October 06, 2008
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2008-10-05
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive
along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
New Additions
4570 Development and Validation of a Coercive Control Measure for Intimate
Partner Violence in Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, DC, 2004
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04570.xml
20341 Testing the Efficacy of the SANE-SART Programs in Kansas,
Massachusetts, and New Jersey, 1997-2001
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/20341.xml
21921 CBS News Monthly Poll #3, January 2007
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/21921.xml
22720 Introduction of Television to the United States Media Market,
1946-1960
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/22720.xml
Updates
2641 ABC News "Nightline" Starr Report Poll #4, September 1998
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/02641.xml
4157 National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle VI, 2002
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04157.xml
4564 Eurobarometer 63.4: European Union Enlargement, the European
Constitution, Economic Challenges, Innovative Products and Services,
May-June 2005
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04564.xml
20347 Impact of Institutional Placement on the Recidivism of Delinquent
Youth in New York City, 2000-2003
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/20347.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety
days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/access/recent.html.
Posted by ronbo at 08:21 AM
October 03, 2008
Roper Center Newsletter, October 2008
Newsworthy
The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is pleased to announce that Professor Robert Blendon of Harvard University is the recipient of the second Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research.
Roper Center Mourns Passing of Harry O'Neill
Harry W. O'Neill, 79, passed away on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Mr. O’Neill was a member of the Roper Center’s Board of Directors from 1983 through 2007 when he retired from the Board. During that time Mr. O’Neill served for ten years as Chairman.
Topics at a Glance!--Election '08
This year's historical presidential election is heated. Find out public opinion on important issues driving the vote, the economy, the horse race and the sitting President's approval rating. See if others agree or disagree with who you feel should be the next president. Click here to get more public opinion data on this month's Topic at a Glance--The 2008 Election!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/presidential/presidential_election_2008.html
Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.
Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list
Newly spotlighted datasets
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of October 1, 2008
Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL.
The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
Title: Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Survey [June,2008]
Source: Survey by Phi Delta Kappa.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, June 14-July 3, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including an oversample of parents of school-age children sample of 1,002. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '06/14/2008 to 06/14/2008'
Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples
Transatlantic Trends 2008 International Survey
http://www.transatlantictrends.org/trends/
Posted by ronbo at 02:30 PM
October 01, 2008
NCES Winter Forum and the 22nd Annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference "Mountains of Data - Sound Choices"
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), will sponsor the 2009 National Forum on Education Statistics and the NCES Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference in Seattle, Washington. The Forum will be held on February 16-17, 2009. The MIS Conference (co-sponsored by the Washington State Department of Education) will be held February 18-20, 2009.
The 2009 MIS Conference is a concentrated 3 days of information about best practices, innovative ideas, current issues, and practical how-to advice about management information systems for K-12 education. It brings together the people who work with information collection, management, transmittal, and reporting in school districts and state education agencies.
This year, the MIS Conference will offer more than 80 presentations, demonstrations, and workshops conducted by practitioners from K-12 information systems.
You are invited to attend the 22nd Annual MIS Conference in Seattle, Washington and to submit a proposal for presenting a session that will add to the conference's interest and usefulness. Topics are invited from all sources, but the major focus will be on data use, data standards, statewide data systems, and data quality.
For conference information and registration, visit:
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=381
Posted by ronbo at 10:02 AM
September 30, 2008
From ESRI Libraries & GIS News, Fall 2008
Introducing ArcGIS Online Services - GIS Data Services
ArcGIS Online Services provides access to high-quality basemaps (street maps, imagery, topography) for use in ArcMap, ArcGIS Explorer, and Web applications. Hosted and maintained by ESRI, ArcGIS Online Services provides access to terabytes of data on demand, so there's no need to store and manage updates at your site. Standard services are available at no cost for noncommercial use, and premium services are available by subscription.
* Standard services include a world street map,
15-meter imagery for the world with 1-meter resolution for the United States, 90-meter elevation for the world with 30-meter elevation for the United States, and topographic maps from the National Geographic Society for the United States.
* Premium services include high-resolution imagery for the United States and content from Microsoft Virtual Earth services.
The ArcGIS Online Resource Center provides previews of both standard and premium services including metadata (resolution, accuracy, date, source). Free trials are available for premium services. Learn more.
Improved PDF Support in ArcGIS 9.3
ArcGIS 9.3 has improved functionality for exporting maps to Adobe PDF format. Feature attributes can now be included in exported PDFs and accessed by Adobe Reader users. ArcGIS 9.3 also adds support for the new geospatial capabilities in the PDF formats introduced in Adobe Acrobat 9 including support for coordinate readout, find x,y measurement, and markup.
