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February 28, 2007

NEW NCES REPORT! - An Historical Overview of Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, by State: Fiscal Years 1990-2002

This large publication contains data from the Common Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey, Fiscal Years 1990 through 2002. Data have been adjusted to 2002 dollars using the Consumer Price Index. Full dollar amounts and per pupil amounts are presented for each data item. Appendix C contains unadjusted data. This publication contains state-level data on revenues by source and expenditures by function, including expenditures per pupil. All data were reported to NCES by state education agencies.

To browse the report, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/npefs13years/

To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007317

Posted by ronbo at 02:26 PM

February 26, 2007

From IRiSS: Census and Health Statistics Data Sets

Faculty and graduate students with an interest in research using data at the U.S. Census Bureau and the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) are invited to participate in a presentation introducing the new data center to be opened by IRiSS. Stanford Professor Matt Snipp will be joined by UC Berkeley Professor Henry Brady, who is director of the California Census Research Data Center, and Andrew Hildreth, director of research at the Berkeley center. Snipp is on the board of scientific counselors for the NCHS and advisory committee for the Census Bureau. An overview of the kinds of confidential microdata available to the research community will be presented.

Sessions will be held on March 19 and 20. Contact IRiSS-info@stanford.edu for details.

Posted by ronbo at 10:38 PM

February 23, 2007

From SAS Training: SAS Analytics Lecture Series begins March 6th

Learn the latest trends, advances, and best practices

Don’t miss out! The SAS Analytics Lecture Series begins March 6. Join us for a lecture series that will help you harness the full power of business analytics and transform the way your company does business. Check out our upcoming March events.

Remember to add these dates to your calendar!
All lectures are half-day sessions scheduled 1:00-4:30 pm EST.

March 6
Introduction to Design and Analysis of Hierarchical Models
George A. Milliken, Ph.D., professor of statistics at Kansas State University.

March 15
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling
Werner Wothke, Ph.D., principal statistician, American Institutes for Research

March 21
Modern Multiple Comparisons and Multiple Tests Using SAS
Peter H. Westfall, Ph.D., professor of statistics at Texas Tech University and editor of
The American Statistician

March 27
Modeling Trend, Cycles, and Seasonality in Time Series Data Using PROC UCM
Rajesh Selukar, PH.D., research statistician at SAS Institute.

Visit our Web page for complete program details.
Share this e-mail with your colleagues so they can join the interest list and receive program updates including tips from the experts.

Posted by ronbo at 06:24 PM

From Census Product Update - - February 23, 2007

See the complete online version

Fact of the Day - The Asian Population

The report "The American Community - Asians: 2004," shows that about one-half of Asians in the United States lived in three states -- California, New York, and Texas. California (with about 35 percent), had more than one-third of the Asian population, followed by New York (about 10 percent) and Texas (about 6 percent). The ten states with the largest Asian populations in 2004 were California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, Washington, Florida, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Combined, these states represented about three-fourths of the total Asian population.

Hot Tip - Quarterly Workforce Indicators Now Available on DVD!

A complete set of 2005 Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) (including employment, job creation, wages, and worker turnover) for 37 partner states under the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership is now available on multiple DVDs from the Census Bureau. The QWI are built upon wage records in the Unemployment Insurance system and information from state Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data, covering over 75% of total wage and salary civilian jobs. In our catalog, click "Business," then "Local Employment Dynamics" for purchase or information!

Posted by ronbo at 06:12 PM

Recent ICPSR updates and additions - February 23, 2007

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:

4626 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04626.xml

4676 National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2003: Extract Files
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04676.xml

13671 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Addendum (Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13671.xml

13685 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Circles, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13685.xml

13688 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Conflict Tactics Scale for Partner and Spouse, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13688.xml

13689 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Conflict Tactics Scale for Parent and Child, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13689.xml

13723 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Major Depressive Disorder (Subject and Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13723.xml

13724 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Mental Health Services, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13724.xml

13726 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Oppositional Defiance Disorder (Primary Caregiver), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13726.xml

13727 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Oppositional Defiance Disorder (Subject), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13727.xml

13729 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Primary Female Caregiver, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13729.xml

13733 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Provision of Social Relations (Primary Caregiver), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13733.xml

UPDATES:

2258 Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS), 1991-1994: [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02258.xml

3404 Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study--Adolescent (DATOS-A), 1993-1995: [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03404.xml

4600 National Prosecutors Survey, 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04600.xml

8354 The Evangelical Voter in the United States, 1983
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/08354.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/.

