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September 28, 2010

From IES Newsflash - ES Releases Report on Post-High-School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities

A new report shows that youth with disabilities were more likely to be attending college in 2005 compared to 1990. The report, Comparisons Across Time of the Outcomes of Youth With Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School, was released by The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) within the Institute of Education Sciences. The study uses data from two National Longitudinal Transition Study datasets to provide comparison data on a wide range of post-high school outcomes across time (between 1990 and 2005) of youth with disabilities who had been out of high school up to 4 years.

The outcomes cover several key areas, including: postsecondary education enrollment and educational experiences; employment status and characteristics of youth’s current or most recent job; productive engagement in school, work, or preparation for work; household circumstances, including residential independence, parenting and financial independence; and social and community involvement.

The selected findings include:

• Postsecondary enrollment rates were 19 percent higher in 2005 (46%) than in 1990 (26%) for youth with disabilities.

• Youth with disabilities were more likely to have a savings account in 2005 (56%) than in 1990 (44%).

• Reported rates of youth with disabilities participating in volunteer or community service activities were higher in 2005 (25%) than in 1990 (13%).

• Youth with disabilities as a whole did not vary significantly between 1990 (62%) and 2005 (56%) in their reported employment status

• However, in 1990, youth with disabilities were more likely to report receiving paid vacation or sick leave, compared to 2005 (60 percent vs. 38 percent).

For more information, see the report at:
http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20103008/

Posted by ronbo at 08:40 PM

From IES Newsflash - New NAEP Video Introduces "Nation's Report Card" to Students

Are you looking for a simple, clear way to describe the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to your student or child? Trying to figure out why NAEP is a valuable addition to the other standardized tests your student takes during school hours? This new five-minute video features high school students talking about NAEP and why participation in this national assessment is valuable. Watch the video to learn more about what NAEP is, what subjects are covered, how long the assessment takes, and how results are used.

You can find the video on the NAEP Student Page, which also has more information and resources designed for students, such as answers to selected students’ frequently asked questions about NAEP, games, study tools, and more.

NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences.

Posted by ronbo at 08:38 PM

From ICPSR - Recent ICPSR updates and additions: New Releases through 2010-09-27

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

21182 Justice Response to Repeat Victimization in Cases of Violence Against Women in Redlands, California, 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21182

25323 Nonbinding Suggestions and Dispute Rates: Uncertainty, Focal Points, and their Effects on Bargaining Outcomes
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25323

27330 Washington Post Maryland Poll, October 2008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27330

27807 Legislative Support, Pork, and Coalitions in Brazil, January 1997-December 2005
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27807

27942 Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS): Performance Indicators for Corrections (PIC), 2002-2008 [United States]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27942

28683 National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II): Neuroscience Project
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28683

29282 National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II): Biomarker Project, 2004-2009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29282

29341 Budget Balances (Deficits and Surpluses) for 54 Middle Income Countries From 1976-2007
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29341

Updates

4381 Survey of Community, Crime, and Health, 1995, 1998 [United States]
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04381

7838 Health Interview Survey, 1970
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07838

8139 Migration Data by County, 1980 to 1982
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08139

21460 Eurobarometer 66.2: Nuclear Energy and Safety, and Public Health Issues, October-November 2006
http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21460
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Posted by ronbo at 08:35 PM

From US Census Bureau - Release of 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce the release of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates on American FactFinder. There you will find tables with social, demographic, housing, and economic data for areas with populations of 65,000 or more.

You can access the newly-released data on American FactFinder at: 2009 ACS 1-year data

If you would like more information and supporting documentation for this data release please visit the ACS web site at: www.census.gov/acs

Regards,

American Community Survey staff

Posted by ronbo at 08:31 PM

September 27, 2010

From IRiSS - Stanford Workshop in Biodemography (December 15-17, 2010)

The Stanford Center for Population Research and the Center for the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging announce a workshop on Mortality Analysis and Forecasting. Faculty from Stanford and other institutions will lecture on mortality analysis, models, and forecasting, followed by talks on various applications, methods and substantive analyses. The broad goal is to demonstrate the importance of mathematical results and understanding for demography in a variety of substantive contexts.