For example, recipients of PDF map documents can now query and identify feature attributes, find and display a location on the map using x,y coordinates, and measure features directly on the map. Some features require the Adobe Reader 9 or Acrobat 9 Pro or higher. Learn more.
All Landsat Data to Be Available at No Cost
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is pursuing an aggressive schedule to provide users with electronic access to any Landsat scene held in the USGS-managed national archive of global scenes dating back to Landsat 1, which was launched in 1972, by February 2009. Currently, newly acquired Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data covering North America and Africa is already distributed by the USGS over the Internet at no charge, with plans for the full archive of historic Landsat 7 ETM+ data to be available for selection and downloading by the end of September 2008. Data from Landsat 1-5 will become available by February 2009.
Landsat scenes can be previewed and downloaded using the USGS Global Visualization Viewer at http://glovis.usgs.gov (under "Select Collection" choose Landsat archive: L7 SLC-off [2003-present]). Scenes can also be selected using the USGS Earth Explorer tool at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov.
Posted by ronbo at 05:36 PM
ICPSR Online Learning Center - Opening Doors to Quantitative Literacy!
ICPSR is pleased to announce the official launch of the Online Learning Center (OLC). The site is located at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/OLC/ and can be found under the Courses & Learning Tools tab on the ICPSR front page.
ICPSR’s Online Learning Center (OLC) supports quantitative literacy in the social sciences by providing an effective and reliable means of bringing data into the classroom. OLC tools were designed, built, and tested by teaching faculty.
Currently numbering 30 (with more added continually), our Data-Driven Learning Guides are designed for in-class presentation or as supplemental activities for students demonstrating a variety of types of data analysis and substantive concepts. Available on-demand 24/7, DDLGs:
* Demonstrate core concepts using prepared data with missing data and weights accommodated.
* Avoid the hassles of software licensing, setup, and instruction.
* Are easily customized to your teaching approach and syllabus.
* Are appropriate as supplemental exercises or for in-class demonstrations.
Please share this with your teaching community. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions via email, the OLC Blog, or the OLC listserv all available through the OLC website.
Need materials to publicize the OLC resource? ICPSR has a promotional packet ready for mailed distribution to our members. Please email us with the number of copies desired and the preferred mailing address.
Best wishes for the academic season!
Lynette Hoelter, Ph.D.
Educational Resource Director, ICPSR
Linda Detterman
Marketing & Membership Director, ICPSR
Posted by ronbo at 01:40 PM
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008."
This report examines both the educational progress of American Indian/Alaska Native children and adults and challenges in their education. It shows that over time more American Indian/Alaska Native students have gone on to college and that their attainment expectations have increased. Despite these gains, progress has been uneven and differences persist between American Indian/Alaska Native students and students of other racial/ethnic groups on key indicators of educational performance.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008084
Posted by ronbo at 10:00 AM
September 29, 2008
From MAPSS list: David Rogosa continues the MAPSS quarter on HLM
This quarter, the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences will be focusing on Hierarchical Models. Come on Thursday for more on Hierarchical Models by Stanford Professor of Statistics David Rogosa.
Pizza will be served outside Building 200 (History) Room 124 at 12:00PM, talk starts at 12:15PM. (RSVP for food at http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html)
Thursday, October 2nd
12:15 PM
Building 200 (History) - Room 305
Groups and Growth Curves: Stuff you don't know?
Continue the introduction to multi-level data and random-effects models with a set of three examples: contextual effects, public/private comparison in High School and Beyond, and analysis of collections of growth (learning) curves. Although time is extremely limited, actual data analyses will be presented using lme in R (and some legacy SAS). More material is available from weeks 4 and 9 of Stat209 (http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~rag/stat209)
David Rogosa graduated from Princeton and has been at Stanford a long, long time and you can link to him through his web page http://www.stanford.edu/~rag/ for more info.
MAPSS is an interdisciplinary methodology program designed to expose researchers to diverse modes of data collection and analysis from across the social sciences. MAPSS offers a colloquium series, a workshop, a graduate certificate program, and various research resources. If you would like to learn more about the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), please check out our website at mapss.stanford.edu.
All members of the Stanford community are invited to attend and to RSVP in advance to reserve food.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html.
Lunch will be served at 12:00 for those who have RSVP'd; the talks start at 12:15.
For more information, please contact mapss-info@lists.stanford.edu.