Posted by ronbo at 05:33 PM

February 22, 2007

IES Newsflash: Two Reports on the Performance of the Nation’s Twelfth-Graders Released by NAEP

Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 twelfth-grade reading and mathematics assessments and the 2005 NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS) were just released.

The twelfth-grade reading and mathematics report provides national results on the performance of America’s high school seniors on NAEP.

The Nation’s Report Card: America’s High School Graduates presents information about the types of courses 2005 high school graduates completed, how many credits they earned, and the grades they received. Information on the relationships between high school academic records and performance on the NAEP mathematics and science assessments is also included.

Both reports examine results for student groups including race/ethnicity and gender.

Reading findings include:
* Decline in scores and the percentages of students at or above Proficient and at or above Basic compared with 1992. There have been no significant changes at these levels since 2002.
* No significant change in the White-Black or White-Hispanic gap compared with previous years.

Mathematics findings include:
* Sixty-one percent performed at or above Basic, and 23 percent were at or above Proficient.
* NOTE: Due to changes to the framework for 2005, results can’t be compared to previous years.

High School Transcript Study findings include:
* Graduates in 2005 completed more rigorous curricula than previous graduates.
* The overall grade point average (GPA) has been climbing since 1990 and was 2.98 in 2005.
* Graduates with stronger academic records obtain higher NAEP scores.

Full results are available at:
http://nationsreportcard.gov

Including 2005 twelfth-grade science results released earlier, at:
http://nationsreportcard.gov/science_2005/

To download, view and print the publications as PDF files, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007467
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007468

Posted by ronbo at 06:47 PM

February 20, 2007

Recent ICPSR updates and additions - February 19, 2007

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:

4331 New York Times New York City Poll, June 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04331.xml

4383 Effects of Short-Term Batterer Treatment for Detained Arrestees in Sacramento County, California, 1999-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04383.xml

4399 CBS News Monthly Poll #1, September 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04399.xml

UPDATES:

2563 National Health Interview Survey, 1994: Second Supplement on Aging
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02563.xml

2865 Eurobarometer 51.1: Environmental Issues and Consumer Associations, April-May 1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02865.xml

2892 Eurobarometer 52.0: European Parliament Elections, the Single European Currency, and Financial Services, October-November 1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02892.xml

2893 Eurobarometer 52.1: Modern Biotechnology, Quality of Life, and Consumers' Access to Justice, November-December 1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02893.xml

3480 Eurobarometer 56.3: Getting Information on Europe and European Union Enlargement, January-February 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03480.xml

3521 Eurobarometer 57.1: European Union Enlargement, the European Parliament, and the Euro, March-May 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03521.xml

7529 Demographic, Social, Educational and Economic Data for France, 1833-1925
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/07529.xml

7835 Michigan Survey of Voter Attitudes, October 1980
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/07835.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/.

Posted by ronbo at 05:36 PM

From IES Newsflash: The 2007 NICHD-NCES Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Conference (May 8-10, 2007)

The 2007 NICHD-NCES Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Conference: Development from Birth Through Age Two

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research are sponsoring an ECLS-B Child Development Conference, organized jointly by National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the United States Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The conference will be held on May 8 - 10, 2007 at the Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD.

The conference provides an opportunity for investigators to share research findings relating to early childhood development using data from the 9-month and 2-year ECLS-B data collections. NIH and NCES staff, as well as researchers with expertise in early childhood health and development, will serve as moderators to the speakers and paper discussants for the conference.

Researchers and policymakers with an interest in early childhood health and development are invited to attend the conference. There is no charge to attend the conference; however, space is limited so early registration is recommended. The deadline for registration is April 20, 2007. Registration is available on-line through the NCES website at: http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/?id=209&cid=2 The conference agenda will be posted on the registration website in the near future.

