Demographic Data
The following are the household-level datasets available in Census RDCs:
| Database Name | Frequency | Time Periods Available | Number of Observations | Description | Sponsor |
| American Community Survey | Annual | 1996-2005 | Varies by year; by 2003, 3 million households will be surveyed annually | Annual updates of the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population | Bureau of the Census |
| American Housing Survey - Metropolitan Survey | Biennial | Even-numbered years; rotating sample of metropolitan areas | Approx. 55,000 households in 41 metropolitan areas; each area surveyed every six years | Characteristics of housing units and their occupants | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| American Housing Survey - National | Annual | 1984-2005 | Approx. 55,000 households | Characteristics of housing units and their occupants | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| CPS Annual Demographics Survey (March Supplement) | Annual | 1967-2005 | 59,500 households | Work experience, sources of income, migration, household composition, health insurance coverage, and receipt of non-cash benefits | Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Decennial Census Long Form Data | Decennial | 1990, 2000 | One-in-six households | Social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population | Bureau of the Census |
| National Longitudinal Survey | Annual | 1966-1999, depending on cohort | Approximately 5,000 | Contains state and county FIPS codes for all cohorts and some additional geographic and higher education information for the young and mature womens' cohorts. | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Survey of Income and Program Participation | Longitudinal panels | 1984-1993, 1996 | Sample sizes (by panel) range from 14,000 to 37,000 households | Economic situation of households including source and amount of income, labor force information, program participation and eligibility, and general demographic characteristics | Bureau of the Census |
| Survey of Program Dynamics | Annual | 1992-1993 SIPP panel households | 1997:35,000 households 1998-2002: 18,500 households | This survey follows former SIPP respondents to measure the effects of welfare reform | Bureau of the Census |
