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March 28, 2005
NES Announcement: Public Meeting at MPSA in Chicago, and Full Release of 2004 NES time-series data
To: Members of the NES Community
From: Nancy Burns and Donald R. Kinder
Date: March 28, 2005
We're pleased to make two important announcements.
First, we would like to invite you to the NES Public Meeting at the
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Meeting in Chicago. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7th from 6-7pm in Room PDR 16 in the Palmer House Hilton (though be sure to check your conference materials when you arrive to verify the location).
Second, we are excited to announce that the Full Release of the 2004 NES time-series study is now available for download from the NES website (http://www.umich.edu/~nes)! To download the dataset, from the main page of the website select "Download Data and Codebooks for Free" to the left, register if you have not already, and select "Time-Series Studies" - the 2004 NES will be the entry at the top of the resulting page.
Data for the 2004 NES Panel Study and the 2004 Contextual File are due to be finished and made available within the next two months.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by e-mail to
"nes@umich.edu". Thanks!
Posted by ronbo at 03:33 PM
Minorities at Risk Project Data Release
The Minorities at Risk Project is pleased to announce the release of MARGene v.1.06, with data updated through 2003.
The data update includes annual codes for 2001-2003 for political, economic and cultural restrictions; political, economic and cultural differentials; autonomy, political, economic and sociocultural grievances; demographic and ecological stress; state repression; group organization; intergroup and intragroup conflict; and protest and rebellion. Coding was completed for 282 groups tracked by the project. A complete codebook with coding details is available from the project website.
Additionally, the update includes two new groups: Kurds in Syria and Darfur Black Muslims in Sudan.
Data is available through the MARGene data management program, which allows users to customize datasets with only the groups and variables of interest. MARGene v. 1.06 is available for download from the Minorities at Risk Project website: www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar. The data is available free of charge, but registration is required.
In addition to the updated dataset, risk assessments and analytic narratives are also available on the project website.
All questions regarding the data release should be directed to the following:
Amy Pate, Minorities at Risk Project Coordinator, minpro@cidcm.umd.edu
Carter Johnson, Minorities at Risk Project Research Assistant, cjohnson@gvpt.umd.edu
Posted by ronbo at 03:30 PM
March 25, 2005
Recent ICPSR updates and additions: March 25, 2005
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data
archive along with a list of released data collections that have been
updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
2911 Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS): Psychological Experiences Follow-Up Study, 1998
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02911.xml
3763 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, 1998
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03763.xml
3896 CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Hispanic Poll, July 2003
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03896.xml
4112 ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Monthly Poll, June 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04112.xml
4113 ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Democratic Convention Opener Poll, July 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04113.xml
4118 ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Democratic Convention Closer Poll, July 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04118.xml
4143 WASHINGTON POST Metro District of Columbia Baseball Poll, November 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04143.xml
4144 WASHINGTON POST Florida Statewide Election Poll, October 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04144.xml
4181 National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04181.xml
4204 Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: 5-Percent Public Use Microdata Sample: Elderly Households Extract
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04204.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last
ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 01:36 PM
March 23, 2005
Summer Workshops 2005 For Instructors of Undergraduate Courses in the Social Sciences
The deadline for applications is 15 April 2005. Participants in the program are eligible for scholarship support for subsistence. Details are available at http://www.csiss.org/SPACE/workshops.
Introducing GIS for Undergraduate Social Science Courses
1-6 August 2005, San Francisco, CA
This workshop will introduce social science faculty to GIS and map making. Lectures will cover GIS fundamentals and key concepts, data visualization, and analytical cartography. Labs will consist of step-by-step exercises using material from urban studies, planning, public health, and social policy to teach basic GIS skills. Presentations and discussions on spatially integrated social science, pedagogy, and assessment of student learning will complement the collaborative efforts of workshop leaders and participants in the design of course materials for use in undergraduate teaching. No prior familiarity with GIS or spatial analysis is required.
Instructors: Richard LeGates (coordinator), XiaoHang Liu, Ayse Pamuk, and Barry Nickel (from San Francisco State University), Don Janelle and Stacy Rebich (UCSB). Keynote speaker: Keith Clarke (UCSB).
Co-sponsor with CSISS: The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science www.ucgis.org
Host institution: Institute for Geographic Information Science, San Francisco State University gis.sfsu.edu
GIS & Spatial Modeling for the Undergraduate Social Science Curriculum
10-15 July 2005, Columbus, OH
This workshop focuses on spatial thinking, spatial analytic methods and their applications suited for undergraduate social science courses. These methods include cartographic visualization, space-time modeling of individual behavior, spatial interaction models, spatial point pattern analysis and spatial optimization methods. The workshop will also cover curriculum development,
pedagogy and student learning assessment. Workshop participants will consider how to integrate these methods into instructional modules, exercises, and learning assessment approaches. Requirements to benefit from this workshop include prior experience with computer file and data management in applications of quantitative analysis and GIS in the social sciences.
Instructors: Mei-Po Kwan (coordinator), Alan Murray, Morton O'Kelly, Kathryn Plank, Michael Tiefelsdorf, Ningchuan Xiao (all of The Ohio State University), Sara McLafferty (University of Illinois) and Shih-Lung Shaw (University of Tennessee).
