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Tutorials/PSID in the Classroom



[ PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT TUTORIALS]

To assist users of the data, and to facilitate use of the PSID in the classroom, several tutorials have been written. Each tutorial walks users through the step-by-step process of creating an analytical extract within the PSID Data Center and analyzing the data to answer an interesting substantive question. The tutorials are provided below, with a background article providing additional motivation and detail appearing in Social Science Computer Review, vol 22(4), Winter 2004, Pages 457-468. The Panel Study of Income Dynamics Online: An Instructional Resource, by Ngina S. Chiteji and Frank P. Stafford


 
 
Learn how to create cross-sectional files in excel using variables from both family and individual files

User Guide Tutorial #1:
Cross Sectional Files
HTML Version

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Use Microsoft Excel to track changes in participation in the Food Stamps Program between 1994 and 1999

User Guide Tutorial #2:
Changes in Participation in the Food Stamp Program
(HTML Version) | (PDF Version)

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Create and explore a balanced panel of women to analyze their labor income transitions from 1994 to 1998

User Guide Tutorial #3:
A Balanced Panel of Individuals
HTML Version

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Create a customized subset from a selection of CDS data modules that highlights the use of relational data structures

User Guide Tutorial #4:
Linking Children and Caregivers From The 1997 Child Development Supplement (CDS)
(HTML Version)

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Create customized files and analyze Intergenerational PSID and CDS individuals using Excel

User Guide Tutorial #5-A:
Intergenerational Analysis Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) --With an Application to Homeownership
(PDF Version)

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User Guide Tutorial #5-B:
Intergenerational Correlations in Health Outcomes
(PDF Version)

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Learn how to create and analyze intergenerational data using the PSID Data Center and SAS

User Guide Tutorial #6:
Intergenerational (IG) Correlations in Earnings
(HTML Version) | (PDF) | (Microsoft Word)

 
 

*Note to Netscape users: Right-click on the Excel Answer Spreadsheet link and select "Save Link As..." to save the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to a file. Then, the file can be opened and viewed in Microsoft Excel.

  




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