Thomas P. Vartanian

Professor and Doctoral Chair
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr College
300 Airdale Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610-520-2624
Fax: 610-520-2655
email: tvartani@brynmawr.edu

CLASSES

  1. Data Analysis, SW 134
  2. Perspectives on Inequality in the United States, SW 302
  3. Economics and Poverty Policy, SW 514
  4. Doctoral Data Analysis I, SW 540
  5. Doctoral Data Analysis II, SW 541
  6. Economic Inequality and Government Policy Choices, Econ 243

Research

Grants, Publications, and Papers

Data Sources

  1. Available Data Sets on the Web: Getting the Data into SAS and SPSS Formats
  2. Go to the PSID Home Page at the University of Michigan This will give you access to the PSID data in raw format. You can also receive the data in SAS or SPSS format (as an export file) or get SAS and SPSS input statements.
  3. Go to the Census Bureau Page
  4. Social Science and Government Data Library at the University of California. 100% U.S. Population Totals for the 1990 and 2000 Census' (Overview)
  5. Child Abuse Statistics and Research Reference Guide for Social Workers.

Poverty Research

  1. The Poverty Institute at the University of Wisconsin
    1. Online Publications at the Poverty Institute
    2. Frequently asked questions about poverty in the U.S.
  2. Joint Center For Poverty Research at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University -- Working papers
  3. University of Michigan, National Poverty Center


Career Changers Workshop