http://info.pop.psu.edu Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The PRI Library has received announcement of the ninth Add Health Data User Conference, to be held July 22-23, 2010 in Bethesda, MD. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/2010-add-health-data-users-conference/ Restricted National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) data will soon be managed by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Existing data contracts will not experience any interruption, but any requests for contract renewals or changes will be handled by ICPSR after Dec. 15, 2009. A moratorium ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/restricted-add-health-data-contracts-moving-to-icpsr/ TIME Magazine features research by nutritionists using Add Health Romantic Pairs data showing that married people are much more likely than those who are dating to gain weight. See also: The, N. S., & Gordon-Larsen, P. (2009). Entry into romantic partnership is associated with obesity. Obesity. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/does-marriage-lead-to-weight-gain/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a summer program workshop to be held July 24-25, 2008. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/28/icpsr-summer-program-workshop-using-data-for-analysis-of-marriage-and-family/ Users of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) are invited to submit abstracts for the eighth Add Health Users Conference, to be held July 24-25, 2008, in Bethesda, Maryland. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/01/08/add-health-users-conference-call-for-papers/ The PRI Library has received an announcement from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) for the Add Health 2008 Users Conference. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/11/02/add-health-2008-users-conference/ Analyses of Add Health data by Martina Morris and colleagues (published in the June 2006 issue of American Journal of Public Health) show that HIV infection is much more prevalent among blacks aged 19 to 24 than among their peers of other races (Reuters Health, June 8, 2006). http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/06/09/black-young-adults-more-likely-to-have-hiv/ Merely having an older sibling encourages risky behaviors, according to recent studies led by economist Susan Averett (USA Today, April 24, 2006). Averett analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, and the National Educational Longitudinal Survey. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/05/01/older-sibling-can-be-bad-influence/ From NBER, a working paper using data from three waves of Add Health, find that being very attractive reduces a young adult's (ages 18-26) propensity for criminal activity and being unattractive increases it for a number of crimes, ranging from burglary to selling drugs. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/02/20/ugly-criminals/ National Institutes of Health News Releases: "Most Behaviors Preceding Major Causes of Preventable Death Have Begun By Young Adulthood." This news release is based on the Add Health Data. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/02/14/healthy-behaviors-start-in-youth/