Guides: Finding Data: Penn Data Collection

Penn Data Collections

Penn Libraries provide access within the Penn community to some data sets that are not available to the public or in data archives. Most are available as CD-ROMs; the links at right display Franklin records for these items.

Data Only at Penn

These are only a sample of the most popular data sets offered through the Penn Libraries!

Community Health Data Base
The premier source for health information on Southeast Pennsylvania, from biennial surveys. Microdata available through Penn Libraries in SPSS format.
CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database
1970-2000 census tract data, in Census 2000 boundaries.
National Sample Survey data, India.
Socio-economic data for India collected by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Data on CD-ROM from 1988-2008
CPS Utilities
Allows for data extraction from the Current Population Survey, on CD-ROM. Monthly supplements cover different topics, including detailed demographic data in March and voting information in November; date coverage varies by month. Analysis also available online through CPS on Web, though not downloadable.
National Study of the Changing Workforce: 1992 & 1997
Nationally representative samples of employed workers, with information on the work and personal/family lives of the U.S. workforce. Print versions of reports available in Van Pelt.
Cross-National Times Series Data Archive
National and international statistics from 1815 to the present..
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Time series data for the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and annually from 1975 to present for around 140 telecommunication/ICT statistics. Covering fixed telephone network, mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, quality of service, Internet, traffic, staff, prices, revenue, investment and statistics on ICT access and use by households and individualssubscriptions, quality of service, Internet, traffic, staff, prices, revenue, investment and statistics on ICT access and use by households and individuals.