PWBM is built in consultation with extensive data sources. A comprehensive list of our data store can be found here.

Specifically, some of the data sources we consult include:

Current Population Survey (CPS)
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Internal Revenue Service’s Statistics of Income (SOI)
Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Benefits and Earnings Public Use File, 2004
SSA’s Earnings Public Use File, 2006
Center for Disease Control’s National Centers for Health Statistics Vital Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis Integrated Macro Accounts for the United States & National Income Product Accounts
Federal Reserve Board Survey of Consumer Finances
Federal Reserve Board Financial Accounts of the United States
National Cancer Institute U.S. Mortality Data
International Monetary Fund Data
Bureau of Labor Statistics