News from the PRI Library and Data Archive » PSID http://info.pop.psu.edu Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:37:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en PSID: CDS Transition into Adulthood Data http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 11:35:05 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/ The CDS of the PSID has publicly released the “Transition into Adulthood” Data. The data are comprised of 745 of the CDS children who have reached the age of 18+ and have
graduated from high school. Topical questions include: health and emotional well-being, time use, community involvement, self identity and perception, expectations for the future, family, peer, and romantic relationships, work, schooling, and more. Please read the overview (PDF file) of the Transition into Adulthood (TA) data. PRI researchers may request this data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/05/21/psid-cds-transition-into-adulthood-data/feed/ Panel Study of Income Dynamics Conference Call for Papers http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/01/23/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-conference-call-for-papers/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/01/23/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-conference-call-for-papers/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:33:33 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/01/23/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-conference-call-for-papers/ The Panel Study of Income Dynamics, with support from the National Institute on Aging, announces a call for papers that use the PSID Dataset to conduct research in the area of pensions, retirement planning, and financial well-being over the life course. Papers will be presented at a two-day conference on life course financial well-being November 20-21, 2008 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/01/23/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-conference-call-for-papers/feed/ PSID: 2005 Family Files http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/09/psid-2005-family-files/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/09/psid-2005-family-files/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:28:31 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/09/psid-2005-family-files/ The PSID has just announced the release of the 2005 Family Files. These data are available to the Penn State Research Community on SodaPop and PopNet.

If you are interested in this data, but are not part of Penn State, you can download the files from PSID.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/04/09/psid-2005-family-files/feed/ Panel Study of Income Dynamics Data Use Workshop http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/01/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-data-use-workshop/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/01/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-data-use-workshop/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:19:02 +0000 Kiet Bang http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/01/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-data-use-workshop/ The PRI Library has received an announcement from The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) for a free 2.5 hour workshop titled “Introduction to Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics”.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/02/01/panel-study-of-income-dynamics-data-use-workshop/feed/ PSID CDS Revised Data Available http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/12/20/psid-cds-revised-data-available/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/12/20/psid-cds-revised-data-available/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:39:17 +0000 Lisa Broniszewski http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/12/20/psid-cds-revised-data-available/ The PSID 1997 CDS has revisions for the following files:

Fathers Outside the Home Child File
Fathers Outside the Home Household File
Preschool/Daycare Teacher File
Preschool/Daycare Administrator File
Elementary/Middle School Administrator File
Home-Based Care Provider File

PRI Affiliates may request these data from the Data Archivist.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/12/20/psid-cds-revised-data-available/feed/ Disability statistics guides http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/08/08/disability-statistics-guides/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/08/08/disability-statistics-guides/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:09:39 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/08/08/disability-statistics-guides/ The Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell University has published guides to disability statistics for several major datasets (all available in PDF format):

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2006/08/08/disability-statistics-guides/feed/ PSID 2003 Family Core Re-released http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/11/22/psid-2003-family-core-re-released/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/11/22/psid-2003-family-core-re-released/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:25:53 +0000 Jen Darragh http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=115 The PSID 2003 Core Family data was re-released on 11/16/2005. See full text of re-release notice.

The new files (data, input, and documentation) have been acquired and added to PopNet UNIX. The previous version of the data is still available in a dated subdirectory (old_6_2005) should they still be needed. The data file is currently being processed for SodaPop and should be available shortly. For information on file location, please see the PSID Raw Data Web Page.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/11/22/psid-2003-family-core-re-released/feed/ PSID Individual 1968-2003 Updated http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/19/psid-individual-1968-2003-updated/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/19/psid-individual-1968-2003-updated/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:04:31 +0000 Jen Darragh http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=45 A new version (release 4) of the PSID Individual 1968-2003 ER files has become available as of 8/1/2005. This new version was released due to a correction made to the father ID for two records. The files have been added to PopNet and to SodaPop. The earlier version of this dataset, released in late July, is still available on PopNet should it be needed.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/19/psid-individual-1968-2003-updated/feed/ PSID Individual 1968-2003 Released http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/01/psid-individual-1968-2003-released/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/01/psid-individual-1968-2003-released/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:42:54 +0000 Jen Darragh http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=29 The latest cumulative file for the PSID Individual dataset has been released (7/26/2005). The data, documentation, and input has been downloaded and added to PopNet (/home/data/psid/individ). The files will be added to SodaPop in the near future.

See the Data Archive Updates Web Page for more information.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/08/01/psid-individual-1968-2003-released/feed/ PSID Family Supp. Files in SodaPop http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/07/25/psid-family-supp-files-in-sodapop/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2005/07/25/psid-family-supp-files-in-sodapop/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:49:51 +0000 Jen Darragh http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=22 The 1985-2003 Family Supplement files - Childbirth & Adoption History and Marriage History - have been added to the PSID SodaPop collection. Please see the PRI PSID SodaPop Web Page for access.

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