Get data instructions: IPUMS-International

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Selections are pooled into a single datafile to
make comparativeanalysis easy
Get data Login Or Browse and Select
Data.Select ? countries, ?
years, ? variables, ? cases
(sub-populations), Customize extract, sample
size, format, etc.
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• Log-in (must be registered) enter email,
  password
• Select samples country, year
• Select variables as few or as many as needed
• Request, review or change extract
• Review and make any changes
• Change format SAS, SPSS, STATA, csv or column
  text
• Customize extract, select Options
• Customize sample size
• Select cases (e.g. females, ages 15-49)
• Attach characteristics (of mothers, fathers,
  spouses)
• Describe extract, then click submit.

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Step 1. Login enter email password
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Select dataStep 2. Select samples
Click here, to select samples(the default is
all samples in the database)
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Step 2 Select Samples a. select country(ies)
or year(s) by clicking desired boxb. click
Submit sample selections
First, select samples (click any box or
boxesscroll up-down). Then, click submit
sample selections. If not, selections are not
activated.
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Create Data ExtractStep 3. Select more variables
Click Options, Show all groups together to
see all variables in a single list.
Or, mouse-over the Household, Person, or
A-Z buttons to see drop-down lists of groups of
variables
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Integrated Variable list for selected
samplesClick to select. Scroll down to see
more.
Check any box to to select variablefor extract
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Click a variable name for description, codes,
availability, universe, comparability,
unharmonized variables and other metadata
Click here, to view metadata for CLASSWK.
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Integrated metadata for CLASSWK description,
comparability, universe, codes, availability,
questionnaire text, etc.
Click View Cart at any time to review or
proceed to check out
Click any tab to view detailed metadata
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Once satisfied with selected variables and
samples, click Create data extract to complete
extract options
Click Create data extract to proceed to
check-out.
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Step 4. Make changes to a. samples, b.
variables, c. format and/or structure
Click Change to make changes to samples,
variables, format (SAS, SPSS, STATA) or
structure.
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Step 4a (optional) sample selection screen, if
you wish to remove or add samples
Click any boxes desired (or none) and then click
submit sample selections (even if no new
selections are made). To return to the extract
request page, next click Data cart and
finally click create data extract
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Step 4b (optional). Select or remove
variables.Click to select. Scroll down to see
more.
To return to the extract request page, click
Data cart and then click create data extract
Click any box to to select variablefor extract
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Step 4c (optional). Change format and/or
structure
Select format Stata, SPSS, SAS, csv or keep
default (column format)
99 of extracts are for the default rectangular
structure
Click submit after completing selections
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Step 5. Options a. customize sample, b.
select cases, c. attach characteristics or skip
options and describe and submit extract
Click to Customize sample size, Select
cases, or Attach characteristics
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Step 5a. Customize sample sizeSet the maximum
number of households, percents, or density ()
Insert a number in this row to set the same for
all samples
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Step 5. Review extract request b. select cases
Click to Select cases
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5b. Select cases1) Select variable(s), then
click submit (at bottom)
Click here to select country of birth
Note Select as many variables as desired, but
all selections are and-ed (e.g., select cases
of a certain country of birth and of a certain
age and of a specific sex and etc.).
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5b. Select cases2) Now, select values of variable
Note option to select individual and all persons
resident in household

• Windows conventions apply
• ltCTRLgtleft button to pick more than 1
  characteristic
• ltCTRLSHFTgt left button to pick a group of
  characteristics

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Step 5. Review extract request c. Attach
characteristics
Click to Attach characteristics
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Set variables options c. attach
characteristics
Click box to Attach variables of head, father,
mother and/or spouse example age of mother,
father and spouse
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Step 6. Review and describe extract.Click
submit extract (otherwise get no data!)
Describe the extract so that you remember what it
contains
Click green button to Submit extract
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Download or Revise Extract page
When the extract is ready, an email will be sent
to the registered address. Click the link in the
email to download the extract, or click
download on the confirmation page.

• Right click to download
• Formatted data file
• Fixed width data file
• Command files
• Codebooks basic/DDI

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