June 30, 2009
Save the Date for MEPS and HCUP Data Users Workshop
AHRQ will conduct a two-day hands-on HCUP and MEPS Data Users Workshop in Rockville, MD on September 28-29, 2009. Registration materials will be available on MEPS website mid-July.
AHRQ is sponsoring a workshop to facilitate use of two of its important data resources: the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The workshop, which will take place at AHRQ headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, will provide health services researchers with information on the components and capabilities of the two databases. Participants will be taught how to extract data for research projects from their choice of either MEPS or HCUP. For MEPS, a working knowledge of SAS is required. For HCUP, familiarity with SAS is recommended but not required. There is no fee for the workshop.
Day 1 of the workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). There will be an option of attending both MEPS and HCUP or just MEPS.
Day 2 will be the participant’s choice of in-depth computer-based training on either MEPS or HCUP. For MEPS, participants will apply the knowledge gained from the first day's lectures to formulate a research plan that utilizes the various MEPS-HC files and linkage capabilities. Each participant will construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses. For HCUP, participants will learn how to use HCUP databases, e.g., Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), and software tools, e.g., HCUPnet. In both workshops, participants will have the opportunity to pose specific research questions. Computers will be available for all day 2 attendees.
Note: The day 2 sessions will be separate concurrent hands-on workshops run for MEPS and HCUP. Those attending MEPS hands-on session on 2nd day could bring a CD with their active MEPS project and get expert help on their research questions. Programmers and AHRQ staff will be available to provide assistance.
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of private health insurance held by and available to the U.S. population. For more information about MEPS, please visit: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) is a family of powerful health care databases, software tools, and products. HCUP data enable research on a broad range of topics related to health care, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatment at the national, State, and local market levels. In addition, HCUP makes available at no charge a number of software tools to facilitate use of HCUP and other administrative data. For more information about HCUP, please visit http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov
For any other questions email workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov.
Posted by ronbo at 07:52 PM
From IES Newsflash: Five New IES Reports from the National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released five Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) reports. SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public, private, and Bureau of Indian Education-funded (BIE) K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with public schools and library media centers in public and BIE schools are also part of SASS.
To view, download and print the reports as PDF files, please visit the addresses below:
* Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009320
* Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009321
* Characteristics of Public and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009322
* Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009323
* Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Teachers in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009324
Posted by ronbo at 06:07 PM
June 29, 2009
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2009-06-29
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
21862 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM): Expert Questionnaire Data,
1999-2003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21862
22623 Monitoring of Federal Criminal Sentences, 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22623
22629 Hurricane Andrew: Its Impact on Law and Social Control [Florida, 1992]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22629
23263 United States National Health Measurement Study, 2005-2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23263
24461 Treatment Episode Data Set -- Discharges (TEDS-D), 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR24461
24544 Delegate Votes on 28 Motions at the United States Constitutional
Convention, 1787
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR24544
25262 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25262
25423 Court Workforce Racial Diversity and Racial Justice in Criminal Case
Outcomes in the United States, 2000-2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25423
25701 Do Older Adults Know Their Spouses¹ End-of-Life Treatment Preferences?
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25701
Updates
3637 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Spring 1962
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03637
9028 Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]: 1975-1997
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09028
22300 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Database, 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22300
22626 India Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22626
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 02:19 PM
June 25, 2009
From Census Product Update (June 26, 2009) - Hot Tip: Comparing ACS Data to Other Sources
Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties. The ACS should be used to examine housing, demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the population. Detailed guidance on how to compare ACS data to other Census data sets is available on our web site.
Posted by ronbo at 09:42 AM
June 24, 2009
From IES Newsflash: STATS-DC 2009 Data Conference
The STATS-DC 2009 Data Conference agenda with session descriptions has been posted to the NCES website. To view the agenda and other information about the conference, please visit: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=421
Just a reminder -- the deadline to pre-register for the STATS-DC 2009 Data Conference is Friday, July 17, 2009. To register, please visit http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/Register.aspx?id=421. After this date, participants must complete registration paperwork on site at the conference.
The STATS-DC 2009 Data Conference will take place July 29-31, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The theme for this year's conference is "Decisions Begin with Good Data."
Posted by ronbo at 02:12 PM
June 23, 2009
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - New Releases through 2009-06-21
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
24595 Washington Post Maryland Poll, October 2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR24595
Updates
4283 National Center for Early Development and Learning Multistate Study of
Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04283
4379 Child Care and Development Fund Administrative Data, Federal Fiscal
Year 2001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04379
6701 CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll #2 and Call-Back, October 1995
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06701
7071 Attitudes Toward Foreign Policy in Osaka and Izumo, Japan, 1957
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07071
8109 Census of Population and Housing, 1970 [United States]: Master
Enumeration District (MED) Lists
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08109
9005 Annexation to the United States, 1964: Opinions of the Urban Public of
Canada on Canadian-American Relations
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09005
23260 Child Care Market Rate Survey Project: Mail Survey of Oregon
Facilities, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23260
23261 Child Care Market Rate Survey Project: Oregon Resource and Referral
Administrative Data Update, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23261
23262 Child Care Market Rate Survey Project: Telephone Survey of Oregon
Facilities, 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23262
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 06:42 PM
June 17, 2009
From Census Product Update (May 29, 2009): Hot Tip - New Notify Me Feature for Industry and Economic Census Geographic Area Series Reports
Release of the 2007 Economic Census "Industry Series" reports began in April and will continue through the end of the year. These reports, available through American FactFinder, provide national statistics on each of about 1,000 industries. For the first time, the Census Bureau is offering a service, called NotifyMe, that alerts data users when particular reports are available.
Users just select one or more industries from a list of checkboxes and enter their email address. That's it! Later on, when the industry is released, we will send an e-mail with a link to the data. It couldn't be easier.
Starting this summer, we will expand the NotifyMe service to include the 2007 Economic Census Geographic Area Series reports. These reports, covering each state and 18 sectors, will be released starting in November. Once again, we will alert users when we release the reports they need.
Posted by ronbo at 04:33 AM
From Census Product Update - Recently Released (June 12, 2009):
Population
Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2007. New national-level data show who is accessing the Internet and why, cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, Hispanic-origin, educational attainment, and employment status. Other data show the results of computer and Internet usage by region, school enrollment, poverty status, gender, disability status, age group, and income. State data shows Internet usage at home versus any location. Also included is whether people are using broadband or dial-up for Internet access. Data come from the Current Population Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
Economic Indicators
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): April 2009. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value,, and by type of owner (private and public).
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders: April 2009. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories: April 2009. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2009. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.
Quarterly Services Survey: 1st Quarter, 2009. Press release showing quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by class of customer for the services industries.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: May 2009. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups.
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: April 2009. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.
Economic Census and Surveys
2007 Economic Census of Island Areas, Geographic Area Series: Guam. The data include the number of establishments, sales, payroll, number of employees and other data items for Guam - a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean — and its 19 election districts.
2007 Economic Census. This is a series of national-level data files on the various sectors in 2007. The files provide data on the number of establishments, sales, payroll, number of employees, value of product line sales and other data items by industry. Data will be released through October. Recently released:
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Industry Series
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Industry Series
Older Worker Profiles. Reports (released for each of over 30 states) providing a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the reports highlight the age of the states' work force, job gains and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings.
Posted by ronbo at 12:06 AM