Posted by ronbo at 05:27 PM

February 16, 2007

From ESRI HigherEd E-News - January 2007: ArcGIS Service Packs Available for Download

ArcGIS 9.2 Service Pack 1 Available for Download

ESRI recommends that all ArcGIS 9.2 customers download and install this Service Pack at their earliest convenience to ensure the highest-quality experience when working with ArcGIS 9.2. Service Pack 1 addresses many issues including one where opening any geoprocessing dialog box or the context-sensitive Export menu choices in ArcCatalog causes ArcGIS 9.1 instability when users have Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) on their machines.

NOTE (ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 Evaluation Edition users): This Service Pack is supported with the ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 Evaluation Edition.

If you are using a localized version of ArcGIS, please contact your local distributor to get the updated language supplement.

ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 2 Available for Download

We recommend that all ArcGIS 9.1 customers download and install this Service Pack, at their earliest convenience, to ensure the highest quality experience when working with ArcGIS 9.1.

NOTE (ArcView 9.1 Evaluation Edition users): This Service Pack is supported with the ArcView 9.1 Evaluation Edition.

If you are using a localized version of ArcGIS, please contact your local distributor to get the updated language supplement.

Posted by ronbo at 07:43 PM

February 15, 2007

From IES Newsflash: Results from the 2005 NAEP Twelfth-Grade Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the 2005 High School Transcript Study

Results from the 2005 NAEP Twelfth-Grade Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the 2005 High School Transcript Study Are Scheduled for Release on February 22, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

The 2005 12th grade reading and mathematics assessments were given to a sample of high school seniors nationally. Results will be available for the seniors nationally and for various student groups. The reading results will include trend data to 1992. There will be no trend data available for mathematics, as the 2005 assessment was based on a new test framework at grade 12. Learn more about the reading assessment at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading and the mathematics assessment at http://nces.ed.gov/nationreportcard/mathematics

The 2005 High School Transcript Study Report will present information about the types of courses 2005 high school graduates completed during high school, how many credits they earned, and the grades they received. Information on the relationships between high school academic records and performance on the NAEP mathematics and science assessments is included. Transcripts were collected from schools across the country and constituted a nationally representative sample of high school graduates. Learn more about the High School Transcript Study at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/hsts

View the results on February 22 after 9:30 a.m. at
http://nationsreportcard.gov

Posted by ronbo at 03:31 PM

February 13, 2007

SAS: Lecture Series returns for 2007

In March, SAS Education’s popular analytical lecture series returns! Be a part of this innovative collaboration between SAS and some of the world’s most highly regarded analytics thought leaders. The series first session, Introduction to Design and Analysis of Hierarchical Models, takes place March 6th. We hope you’ll join us for this and future lectures.

Check out the latest additions to the series!

Custom Designs for Experiments New

Conjoint Analysis: Evaluating Consumer Preferences Using SAS Software New

Robust Regression Techniques in SAS/STAT New

Customize your experience – take an individual session, or choose our five-session package. Visit our SAS Analytics Lecture Series Web page for complete details.

Posted by ronbo at 03:38 PM

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, December 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

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.

This month the PDF contains:

• Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Americans' Views on Public Health Study conducted by ICR--International Communications Research, March 31-April 4, 2006.

• 6 new USA Today polls conducted from June-September 2006 by the Gallup Organization.

• USIA studies from the 1990's.

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 02:44 PM

February 12, 2007

From NCES: NAEP [National Assessment of Educational Progress] Economics Assessment: New Information Available

The first ever NAEP economics assessment was administered throughout the nation last year to students in grade 12. Results from approximately 11,000 students in about 600 schools will be released in the fall of 2007. Questions in the assessment were based on the following content areas: Market Economy, National Economy, and International Economy.

To learn more about the assessment, see the new information at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/economics/

Read about the framework for the assessment at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/economics/whatmeasure.asp

Also, see examples of the types of questions asked, contained in the Sample Questions booklets given to participating schools:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/demo_booklet/05SQ-grade12-part1.pdf (539 K PDF).

