdata:» Restricted Access Tabulator» GIS (pre-tabulated data by MPC; boundary files: MPC or partner)» International Research Data Center:
IPUMS at the 59 th ISI ISI (Hong Kong, Aug 25-30, 2013) http://www.isi2013.hk/» IPUMS Workshop?» Microdata session?» IPUMS Funding for delegates from developing countries?» IPUMS booth?
Thank you!! rmccaa@umn.edu