Building a Statewide Longitudinal Database: Matching Data without a Common Unique Identifier

Research Publications & Reports
January 20, 2017

Describes how the Heldrich Center matched various elements of statewide data.

Describes how the Heldrich Center used data from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to link 82% of secondary school exiters (18 or older) between 2011 and 2015 with the State of New Jersey’s higher education enrollment and Unemployment Insurance wage data.

Work Category
Research Products
Topic
Quantitative Data Analysis
Workforce Policy and Programs
Attachments
Data_Forum_Report.pdf (184.64 KB)