Posted by ronbo at 02:12 PM

Recent ICPSR updates and additions - February 09, 2007

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:

4454 Offender Characteristics, Offense Mix, and Escalation in Domestic Violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Miami-Dade, Florida, Omaha, Nebraska, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987-1989
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04454.xml

4578 Effects of Incarceration on Criminal Trajectories in the United States, 1994
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04578.xml

4640 Multiple Cause of Death Public Use Files, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04640.xml

9418 Impact of Victimization in the Lives of Incarcerated Women in South Carolina, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09418.xml

13672 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13672.xml

13673 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Alcohol Use, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13673.xml

13674 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Antonucci Map, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13674.xml

13675 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Asthma History, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13675.xml

13676 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Attitudes Toward Mother and Father, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13676.xml

13677 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Alcohol Use Follow-Up, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13677.xml

13678 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Child and Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13678.xml

13680 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Child Care Interview, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13680.xml

13681 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Caregivers' Employment, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13681.xml

13682 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13682.xml

13683 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Children and First Pregnancy, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13683.xml

13684 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Community Involvement and Collective Efficacy (Primary Caregiver), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13684.xml

13686 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Community Involvement and Collective Efficacy (Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13686.xml

13687 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Consequences of Substance Use, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13687.xml

13690 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Diagnostic Assessment of Reading, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13690.xml

13691 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Depression, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13691.xml

13692 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Discrimination, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13692.xml

13693 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Deviance of Peers, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13693.xml

13694 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Drug Use, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13694.xml

13697 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): My Exposure to Violence (Subject and Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13697.xml

13698 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): My Child's Exposure to Violence, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13698.xml

13701 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Fear and Guns, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13701.xml

13703 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Family Legal Update, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13703.xml

13704 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Family Legal Update (Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13704.xml

13706 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Primary Caregiver Report on Subject), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13706.xml

13707 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Primary Caregiver and Young Adult Report on Self), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13707.xml

13708 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Subject and Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13708.xml

13709 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Gangs, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13709.xml

13710 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Gift Wrap, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13710.xml

13711 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Gun Ownership, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13711.xml

13714 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Household Composition, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13714.xml

13721 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Language Screen, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13721.xml

13722 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Major Depressive Disorder (Primary Caregiver), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13722.xml

13728 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Perceptions of Drug Risk, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13728.xml

13731 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Primary Male Caregiver, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13731.xml

13734 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Provision of Social Relations (Subject and Young Adult), Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13734.xml

13739 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): School Screen, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13739.xml

13740 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): School Interview, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13740.xml

13741 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Self Perceptions, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13741.xml

13744 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Substance Use Follow-Up, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13744.xml

13745 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Suicide Interview, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13745.xml

13746 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Things I Can Do If I Try, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13746.xml

13748 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Walk-A-Line, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13748.xml

13752 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Youth Self Report, Wave 3, 2000-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13752.xml

UPDATES:

3473 Multiple Cause of Death, 1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03473.xml

3891 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), 1998-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03891.xml

4296 Great Plains Population and Environment Data: Social and Demographic Data, 1870-2000 [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04296.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/.

Posted by ronbo at 12:46 AM

February 09, 2007

Online seminar 2/21/07: SPSS Base and Tables demonstration

SPSS is offering the following online seminar (registration required):

SPSS Base and Tables demonstration

Feb 21, 2007
United States
Begins at: 1:00 pm CT
Duration: 45 minutes

SPSS Base is the heart of SPSS’ statistical software suite, offering a broad range of capabilities for data import, manipulation, analysis and graphics. SPSS Base is an approachable product that anyone with basic computing experience can learn to use; yet it is also widely regarded as an industry standard for analytics, with the ability to be expanded as needed for demanding analytic applications. SPSS Tables allows you to create a report that summarizes results and tests for significance. You will see how easy it is to create multiple views of your data, cross-tabs and significance testing.

Topic covered in the webcast include:
# The SPSS graphic user interface
# Importing data
# Data exploration and manipulation
# Analysis with ease
# Reporting with Tables
# Analytic with depth
# Graphics
# Sharing results
# Automated reporting

Posted by yan at 07:12 PM

Online seminar 2/13/07 & 2/28/07: SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys demonstration

SPSS is offering the following seminar online:

SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys demonstration

Feb 13, 2007
United States
Begins at: 11:00 a.m. CT
Duration: 45 minutes
Register for this date

Feb 28, 2007
United States
Begins at: 1:00 p.m. CT
Duration: 45 minutes
Register for this date

Maximize survey research value with open text responses.

Open-ended survey questions allow people to express themselves in their own words; and give researchers rich new insights into attitudes and preferences regarding service, purchase decisions, product design, employment, operations, whatever the issue under study.