Posted by ronbo at 04:57 PM
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2008-09-28
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive
along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
New Additions
20001 Growth of American Families, 1960
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/20001.xml
20001 Growth of American Families, 1960
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/20001.xml
20402 Outcome Evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian Resources for
Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project With Data From Nine Tribes
in the United States, 1995-2004
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/20402.xml
21220 Temporal Variation in Rates of Police Notification by Victims of
Rape, 1973-2000 [United States]
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/21220.xml
21360 CBS News Monthly Poll #1, January 2007
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/21360.xml
21920 CBS News Monthly Poll #2, January 2007
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/21920.xml
22412 Follow-up 1974 Survey of a Representative Sample of Men Employed in
Civilian Occupations in the United States in 1964, and Initial Survey of
Their Wives
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/22412.xml
23000 Evaluation of Better Jobs, Better Care: Frontline Supervisor Survey,
2005-2007 [Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont]
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/23000.xml
23360 Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-2006
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/23360.xml
Updates
2200 Dynamics of Population Aging in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Bulgaria, 1992
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/02200.xml
2572 Status of Older Persons in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Latvia, 1989
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/02572.xml
2637 Washington Post Starr Report Poll, September 1998
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/02637.xml
3292 Status of Older Persons in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Turkey, 1990
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/03292.xml
3297 Minority Aging and Health
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/03297.xml
3758 Community Tracking Study and Related Studies: Monitoring Change in the
American Health Care System [Data: 1993-2001, Reports 1995-2003]
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/03758.xml
3952 Status of Older Persons in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Lithuania, 1989
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/03952.xml
4017 German Politbarometers, 1977-2002
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/04017.xml
6780 Dynamics of Population Aging in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Estonia, 1989
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/06780.xml
6797 Dynamics of Population Aging in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Finland, 1990
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/06797.xml
6857 Dynamics of Population Aging in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Czech Republic, 1991
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/06857.xml
6900 Dynamics of Population Aging in Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Countries, Census Microdata Samples: Romania, 1992
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/06900.xml
22161 Uniform Crime Reports [United States]: Supplementary Homicide Reports
With Multiple Imputation, Cumulative Files 1976-2005
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/22161.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last
ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/access/recent.html.
Posted by ronbo at 01:25 PM
From MAR (Minorities at Risk) list: New dataset on ethnically based organizations released
The Minorities at Risk project is pleased to announce the release of the Minorities at Risk Organizational Behavior (MAROB) dataset for the Middle East and North Africa. This new dataset covers 112 organizations representing 22 ethnic groups in 12 countries, providing information on 163 variables on an annual basis from 1980-2004. Variables included cover organizational characteristics, state-organization relations, external support, and organizational behavior (nonviolent, violent and criminal).
The MAROB data (in ASCII, SPSS and STATA formats) and codebook are available at www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/data.asp. Please direct any questions about the dataset or codebook to Mary Michael, the MAR Project Coordinator at minpro@cidcm.umd.edu.
MAROB is a project of the Minorities at Risk Project (www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar) and is sponsored by the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (www.cidcm.umd.edu) and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (www.start.umd.edu), both based at the University of Maryland.
Please feel free to circulate this announcement as appropriate.
Minorities at Risk Project
Center for International Development and Conflict Management
University of Maryland
(301) 405-7019
http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar
minpro@cidcm.umd.edu
Posted by ronbo at 01:12 PM
September 26, 2008
News Release: GDP by Metropolitan Area for 2006 and Revised 2004-2005
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA):
EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE AT 8:30 A.M. EDT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
BEA 08—44
METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC GROWTH WIDESPREAD IN 2006
2006 and Revised 2004-2005 GDP-by-Metropolitan-Area Statistics
Newly available statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that real GDP by metropolitan area grew in 308 of 363 metropolitan (statistical) areas in 2006. Growth in the metropolitan portion of the United States was 3.2 percent in 2006, slightly greater than the 3.1 percent growth in 2005.1 Strong growth in financial industries—specifically real estate and securities, commodity contracts, and investments—accounted for 39 percent of U.S. metropolitan area GDP growth in 2006. Contraction in the construction industry tempered growth in most metropolitan areas.
Posted by ronbo at 06:18 PM
September 25, 2008
From MAPSS: Need subjects? Apply to Winter 09 REP!
The Research Experience Program (REP) is now accepting Winter 2009 applications. Applications are due October 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm.
If you intend to apply for Spring 2009, applications are due January 16th at 5:00 pm.
