Upcoming Brown Bag Discussions:

What is This Thing Called Plagiarism and How do I Avoid It?
March 26, 2008
Noon-1:00 p.m.
102 Kern Graduate Building

The Ins and Outs of Internet Research
April 9, 2008
Noon-1:00 p.m.
102 Kern Graduate Building

Upcoming IRB Workshop:

The IRB Process Made Easy
April 3, 2008
12:00 – 1:30pm
102 Kern Graduate Building
* Pre-registration required

Most events are also webcast. For more information, including registration and remote access information, see the ORP web site.

Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers 1961-2003 (PDF) uses SIPP data to examine employment patterns of mothers who gave birth to a first child between 1961 and 2003. The report is part of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Reports Household Economic Studies series (P70-113).

The PRI Library has received announcement of a NCES and ECLS datasets training seminar at the 2008 PAA annual meeting in New Orleans.

The PRI Library has received announcement of a summer ICPSR workshop July 21-23, 2008.

The PRI Library has received announcement of a summer program workshop to be held July 24-25, 2008.

Living Arrangements of Children: 2004 (PDF) is the latest report in the Household Economic Studies series of the Census Bureau’s Current Population Reports (P70-114). It uses SIPP data to examine the variety of living arrangements of US children.

The PRI Library has received announcement of a call for papers for the 2008 National Research Conference on the National Survey of Family Growth, to be held October 16-17, 2008 at the NCHS located in Hyattsville, MD.

NCHS has released the following new and updated NHANES data:

2005-2006 Data (New)
- Questionnaires: Current Health Status, Food Security, Immunization, Kidney Conditions - Urology and Prostate Conditions
- Labs: Serum Cotinine, RBC Folate and Serum Folate, Parathyroid Hormone, Plasma Fasting Glucose and Insulin, Glycohemoglobin, Two Hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

2003-2004 Data
- Lab 24 - Urinary Phthalates (new)
- Lab 31 - Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (new)
- Occupation Questionnaire (new)

1999-2000 Data
- Occupation Questionnaire (updated)*
- Tuberculosis Exam (updated)*
* These updates can be found on SodaPop and PopNet.

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

The PRI Library has received announcement of an advanced users seminar for ECLS-K (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99).

The PRI Library has received announcement of a workshop/conference for beginning and intermediate users of the NHIS to be held August 14, 2008.