Co-sponsor with CSISS and host institution: Dept. of Geography, The Ohio State University www.geography.ohio-state.edu
Spatial Analysis for the Undergraduate Social Science Curriculum
18-23 July 2005, Santa Barbara, CA
This workshop focuses on spatial methods and perspectives suited for applications in the undergraduate social science curriculum, such as exploratory spatial data analysis and cartographic visualization. Participants will illustrate these methods and design instructional modules and exercises for use in teaching undergraduates. The workshop will also explore strategies for curriculum development and assessment of student learning. Requirements to benefit from this workshop include prior experience with computer file and data management for quantitative analysis and/or basic GIS applications in the social sciences.
Instructors: Stuart Sweeney (coordinator), Sara Fabrikant, Fiona Goodchild, Mike Goodchild, Don Janelle, and Waldo Tobler (of UCSB)
Co-sponsor with CSISS and host institution: Dept. of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara www.geog.ucsb.edu
Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research www.isber.ucsb.edu
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For Resources on Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences, see http://www.csiss.org
Posted by ronbo at 01:01 PM
March 16, 2005
Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, February 2005
Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive. By following the links associated with each study listed, you will find documentation files (PDF) for these studies. Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Archive and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can order data from the Archive. To request specific data files, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link for information on ordering Roper data.
This month the PDF contains:
- Los Angeles Times National and State Exit Poll conducted November 2, 2004 of exiting voters.
- Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International California Recall Election Exit Poll conducted October 7, 2003.
- 2 new Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University's Health Poll Reports conducted in October and December 2004.
These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html
Posted by ronbo at 06:29 PM
Recent ICPSR updates and additions: March 16, 2005
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data
archive along with a list of released data collections that have been
updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
1306 Testing the Expectations Hypothesis: Some New Evidence for Japan
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01306.xml
1307 Increasing Importance of Proximity for Exports From U.S. States
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01307.xml
1308 Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: A Look at Past U.S. Stock Market Booms
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01308.xml
1309 What Does the Federal Reserves
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01309.xml
1310 Discrete Policy Changes and Empirical Models of the Federal Funds Rate
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01310.xml
1312 Stock Return and Interest Rate Risk at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01312.xml
1313 Controlling for Heterogeneity in Gravity Models of Trade and Integration
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01313.xml
3937 Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002: Diary Survey
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03937.xml
3949 Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002: Interview Survey and Detailed Expenditure Files
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03949.xml
4114 Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Court Initiative at Seven Sites in the United States, 2003-2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04114.xml
4119 ABC News/WASHINGTON POST Republican Convention Opener Poll, August 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04119.xml
4145 National Survey of the Japanese Elderly, 1993
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04145.xml
UPDATES:
1275 Cost of Living Index for the American States, 1960-2003
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/01275.xml
4080 Evaluation of the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) Initiative in Four Tribal Sites in the United States, 1995
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04080.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last
ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 06:20 PM
March 11, 2005
Recent ICPSR updates and additions: March 8, 2005
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data
archive along with a list of released data collections that have been
updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
2105 Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) XV: Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education for Fiscal Year 1980
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02105.xml
2106 Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) XVI: Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education for Fiscal Year 1981
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02106.xml
4045 Evaluation of the Lexington County, South Carolina, Domestic Violence Court, 1997-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04045.xml
4077 Evaluation of Waiver Effects in Maryland, 1998-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04077.xml
4087 Measure 11 Sentencing Reform in Oregon: Implementation and System Impact, 1990-1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04087.xml
UPDATES:
9580 American National Election Study: Pooled Senate Election Study, 1988, 1990, 1992
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09580.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 01:10 PM
ICPSR unavailable due to migration of new web site
On Monday, March 14, ICPSR will unveil a new version of its Web site. The site is expected to be inaccessible between 1pm and 5pm EST, while ICPSR shuts down the server, move over new files, and make last-minute changes.
The new site includes some major changes, such as:
- a radically improved download interface
- tab-based navigation
- an update notification service
- a new versioning system to describe files
- new study-level documentation files
- a revised help system that provides the user with OR contact information quickly and easily
A detailed explanation of these changes will be available as an announcement on the front page of the new Web site.
Posted by ronbo at 12:59 PM
March 04, 2005
SIPP: Technical Error in the Weighting of all 2001 Panel Files
A technical error was discovered in the weighting of all 2001 Panel files. The Core and the Topical Module files have been replaced on the SIPP FTP site and the DataFerrett system.
An additional technical error has been discovered in the longitudinal weighting (including calendar year weights) for the 2001 Panel. The longitudinal weighting file has been removed from the SIPP FTP site and from DataFerrett. The process of correcting this problem is underway and a new weighting file will be issued after this process has been completed and verified.
We expect these corrected weights to be available by mid-to-late March. There were cases that incorrectly received zero weights for CY2002 and the longitudinal Waves 1 - 7 and Waves 1 - 9 panel weights. Most of these cases were persons who died between Waves 5 - 9 and therefore should have had a positive weight rather an a zero weight.
For questions pertaining to this issue contact Tracy Mattingly at 301-763-6445.
Posted by ronbo at 01:40 PM