Overview

"IPUMS International is dedicated to collecting and distributing census microdata from around the world. The project goals are to collect and preserve data and documentation, harmonize data, and disseminate the harmonized data free of charge." Learn more on their website https://international.ipums.org/international/.

This activity covers setting up an IPUMS account, finding and selecting data on a country of your choice, downloading it and importing it into R-Instat. From there you can explore and work on it as you wish. 

Start by watching this video which demonstrates the process (4 minutes).

 

 

Video script prepared by Rachel Kirk-Gushowaty, and Roger Stern.  Video constructed and voiced by Beryl Waswa.

  • 0:00 Introduction 
  • 0:07 About IPUMS International 
  • 0:16 Selecting data on IPUMS International page 
  • 3:15 Importing IPUMS Data into R-Instat