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Data from all three waves are available for general public use through Sociometrics, Inc., and may be ordered from the company’s web site, www.socio.com. Click here for the direct link to the survey data. Researchers at institutions belonging to Sociometrics’ Social Science Electronic Data Library may receive the data free of charge after completing Sociometrics’ data use agreement. Otherwise, researchers may order the data and documentation for a fee. Prices are listed on the Sociometrics web site. Illustration- housesPlease contact Denise Hill at Sociometrics with technical questions relating to data access. All questions about the contents of the data also should be directed to Sociometrics. The toll-free phone number is (800) 846-3475.

A general public use file for wave 3 only is available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. Click here for more information. General public use files for waves 1 and 2 will be available through ICPSR in early 2008.

A restricted-use version of the wave 3 data is also available through ICPSR. The restricted use file includes the contents of the general use file plus Census tract and block group identifiers for researchers interested in contextual analysis. Researchers must apply directly to ICPSR for permission to use the restricted-use files. Click here for more information.

Restricted-use files with Census tract and block group identifiers for waves 1 and 2 will be available from ICPSR in early 2008.

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