New research network for studying aging, upcoming virtual events

IPUMS Census and Survey Data                                                        View this email in your browser Dear Benjamin, We are excited to share an initiative with you that focuses on leveraging IPUMS data for understanding the demography and economics of aging. The Network for Data-Intensive Research on Aging (NDIRA) seeks to build and support an interdisciplinary and diverse community of researchers using complex data in innovative ways. We invite both established scholars of aging and life course processes and those new to the field to learn more about membership and to join the NDIRA community.  Read on to learn more about ways to connect with IPUMS in the next month.     TALK DATA TO US Webinars and Workshops Join us for these upcoming events Linking CPS (to CPS and ATUS): A Brief Overview | April 21 at 1pm CT | Register here Join us to learn more about linking across months of Current Population Survey (CPS) data and linking CPS to data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). This workshop will include an overview of the CPS rotation pattern and the work IPUMS has done to simplify CPS linking as well as information about why and how ATUS data can be linked to CPS. Register to join us and learn more. How to make the contraceptive calendar work for you: an introduction to using PMA data | May 4th at 10am ET | Register here Join IPUMS and Performance Monitoring for Action for workshop on the basics of analyzing the contraceptive calendar data, such as converting data format from wide to long, transforming string variables, and basic analysis of factors associated with contraceptive discontinuation, with breakout sessions for both R or Stata. Learn more or register here. Population Association of America (PAA) - Virtual Conference May 5-8, 2021 IPUMS will be exhibiting at the virtual meeting for the Population Association of America. Visit our virtual booth to hear what is new from IPUMS if you are attending the conference or register to join virtual office hours to connect directly with members of the IPUMS research group.        ANNUAL USER SURVEY Complete our annual survey Please take a few minutes to complete the IPUMS annual user survey. Your feedback helps us improve IPUMS. The first 100 people who complete the survey after we send this email will receive an IPUMS mask. The survey is open until Friday, April 30.      VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm CT Register here Join us for virtual office hours on Tuesday, May 11 to talk to IPUMS data experts. We will have members from the following teams available to answer your questions: IPUMS USA IPUMS CPS  IPUMS NHGIS IPUMS NHIS & IPUMS MEPS IPUMS International IPUMS DHS & IPUMS PMA  Registration is required to attend virtual office hours, but you can drop in any time from 11:00am-1:00pm CT with your questions for the researchers that make IPUMS possible.     Stay safe, and use it for good! The IPUMS Team     NEW BLOG POST   WHERE WAS IPUMSI IN 2020? Last March, when the IPUMS International research team attended the 51st Meeting of the UN Statistical Commission, we were just beginning to hear about the spread of a novel virus. We soon discovered that the Commission meeting would be our last in-person event of the year. Soon after, a pandemic quickly paralyzed our world, including the ever-important census and survey work. We all were called on to seek out and, in some cases, create new paths via which data collection, protection, analysis, and dissemination could continue. Read more.    IPUMS.ORG | University of Minnesota     Copyright © 2020 University of Minnesota, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: IPUMS 225 19th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55455