The REP is a program worked in joint with local community colleges to help Stanford faculty and students do experimental social science research more easily and effectively. The REP helps provide access to human participants at local community colleges. Participating in REP not only enhances your research by giving you access to a wider subject pool, it is also a great opportunity for students at local community colleges to gain first-hand exposure to experimental research in the social sciences. We accept both laboratory, especially laboratory experiments that can take place up at Foothill College, and online studies.
The website for applications can be found at: http://opinio.stanford.edu/opinio/s?s=957
Posted by ronbo at 01:46 PM
September 24, 2008
Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, August 2008
Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Center and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can now download data directly accessible via Roper Express. For instructions on requesting data not available via Roper Express, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link on our SSDS web site.
The August (pdf) update contains:
• Belden & Russonello’s Human Rights in the United States conducted by Opportunity Agenda from June 20-July 8, 2007 of national adult including an oversample of Asian Americans.
• 2 new Pew Research Center polls conducted in December, 2007 and January, 2008.
• 14 new United States Information Agency surveys conducted in the 1980’s in various countries.
These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html
Posted by ronbo at 04:33 PM
ICPSR Internship Program
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world’s largest archive of digital social science data, is now accepting applications for its annual summer undergraduate internship program which will take place June 8 through August 14, 2009. Summer Interns will work in a UNIX environment and gain experience using statistical programs to check data for content and accuracy; prepare data for permanent archiving and distribution for secondary analysis; preserve respondent anonymity; and compose descriptions of data collections. These positions require a strong interest in social science research. Applicants should have successfully completed their undergraduate sophomore year in a social science major and possess strong analytical, research, and written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of statistical software packages (i.e., SPSS, SAS, Stata), demonstrated leadership skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks are also essential.
For more information please consult our full description of the 2009 Summer Internship Program attached or via this link http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/pdf/internship.pdf.
Thank you,
Rita Young Bantom, SPHR
ICPSR Human Resources Director
Direct: 734-615-9519
HR Assistant: 734-615-1664
Fax: 734-936-5613 (Confidential)
Posted by ronbo at 12:45 PM
New IES report from the National Center for Education Statistics: ""Eighth Grade: First Findings From the Final Round of the Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Eighth Grade: First Findings From the Final Round of the Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)."
This first look uses data collected from the final round of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) when most of the cohort was in the eighth grade. This report is intended to provide a snapshot of the eighth-grade round of the ECLS-K and make the data available to encourage more in-depth analysis using more sophisticated statistical methods. It looks at multiple aspects of the cohort's middle school year; including overall achievement in reading, mathematics, and science; attainment of specific reading and mathematics proficiencies; participation in various school-sponsored activities; time spent on homework; and educational aspirations. The focus of this report is on the majority of the cohort promoted on schedule, and for these children the estimates are presented by various child and family characteristics.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008088
Posted by ronbo at 12:18 PM
Upcoming ECLS Data Training Seminar
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences will sponsor an advanced studies seminar January 7-9, 2009 in Washington, D.C. on the use of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) database. The ECLS-B is designed to support research on a wide range of topics pertaining to young children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development and their health status across multiple contexts (e.g., home, child care, and kindergarten).
For more details on this seminar and to register, please visit:
http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=377&cid=2
Explore the ECLS website at
http://nces.ed.gov/ecls/
Posted by ronbo at 12:07 PM
September 23, 2008
American Community Survey Alert, Number 59
(Released September 23, 2008)
Informing you about news, events, data releases, congressional action, and other developments associated with the American Community Survey (ACS).
News in this Alert
* U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2007 ACS Social, Economic, Housing, and Demographic 1- Year Estimates
** A Look Ahead – New Releases: The ACS Compass Products and 2005-2007 ACS Social, Economic, Housing, and Demographic 3-Year Estimates
***Contact Us
* Release of 2007 ACS Social, Economic, Housing, and Demographic 1-Year Estimates
The Census Bureau today released 2007 ACS social, economic, housing and demographic 1-year estimates for areas with populations of 65,000 or more. The 1-year 2007 ACS Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) files were also released today. Below are a sample of topics included in today’s release:
*Educational attainment
*Industry
*Occupation
*Class of worker
*Journey to work
*Employment status
*Work status
*Veteran status
*Housing
*Households and families
*Marital status
*Migration
The Census Bureau's Web site now contains guidance on comparing 2007 ACS data to 2006 ACS data, as well as comparing 2007 ACS data to Census 2000 data. This guidance can be found at: <
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/compACS.htm>.
Information about the 2007 Data Release can be found at: <
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/index.html>.
Information about ACS data products and published geographies can be found
at: <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/>.
Information about ACS user notes can be found at: <
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/usernotes.html>.
