This survey was designed to examine economic, social, and psychological adaptation of Cuban and Haitian refugees to American society. Cuban (those arriving from the port of Mariel) or Haitian immigrants aged 18 to 60 who arrived in the United States in 1980 or after and settled in designated areas in South Florida were interviewed in 1983 and 1984, with a follow-up interview being conducted in 1986 and 1987. The first interview elicited background information on the two refugee samples and established baseline data on their situations and attitudes shortly after their arrival in the United States. The follow-up interview was designed to gauge changes in respondents' socioeconomic situations, social relations, ethnic identities, and attitudes. Major demographic variables include marital status, number of children, education, present and prior occupations, date and community of birth, prior residency in the United States, and religious practices. Respondents were also asked about their reasons for coming to the United States, plans to change residency, perceptions of discrimination in the United States, and aspirations concerning future occupations, salary, education, and opportunities to reach their goals. The follow-up interview expanded upon or recorded changes in these areas and also added items on perception of problems in the United States, ethnicity of social relationships and neighborhood, satisfaction with living in the United States, plans to return to their homeland, languages spoken, read, and listened to, whether residence was owned or rented, and whether the respondent had become a United States citizen.
The data is available in the following formats (For SAS and SPSS formats, double click on the red icon to begin downloading the data set. Stata users should copy the provided use command into their routines.):
Cuban 287 KB | Haitian 274 KB
Cuban 132 KB | Haitian 98 KB
Cuban 101 KB | Haitian 77 KB
This dataset was created by merging information collected from three questionnaires that form part of the NATIONAL SURVEY OF BLACK AMERICANS, 1979-1980 (ICPSR 8512) (NSBA). The three questionnaires were (1) the original cross-sectional survey questionnaire, (2) the reinterview questionnaire, and (3) the family members questionnaire. All three were administered from 1979-1981. The unit of analysis in this dataset is three generations of a family, or a ''triad.'' Each unit or record has identical variables for the three individuals making up a triad (i.e., a grandparent, parent, and child). There are 510 triads in this dataset. The study explores feelings and attitudes across the three generations regarding neighborhood-community integration, services, crime and community contact, the role of religion and the church, physical and mental health, and self-esteem. Employment, the effects of chronic unemployment, the effects of race on the job, and interaction with family and friends are also examined. In addition, the survey provides information on racial attitudes, race identity, group stereotypes, and race ideology. Demographic variables include age, education, income, occupation, and political behavior and affiliation.
The data is available in the following formats (For SAS and SPSS formats, double click on the red icon to begin downloading the data set. Stata users should copy the provided use command into their routines.):
Stata 5 MB
SAS 2 MB
SPSS 2 MB
This data collection is a sociohistorical study of the ways in which three generations (Issei, Nisei, and Sansei) of Japanese American families adapted to social, cultural, educational, occupational, and other institutions of American life. The study examines the experience of the first immigrants to the United States (Issei), and their children (Nisei) and grandchildren (Sansei). Interviews with Issei families stressed the difficulties faced by the immigrants during their early years in the United States, as well as aspects of social and cultural life. Interviews with Nisei included questions on employment, attitudes toward work, income, education, marriage, social relationships, discrimination, and religion. Topics covered in Sansei interviews included birth order, age, marital status, children, social relationships, occupation, industry, income, education, Japanese value systems, marital choices, influence of parents and grandparents, discrimination, religion, political attitudes, and migration.
Codebook | Issei Questionnare | Nisei Questionnare | Sansei Questionnare
The data is available in the following formats (For SAS and SPSS formats, double click on the red icon to begin downloading the data set. Stata users should copy the provided use command into their routines.):
Issei File 2 MB | Nisei File 4 MB | Sansei File 2 MB
Issei File 386 KB | Nisei File 612 KB | Sansei File 172 KB
Issei File 284 KB | Nisei File 458 KB | Sansei File 134 KB
This study includes data on slave sales that occurred on the New Orleans slave market between 1804-1862. For each sale, information was recorded on the date of the sale, the number of slaves on the invoice, the geographical origin of the buyer and seller, the sale price, and characteristics of the slaves sold (age, sex, family relationship, and occupation). The information presented for each transaction was obtained from the notarized bills of sale in the New Orleans Notarial Archival Office. These bills often contained information on several persons who were sold in a group or as a "lot." Whenever feasible, sale and personal characteristics of individuals appearing in such groups were entered on separate records. This was usually done when separate sale prices were recorded for each member of the group. When separate prices were not recorded for children sold in a group, information describing those children was attached to the record of a principal slave with whom they were associated on the original bill of sale.
The data is available in the following formats (For SAS and SPSS formats, double click on the SAS or SPSS icon to begin downloading the data set. Stata users should copy the provided use command into their routines.):
Stata 900 KB
SAS 128 KB
SPSS 118 KB
The study Social Influences on the Sexual Behavior of Youth at Risk for HIV Exposure: 1992 was conducted to aid in the design of HIV prevention-related interventions in poor urban minority communities. Investigators interviewed 300 African-American children aged 9-15 living in six public housing developments in a large U.S. city. A computerized data collection instrument was used to elicit information on several themes, including social support, parental supervision, perceived risk exposure, and self-reported sexual behavior. This data set includes information on 94 variables.
This data is provided by the Sociometrics Corporation.
Documentation The data is available in the following formats:
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/shen/dapn5.dta.gz (in gzipped form) 131 Kb
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/shen/dapn5.tpt.gz (in gzipped form) 18 Kb
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/shen/dapn5.por.gz (in gzipped form) 14 Kb
Codebook/Questionnaire User Guide (PDF)
SPSS (in gzipped form): SPSS
The 1991 Health Behavior Study of Detroit Minority Youth, evaluated AIDS knowledge, perception of risk, and risk behaviors related to sex in a sample of urban low income, African American and Hispanic adolescents and young adults. Low income minority youth have been identified as a group for whom there is current concern about HIV transmission. Data were obtained from interviews with a household probability sample of 1,435 African American (324 males, 402 females) and 709 Hispanic (369 males, 350 females) adolescents and young adults from low income areas of Detroit, Michigan between February and July, 1991. The study questionnaire consisted of closed-ended questions that assessed respondents' general knowledge of AIDS transmission; knowledge of routes of sexual transmission (both heterosexual and homosexual); sexual behavior, number of sexual partners, and condom use; and perceived susceptibility to AIDS infection. Approximately 108 interviews were completed using a Spanish language version of the questionnaire. This data set contains information on 1,106 variables.
These data were acquired from the AIDS/STD Data and Instrument Archive (AIDS) of Sociometrics Corporation. he collection was established with funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
The data is available in the following formats:
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/aids/std0304.dta.gz (in gzipped form) 2.2 Mb
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/aids/std0304.tpt.gz (in gzipped form) 466 Kb
http://capricorn.bc.edu/data1/vdc/private/aids/std0304.por.gz (in gzipped form) 345 Kb