The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released a new report containing data from the Common Core of Data, National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) for fiscal years 1990 through 2002. The complete report can be viewed and downloaded at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/npefs13years/.

The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) has annouced the release of wave 3 (2000-2002) of their data. Click here for more information on PHDCN.

PRI Affiliates may request these data from the Data Archivist.

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

Funding for Faculty Investigators

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2008- 2012 Alliance - U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Funding for Students (Pre-Doctoral Or Dissertation)

CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation (R36) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Nearly one in six people rely on some form of public assistance, according to an Associated Press analysis. This represents the largest share in two decades. Critics of welfare reform say this indicates that few former welfare recipients have become self-sufficient. (AP via Centre Daily Times)

The Census Bureau has released three reports on racial and ethnic populations based on the 2004 American Community Survey:

• The American Community — Hispanics: 2004 (PDF)
• The American Community — Blacks: 2004 (PDF)
• The American Community — Asians: 2004 (PDF)

HRS has announced the release of the followng data:

2003 Consumption and Activities Mail Survey (CAMS) Final Version 1.0. This data includes questions about individual activities, household patterns of consumption, and individual use of prescription drugs.

Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS 1) Early, Version 1.0. This data was designed to study dementia.

PRI Affiliates may request these data from the Data Archivist.

NHANESIII Antibody to Toxocara Larva Migrans (Lab) - documentation (PDF)

1999-2000 Lab 4 Volatile Organic Compounds in Blood and Water - documentation (PDF)

If you are a PRI Associate and would like to use this data, please contact us, at library@pop.psu.edu, for acquisition.

Central Statistical Authority [Ethiopia], Macro International Inc.
Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey, 2005
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Dennison, C., Pokras, R., National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Design and operation of the National hospital discharge survey: 1988 Redesign
RA409.U44 no. 39
707 Oswald (Library)

Hing, B., Burt, C.W.
Characteristics of the office-based physicians and their practices: United States, 2003-04
RA407.3.A349 no.164
707 Oswald (Library)

Hoyert, D.L.
Maternal mortality and related concepts
RB57.A89 no.33
707 Oswald (Library)

Kozak, L.J., DeFrances, C.J., Hall, M.J.
Nation hospital discharge survey: 2004 annual summary with detailed diagnosis and procedure data
RA407.3.A349 no.162
707 Oswald (Library)

Lepkowski, J.M., Mosher, W.D., Davis, K.E.
National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6: Sample design, weighting, imputation, and variance estimation
RA409.U45 no.142
707 Oswald (Library)

Macro International Inc.
Congo Enquete Demographique et de Sante 2005
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International Inc.
Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud, Colombia 2005
DHS SA
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International Inc.
Enquete Demographique et de Sante au Senegal 2005
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International Inc.
Enquete Demographique et de Sante Guinee 2005
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International Inc.
Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2004
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International Inc.
Vietnam Population and AIDS Indicator Survey 2005
DHS ASIA
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International, Inc.
Egypt Demographic and Health Survey 2005
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Macro International, Inc.
Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2003-04
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Mukuria, Altrena. Kothari, Monica. Abderrahim, Noureddine
Infant and Young Child Feeding Update
DHS
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

National Center for Health Statistics
Health behaviors of adults: United States, 2002-04
RA407.3.A346 no. 230
707 Oswald (Library)

National Center for Health Statistics
Summary health statistics for the U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005
RA407.3.A346 no. 232
707 Oswald (Library)

National Center for Health Statistics
Summary health statistics for the U.S. children : National Health Interview Survey, 2005
RA407.3.A346 no. 231
707 Oswald (Library)

National Center for Health Statistics
Summary health statistics for the U.S. population : National Health Interview Survey, 2005
RA407.3.A346 no. 233
707 Oswald (Library)

ORC Macro.
Guyana HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2005
DHS SA
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

ORC Macro.
Guyana HIV/AIDS Service Provision Assessment Survey 2004
DHS SA
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Raofi, Saied, Schappert, Susan M.
Medication therapy in ambulatory medical care: United States, 2003-04
RA407.3.A349 no.163
707 Oswald (Library)

Stallings, Rebecca Y.
Child Morbidity and Treatment Patterns
DHS
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Uganda Bureau of Statistics. ORC Macro.
Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioural Survey 2004-05
DHS AFR
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Westoff, Charles F.
Recent Trends in Abortion and Contraception in 12 Countries
DHS
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Diversitydata.org, a project of the Harvard School of Public Health, provides access to indicators of well-being for US metropolitan areas and racial and ethnic populations.

This resource has been added to the PRI Library Reference Links page, a list of online resources for population researchers.

Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 twelfth-grade reading and mathematics assessments and the 2005 NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS) has been released. The reports can be viewed and downloaded at http://nationsreportcard.gov/