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Data Sharing for Demographic Research
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<p>Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR) advances research on maternal and child health and the life course by making data discoverable and accessible for secondary analysis. DSDR is a research data and information repository that adheres to the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principals. DSDR focuses on data with external validity that can be generalized to populations. </p><p>The Population Dynamics Branch (PDB) of the <a href="/facts/Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver_National_Institute_of_Child_Health_and_Human_Development/xgIGrpWm"><i>Eunice Kennedy Shriver</i> National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)</a> funds DSDR. DSDR is located within the <a href="/facts/Inter-university_Consortium_for_Political_and_Social_Research/HVsqKtLQ">ICPSR</a>, the world's largest social science data archive, and is part of the <a href="/facts/University_of_Michigan_Institute_for_Social_Research/1vsooEtL">University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research</a>. DSDR provides a platform through which researchers can discover, access, analyze, and preserve data for population studies. </p>