Key References in Print

Bartelsman, Eric J. Doms, Mark. Understanding productivity: lessons from longitudinal microdata. Journal of Economic Literature. v. 38 no3, Sep. 2000, p. 569-94.

Charlton, John. Use of the census samples of anonymised records (SARs) and survey data in combination to obtain estimates at local authority level. Environment & Planning A. v. 30 no5, May 1998, p. 775-84. 

Dale, Angela, et al. Analyzing census microdata. London; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Fink, Arlene. How to analyze survey data. Thousand Oaks, Calif.; London: Sage, 1995.

Fox, Karl August. The eco-behavioral approach to surveys and social accounts for rural
communities : exploratory analyses and interpretations of Roger G. Barker's microdata from the behavior setting survey of Midwest, Kansas in 1963-64. Ames, Iowa : North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 1990.

Gould, Myles I. Jones, Kelvyn. Analyzing perceived limiting long-term illness using U.K. census microdata. Social Science & Medicine. v. 42 no6, Mar. 1996, p. 857-69.

Hakim, Catherine. Census confidentiality microdata and census analysis. Occasional paper - Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. London: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1978. 

Hakim, Catherine. Social change and innovation in the labour market : evidence from the census SARs on occupational segregation and labour mobility, part-time work and student jobs, homework and self-employment. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

King, D. Bolsdon, D. Using the SARs to add policy value to household projections. Environment & Planning A. v. 30 no5, May 1998, p. 867-80.

Pellegrini, P. A. Fotheringham, A. Stewart. Intermetropolitan migration and hierarchical destination choice: a disaggregate analysis from the US Public Use Microdata Samples. Environment & Planning A. v. 31 no6, June 1999, p.
1093-118. 

Theme issue: the value of UK census microdata in analysing spatial effects and area-level differences. Environment & Planning A. v. 30 no5, May 1998, p. 767-880.

Other Useful Resources

Angela Dale

Professor of Quantitative Social Research, and  Director, CCSR, Faculty of Economic & Social Studies, University of Manchester. Author of Analyzing census microdata (2000).

Patrick M. Yott 

Jim Jacobs 

Data Services Librarian at the University of California, San Diego. 
 

JoAnn L. Dionne

Social Sciences Data Librarian, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. US Assistant Treasurer of IASSIST.
 

Diane Geraci 

Social Science Librarian, SUNY at Binghamton

Laine G. M. Ruus 

Data Services Librarian, University of Toronto Library

Chuck Humphrey

Data Library Coordinator, University of Alberta

How to Cite a Data File?

Resources Providing Help On Citing Data, DPLS, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Citing Electronic Data Files, ICPSR, University of Michigan

How to cite electronic media, National Center for Health Statistics

Association that Concerns Microdata Service

International Association for Social Science Information Service &  Technology (IASSIST)