If you’ve limited your surveys to close-ended questions due to the time and expense of reading and manually coding text responses, this session can be your organization’s first step toward maximizing the value of your survey data.

Created specifically for open-ended survey responses, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys uses proven technologies in computational linguistics to make it far more powerful than typical text-coding procedures. It allows you to categorize hundreds, even thousands of responses in a fraction of the time it would take to do so manually. Then easily export results for further analysis and graphing.

Gather interested co-workers and register now for this SPSS survey research software demonstration. You’ll discover:
# How to turn text into quantitative data
# How to save even more time by automating the creation of categories and the coding of responses
# How to uncover category relationships using visualizations such as bar charts and tables
# How to export results to Excel, SPSS or other software for analysis
# And more!

Find out how easy it is to capture the power of text responses for your survey research.

For future dates of the same demonstration, visit the organizer Web site: http://spss.com/events/view_more.cfm?type=Product&ID=127

Posted by yan at 06:59 PM

February 08, 2007

From IPUMS Users List: IPUMS needs your help!

Dear IPUMS User,

Once again it's grant writing time, and once again IPUMS urgently needs your help! Later this month we will apply to the National Institutes of Health for the renewal of the main grant funding the IPUMS-USA database. Continued funding for the IPUMS data series is contingent on its continued use by the academic and professional research community.

It is crucial, therefore, to have a complete list of both published and forthcoming books, articles, dissertations (completed and in progress), conference papers, working papers, research reports, fact sheets, and newspaper stories that have used IPUMS data. We are also interested in news of any classroom or other pedagogical use of the IPUMS, so if you have used the data in a course please let us know.

If you have done any research using the IPUMS, please visit our bibliography at http://bibliography.ipums.org to see if we have it. If something is missing or if you find errors, you can enter the citation online or just email the information to ipums@pop.umn.edu. We suspect that a substantial quantity of research published in books and collections of essays is missing from our bibliography, since there are no citation indexes available for those sources. We would appreciate if you can make any additions or corrections to our bibliography as soon as possible.

We would also appreciate it if you would forward this message to any IPUMS users who may not be registered for our data extraction system; this is especially important for people at research centers who may obtain the data indirectly.

If you received this message in error, please accept my apology; it is sent to everyone who has registered to use the IPUMS unless they have removed themselves from our user list. To remove yourself, click on the link at the bottom of the page or send a message to ipums@pop.umn.edu.

Thanks for your prompt reply...we really appreciate your help!

Sincerely,

Steve Ruggles
Principal Investigator
ruggles@pop.umn.edu

Posted by ronbo at 04:19 PM

NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) 2007 began January 22 in the states and across the nation

The 2007 NAEP assessment has begun, and will continue until early March. See the new home page at:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
for information about the assessment and related topics.

The full participation of all the selected schools and students is crucial to the success of this important assessment—read about its importance at:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/natimportant.asp
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents/importance.asp

Parents of students in the assessment will find answers to their questions at: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents/

Schools that are participating may want to check:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/schools.asp

Learn how to use the NAEP data tools that help you understand the value of this assessment at:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/naeptools.asp

Posted by ronbo at 03:46 PM

February 07, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, November 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the PDF contains:

• AARP 2003 and 2004 Boomers at Midlife Study conducted by PSRAI.

• 4 new USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from April-July, 2006.

• USA Today/HBO Family Alcohol and Drug Addiction Poll conducted by the Gallup Organization April 27-May 31, 2006.

• USIA studies from the 1990's.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 07:00 PM

February 06, 2007

NEW NCES REPORT! - Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results from the 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey

This First Look report provides some selected findings from the 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) along with data tables and methodological information. The TFS is a follow-up of a sample of the elementary and secondary school teachers who participated in the previous year’s Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). The TFS sample includes teachers who leave teaching in the year after the SASS data collection and those who continue to teach either in the same school as last year or in a different school. The purpose of the Teacher Follow-up Survey is to determine how many teachers remained at the same school, moved to another school or left the profession in the year following the SASS administration.

