HRS has announced the release of the Version “G” RAND File. The file contains HRS data from 1992-2004. This file replaces the old RAND merged file on SodaPop. Version G has 348 new variables, but has dropped 88 variables from the previous release. This data is also available on PopNet.

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

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Descriptive Study of Early Head Start [presolicitation notice] - Administration for Children and Families

NRF Research Fellowship - Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF)

The PRI Library has received an announcement from the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina for a Research Faculty Position in Translational Population Research.

Datasets are now available for the following surveys:

* Armenia DHS 2005 (Final)
* Haiti DHS 2005 (Preliminary)
* Cambodia DHS 2005 (No longer restricted)
* Cambodia Special 1998 (No longer restricted)

Please contact the Data Archivist if you are interested in obtaining these datasets.

SIPP 2004 Panel just released the Wave 3 Core data files which are now available on SodaPop and PopNet.

NCHS has released the following NHANES data:

Dermatology Examination file (2003-2004)
Lab 24 Polyfluorinated Compounds (2003-2004)
NHANES III 27A–Surplus Sera Laboratory Component: Cystatin C

PRI Affiliates may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

• Mapping the Growth of Older America, by William Frey, The Brookings Institution; and
• Growing Older in America: The Health & Retirement Study, National Institute on Aging

See also: AP news story (via Centre Daily Times)

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics
Older Americans 2006: Key indicators of well-being
HQ1064.U5O442 2006
707 Oswald (Library)

Friedman, Daniel J.
Assessing the potential for national strategies for electronic health records for population health monitoring and research
RA409.U45 No.143
707 Oswald (Library)

Gaquin, Deirdre A. DeBrandt, Katherine A. (editors)
County and city extra : Annual metro, city, and county data book 2007
HA203.C68 2007 REF
707 Oswald (Library)

Gerin, William.
Writing the NIH grant proposal: A step-by-step guide
RA11.D6G47 2006
707 Oswald (Library)

Kleinman, Sherryl.
Feminist fieldwork analysis
H62.K586 2007
707 Oswald (Library)

Schoen, Robert.
Dynamic population models
HB849.51.S357 2006
707 Oswald (Library)

Worldwatch Institute
American Energy: The renewable path to energy security
KF2120.A944 2006
707 Oswald (Library)

Institut National de la Statistique. ORC Macro.
Enquete sur les indicateurs du sida, Cote d’Ivoire 2005
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Mukuria, Alrena. Aboulafia, Casey. Themme, Albert.
The context of women’s health:Results from the demographic and health surveys, 1994-2001
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

Mukuria, Altrena. Aboulafia, Casey. Themme, Albert.
Nutritional status of children: Results from the demographic and health surveys 1994-2001
707 Oswald (Library) - DHS

National Center for Health Statistics
Health, United States, 2006 with chartbook on trends in the health of Americans — CD-ROM
707 Oswald (Library) - Computer Workstation

Annie E. Casey Foundation
2005 Kids Count data sheet [wall chart]
FILE Annie E. Casey Foundation
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Annie E. Casey Foundation
2005 Kids Count: A pocket guide
FILE Annie E. Casey Foundation
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Annie E. Casey Foundation
2006 Kids Count [wall chart]
FILE Annie E. Casey Foundation
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Annie E. Casey Foundation
2006 Kids Count: A pocket guide
FILE Annie E. Casey Foundation
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Haub, Carl. Rogers, Meighan. Population Reference Bureau.
Kids Count international data sheet [wall chart]
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Ogawa, Naohiro.
Population aging and policy options for a sustainable future: the case of Japan
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Ogawa, Naohiro. Kondo, Makoto. Matsukura, Rikiya.
Japan’s transition from the demographic bonus to the demographic onus
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Ogawa, Naohiro. Lee, Sang-Hyop. Matsukura, Rikiya.
Health and its impact on work and dependency among the elderly in Japan
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Ogawa, Naohiro. Retherford, Robert D. Matsukura, Rikiya.
Demographics of the Japanese family: Entering uncharted territory
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Ogawa, Naohiro. Takayama, Noriyuki.
Demography and ageing
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau
2005 World population data sheet of the Population Reference Bureau
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau
2006 World population data sheet of the Population Reference Bureau
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau, Inc.
2002 Women of Our World [wall chart]
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau, Inc.
2005 Women of Our World [wall chart]
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau, Inc.
Persistent child poverty in the United States 1970 to 2000
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Population Reference Bureau, Inc.
World’s Youth 2006 [wall chart]
FILE Population Reference Bureau
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Retherford, Robert D. Ogawa, Naohiro.
Japan’s baby bust: Causes, implications, and policy responses
FILE Nihon University
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

Schoen, Robert.
Gender discord and family change
FILE PSU
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP population data sheet 2005
FILE United Nations
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP population data sheet 2006
FILE United Nations
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

United Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis
World abortion policies 1999 [wall chart]
FILE United Nations
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

United Nations. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division
Urban agglomerations 1999
File United Nations
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

United Nations. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division
World contraception use 1998 [wall chart]
FILE United Nations
707 Oswald (Library) - File Cabinets

New Journals PRI Library June 2007

Family Relations, Vol. 56 No. 3, July 2007

Population Briefs, Vol. 13 No.1, May 2007

Wider Angle, No. 1, 2007