Tag: Disability

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National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)

Overview
Survey sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration designed to examine the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Link/Data

Population
US children ages 0-17

Cost
$0

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

Years Available
2003- 2012

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Survey

File Types
Text files
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NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS)

Overview
A national longitudinal study designed to investigate the relationship between the variables accessed in NHANES I and subsequent morbidity, mortality, and hospital utilization. Link/Data

Population
US population. All persons 25-74 years of age who completed a medical examination at NHANES I in 1971-75

Cost
$0

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

Years Available
1982- 1992, ongoing

Linked Datasets
Yes. NHEFS-Mortality: 1971-2000, NHEFS-SSA : 1962-2003, NHEFS- Medicare: 1991-2000

Study Type
Longitudinal

File Types
TSV
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Social Explorer

social-explorer

Overview
An online research tool that features current and historical census data and demographic information. Link

Components

  • U.S. Census (maps and data)
  • American Community Survey (maps and data)
  • Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) (maps and data)
  • InfoGroup (maps and data)

Population
US Population

Cost
$0

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

Social Explorer Professional is available through an Emory University subscription

Years Available
Varies by dataset. Range: 1790-present

Linked Datasets
No

Study Types
Survey

Data Type
CSV, TSV, Excel xls files
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Main Variables:

Sociometrics Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences Library

Overview
A data library designed to host high quality health and science data. Link

Components

  • American Family
  • AIDS/STI
  • Child Well-Being and Poverty
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Contextual
  • Social Research on Aging
  • Adolescent Pregnancy and Pregnancy Prevention
  • Maternal Drug Abuse
  • Disability

Population
Varies by dataset

Cost
$0

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

Years Available
Varies by dataset

Linked Datasets
No

Study Types
Data warehouse

Data Type
CSV, SPSS & SAS command files, SPSS portable and SAS transport files
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Main Variables:

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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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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Main Variables: