Tag: SAS

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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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:

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:

SAS

SAS is a command-driven, quantitative program used for data management, visualization, reporting, and statistical analysis.

Latest Version: SAS 9.3     |     Developer: SAS Institute, Inc.

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

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes     |     Mac: No*

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Online Resources:

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Books:

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fourth Edition (ISBN: 978-1-59994-725-9)  | Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide (ISBN: 978-1-59994-165-3)  |  Ron Cody/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics (ISBN: 978-1420070576)  |  Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton/Chapman and Hall/CRC [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

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SUDAAN

SUDAAN is a statistical software package used for the analysis of correlated data/complex sample surveys.

Latest Version: SUDAAN 11 | Developer: RTI International

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

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: No

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Online Resources:

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