Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-2006

From the Department of Justice, this data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and prisoners whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-2005. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense.

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/23360.xml

Note: data updated through 2007 here.

Time, Love, and Cash in Couples With Children Study

The TLC3 contains interviews with parents who have just had a child from 2000-2005. They were asked about their views on parenthood, child-rearing responsibilities and expenditures, family structure and relationships, the amount of time spent with their child, their domestic responsibilities, and household income and expenditures

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/22462.xml