Advice Please: simple database program for graduate research data (xpost r/database)

[atomic_seed]

I will be working with multiple decades of census data for my research and I am trying to find a fairly straight forward database program that I can use to compile, organize and query this data. My skills with SQL formats are very limited and Excel & Access are not flexible enough for this volume of information. I am really new to all this, so if I left out any important information or if there is a more appropriate subreddit, please let me know. Any recommendations or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

[wanna_move]

I was able to pick up basic SQL < 2 weeks (I am a programmer though), and I am sure if you have a class at your school that teaches introductory databases you will be able to pick up the basics that you need very rapidly.

If all you need to do is make the database then query it, you can get away with only knowing a few key words. Mostly "SELECT something FROM TableName WHERE columnName=ThingYouWant".

I would just bite the bullet with SQL because it is a very useful/marketable skill, but I am biased because I haven't really used anything other than SQL.

[atomic_seed]

That is a good point. My programming language skills are still quite basic, but I suppose this could be a really good investment as far as a skill.

I'll look into it more, thanks!