73 Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
73.3 Description
- Longest running longitudinal household survey in the world.
- The study began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families in the United States. Information on these individuals and their descendants has been collected continuously, including data covering employment, income, wealth, expenditures, health, marriage, childbearing, child development, philanthropy, education, and numerous other topics.
73.7 Available at
Data available free of charge at https://simba.isr.umich.edu/data/data.aspx
73.10 Proposal or Application required?
Not for public use files but yes for restricted use files. https://psidonline.isr.umich.edu/Guide/FAQ.aspx?Type=3