Releases
The data behind the answers
Every estimate cites one of these releases. If your question needs a dataset that isn't listed here, the app will say so rather than guess.
General Social Survey (GSS)
1972–2024NORC at the University of Chicago
The leading U.S. survey of attitudes and behavior: trust, religion, politics, crime, family, and more. Thousands of questions asked of nationally representative samples across five decades.
gss.norc.orgCurrent Population Survey — ASEC
2025 survey (income year 2024)U.S. Census Bureau
The Annual Social and Economic Supplement, from Census.gov public-use files. Wages, hours worked, employment, education, race, and ethnicity. Note the timing: employment reflects the survey week, while income and annual hours cover the prior calendar year.
census.gov/programs-surveys/cpsComing soon
These datasets are on the roadmap. They aren't answerable yet — ask about one today and the app will tell you so honestly.
ACS
American Community Survey
U.S. Census Bureau
SIPP
Survey of Income and Program Participation
U.S. Census Bureau
SCF
Survey of Consumer Finances
Federal Reserve Board
PSID
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
University of Michigan
NLSY79
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
NLSY97
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
HRS
Health and Retirement Study
University of Michigan
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
CDC / NCHS
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
CDC / NCHS
FRED
Federal Reserve Economic Data
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics series
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis series
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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