National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, Assembled by Child Trends, 1960-1992

Investigators: Kristin A. Moore & Nancy Snyder

The 1960-1992 National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, Assembled by Child Trends is a compilation of secondary data on adolescent and young women's fertility in the United States. Data are provided in two separate Data Sets. The National Data File, Data Set L8, provides statistics on the number of births, non-marital births, abortions, pregnancies, and first births; rates of birth, non-marital birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality; the percentage of never-married women; and the incidence of third trimester (late) or no prenatal care. Data Set L8 contains 418 variables grouped by age range and ethnicity; the year of data collection serves as the case identification number. The State Data File, Data Set L9, provides statistics for the 50 states and Washington, DC spanning the years 1960 through 1992. Variables in the state data file include number of births, first births, non- marital births, and abortions; birth, pregnancy, and abortion rates per 1,000 women; and the number and percentage of AFDC mothers. Data Set L9 contains 443 variables organized by age range and ethnicity; the state ID code serves as the case identification number.

New York City Study of the Social and Demographic Consequences of Teenage Childbearing, 1973-1976

Investigators: Harriet B. Presser

This study may be described as a follow-back survey of three first-parity cohorts of New York City women: 310 women aged 15-29 who had their first birth in July of 1970, 1971 or 1972. It investigates the relationship between women's roles and fertility, focusing on the age at which women had their first child. In particular, it seeks to determine some of the distinctive role-related aspects of teenage childbearing and childrearing relative to those who postpone motherhood until their twenties. Data for the analysis is a longitudinal study (1973-1976) in three boroughs of New York City, conducted in three waves of interviews. Although the longitudinal period between interviews is only three years, retrospective and prospective questions asked during the interviews permit analysis of the span from early childhood to middle age. 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.

Next Generation of Upper-Limb Prostheses, 1994

Investigators: William H. Donovan, Diane J. Atkins, Denise C.Y. Heard

The Next Generation of Upper-Limb Prostheses, 1994, is based on a study entitled The Next Generation of Myoelectric Prostheses, 1994, which established the TIRR National Upper Limb Amputee Data Base (copyright 1994, TIRR). The project was conducted by The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) from September, 1992 through November, 1994. This epidemiological study established a national data base on adults and children with upper limb loss and evaluated user perceptions of upper-limb prosthetic devices regarding: 1) costs, maintenance, and sensory feedback, 2) activities which can and cannot be done with available prosthetic technology, and 3) areas identified as most important for improvement in prosthetic devices. The TIRR National Upper-Limb Amputee Data Base is perhaps the most extensive survey ever conducted of upper limb amputees in North America concerning their prosthetic requirements. The archived study consists of one aggregate data file for four surveys (a screener survey and three longer surveys specific to prosthetic type). The one page screener survey includes data from 2,477 adults with upper-limb prosthetic devices or parents of children with upper-limb prosthetic devices.

Oakland County, Michigan Contraceptive Self-Care Study, 1987-1989

Investigators: Deborah Oakley

The Oakland County Michigan Contraceptive Self-Care Study: 1987-1989 is a study of nursing intervention in contraceptive care conducted from February 1987 through April 1989 at the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) in Michigan. This study analyzed the prevalence and determinants of the quality of contraceptive use after a first visit to a family planning clinic. The study was quasi-experimental, comparing groups given various nursing intervention techniques with a control group on a variety of reported behaviors. Patients were interviewed at each of three clinics, their needs evaluated by a study nurse and (in the experimental groups) various interventions planned and carried out. Six to twelve months later, the patients responded to a telephone interview. Data were obtained from 1,819 first-time patients at three Oakland County Michigan clinics. This data set includes 639 variables from 360 condom using patients.

Openness in Adoption and Birthmother Adjustment, 1990

Investigators: Ruth G. McRoy

This data set contains information from 169 birthmothers on 35 variables from the study, Openness in Adoption and Birthmother Adjustment. This study is designed to examine the consequences of variations in openness for all members of the adoption triad: birthmothers, adoptive parents, and adopted children. This project was initiated in 1987 with funding from the U.S. Office of Population Affairs (OPA), Department of Health and Human Services. In 1990, additional funding was obtained from OPA and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to expand the study. A total sample of 720 individuals (169 birthmothers, 190 adoptive mothers, 190 adoptive fathers, and 171 children) was secured with the assistance of 35 adoption agencies from across the United States. Children were all placed as infants through adoption agencies four to twelve years prior to the time of the study. In 1995, funding was obtained from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to conduct a longitudinal follow- up study of openness outcomes for the study sample, 12 to 20 years post-placement. This longitudinal investigation ends in 1999. The present data set represents one part of the total study still being conducted. Data from 169 birthmothers includes demographic measures such as birthmother age, education, occupation, marital status, income, ethnicity, and religious affiliation; number of birth children; and adopted child's sex. Data set M7 also includes scores from the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Adults.

