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Welcome to SSDAN!

The Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) is a university-based organization that creates demographic media (such as user guides, web sites, and hands-on classroom computer materials) that make U.S. census data accessible to policymakers, educators, the media, and informed citizens. SSDAN is directed by demographer William H. Frey and utilizes facilities at the Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.

SSDAN Resources

 

  is an archive of census-based datasets and teaching modules designed to provide educators with resources to integrate data analysis exercises into their curricula.

 

 displays U.S. demographic trends through eye-catching maps, graphics, and exportable trend data.

 

 is a portal of teaching and learning resources for infusing quantitative literacy into the social science curriculum.

Publications

Investigating Change in American Society

     

America by the Numbers: A Field Guide to the US Population

 

The Allyn & Bacon Social Atlas of the United States

How to Use SSDAN

Submitted by ssdan on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 13:09
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SSDAN provides a wealth of print publications as well as online tools and resources to help you explore demographic trends and further quantitative literacy.  To access our resources, navigate through our menu items above or click on our featured products in the box to the left.  Highlights of our online content are also regularly updated in our blog below.

SSDAN Director William Frey to Present at Pre-PAA Workshop for Professors

Submitted by ssdan on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:26
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SSDAN Director William Frey will be presenting “Census and ACS in the Classroom: A ‘Hands-On’ Workshop for College Professors” at the 2012 Annual Population Association of America (PAA) Meeting on Wednesday, May 2 in San Francisco.  Together with co-presenters Mark Mather of the Population Reference Bureau and Andrew Beveridge from Social Explorer, Dr. Frey will discuss how professors can integrate American Community Survey (ACS) and US Census data analysis into sociology courses.

 

Dr. Frey will provide an overview of the SSDAN project, and will demonstrate SSDAN’s DataCounts and CensusScope data analysis tools.  Participants will conduct analyses of 1950-2010 Census and 2010 ACS data using PRB, Census Bureau, and SSDAN resources.

 

Redistricting Game Makes Process Understandable

Submitted by ssdan on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 18:17
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Interested in teaching students about the fundamentals of election redistricting following the decennial census? TeachingWithData.org, a project partnering SSDAN with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, points to free resources with an informative look at the issue. The ReDistricting Game, a resource from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Center, provides a series of fun and educational activities that illustrate how the redistricting process can be exploited leading to oddly shaped legislative and congressional districts

Inequality and DataCounts Learning Modules

Submitted by NiHaas on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 14:12
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A recent Data in the News post spotlighted a daily chart from The Economist that compared inequality in a number of OECD countries. The United States did not fare well, finishing third from the bottom in relative poverty (“measured by the share of the population earning less than half the median income”), only ahead of Chile and Mexico (Brazil is also on the chart, but it is not an OECD country). The Gini coefficient, another measure of inequality for which a score of zero indicates perfect equality and one perfect inequality, also suggested that the United States is trailing comparable countries in the fight against inequality. The U.S. finished fourth from the bottom, beating out South Korea, Mexico and Chile.

Christmas Price Index Reveals High Holiday Costs

Submitted by Clark on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 12:38
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Visit the PNC Christmas Price Index interactive website to explore how prices of lords-a-leaping, swans-a-swimming, and partridges in pear trees have changed over time, or check our DataintheNews blog for an explanation of this year's prices.

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