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PRI Library New Books and Resources: October 2009

Posted October 27th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Bhandari, Shailesh.
Employment -based health insurance: 1997
CPR P70-81
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Bhandari, Shailesh. Gifford, Elizabeth.
Children with health insurance: 2001
CPR P60-224
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. ICF Macro.
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008
Online

Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Health Service. Macro International Inc.
Ghana Maternal Health Survey 2007
Online

Kuenzi, Jeffery. Reschovsky, Clara A.
Home-based workers in the United States: 1997
CPR P70-78
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Mills, Robert J.
Health insurance coverage: 2001
CPR P60-220
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Mills, Robert J. Bhandari, Shailesh.
Health insurance coverage in the United States: 2002
CPR P60-223
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Bureau of Statistics. ORC Macro.
Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004
Online

National Center for Health Statistics
Planning and development of the continuous National
Survey of Family Growth

RA409.U44 no. 48
707 Oswald (Library)

Proctor, Bernadette D. Dalaker, Joseph.
Poverty in the United States: 2002
CPR P60-222
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

Smith, Kristin. Downs, Barbara. O’Connell, Martin.
Maternity leave and employment patterns: 1961- 1995
CPR P70-79
707 Oswald (Library) – File Cabinets

U.S Department of Health and Human Services
Injury episodes and circumstances: National Health
Interview Survey, 1997-2007

RA407.3.A346 no. 240
707 Oswald (Library)

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: October 2009

Posted October 27th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Asia Pacific Issues; No. 90 September 2009. The New ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: Toothless Tiger of Tentative First Steps?

Backgrounder; September 2009. A Biblical Perspective on Immigration Policy.

Backgrounder; September 2009. The Immigrant Paradox: The Stalled Progress of Recent Immigrant’s Children.

Cityscape; Volume 11 Number 2, 2009. Regulatory Innovation and Affordable Housing.

Family Relations; Volume 58 Number 4, October 2009.

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; Volume 35 Number 3, September 2009.

National Vital Statistics Reports; Volume 58 Number 2, August 28, 2009. The Effect of Hurricane Katrina: Births in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, Before and After the Storm.

Population and Development Review; Volume 35 Number 3, September 2009.

The Stata Journal; Volume 9 Number 3, 3rd quarter 2009.

The Stata News; Volume 24 Number 3, July/August/September 2009.

Studies in Family Planning; Volume 40 Number 2, June 2009.

World Bank Research Digest; Volume 3 Number 4, Summer 2009. Trade and the Current Crisis.

Stata Journal volume 9, number 3 available online

Posted September 30th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

The latest issue (volume 9, number 3) of The Stata Journal is now available online to PRI affiliates. To access the journal, log in with your PopNet (UNIX) username and password.

Contents of this issue:

Articles and Columns

  • Confirmatory factor analysis using confa (S. Kolenikov)
  • Graphical representation of multivariate data using Chernoff faces (R. Raciborski)
  • Improved degrees of freedom for multivariate significance tests obtained from multiply imputed, small-sample data (Y. V. Marchenko and J. P. Reiter)
  • Implementing weak-instrument robust tests for a general class of instrumental-variables models (K. Finlay and L. M. Magnusson)
  • A seasonal unit-root test with Stata (D. Depalo)
  • Robust regression in Stata (V. Verardi and C. Croux)
  • Nonparametric testing of distributions—the Epps–Singleton two-sample test using the empirical characteristic function (S. J. Goerg and J. Kaiser)
  • Multiple imputation of missing values: Further update of ice, with an emphasis on categorical variables (P. Royston)
  • Speaking Stata: Creating and varying box plots (N. J. Cox)

Notes and Comments

  • Stata tip 77: (Re)using macros in multiple do-files (J. Herrin)
  • Stata tip 78: Going gray gracefully: Highlighting subsets and downplaying substrates (N. J. Cox)
  • Stata tip 79: Optional arguments to options (N. J. Cox)

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: September 2009

Posted September 25th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Backgrounder; July 2009. A Shifting Tide: Recent Trends in the Illegal Immigrant Population.

Backgrounder; July 2009. Immigration Raids at Smithfield: How and ICE Enforcement Action Boosted Union Organizing and the Employment of American Workers.

Backgrounder; August 2009. Catholics, Immigration, and the Common Good.

Demography; Volume 46 Number 3, August2009.

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 11, January 28, 2009 revised September 4, 2009. Ambulatory Surgery in the United States, 2006.

Studies in Family Planning, Volume 40 Number 3, September 2009.

PRI Library New Books and Resources: September 2009

Posted September 25th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Psychological Association
Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association

BF76.7.P83 2010 REFERENCE
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Annie E. Casey Foundation. Center for the Study of Social Policy (Washington, D.C.)
Kids Count Data Book 2009
HQ792.U5K53 2009
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Gaquin, Deirdre
County and city extra : annual metro, city, and county
data book 2009

HA203.C68 2009 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Gou, Shenyang. Fraser, Mark W.
Propensity score analysis: Statistical methods and
applications

HA29.G91775 2010
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Hynes, Kathryn. Sanders, Felicia
Diverging experiences during out-of-school time: The
race gap in exposure to after-school programs

FILE PSU 0906
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Kinsella, Kevin. He, Wan
Aging world, An: 2008
Online

Malmberg, Bo
Demography and the development potential of sub-
Saharan Africa

HB3661.A3M35 2008
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Rutstein, Shea Oscar. Rojas, Guillermo.
Guide to DHS Statistics
Online

Ryan, Mary Meghan
Vital Statistics of the United States : births, life
expectancy, deaths, and selected health data 2008

HB3505.V58 2008 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Health statistics – Atlas on mortality in the European Union
Online

Thornton, Arland. Axinn, William G. Xie, Yu
Marriage and cohabitation
HQ536.T455 2007
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Van Hook, Jennifer. Baker, Elizabeth
Big boys and little girls: Gender, acculturation, and
weight among young children of immigrants

FILE PSU 0905
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

New journal: Journal of Family Theory & Review

Posted September 16th, 2009 by Tara Murray in Families, New Acquisitions

The Journal of Family Theory & Review is a new peer-reviewed quarterly publication from the National Council on Family Relations.