The workshop also welcomes applications from advanced students, postdocs and junior faculty. A select number of students will be invited to attend and offered partial funding support. Space may be available for a few students who are able to pay their own expenses for attending the workshop.

Application information is in this flyer (a pdf file). The application deadline is no later than October 10, 2010.

Posted by ronbo at 02:35 PM

September 23, 2010

From US Census Bureau - American Community Survey e-Tutorial

The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce the release of the American Community Survey (ACS) e-Tutorial. This interactive program will assist users by educating them on a wide range of topics, such as how communities benefit from participation and how to access data using American FactFinder (AFF). You can access the e-Tutorial directly here or go to the main ACS site www.census.gov/acs and view the menu under "Guidance for Data Users."

Correction to the ACS e-mail update regarding the Federal Register Notice: Although the web address appeared correctly, the link to the web page did not work properly for some users. To view the Federal Register notice, go to: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about_the_survey/operations_and_administration/. If you experience additional difficulties, please let us know.

We look forward to providing you up-to-date information about the ACS program and future data releases. If you do not want to receive updates about the ACS, or if you want to receive updates only for particular topics, please use the “Unsubscribe” or “Manage Preferences” links below.

Regards,

American Community Survey staff

Posted by ronbo at 06:16 PM

September 16, 2010

From ANES (American National Election Study) - Complete Data and Documentation for the ANES 2008-2009 Panel Study are now available

Dear ANES user community:

We write to let you know that the complete data and documentation for the ANES 2008-2009 Panel Study are now available. This study includes data from 22 surveys conducted with the same panel of respondents between January 2008 and October 2009. Ten surveys were primarily about politics and the other 12 were about a variety of other topics.

The Panel Study includes questions about the primary campaign and general election, attitudes on race, the Affect Misattribution Procedure (AMP), the brief Implicit Association Test (IAT), social networks, policy preferences, evaluations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, interest in politics, and a host of other political and non-political
questions. To leverage the panel design, many questions were repeated, with the same respondents answering at two or more points in time.

To download the documentation and data for free, go to http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/2008_2009panel/anes2008_2009panel.htm

Jon A. Krosnick & Arthur Lupia
Previous Principal Investigators, ANES 2006-2009

Matthew DeBell
Study Director

Posted by ronbo at 08:31 PM

From ICPSR - 2011 ICPSR and RCMD Research Paper Competitions

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and the Research Center for Minority Data are pleased to announce our 2011 Research Paper Competitions. This year, ICPSR and RCMD are holding three competitions – two for undergraduates and one for master’s students.

The purpose of these competitions is to highlight student research papers using RCMD or ICPSR data. The objective is to encourage students to explore the social sciences by means of critical analysis of a topic supported by quantitative analysis of a dataset(s) held within ICPSR or the RCMD archive and presented in written form. Entries to the either undergraduates or master’s competition could be papers written for a capstone course, a senior seminar, or any writing intensive course for which the student uses quantitative data analysis to support or refute a hypothesis. A master’s thesis could be appropriate provided that the terms above are met.

One of the undergraduate competitions is for papers using data in the RCMD archive; the other can use dataset(s) from any ICPSR archive. The master’s competition can use data from any ICPSR archive.

Competitions awards are $1,000 for first place and $750 for second place. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2011. For more information, submission guidelines, and promotional posters, please visit the competition Web site <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/prize/index.jsp> . Please share this exciting opportunity with your faculty and students!

For more information, contact Sue Hodge at shodge@umich.edu or 734-615-7850.

Posted by ronbo at 08:23 PM

From IES Newsflash - NCES Presents Latest Teacher Compensation Data

This report provides an overview of the Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS) data collection in 17 states for school year 2006-07. It also includes a comparison of state administrative records with other sources of data, data availability and quality. This report discusses the uses of the data and the limitations and advantages of the TCS.

To view the full report please visit
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010329

Posted by ronbo at 08:16 PM

From US Census Bureau - American Community Survey Website Redesign

The U.S Census Bureau is pleased to announce a redesign of the American Community Survey (ACS) website. See the latest in new information for survey respondents, easy access to ACS data, and clear explanations to commonly asked questions.

Take a look at the redesigned website online at www.census.gov/acs. We welcome any questions or feedback on the new site.

Regards,

American Community Survey staff

Posted by ronbo at 07:34 PM