The data from the Survey of Consumer Finances
(SCF) conducted by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board is now available in
Stata format. The SCF is a triennial survey of the balance sheet,
pension, income, and other demographic characteristics of U.S.
families. The survey also gathers information on the use of financial
institutions. See
http://www.federalreserve.gov/PUBS/oss/oss2/scfindex.html for more
information about the survey.
The German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) is a biennial survey that has
been conducted since 1980 on the attitudes, behavior, and social
structure of persons resident in Germany. A representative
cross-section of the population is questioned using face-to-face
interviews. The data can be used for social research and, as they are
well-edited and documented, for teaching (e.g. introductory courses in
Stata).
The Mexican National Survey for Household Income and Expenditures is a
biennial survey that has been conducted since 1984 on the amount and
structure of Mexican household income. The data is available from the
INEGI website.
The National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy
(CONEVAL) provides the Stata programs for the computations corresponding
to reports on the rural and urban poverty estimation
on their website.
A collection of international macroeconomic datasets which share
country names and World Bank country codes for easy merging.
The British Election Study, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, and University of Nottingham, UK
One of the longest running election studies world-wide and the longest running social science survey in the UK. The website provides everything you need to know about the 2015 study and access to both new and historical BES data.
