Study of American Family Growth - The Princeton Study, 1957-1967

Investigators: Charles F. Westoff, Robert C. Potter Jr., Philip C. Sagi, and Elliot C. Mishler

This classic study examines the fertility history of American couples in the U.S. and the motivational connections between the environment and fertility decisions and behavior. Data describe fertility-planning status, as well as a wide variety of background information, social and psychological attitudes, and behavior. The study was designed as a longitudinal survey and consisted of three interviews between three and seven years apart. Urban, native-born white couples with two children comprised this probability sample, stratified by metropolitan area. The first interview was completed by 1,165 couples (88.7% of the eligible couples), with 905 couples completing the second interview three years later. The final interview, conducted between 1963 and 1967 and scheduled after the end of each couple's reproductive years, was completed by 814 couples. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Study of Family Planning Services and the Distribution of Black Americans, 1968

Investigators: Kenneth C. Kammeyer, Norman R. Yetman, and McKee J. McClendon

This study collected data from a 1969 Planned Parenthood and Office of Economic Opportunity report and from U.S. Bureau of the Census reports in order to investigate the relationships between a number of variables and the availability of family planning services. Data were collected to test the hypothesis that a proportion of blacks in a county would be associated with a greater availability of family planning-services. Additional independent variables included measures of poverty, fertility, urbanization, region, and other ethnic variables. The population consisted of 3,046 (out of 3,072) U.S. counties - Hawaii and Alaska were excluded. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Survey of Family Relations and Adolescent Sex Behavior in Salt Lake City, Utah and Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983

Investigators: Brent C. Miller

This study was conducted as an evaluation of a prevention services demonstration grant awarded to T.D. Olson of Brigham Young University by the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs. In this study, the units of observation are adolescents aged 14-19, attending high schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Surveys were administered as part of a pretest-posttest comparison design of an alternative curriculum offered in health, parenting or home economics classes. The alternative curriculum was constructed to promote a greater degree of parental involvement in the education of family living and sexual decision making. The study was conducted twice, once in 1983 using students in Utah and New Mexico, and again in 1984, adding an additional set of students from California to diversify the study population. The 1984 study also acquired parental data from parent questionnaires which was not part of the 1983 study design. The present Data Set (B4) covers the 1983 study; DAAPPP Data Set B5 chronicles the 1984 study. Both surveys included questions on respondent demographic characteristics, a Family Strengths Scale designed to indicate the quality of family relationships, a Parent-Adolescent Communications Scale that addresses openness of communication and communication problems in the family, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Norwicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale, and questions on adolescents' attitudes and behavior regarding sexual intercourse.

Survey of Family Relations and Adolescent Sex Behavior in Salt Lake City, Utah, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and San Bernardino County, 1984

Investigators: Brent C. Miller

This study was conducted as an evaluation of a prevention services demonstration grant awarded T. D. Olson of Brigham Young University by the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy. In this study, the units of observation are adolescents aged 14-19, attending high schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Salt Lake City, Utah, and San Bernardino County, California. Surveys were administered as part of a pretest-posttest comparison design of an alternative curriculum offered in health, parenting, and home economics classes. The curriculum was constructed to promote a greater degree of parental involvement in the education of family living and sexual decision making. The study was done twice. The first study was done in 1983 using students in Utah and New Mexico (DAAPPP Data Set No. B4). Due to the high proportion of Mormons in the earlier sample, a second study was conducted in 1984, using students in Utah, New Mexico, and California. DAAPPP Data Set B5 covers the 1984 study. The surveys included questions on respondent demographic characteristics, a Family Strengths Scale designed to indicate the quality of family relationships, a Parent-Adolescent Communications Scale that addresses openness of communication and communication problems in the family, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Norwicki- Strickland Locus of Control Scale, and sexual value questions regarding adolescents' attitudes and behavior concerning kissing, petting and intercourse.

Survey of U.S. Family Planning Agencies, 1982 and 1983

Investigators: Aida Torres

This study was conducted to examine the effects of the federal budget cuts on the availability and delivery of family planning agency services. It includes data on changes that occurred in the provision of family planning services between 1980, the year before the 1981 budget cuts, and 1983. It also includes data on type of funding, type of programs and services available, and fee schedules. This mail survey was sent to a random sample of family planning provider agencies, with a total response of 327 providers. A similar follow-up study was carried out in mid-1983. The data has been weighted to account for nearly two-thirds of all patients served in 1980. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Tailoring Family Planning Services to the Special Needs of Adolescents: New Adolescent Approach Protocols

Investigators: Lynn Cooper Breckenmaker & Laraine Winter

This family planning clinic-based intervention was originally developed for teens less than 18 years of age. It is based on the premise that regular contraceptive use by teens can be increased by offering information, social support, and counseling, in addition to health and medical services. Accordingly, the program aims to provide family planning services in a manner that will increase teens' sense of comfort, increase their self-confidence, and reduce any fears that may discourage regular and effective contraception. A key component of the intervention is the Personal Information Form, a one-page questionnaire designed to aid staff in understanding teens' concerns, providing counsel and identifying patients who may be at greatest risk for early pregnancy. To ease teens' anxiety, the first appointment is divided into two visits, with education and counseling provided in the first session and the medical examination (and contraceptive prescription) deferred until the second. The intervention also includes: (1) education in a one-on-one rather than a group setting; (2) use of visual aids; (3) a follow-up visit scheduled six weeks after the initial appointment; and (4) encouragement of participation by family members, partners, and friends, while respecting the patient's right to confidential services. A field study was conducted with 1,261 teens attending six family planning clinics. Compared to their peers receiving standard services, program participants showed significantly greater gains in knowledge, contraceptive usage and significantly fewer pregnancies at the 6- and 12-month follow-up assessments. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.

