1. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe1 Sister-project: IPUMS-Latin America: 17 countries, ~500 million pop., 5 census rounds 80+ samples, 100+ million person records » Scope: Latin American census microdata, 1960-present census microdata, 1960-present census microdata, 1960-present » Work Plan ( funded by National Institutes of Health) » 2001: Sign licensing agreements with official agencies 2001: Sign licensing agreements with official agencies 2001: Sign licensing agreements with official agencies » 2002: Obtain funding from U.S. NIH » 2003: Develop/translate microdata & metadata » 2004: Country expert teams design national integrations » 2005: MPC/expert teams design regional integration » 2006: MPC anonymizes/integrates microdata and metadata » 2007: MPC disseminates to bona fide researchers who sign non-disclosure license. National census/data/research institutes may distribute national versions via CDs/web.

2. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe2 IPUMS-Europe Partnership: More… » Censuses: 1960s – 2000, where microdata exist » Countries: >350 million population, 16, inclined at present ( * = signed): Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic *, France *, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Hungary *, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia *, Spain *, Switzerland, Turkey » Research: more knowledge, more users

3. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe3 IPUMS-Europe Partnership: More uniformity… » Legal: signed memorandum of understanding » Administrative: restricted to approved users; strong enforcement procedures » Sample design: every n th household » Anonymization: includes corrupting data » Integration: more variables, composite coding » Dissemination: extract custom-tailored datasets, never entire samples Dissemination

4. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe4 Advantages… proven record of accomplishments: » Uniform legal protocols » Substantial institutional infrastructure » Experienced census microdata integrators » Cost-effective academic environment » Sustained funding from National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health » Successful web-based distribution system: users! users

5. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe5 Advantages of IPUMS-International » Comparability: data are rigorously integrated; documentation is extensive, both primary (from NSIs) and integrated (from MPC) » Accountability: reports on users, usage and publications advisory board of statisticians and scientists » Sustainability: MPC, ICPSR

6. hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/ipums-europe6 IPUMS-Europe, 2004-2008: coverage ~20 countries, representing ~400m. people » Scope: European census microdata, 1950-present census microdata, 1950-present census microdata, 1950-present » Work Plan (contingent upon funding) » 2003: Sign licensing agreements with census agencies Obtain funding from US NIH 2003: Sign licensing agreements with census agencies 2003: Sign licensing agreements with census agencies » 2004: Develop/translate microdata & metadata » 2005: Country expert teams design national integrations » 2006: MPC/expert teams design regional integration » 2007: MPC integrates microdata and metadata » 2008: MPC disseminates to bona fide researchers who sign non-disclosure license. National census/data/research institutes via CDs/web.