Technical Support
We welcome suggestions and feedback about errors, inconsistencies, or ambiguities in the data and documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Want to know more about IPUMS MTUS? See our FAQ.
View our frequently asked questions
Video Tutorials
If you are having trouble with the IPUMS-MTUS-X extraction or online analysis system, please see our brief tutorials for an introduction to our website (based on ATUS-X):
Questions and Answers
For specific questions about the data or website, please search for an answer on our user forum. You can also ask a question there, which one of our staff members or a fellow user will answer.
User Feedback / Errors
We also welcome suggestions and feedback about errors, inconsistencies, or ambiguities in the data and documentation. If you discover a significant error, we will happily send you a complimentary IPUMS mug. Please send feedback to ipums@umn.edu
Tell us how you used MTUS
We request that users tell us about any publications, research reports, or educational materials they have created using the MTUS data or documentation. Please submit your work to the IPUMS bibliography. We welcome information (including author, title, date, and other standard citation material, such as journal name and volume) about books, educational materials, or papers to satisfy a course requirement that draw upon MTUS data or documentation. Thanks for your help!