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Data security workshop

Tara Murray — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:27 +0000

The Office for Research Protections is offering a workshop on data security as part of the Research Integrity Brown Bag Series:

October 8, 2008
11 a.m. - noon
102 Kern

If you can’t attend in person, a webcast and videoconferencing are available. See the ORP events list for details.

Obesity not a sure indicator of heart problems

Tara Murray — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:11 +0000

Many normal-weight individuals have risk factors normally associated with obesity, and many overweight people do not have these risk factors, showing that we are still a long way from understanding the relationship between weight and health, according to analysis of NHANES data. (Baltimore Sun)

Citation: Wildman, R. P., Muntner, P., Reynolds, K., McGinn, A. P., Rajpathak, S., Wylie-Rosett, J., et al. (2008). The Obese Without Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering and the Normal Weight With Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering: Prevalence and Correlates of 2 Phenotypes Among the US Population (NHANES 1999-2004). Archives of Internal Medicine, 168(15), 1617-1624. (Available free online)

NHIS: 2006 Paradata / 2008 Questionnaire

Lisa Broniszewski — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:56:50 +0000

NHIS has released the 2006 Paradata file and 2008 Questionnaire.

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

MEPS: 2006 Population Characteristics

Lisa Broniszewski — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:22:37 +0000

MEPS has released the 2006 Full Year Population Characteristics data file.

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

HRS: 2007 Disability Vignette

Lisa Broniszewski — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:15:26 +0000

HRS has released the 2007 Disability Vignette Study.

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

NHIS: 1965-1990

Lisa Broniszewski — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:43:54 +0000

The NCHS just released the 1965-1968 NHIS. This data is available for download at NCHS.

SIPP: 2004 New Data

Lisa Broniszewski — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:38:23 +0000

SIPP has released Core Waves 7 and 8 and Topical Module Waves 1-8. PRI Researchers using this data are encouraged to look at SodaPop, PRI’s Data Archive for updated holdings.

NHANES: May 2008

Lisa Broniszewski — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:57:27 +0000

PRI’s NHANES holdings are now current through May 2008. All updates and new files have been downloaded. PRI Researchers using this data are encouraged to look at SodaPop, PRI’s Data Archive for updated holdings.

Preliminary Data for the 2006 Mali DHS Available

Kiet Bang — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:53:03 +0000

Preliminary datasets are now available for the 2006 Mali Demographic and Health Survey. PRI researchers may request it from the Data Archivist.

ECLS/NHES Data User Training Seminar

Ruth Kozar — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:33:13 +0000

The PRI Library has received announcement of a one-day training seminar with ECLS/NHES data collections at the 2008 annual meeting on the American Sociological Association in Boston on July 31, 2008.