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Depression, Adverse Childhood Experiences

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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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 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:

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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Main Variables: