EARLY RELEASE OF SELECTED ESTIMATES BASED ON DATA FROM THE
January-June 2005 NHIS

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pleased to announce
the December 2005 Early Release of selected estimates from the
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This Early Release
provides and updates estimates of the following 15 selected
health measures based on data from the January-June 2005 NHIS:

Lack of health insurance and type of coverage
Usual place to go for medical care
Obtaining needed medical care
Influenza vaccination
Pneumococcal vaccination
Obesity
Leisure-time physical activity
Current smoking
Alcohol consumption
HIV testing
General health status
Personal care needs
Serious psychological distress
Diagnosed diabetes
Asthma episodes and current asthma

The NHIS Early Release Program updates these estimates on a
quarterly basis, tentatively in March, June, September, and
December. New measures may be added as work continues and in
response to changing data needs. Feedback on this data release
mechanism and on the estimates is welcome.

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To view this early release of NHIS estimates, please visit the
NHIS website home page:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

Administrative Supplements for Activities to Promote Research Collaborations for Projects Currently Funded by the NCI Division of Cancer Biology
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)

BARD Senior Research Fellowships
- BARD (The United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund)

BARD US-Israel Research Grants
- BARD (The United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund)

Data Coordination and Analyses Center (DCAC) [U01]
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Post-Doctoral Opportunities

Kellogg Scholars in Health Disparities Program
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Vaadia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowships
- BARD (The United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund)

Funding Opportunities Open To Faculty And Students

David Awards for International Travel and Research in Human Reproductive Behavior and Related Population Studies
- American Psychological Association (APA)

The NIH is conducting a pilot study to shorten the review cycle for new investigator R01 submissions. The goal is to enable new investigators to submit an amended application for the next review date rather than making them wait a cycle. For more information and eligibility guidelines for the pilot study, see the Federal Register notice.

The Grants Resource Center plans to present a Web conference on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The conference is planned for March 16, 2006 and will be hosted by a program officer from NSF. For more information, see the December 5 issue of GrantWeek.

Access to Grants Resource Center publications is limited to subscribers; Penn State users can get login information from the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Several new years of data have been added to the PRI (A)NES collection on PopNet UNIX.

Note: Our collection was established prior to the National Election Studies changing their title to American National Election Studies.

ANES 1948-2004 Cumulative File*
ANES 2000-2002-2004 Full Panel File
ANES 2004 File, and ANES 2004 Auxiliary Contextual File
ANES 2002 File*, and ANES 2002 Auxiliary Contextual File*
ANES 2000 File*

Survey files followed by * indicate that an older version of these data is currently available via SodaPop - these files will be replaced with this latest version. The other files listed without an asterisk will also likely be incorporated into the PRI (A)NES SodaPop collection.

The MEPS 2003 Full Year Consolidated Files (data, documentation, and statistical input) are now available on PopNet UNIX. The data file and documentation have also been added to the MEPS SodaPop Collection.

The updated AHS 2004 Metro data file has been added to SodaPop, replacing the previous version.

The HRS 2004 Core Imputation Early Release, Version 1 Files (data, documentation, and statistical input) are now available on PopNet UNIX.

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences [updated]
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
- Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

NICHD Career Transition Award (K22)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R01)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
- Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
- Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R03)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
- Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
- Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R21)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
- Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
- Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Post-Doctoral Opportunities

Research Training Program in Aging
- Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

The updated data and documentation for the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2005 has been prepared and added to SodaPop. This version supercedes the previous version.