Open AccessBig Microdata for Population Research
Author(s) -
Steven Ruggles
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
demography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1533-7790
pISSN - 0070-3370
DOI - 10.1007/s13524-013-0240-2
Subject(s) - microdata (statistics) , transformative learning , population , geography , census , big data , american community survey , population statistics , data science , demography , computer science , sociology , data mining , pedagogy
This article describes an explosion in the availability of individual-level population data. By 2018, demographic researchers will have access to over 2 billion records of accessible microdata from over 100 countries, dating from 1703 to the present. Another 2 to 4 billion records will be available through restricted-access data enclaves. These new resources represent a new kind of data that will enable transformative research on demographic and economic change and the spatial organization of society.
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