A study published in the August 20 issue of Journal of Clinical Ontology (PubMed abstract) found that many survivors of childhood cancer have attempted or contemplated suicide (USA Today, August 28, 2006).

The Namibian Institute for Democracy reports that HIV/AIDS is affecting the country’s democratic process by reducing the number of voters (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, August 29, 2006).

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The PRI Data Archive has recently acquired the following NLSY data:

NLSY79 Main File and Work History Data: Revised 1

NLSY79 Child and Young Adult 1979-2004: Release 12.1

NLSY97 Main File Data Rounds 1-8: July 2006 Release

At present these CDs are only available on CD-ROM for check-out by registered users. All of the above will be added to the PRI NLSY SodaPop Collection in the near future. Users not wanting to access the data via CD-ROM may also elect to download the data from the Center for Human Resource Research (primary distributor).

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

2007 AFAR Research Grants - American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Development of Environmental Health Outcome Indicators - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Parenting Capacities and Health Outcomes in Youths and Adolescents (R21) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Substance Abuse Policy Research Program — Round XI - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity (R18) - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

The PRI Data Archive has recently acquired the multi-year (1979-2004) National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) on CD-ROM (SETS version). This CD is available for check-out from the PRI Library and Data Archive by registered users.

The PRI Data Archive has recently acquired the 2003 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) on CD-ROM (SETS version). This CD is available for check-out from the PRI Library and Data Archive by registered users.

The PRI Data Archive has recently acquired the 2003 Natality Data Files on CD-ROM - both SETS and ASCII versions. These CDs are available for check-out from the PRI Library and Data Archive by registered users.

This report, using data from the 1993 and 2003 Fall Staff Surveys, a component of the IPEDS, indicates that over the decade, the growth of the workforce at colleges and universities outpaced the growth of both the civilian labor force and student enrollment.

A report using data from the NCES 1999-2000 SASS teacher and school questionnaires indicate that students in the lowest poverty schools were the least likely to have a teacher with both an out-of-field certification and an out-of-field major or minor.