Seeking to encourage integration and growth in the multidisciplinary and international domains of inquiry that define contemporary family studies, Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR) publishes original contributions in all areas of family theory. The journal includes new advances in theory development, reviews of existing theory, and analyses of the interface of theory and method, as well as integrative and theory based reviews of content areas, and book reviews.

The PRI Library does not receive this journal, but it is available online through a Penn State University Libraries subscription.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: August 2009

Posted September 1st, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Journal of Sociology; Volume 115 Number 1, July 2009.

Demography; Volume 46 Number 2, May 2009.

Journal of Marriage and Family; Volume 71 Number 3, August 2009

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 18, July 30, 2009. Costs of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: (CAM) and Frequency of Visits to CAM Practitioners: United States, 2007.

National Vital Statistics Reports; Volume 57 Number 14, April 17, 2009. Deaths: Final Data for 2006.

NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health; No. 2, 2009. Technology Diffusion in Health Care.

NCHS Data Brief; No. 20, July 2009. Aging Differently: Physical Limitations Among Adults Aged 50 years and Over: United States, 2001-2007.

NCHS Data Brief; No. 21, August 2009. Delayed Childbearing: More Women are Having Their First Child Later in Life.

Population Briefs; Volume 15 Number 1, July 2009

Population Bulletin; Volume 64 Number 3, September, 2009. World Population Highlights: Key Findings from PRB’S 2009 World Population Data Sheet.

Population Studies: A Journal of Demography; Volume 63 Number 2, July 2009.

The Stata Journal; Volume 9 Number 2, 2nd quarter 2009.

Upjohn Institute Employment Research; Volume 16 Number 3, July 2009. Easing Labor Market Troubles in the Short Run and Developing a Skilled Workforce in the Long Run: Some Ideas.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: July 2009

Posted August 26th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Asia and Pacific Migration Journal; Volume 18 Number 2, 2009.

Asia Pacific Issues; Number 88, May 2009. Are Farmers Always Right? Rethinking Assumptions Guiding Agricultural and Environmental Research in Southeast Asia.

Backgrounder; June 2009. The Environmental Argument for Reducing Immigration to the United States.

Family Relations; Volume 58 Number 3, July 2009.

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; Volume 35 Number 2, June 2009.

Journal of Human Resources; Volume 44 Number 3, Summer 2009.

NCHS Data Brief; Number 19, June 2009. Who Marries and When? Age at First Marriage in t United States: 2002.

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 16, July 8, 2009. Health Characteristics Adults Aged 55 Years and Over: United States, 2004-2007.

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 17, July 1, 2009. Health Insurance Coverage Trends, 1959-2007: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey.

Population Reference Bureau Policy Brief; June 2009. Expanding Contraceptive Choice: Five Promising Innovations.

Reproductive Health Matters; Volume 17 Number 33, May 2009. Task Shifting.

Stata Journal volume 9, number 2 available online

Posted August 19th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

The latest issue (volume 9, number 2) of The Stata Journal is now available online to PRI affiliates. To access the journal, log in with your PopNet (UNIX) username and password.

Contents of this issue:

Articles and Columns

  • Methods for estimating adjusted risk ratios (P. Cummings)
  • Updated tests for small–study effects in meta–analyses (R. M. Harbord, R. J. Harris, and J. A. C. Sterne)
  • metandi: Meta–analysis of diagnostic accuracy using hierarchical logistic regression (R. M. Harbord and P. Whiting)
  • Two techniques for investigating interactions between treatment and continuous covariates in clinical trials (P. Royston and W. Sauerbrei)
  • Multiple imputation of missing values: New features for mim (P. Royston, J. B. Carlin, and I. R. White)
  • Further development of flexible parametric models for survival analysis (P. C. Lambert and P. Royston)
  • Implementing Horn’s parallel analysis for principal component analysis and factor analysis (A. Dinno)
  • The Skillings–Mack test (Friedman test when there are missing data) (M. Chatfield and A. Mander)
  • Speaking Stata: I. J. Good and quasi–Bayes smoothing of categorical frequencies (N. J. Cox)
  • A statistician’s perspective on “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist’s Companion”, by Joshua D. Angrist and Jörn–Steffen Pischke (A. Gelman)

Notes and Comments

  • Stata tip 76: Separating seasonal time series (N. J. Cox)

Software Updates

New books of interest at Penn State’s Social Sciences Library

Posted July 23rd, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

Okano, K. (2009). Young women in Japan: Transitions to adulthood. ASAA women in Asia series. London: Routledge.

Fu, T.-h., & Hughes, R. (2009). Ageing in East Asia: Challenges and policies for the twenty-first century. Comparative development and policy in Asia series. London: Routledge.

Sokolovsky, J. (2009). The Cultural Context of Aging. New York: Praeger.

Kluchin, R. M. (2009). Fit to be tied: Sterilization and reproductive rights in America, 1950-1980. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

Smith, J. A. (2009). The daddy shift: How stay-at-home dads, breadwinning moms, and shared parenting are transforming the American family. Boston: Beacon Press.

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