North Atlantic Population Project
Encyclopedia
The North Atlantic Population Project (NAPP) is a collaboration of historical demographers
in Britain, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden to produce a massive census
microdata
collection for the North Atlantic Region in the late-nineteenth century. The database includes complete individual-level census enumerations for each country, and provides information on over 100 million people. This large scale allows detailed analysis of small geographic areas and population subgroups.
The NAPP database is designed to be compatible with the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
, and is disseminated through the IPUMS data-access system at the Minnesota Population Center
, University of Minnesota
. Major collaborators on the project include Lisa Dillon, University of Montreal; Chad Gaffield, University of Ottawa
; Ólöf Garðarsdóttir, Statistics Iceland
; Marianne Jarnes Erikstad, University of Tromsø
; Jan Oldervall University of Bergen
; Evan Roberts, University of Minnesota
; Steven Ruggles
, University of Minnesota
; Kevin Schürer, UK Data Archive
; Gunnar Thorvaldsen, University of Tromsø
; and Matthew Woollard, UK Data Archive
. The project is coordinated by the Minnesota Population Center
at the University of Minnesota
.
Historical demography
Historical demography is the quantitative study of human population in the past. It is concerned both with the three basic components of population change--fertility, mortality, and migration--and with population characteristics related to those components, such as marriage, socioeconomic status,...
in Britain, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden to produce a massive census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
microdata
Microdata (statistics)
In the study of survey and census data, microdata is information at the level of individual respondents. For instance, a national census might collect age, home address, educational level, employment status, and many other variables, recorded separately for every person who responds; this is...
collection for the North Atlantic Region in the late-nineteenth century. The database includes complete individual-level census enumerations for each country, and provides information on over 100 million people. This large scale allows detailed analysis of small geographic areas and population subgroups.
The NAPP database is designed to be compatible with the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
IPUMS
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series is the world's largest individual-level population database. IPUMS consists of microdata samples from United States and international census records...
, and is disseminated through the IPUMS data-access system at the Minnesota Population Center
Minnesota Population Center
The Minnesota Population Center is a university-wide interdisciplinary research center at the University of Minnesota. MPC was established in 2000, absorbing two earlier population research organizations...
, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. Major collaborators on the project include Lisa Dillon, University of Montreal; Chad Gaffield, University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
; Ólöf Garðarsdóttir, Statistics Iceland
Statistics Iceland
Statistics Iceland is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland.- External links :* *...
; Marianne Jarnes Erikstad, University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
; Jan Oldervall University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
; Evan Roberts, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
; Steven Ruggles
Steven Ruggles
Steven Ruggles is Regents Professor Professor of History and Population Studies at the University of Minnesota, and the Director of the Minnesota Population Center....
, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
; Kevin Schürer, UK Data Archive
UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom . It houses the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK....
; Gunnar Thorvaldsen, University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
; and Matthew Woollard, UK Data Archive
UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is a national centre of expertise in data archiving in the United Kingdom . It houses the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK....
. The project is coordinated by the Minnesota Population Center
Minnesota Population Center
The Minnesota Population Center is a university-wide interdisciplinary research center at the University of Minnesota. MPC was established in 2000, absorbing two earlier population research organizations...
at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
.