The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2002, Laboratory Component has been updated with several new file versions: PHPYPA (Urinary Phthalates), Lab 6HM (Heavy Metals), Lab 26 (Pesticides), and Lab 28 (Dioxins), Lab 40T4 (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Thyroxine). The data and documentation files for each have been downloaded and added to PopNet. The variable list and sample SAS code files were also updated as a result of these changes. Outdated files in SodaPop will be replaced ASAP.

Files located in: /home/data/nhanes/01_02/laboratory
See README file for more information.

A new set of files for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2002, Questionnaire Component has been released: Dietary Supplement Use. This set has one main file, and five other separate files each pertaining to dietary supplements and usage. At this time, data files are only available for the main component and supplemental file “1.” Documentation is available for all files (all on PopNet). The Dietary Supplement Usage main file will be added to SodaPop ASAP.

Files located in: /home/data/nhanes/01_02/questionnaire/diet_supp
See the README file in diet_supp for more information.

PRI NHANES Raw Data Web Page

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000, Laboratory Component has been updated with several new file versions: PHPYPA (Urinary Phthalates), Lab 6HM (Heavy Metals), Lab 18T4 (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Thyroxine), Lab 21 (Volatile Organic Compounds), Lab 26 (Pesticides), and Lab 28 (Dioxins). The data and documentation files for each have been downloaded and added to PopNet. The variable list and sample SAS code files were also updated as a result of these changes. Outdated files in SodaPop will be replaced ASAP.

Files located in: /home/data/nhanes/99_00/laboratory
See README file for more information.

PRI NHANES Raw Data Web Page

The Population Research Institute has received a job announcement from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Sociology for three positions at the Assistant Professor level.

The announcement is posted on PRI’s jobs page at

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnn.cfm?JobID=92

For a complete listing of job postings we have received, see

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnnList.cfm

The Population Research Institute has received a job announcement from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for a fellowship in the Division of Health Interview Statistics.

The announcement is posted on PRI’s jobs page at

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnn.cfm?JobID=91

For a complete listing of job postings we have received, see

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnnList.cfm

The Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology
Policy, and Office of Management and Budget are requesting input from
the research community on implementing a policy requiring Federal
agencies to allow multiple PIs on research awards. For more information, see the Federal Register notice (PDF), or the NIH Request for Information (NOT-OD-05-055).

New resources on the NIH Public Access Web site:

• Author’s Manual in HTML and PDF formats
• Presentation Slide Summary in PowerPoint and PDF formats
• Manuscript submission on PubMed Central

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

Applied Research for Populations Around Hazardous Waste Sites
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Health Disparities in Pre-teen Delivery
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

The Population Research Institute has received a job announcement from the Fordham University Department of Sociology and Anthropology for an Assistant and an Associate position in social demography.

The announcement is posted on PRI’s jobs page at:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnn.cfm?JobID=90

For a complete listing of job postings we have received, see:

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/allen/JobAnnList.cfm

PRI Library New Acquisitions List

Printed 8/1/2005

American Political Science Association. Committee on Publications
Style manual for political science
JA86.A52 2001
[8104]

Blumberg, Stephen J., National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Design and operation of the National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003
RA409.U44 no. 43
[8110]

International Programs Center (U.S.)
Global population profile : 2002
HB871.G562 2002
[8105]

International Programs Center (U.S.)
Global population profile : 2002 copy 2
HB871.G562 2002 c.2
[8106]

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
National trends in injury hospitalizations 1979-2001
RA981.A2 N374 2005
[8109]

Rowland, Donald T.
Demographic methods and concepts
HB849.53.R69 2003
[8108]

Schiller, J.S., Adams, P.F. Coriaty, Nelson Z.
Summary health statistics for U.S. population : National Health Interview Survey,
RA407.3.S847 no. 224
[8111]

United Nations. Statistical Office
Statistical yearbook/ [Annuaire statistique] 2001
HA12.5.U63 2004 (REF)
[8103]

World Bank.
World bank atlas 2004
G1046.G1I5 2004
[8107]

The latest cumulative file for the PSID Individual dataset has been released (7/26/2005). The data, documentation, and input has been downloaded and added to PopNet (/home/data/psid/individ). The files will be added to SodaPop in the near future.

See the Data Archive Updates Web Page for more information.