IPUMS DHS data extracts can now be created using a microdata API in Python 🐍 Find the info at https://ipumspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Population Data Virtual Office Hours hosted by IPUMS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join us for virtual office hours on Wednesday, April 22 to chat with IPUMS data experts about your questions. Registration is required to attend virtual office hours, but you can drop in any time betw...

Do you have questions? You can ask our experts directly! Come to our virtual office hours on April 22, 10-11:30am CT. You can stop in anytime, but you do need to register: http://z.umn.edu/ipums-voh

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Time Use Webinar Spring 2026 - "Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health". After registering, you will receive a ... Time Use Webinar Spring 2026 - "Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health Upon registration a confirmation email will be sent automatically to provide the li...

The IPUMS ATUS Eating and Health Module webinar is starting now! umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

IPUMS DHS data extracts can now be created using a microdata API in R, through a package called ipumsr! See our introduction to the microdata API at tech.popdata.org/ipumsr/dev/articles/ipum...

Going to #PAA2026? Join us for our workshop, "Advances and Resources in Linking Full Count Census Data" on May 6, 9am-2pm in Rm 103. Add the workshop in your PAA registration! See all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

What is the current status/future prospects for DHS? Join us at #PAA2026 for a meeting Fri, May 8, 6-7:30pm in Landmark 6 to discuss the future of DHS and research opportunities using these and other international data from IPUMS. Find all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

Time Use Webinar Spring 2026 Time Use Webinar Spring 2026 - "Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health Upon registration a confirmation email will be sent automatically to provide the link to join the webinar. You will also be able to add...

Are you interested in eating patterns, consumption of fast food, who does the grocery shopping and meal prep, exercise patterns? Learn how to utilize IPUMS ATUS Eating and Health Module on our webinar April 17, 12-1:30pm CT. Register: https://bit.ly/41qKUc7

IPUMS DHS has released standard variables from 112 new samples, including 34 new countries and recent samples from 12 countries previously represented. The release includes data from the women, household members, births, and children units of analysis. https://www.idhsdata.org/idhs/

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Linking Children, Adults, and Households in IPUMS MICS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. IPUMS MICS allows data users to create customized data extracts of IPUMS-harmonized versions of the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Like UNICEF MICS, IPUMS MICS offers separate data files for different units of analysis (e.g., children,...

The IPUMS MICS webinar is starting now! https://z.umn.edu/MICS-Webinar

Check out the preliminary schedule and get registered for the Data-Intensive Research Conference! Taking place July 22-23, you won't want to miss this conference all about data linkages and innovative life course research. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

We are so excited to be hosting a MIM at #PAA2026 - "Harmonizing Geographic U.S. Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS" on Thurs May 7, 6:30-7:30pm in Landmark 1. Find all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Linking Children, Adults, and Households in IPUMS MICS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. IPUMS MICS allows data users to create customized data extracts of IPUMS-harmonized versions of the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Like UNICEF MICS, IPUMS MICS offers separate data f...

It's not too late! You can still register for the IPUMS MICS webinar on linking children, adults, and households in IPUMS MICS on April 15 from 10-11am CT. Register: https://z.umn.edu/MICS-Webinar

IPUMS MICS offer hundreds of harmonized variables related to children's health. Learn more about how to link them to their mother's and take full advantage of the data in this new blog post: https://bit.ly/4t6DdDU

Did you miss our latest user email? Find all the latest IPUMS news, data releases, and events here: https://mailchi.mp/umn/ipums-04-01-26

“170 Years of Change in Living Arrangements”: @gfloridi.bsky.social & A. Esteve explore the role of mortality decline over time & encourage social scientists to consider how extended life spans can shape arrangements. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @cedemografia.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Unemployment reasons, by age and education Why Americans are unemployed varies across groups.

FlowingData posted an interesting look at why reasons for unemployment and variation by age and educations - all ⚡ #poweredbyIPUMS https://bit.ly/4s5lPOw

How is access to healthcare measured in IPUMS DHS? Check out our latest blog looking at the challenges and different models used to assess access to healthcare: https://bit.ly/4sKNS7n

Want to learn more about how we manage, preserve, annotate, and disseminate our qualitative collection and connect it to data collections? Check out this publication in IASSIST Quarterly: iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/articl...

Don't be a fool - today (4/1) is the last day to to apply for our summer data training workshop! It's the perfect chance to learn about linking historical US census data - and you can request travel support. Check it out at https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

TOMORROW (Apr 1) is the last day to apply for the @ipums.bsky.social summer data training workshop. This is a perfect chance to jump start a research project that requires linking with historical US census data. You can also request travel support. lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

Submit your application today for our summer data training workshop!

🚨 FYI: A technical issue interrupted processing of IPUMS CPS data extracts yesterday. We have fixed the issue and are working through the backlog of data requests. Thanks for your patience.

Neat new project from Pew, ⚡#poweredbyIPUMS Time Use 👀

Did you know the historical Supplemental Poverty Measure is available on IPUMS-CPS? This measure is extended back to 1968 thanks to the Center on Poverty & Social Policy. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rWEWuu

🚨New Data alert! 🚨 The 2024 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data are now available on IPUMS USA. usa.ipums.org

We are getting excited for #PAA2026! We want to hear 👂 from you! Is your ⚡ #poweredbyIPUMS research on the program for this year? https://z.umn.edu/IPUMSatPAA

Millennials spend more time than past generations with their children America’s child-care gender gap is narrowing rapidly

Data from AHTUS at ATUS is used here to show American parents are spending more time than ever before with their children. https://econ.st/4so6t8y

Summer plans? Oh - we are just hanging out with the best group of people at the Data-Intensive Workshop on July 20 -21. That amazing crew could include you! Apply by April 1st! https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-workshop

Check out this new blog post from IPUMS DHS covering indicators of environmental moisture, useful for studying agricultural productivity. https://bit.ly/47ekNs3

Don't forget to submit your abstract for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference by tomorrow (March 5th!) #GSA2026 https://www.gsa2026.org/abstracts