Nature published a special issue on data sharing in September, examining the “cultural and technical hurdles that can get in the way of good intentions.”

A preliminary 2008-2009 Demographic and Health Surveys report shows that Kenya’s fertility rate has decline slightly, from 4.9 births per woman in 2003 to 4.6, according to an article from the Daily Nation (Kenya).

Data from the 2008-2009 survey is not yet available.

A study using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) found that nearly half of American children and 90% of black kids will be on food stamps at some point. See the Associated Press story.

Source: Rank, M.R., & Hirschl, T.A. (2009). Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 163(11):994-999.

The PRI Library has received announcement of assistant professor/associate professor/ professor positions with the Nanyang Technological University.

Area Resource File 2007 is now available for download from the SodaPop website.  PRI Affiliates can also access the file directly on the network.

The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.

Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment Research Data (R01) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Quick Response Research Program – Natural Hazards Center

The PRI Library has received announcement from:

• RAND Corporation for summer internships and full-time positions.
• Arizona State University for an assistant professor position.

The PRI library has received announcement of the following positions with the Office of Population Research at Princeton University:

• postdoctoral research associate
• NIH postdoctoral fellowship

Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II) follow-up data (2004-2006) is available from ICPSR.

PRI has MIDUS 1995-1996 data in our archive, but we do not have the most recent corrected version and we do not have MIDUS II. PRI affiliates can access these data files directly from ICPSR or request that they be added to the archive by contacting the data archivist.

Bhandari, Shailesh.
Employment -based health insurance: 1997
CPR P70-81
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Bhandari, Shailesh. Gifford, Elizabeth.
Children with health insurance: 2001
CPR P60-224
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. ICF Macro.
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Online

Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. Macro International Inc.
Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007
Online

Kuenzi, Jeffery. Reschovsky, Clara A.
Home-based workers in the United States: 1997
CPR P70-78
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Mills, Robert J.
Health insurance coverage: 2001
CPR P60-220
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Mills, Robert J. Bhandari, Shailesh.
Health insurance coverage in the United States: 2002
CPR P60-223
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Bureau of Statistics. ORC Macro.
Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004
Online

National Center for Health Statistics
Planning and development of the continuous National
Survey of Family Growth
RA409.U44 no. 48
707 Oswald (Library)

Proctor, Bernadette D. Dalaker, Joseph.
Poverty in the United States: 2002
CPR P60-222
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Smith, Kristin. Downs, Barbara. O’Connell, Martin.
Maternity leave and employment patterns: 1961- 1995
CPR P70-79
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Injury episodes and circumstances: National Health
Interview Survey, 1997-2007
RA407.3.A346 no. 240
707 Oswald (Library)