State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)

Overview
Collects important health care data at State and local levels for the CDC. Link/Data

Components

  • Health (WA, IA)
  • Child Well-Being and Welfare (TX, MN)
  • National Survey of Early Childhood Health
  • National Asthma Survey
  • National Survey of Adoptive Parents
  • Survey of Adult Transition and Health
  • National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs
  • Influenza Vaccination Module for Children

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available 
Varies by survey

Linked Datasets
SLAITS-Geocodes

Study Type
Survey

File Types
SAS
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Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)

Overview
Collect national statistics on incidence, prevalence and survival of those living with cancer in the United States. Link/Data

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. Data Usage Agreement

Years Available
1973-2010

Linked Datasets
Yes. SEER- Medicare Linked Database, SEER- Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), SEER-National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS)

Study Type
Surveillance

File Types
SEER*Stat
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Main Variables:

UNdata

Overview
Advance the development of the global statistical system and promote the dissemination of statistical information. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
Varies

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
XML, CSV, semi colon delimited, pipe delimited
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Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study

welface children families

Overview
A multi-prong study focused on the well-being of low-income families in the post-welfare reform era. Link/Data

Components

  • Longitudinal survey
  • Developmental study
  • Ethnographic study

Population
US population. Boston, Chicago, San Antonio

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes, for restricted data which includes longitudinal data linked to census tract and block group information. A Restricted Data Use Agreement must be completed and signed to access this data.

Years Available 
1999-2005

Study Type
Longitudinal study, developmental study, ethnography

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata, TSV

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Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Overview
Study designed to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women. Link/Data

Components

  • Randomized clinical trial
  • community prevention component
  • observational study

Population
US women, ages 50-79

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. IRB approval, data use agreement, investigator information, description.

Years Available
1991-2006

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Clinical Trial, Cohort

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:

World Bank

Overview
The World Bank’s mission is to reduce the world’s poverty. The Data Catalog provides download access to World Bank data sets through their Open Data initiative. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Varies by dataset

Years Available
1950-2012

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:

World Health Organization

Overview
The GHO data repository provides access to over 50 datasets on priority health topics. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Varies by dataset

Years Available
Varies by dataset

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
CSV, XML
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Overview
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Link/Data

Population
US population, 12–21 years old

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available 
1995-2011

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Surveillance, Survey

File Types
Access mdb files , ASCII, SAS converter, SPSS converter

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JMP

JMP is an interactive, menu-driven program used for data visualization and analytics.

Latest Version: JMP 10 | Developer: SAS Institute, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

JMP Essentials: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for New Users (ISBN: 978-1-60764-477-4)  |  Curt Hinrichs and Chick Boiler/SAS Institute

Practical Data Analysis with JMP (ISBN: 978-1-60764-475-0)  |  Robert Carver/SAS Institute

 

MATLAB

MATLAB is a computing language and interactive tool for algorithm development, data visualization, and data analysis.

Latest Version: MATLAB 8 | Developer: The MathWorks, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Matlab, 2nd Ed.: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (ISBN: 978-0123850812)   |   Stormy Attaway/Butterworth-Heinemann

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