Additional survey components for Tanzania have been added to the PRI DHS PopNet UNIX Collection.

DHS II 1992: Household Member Recode files

DHS III 1996: Wealth Index files

DHS+/SPA 1999 Interim: Wealth Index files

Please note that the SAS and SPSS programming input provided by the Measure DHS project is problematic. PRI-created input will be added as soon as it is possible.

Access to the PRI DHS PopNet UNIX collection is restricted to registered users. Information on how to register can be found on the Measure DHS Web site.

Serveral survey component files of the the Ugandan DHS III (standard DHS, 1995) have been updated in the PRI DHS PopNet UNIX collection. The Couples’, Household, Individual, Children’s, and Male recode files are all a newer version than what was available previously. The Household Member recode files and Wealth Index files are a new addition to the collection. See the README file within the Uganda DHS III 1995 directory for more details.

A new version of the Individual Raw files for the Ugandan DHS III In-depth 1995 survey has also been added to PopNet UNIX.

Please note that access to the PRI DHS PopNet UNIX collection is restricted to registered users. Information on how to register can be found on the Measure DHS Web site.

Summit County, Ohio topographic data for 1994, 2000, and (as of) January 2006 (each year on DVD-ROM) have been added to the PRI GIS Lab Library Collection. Metadata for each year has also been printed, bound and cataloged (metadata in electronic format available on each DVD). Please see the GIS Library page for information on how to check-out these materials.

The new laboratory datasets: Lab 03, Lab 11, and Lab 11 PSA have been added to the PRI NHANES 2003-2004 SodaPop Laboratory collection.

The NSFH Wave 3 files acquired on March 15th as updates for the PRI NSFH PopNet UNIX collection are now available via SodaPop.

In a Christian Science Monitor Commenary piece, Marilyn Garder takes a look at the increasing numbers of young adults living with their parents.

A researcher from the University of Ghana Population Impact Project predicts that Ghana’s population will double in the next 26 years if measures are not taken to control growth, as reported in a March 17, 2006 article on GhanaWeb.

According to a March 20, 2006 Reuters new story, 9 million African children have lost their mothers to AIDS. British charity Save the Children is calling on donors to increase aid to these children.

A news story from the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks posted on allAfrica.com describes a program in which “aunties” provide advice on preventing HIV/AIDS and STIs to pregnant teenagers (Cameroon: ‘Aunties’ Teach Pregnant Teenagers to Prevent HIV/Aids And STIs, March 13, 2006).

South Africa’s Independent Online reports on unsuccessful attempts to curb pregnancies among schoolgirls (Thousands of schoolgirls fall pregnant, March 20, 2006).