Data Available in the RDC Katie Genadek, PhD RMRDC Administrator University of Colorado katie.r.genadek@colorado.edu IBS Room 423

Types of Restricted Data Available Economic Data Demographic Data Linked Data

Economic data available in RDCs Microdata that is not available elsewhere Detailed geographies and industries Data linked over time Employee and employer linked data Full business register for the US Can link own data to individual businesses

Economic Data Advantages Establishment and firm level characteristics Detailed industry and geography Addresses, newer data had latitude and longitude Linking Data Consistent identifiers Business register Outside data

Types of Economic data available in RDCs Business Register Firm Surveys Establishment Surveys Economic Censuses Transaction or Trade data

Business Register Data Data Set Compustat-SSEL Bridge (CSB) Form 5500 Bridge File Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (ILBD) Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) Ownership Change Database (OCD) Standard Statistical Establishment List / Business Register (SSEL)

Firm Surveys Data Set Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) Business Expenditures Survey (BES) Business Research & Development and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) Enterprise Summary Report (ESR) Exporter Database (EDB) Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) Service Annual Survey (SAS) Survey of Business Owners (SBO) Survey of Industrial Research and Development (SIRD)

Establishment Surveys Data Set Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM) Current Industrial Reports (CIR) Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) National Employer Survey (NES) Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC) Survey of Manufacturing Technology (SMT) Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (PCU) Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures (PACE)

Economic Censuses Census of Auxiliaries (AUX) Data Set Census of Auxiliaries (AUX) Census of Construction Industries (CCN) Census of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate (CFI) Census of Manufacturers (CMF) Census of Mining (CMI) Census of Retail Trade (CRT) Census of Services (CSR) Census of Transportation, Communications, Utilities (CUT) Census of Wholesale Trade (CWH)

Transactions Data Data Set Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) Foreign Trade Data - Export (EXP) Foreign Trade Data - Import (IMP) Longitudinal Foreign Trade Transactions Data (LFTTD)

Linked Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) LEHD data combine administrative data from states’ Unemployment Insurance systems with Census Bureau data. Workers: Employer history and quarterly wages, Individual characteristics (sex, age, race), Point in time residence and place of birth Employers: Industry, employment, total payroll, location Linkages between workers and employers Links to other Census data: Virtually any RDC data on businesses; SIPP; CPS March supplement; ACS The key is that you can link the worker and employer information to other data sets – economic or demographic.

Mining, Oil and Gas Data in the RDC Census of Mineral Industries Every 5 years, 2012 Information: https://www.census.gov/econ/www/mi0100.html Forms: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/ec12/mi-21/mi- 21_form_default.html

Related data in the RDC Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities Every 5 years, last 2012 Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Survey (PACE) Sponsored by CB and EPA Various years, last 2005 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) Sponsored by Energy Information Administration Various years, last 2010

Examples of research using business data Environmental regulation and productivity: evidence from oil refineries E Berman, LTM Bui - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001 Industrial Investments in Energy Efficiency: A Good Idea? Mary Jialin Li – CES Working Paper 2017 State Taxation and the Reallocation of Business Activity: Evidence from Establishment-Level Data Xavier Giroud & Joshua Rauh – CES Working Paper 2017

Census Data: Demographic data available in RDCs More geographic detail Additional variables More observations Variables not censored (income) Additional detail within variables

Data Available Decennial Censuses Yearly ACS (American Community Survey) Current Population Survey Supplements American Housing Survey Survey of Income and Program Participation National Crime Victimization Survey National Longitudinal Mortality Study National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)

Data Available Decennial Censuses 1950-2010 full count long and short form census data (mostly) Household and individual level demographic, socio-economic, program participation, education, household characteristics, etc Yearly ACS (American Community Survey) 2006 – 2015 (full), 2000-2005 (small, no GQ), 1996-1999 (limited) 1.5% of US population Long form from 2000 decennial + a few extra questions

Data Available Current Population Survey Supplements ASEC (Annual Social and Economic Supplement) or March 1967-2015 Fertility Supplement (1998-2012), Food Security (2001-2012), School enrollment (2004-2014), Tobacco Use (1998-2011), Unbanked (2009- 2013), Volunteer (2002-2015), Voter Reg (1998-2012) American Housing Survey Some years from 1984-2015; ~50,000 households per year Core questions: Home condition, occupant characteristics, home improvements, housing costs, home values, characteristics of recent movers, etc Topical questions vary by year

Data Available Survey of Income and Program Participation 2-4 year household panels; interviews ~every 4 months; 1984- 2014; 14,000 to 52,000 households each wave Core: labor force, income dynamics, government transfers Topical modules vary National Crime Victimization Survey Yearly 2006-2014; ~90,000 households Non-fatal and property crimes, reported and unreported; demographic information for respondent; demographic information of perpetrator, exp with CJ system

Data Available National Longitudinal Mortality Study CPS-ASEC data linked to national death index CPS cohorts 1973-1998 National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) Original cohorts (1966, 1968) Labor market, demographic, and other data collected over 20 years ~5,000 respondents per cohort

More information https://www.census.gov/ces/dataproducts/demographicdat a.html Public data and metadata

Linking to Demographic Data Link data by geographic area to demographic and survey data Local data Survey data Proprietary data Linked data within the RDC

Detailed Geography Data Set Geography Decennial Census Block American Community Survey (ACS) Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Tract Current Population Survey* (CPS) – ASEC Supplement & Food Supplement American Housing Survey (AHS) National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) – Young/Mature Women Lat/Lon Block Group National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) – Young/Old Men County National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS)

Person Identification Keys (PIKs) 9 digit, unique identifiers called Protected Identification Keys (PIKs) via probabilistic matching techniques to surveys and decennial data PIKs are used to facilitate record linkage Once ‘PIKed,” data can be linked to any other data with PIKS Some data is PIKed and linked already

Current RDC projects of interest – Census Data Interracial couples and children’s race – how are they reported, how does that change over time The effects of 1960 individual housing conditions on urban renewal

Current RDC projects using linked data Linking 2010, 2000 full count census to asses race response changes and how is racial identity influenced by neighborhood characteristics Migration and duration of international student graduates (NSCG merged to ACS data)

Useful Websites Census Bureau Data: Center for Economic Studies http://www.census.gov/ces/