To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007307

Posted by ronbo at 01:47 PM

February 02, 2007

Recent ICPSR updates and additions - February 02, 2007

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:

4330 CBS News/New York Times Monthly Poll, June 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04330.xml

4396 CBS News Monthly Poll #1, July 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04396.xml

4397 CBS News Monthly Poll #2, July 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04397.xml

4398 CBS News Monthly Poll, August 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04398.xml

4487 CBS News/New York Times Women's Health Poll, February 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04487.xml

4585 CBS News/New York Times Pre-Inauguration Poll, January 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04585.xml

4602 American Customer Satisfaction Index, 2001
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04602.xml

UPDATES:

2864 Eurobarometer 51.0: The Elderly and Domestic Violence, March-May 1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02864.xml

3792 Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS) in Taiwan, 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03792.xml

3840 ABC News/Washington Post 100 Days Poll, April 1995
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03840.xml

4102 Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, Wave III, 1998-1999: [Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04102.xml

9067 ABC News/Washington Post Poll, July 1988
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09067.xml

9440 ABC News Education Poll, February 1990
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09440.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/.

Posted by ronbo at 03:50 PM

February 01, 2007

From ANES List: The 14-day Comments Period for the 2007-2009 ANES Panel Study Has Begun

The 14-day Comments Period for the 2007-2009 ANES Panel Study Has Begun: Please help us evaluate the proposals for this exciting new study

Today begins the 14-day period in which all members of the research community can help us evaluate the many new proposals that have been put forward for the 2007-2009 ANES Panel Study.

Between now and February 14, we ask that you make a small, but important, contribution to the development of this new study by offering advice that we and the proposals authors' can use to increase the effectiveness of the Panel Study.

We are most interested in comments that can increase the range of hypothesis tests in which particular questions can be used as well as advice about how we can use these proposals to leverage the unique temporal aspects of the Panel Study's design. For details, see: http://www.electionstudies.org/announce/newsltr/ANES_OCpanel_20061023.pdf

At the end of this letter is a list of the proposals that we received. You can read the full proposals in the Online Commons at: http://www.electionstudies.org

If you can comment on even one of these proposals, it will help ANES a great deal.

Please note that at the conclusion of the comment period, proposal authors will then have two additional weeks to revise their proposals in response to any comments that they may receive. So this is a moment where your advice can make a difference. In addition, the ANES PIs and Board of Overseers will make extensive use of your comments when they select questions for inclusion on the survey.

All comments must be made through the Online Commons. If you would like to make a comment and are not yet an OC member, signing up is easy. All it takes is filling out a simple form at: http://www.electionstudies.org/onlinecommons.htm

The new ANES Panel Study has the potential to help scholars examine electoral dynamics in an unprecedented way. Please take a moment to help ANES make the most effective use of this great new opportunity.

Sincerely,

Jon A. Krosnick and Arthur Lupia Principal Investigators

<http://www.electionstudies.org/announce/newsltr/ANES_PanelStudyCommentsMemo_20070201.pdf.)

Posted by ronbo at 05:34 PM

Roper Center Newsletter, February 2007

Tip of the month!!

For our users who may have been wondering --what happened to POM or Public Opinion Matters-- we have changed the name. Public Opinion Matters has been changed to Topics at a Glance. Each month a new topic is selected and TAG gives you a sampling of polling data and details of survey datasets related to that topic. Remember that these Topics are just a small number of the nearly half million questions and over 15,000 datasets we house at the Roper Center.

Topics at a Glance!--"Iraq"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=iraq
Do you approve of President Bush's handling of Iraq? Do you believe the US should increase the level of troops in Iraq? Are your views inline with the rest of America? Find out how others feel and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Iraq!

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 February 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2008 Survey [January,2007]
Source: Survey by George Washington University
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group and Lake, Snell, Perry, Mermin Associates, January 8-January 11, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. Likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in the 2008 election.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '01/08/2007 to 01/08/2007'

Title: Preparedness Survey [May,2006]
Source: Survey by American Red Cross
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation International, May 4-May 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'emergency'; Date: '05/04/2006 to 05/04/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Social Networking Websites and Teens Survey for the Pew Internet & American Life Project by Princeton Survey Research Associates International
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_SNS_Data_Memo_Jan_2007.pdf

A Portrait of “Generation Next” Survey for the Pew Research Center by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Youth age 18-25 shown separately.
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=300

Posted by ronbo at 05:28 PM