Teen Talk

Investigators: Marvin Eisen, Alfred L. McAlister, & Gail L. Zellman

This is a collaborative school- and community health centers-based sex and contraception education intervention for teens between the ages of 13 and 19 years. The 12- to 15-hour pregnancy prevention program begins with two large-group, lecture format presentations covering reproductive physiology, contraception methods, and contraceptive effectiveness. During the remaining four sessions, students participate in small group discussions that are designed to help teens: (1) understand and personalize the risks and consequences of teenage pregnancy; (2) develop and practice the skills that will make abstinence an easier decision to implement; and (3) become more knowledgeable regarding contraception. The sessions include games, role plays, and trigger films that encourage group discussion. A field study of the intervention was conducted in both rural and urban communities in Texas and California. Teens of diverse ethnicities recruited from different agencies and schools participated. Participation in the program was especially beneficial to males, leading to a delay in the onset of sexual activity among male virgins, and to the use of more effective contraception among male non-virgins. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.

Testing an Intervention Model for Teen Fertility Control, 1986-1988

Investigators: Marvin B. Eisen

Data were collected in Texas and California over a three-year period in a design which closely approximated a randomized field trial. Six family planning services agencies and one independent school district compared their ``usual care'' outreach or regular classroom curriculum with an experimental Health Belief Model-Social Learning Theory (HBM-SLT)-based intervention program. Each agency recruited its sample by its usual methods and the school district used its eighth and ninth grade population. Within an agency's targeted age range (13-21 overall), participants were unselected with respect to sex, race or ethnicity, and previous coital experience. Participants were randomly assigned individually or by classroom unit to either the agency's usual program (Comparison groups) or to the HBM-SLT program (Experimental groups). Study data were collected at three points: before exposure to the intervention; immediately following the intervention; and twelve months after the scheduled program completion date.

The Abstinence and Contraception Education Storehouse (ACES)

Investigators: Josefina J. Card, Shobana Raghupathy & Charles Klein

ACES is an online library of multimedia activities and exercises that can be used to enhance behavioral skills training in teen sexual risk reduction interventions. The goal is to enable teachers and practitioners to improve program delivery by using these activities to supplement existing interventions, and consequently promote active youth engagement and involvement. ACES has two components: (1) The Youth Activities Library (YAL) (2) The Teacher Training Library (TTL) The activities in the Youth Activities Library are aimed at youth and include multimedia audio-visual presentations, role-play demonstrations, group discussion activities, video clips, quizzes and polls, as well as traditional classroom exercises, handouts, and homework assignments. The library also includes classroom presentation materials that provide factual information on HIV/AIDS and STD awareness (incidence, prevalence, modes of STI transmission etc.). These activities in the YAL are arranged into 40 separate modules, with each module focusing on the following themes in the area of teen HIV/AIDS/STDS and pregnancy prevention: Refusal skills and resistance to peer pressure Assessing risks/using safety skills Stress management/ conflict resolution Dating and relationship decisions Negotiation skills/contraception use HIV/AIDS/STD awareness Safe sex practices Abstinence/delaying sexual activity Sexual orientation Buying contraception Condom demonstration Parent-child communication To help teachers use these modules, ACES also includes tutorials for teacher training. The ACES Teacher Training Library (TTL) is aimed at teachers and will train teachers and practitioners by offering video demonstrations in conducting role plays, group discussions and general classroom management strategies.

U.S. Current Population Survey: Selected Variables-Children, 1980

Investigators: U.S. Census Bureau

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly household sample survey of individuals living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Conducted by the Bureau of the Census, this survey is intended to provide a basis for estimates of employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the general labor force, of the U.S. population as a whole, and of various subgroups of the population. In this survey data on demographic characteristics and employment experiences, for the week preceding the survey, are obtained for household members aged 14 or over. Data are obtained through interviews with a single responsible member of the household. Beginning in 1971, at the request of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a special supplementary survey was conducted in selected years, in conjunction with the June CPS, to obtain data on individuals' marital and fertility histories and on their birth expectations. Data were also obtained on children residing in the household. The file described here (DAAPPP Data Set No. 13) contains data for 37,970 children aged 13 and under residing in households surveyed in the June 1980 CPS. This file is intended as a supplement to the files for women and men included in the June 1980 CPS (DAAPPP Data Set Nos. 11 and 12, respectively). It provides information on the age, sex, race, ethnic background, and relationship to household head for all children in the participating households.