ACS data for 2005 through 2007 can be found on the Census Bureau's American
FactFinder: <
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts=
> >.
** A Look Ahead
October 2008 - The ACS Compass Products
The Census Bureau has worked closely with a group of experts to develop The ACS Compass Products, a series of handbooks, tutorials, and presentations designed to help users understand ACS data.
The first of the ACS Compass Products, the handbooks, will be released on a flow basis beginning in October 2008.
December 9, 2008 -- Release of 2005-2007 ACS Social, Economic, Housing, and Demographic 3-Year Estimates
In December, the U.S. Census Bureau will introduce 3-year estimates, providing a first look at the characteristics of midsize population areas (20,000 to 64,999) since the last decennial census in 2000. The 3-year estimates will be based on data collected from 2005 to 2007 and will include all geographic areas with populations of 20,000 or more.
***Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about the American Community Survey, please call (800) 923-8282 or e-mail cmo.acs@census.gov.
Posted by ronbo at 01:27 PM
New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics: "Postsecondary Career/Technical Education: Changes in the Number of Offering Institutions and Awarded Credentials from 1997 to 2006"
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Postsecondary Career/Technical Education: Changes in the Number of Offering Institutions and Awarded Credentials from 1997 to 2006."
This issue brief examines trends from 1997 to 2006 in the number of sub-baccalaureate postsecondary institutions that offer programs in career/technical education (CTE), and the number of sub-baccalaureate CTE credentials awarded by postsecondary institutions. Trends were examined by institutional sector, focusing on the three sectors most commonly offering CTE: Public two -year institutions, for-profit less-than-two -year institutions, and for-profit two-year institutions. In 2006, these sectors collectively accounted for 87 percent of the less-than-four-year institutions that offered CTE and awarded 94 percent of all sub-baccalaureate CTE credentials. Overall, the number of less-than-four-year institutions offering CTE increased 3 percent from 1997 to 2006, and the number of sub-baccalaureate CTE credentials awarded increased 24 percent. Over this time period, there was a shift in both CTE-offering institutions and CTE credentials, from public two-year institutions to for-p
rofit two-year and less-than-two-year institutions. Although the number of credentials awarded grew at a faster rate among for-profit institutions than among public two-year institutions, the latter still awarded most sub-baccalaureate CTE credentials in 2006 (58 percent) while for-profit two-year and less-than-two-year institutions combined awarded 35 percent.
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008001
Posted by ronbo at 07:41 AM
September 22, 2008
From ESRI ArcSchool Reader - September 2008
Getting Started with GIS - Complimentary Web Course
A new complimentary course is available for people with no GIS background or experience who want to use ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo 9.2 or 9.3) to learn the basic features of GIS and the geographic approach to solving problems. Users learn how GIS maps are different from other types of digital maps and how to use ArcGIS software to obtain information, create thematic maps, and apply common analysis tools to solve geographic problems. For a detailed course description and access to the course, visit ESRI Training and Education.
Posted by ronbo at 09:02 PM
From MAPSS - Introduction to HLM with Simon Jackman
This quarter, the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences will be focusing on Hierarchical Models. Come on Thursday for the Introduction to Hierarchical Models by MAPSS Director and Stanford Professor of Political Science Simon Jackman.
Pizza will be served outside Building 200 (History) Room 124 at 12:00PM, talk starts at 12:15PM. (RSVP for food at http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html)
Thursday, September 25th
12:15 PM
Building 200 (History) - Room 124
Simon Jackman is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He also holds a courtesy appointment as an Associate Professor with the Department of Statistics. Jackman directs Political Science Computational Laboratory, along with the MAPSS program.
Jackman is widely regarded as one of the top methodologists in the field on Political Science. He has published extensively on American and Australian Government, Public Opinion, and Statistical Methods for Political Analysis. He also has a forthcoming book, Bayesian Analysis for the Social Sciences. Jackman has a Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Rochester, and B.A. (with Honors) in Government from University of Queensland, Australia.
MAPSS is an interdisciplinary methodology program designed to expose researchers to diverse modes of data collection and analysis from across the social sciences. MAPSS offers a colloquium series, a workshop, a graduate certificate program, and various research resources. If you would like to learn more about the Methods of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), please check out our website at mapss.stanford.edu.
All members of the Stanford community are invited to attend and to RSVP in advance to reserve food.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/mapss/colloquium/rsvp_signup.html.
Lunch will be served at 12:00 for those who have RSVP'd; the talks start at 12:15.
For more information, please contact mapss-info@lists.stanford.edu.
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