Microdata files

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001183",
  "term": "Microdata files",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Files with non-aggregated data about the units sampled. For surveys of individuals, microdata files contain records for each individual interviewed; for surveys of organizations, the microdata contain records for each organization. These files show the responses made by a person or organization in the survey. May differ from statistical files where data are aggregated from many individual records.\n\nTo ensure confidentiality, the Census Bureau publishes microdata only after it is stripped of all identifying information.",
  "see_also": [
    "Public Use Microdata Area",
    "Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/microdata-files/"
}