Optimizing Partner Notification (OPeN)

Investigators: Tracey E. Wilson PhD, Matthew Hogben, PhD, Nicole Liddon, PhD, William M. McCormack, MD, Steve R. Rubin, & Michael A. Augenbraun, MD

OPEN, a clinic-based patient-centered program, promotes sexually transmitted infection (STI) partner notification in urban, minority populations with high rates of infection. A trained health educator delivers OPEN in 2 one-on-one counseling sessions. The first session (which lasts approximately 30 minutes) is delivered after the initial STI diagnosis, and the second session (which lasts about 10 minutes) is optional, and occurs roughly four weeks later, either in person or by phone. During the first session, the health educator engages in a discussion with the participant about the participant's risky sexual behaviors, and helps the participant to identify potential sexual partners needing notification of the STI. Then the participant and health educator develop a notification plan, and work on skills to improve sexual partner notification through role playing. At the end of the session the participant completes and signs a notification contract. During the second session, the health educator reviews with the participant any progress made on notification, and together they discuss any barriers encountered in notifying partners. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.

Pennsylvania Study of Family Planning Discontinuation: Visit File, 1983-85

Investigators: Roberta Herceg-Baron

The second in a series of family planning studies (see DAAPPP Set Nos. 73, 75, and 76), the units of observation of this study are the family planning clinic visits of individual women on a visit by visit basis. The visit file includes data on counseling procedures, contraception practices, medical assistance coverage, referral sources, and childbearing histories of patients. Conducted from October 1983 through June 1985, patient visit abstracts (PVAs) from Automated Health Records of Philadelphia formed the bases of the study. The clinics involved are from two provider networks: the Maternal Family Health (MFH) representing a collection of counties in northeastern and northcentral Pennsylvania, and the Family Planning Council (FPC), representing southeastern Pennsylvania. Young women were oversampled; the stratified samples were subsampled to produce a representative (self-weighting) sample of 5% overall. For MFH, 22,909 visits by 4,990 women were included; for the FPC, 45,423 visits by 13,362 women were obtained. 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.

Pennsylvania Study of Family Survey File, 1983-85

Investigators: Roberta Herceg-Baron

The fourth in a series of related studies, this Data Set surveys women who had discontinued family planning clinic services. Observations include data on educational and work background of the women surveyed, birth control history, clinics used by the women, and the reasons for discontinuation. The target population was defined as family planning clients in the FPC or MFH systems with the following characteristics: initial clinic visit after 7/01/80; last recorded visit before 6/30/83; not sterile or menopausal at last visit; not using family planning services for pregnancy testing; contact permitted; and not a transient client. The planned sample size was 600, with 400 from the FPC, and 200 from the MFH. The sampling frame was the set of all patients who were noted on their clinic's drop list. Records were sampled systematically at clinic sites, and the sample design was consequently a stratified sampling scheme. The actual interviews were conducted by trained personnel over the phone. 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.

Philadelphia Collaborative Perinatal Project: Economic, Social, and Psychological Consequences of Adolescent Childbearing, 1959-1965

Investigators: Jeanne Marecek

This study examined the consequences of adolescent childbearing for mothers and for their children. The study sample included 2,178 Philadelphia women, primarily black, who were age 25 or younger at the birth of their first child. Data were obtained through interviews and medical examinations, and cover the socioeconomic circumstances of the mother during pregnancy and seven years later, as well as the intellectual and behavioral status of the child at birth and at ages 8 months, 4 years, and 7 years. 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.

Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) I & II: A Responsive Parenting Program for Parents of Infants and Toddlers

Investigators: Susan H. Landry, PhD & Karen E. Smith, PhD

The Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) program is a home visiting intervention for parents of infants and toddlers that target aspects of a responsive parenting style shown to enhance children's cognitive and social development. The goal of the PALS program is to teach parents responsive parenting skills to support their child's social-emotional, cognitive, and language development. The parent learns specific behaviors that help her tune into her child, respond in a sensitive and contingent manner, provide appropriate cognitive and language stimulation, and manage behavior and discipline in a positive, developmentally appropriate manner. The PALS program consists of two separate curricula: the PALS I Infant curriculum and the PALS II Toddler curriculum. Family coaches deliver the intervention by visiting families on a weekly basis over the course of three months. Each session includes a discussion of the parent's practice during the preceding week; introduction of the new topic; viewing of educational videos demonstrating the skill; guided, videotaped practice using the skill with her own child; review of the videotaped practice; and planning for practice during the upcoming week. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.