News from the PRI Library and Data Archive http://info.pop.psu.edu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Nature special issue on data sharing http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/nature-special-issue-on-data-sharing/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/nature-special-issue-on-data-sharing/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:49 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2426 Nature published a special issue on data sharing in September, examining the “cultural and technical hurdles that can get in the way of good intentions.”

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/nature-special-issue-on-data-sharing/feed/ 0 New DHS report shows Kenya’s fertility rate has declined http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/new-dhs-report-shows-kenyas-fertility-rate-has-declined/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/new-dhs-report-shows-kenyas-fertility-rate-has-declined/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:05:14 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2571 A preliminary 2008-2009 Demographic and Health Surveys report shows that Kenya’s fertility rate has decline slightly, from 4.9 births per woman in 2003 to 4.6, according to an article from the Daily Nation (Kenya).

Data from the 2008-2009 survey is not yet available.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/06/new-dhs-report-shows-kenyas-fertility-rate-has-declined/feed/ 0 Half of US kids on food stamps during childhood http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/03/half-of-us-kids-on-food-stamps-during-childhood/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/03/half-of-us-kids-on-food-stamps-during-childhood/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:50:42 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2568 A study using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) found that nearly half of American children and 90% of black kids will be on food stamps at some point. See the Associated Press story.

Source: Rank, M.R., & Hirschl, T.A. (2009). Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 163(11):994-999.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/03/half-of-us-kids-on-food-stamps-during-childhood/feed/ 0 Nanyang Technological University, Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-professor-associate-professor-professor/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-professor-associate-professor-professor/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:24:02 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2561 The PRI Library has received announcement of assistant professor/associate professor/ professor positions with the Nanyang Technological University.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-professor-associate-professor-professor/feed/ 0 ARF 2007 now available in SodaPop http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/arf-2007-now-available-in-sodapop/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/arf-2007-now-available-in-sodapop/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:14:55 +0000 Sarah Wygant http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2559 Area Resource File 2007 is now available for download from the SodaPop website.  PRI Affiliates can also access the file directly on the network.

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/arf-2007-now-available-in-sodapop/feed/ 0 New Funding Announcements: Week of Nov. 2, 2009 http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/new-funding-announcements-week-of-nov-2-2009/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/new-funding-announcements-week-of-nov-2-2009/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:24 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2557 The following grant announcements are new this week on the Population Research Institute Funding Announcements web page.

Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment Research Data (R01) – National Cancer Institute (NCI) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Quick Response Research Program – Natural Hazards Center

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/new-funding-announcements-week-of-nov-2-2009/feed/ 0 Jobs: RAND Corporation and Arizona State Univeristy http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/jobs-rand-corporation-and-arizona-state-univeristy/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/jobs-rand-corporation-and-arizona-state-univeristy/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:28:54 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2553 The PRI Library has received announcement from:

]]> http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/11/02/jobs-rand-corporation-and-arizona-state-univeristy/feed/ 0 Jobs: Office of Population Research, Princeton University http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/30/jobs-office-of-population-research-princeton-university/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/30/jobs-office-of-population-research-princeton-university/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:39 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2549 The PRI library has received announcement of the following positions with the Office of Population Research at Princeton University:

    ]]>     http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/30/jobs-office-of-population-research-princeton-university/feed/ 0     MIDUS II released http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/28/midus-ii-released/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/28/midus-ii-released/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:44:15 +0000 Tara Murray http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2546 Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS II) follow-up data (2004-2006) is available from ICPSR.

    PRI has MIDUS 1995-1996 data in our archive, but we do not have the most recent corrected version and we do not have MIDUS II. PRI affiliates can access these data files directly from ICPSR or request that they be added to the archive by contacting the data archivist.

    ]]>     http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/28/midus-ii-released/feed/ 0     PRI Library New Books and Resources: October 2009 http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/pri-library-new-books-and-resources-october-2009/ http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/10/27/pri-library-new-books-and-resources-october-2009/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:39:34 +0000 Ruth Kozar http://info.pop.psu.edu/?p=2539 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)

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