Tag: methodology

Abridged Life Tables by Sex and State of Residence Adjusted for Disability, U.S. Population, 1989-1991

Guend, Abdelhani Working paper no. 2002-04  

Survey Measurement of Psychological Well-Being

Springer, Kristen W., and Robert Hauser Working paper no. 2002-09 Abstract This study assesses the measurement properties of Ryff’s scale of Psychological Well-Being (PWB)—a widely-used scale designed to measure six dimensions of PWB. Analyses of self-administered PWB data from three major surveys—Midlife in the United States (MIDUS), National Survey of Families and Households II (NSFH …

Response Errors in Child Support and Paternity Questions: Procedures and Codes for Studying Interaction between the Interviewer and Respondent

Dykema, Jennifer, and Nora Cate Schaeffer Working paper no. 2004-02

Temporal and Spatial Variation in 20th Century U.S. Great Plains Population Change

Curtis, Katherine Working paper no. 2004-12 Abstract Although the Great Plains region typically connotes population loss, there are periods in its history more accurately associated with growth. And while the Plains might be considered homogeneous, there is reason to suspect variation in patterns of population growth across the vast region. Using census data, I employ …

Modeling the Spread of HIV/AIDS in China

Merli, M. Giovanna, Sara Hertog, Bo Wang, Jing Li Working paper no. 2004-14 Abstract The Chinese population is believed to be in the early stages of an HIV/AIDS epidemic, and concerns are great that the epidemic may soon spread to the general population via heterosexual transmission. Using a bio-behavioral macrosimulation model driven by realistic input …

Growth Curve Modeling: An Alternative Approach to Estimating Patterns of Population Change

Curtis, Katherine, and Jerald R. Herting Working paper no. 2004-18 Abstract Working from the formal model of population growth, Pt = P0ert, we use population change in the U.S. Great Plains between 1900 and 1930 to demonstrate the efficiency of an alternative approach to estimating population change, r: growth curve modeling (GCM). Through this method, the …

Public Use Samples of 1910 and 1920 Puerto Rico Censuses

Velyvis, Kristen, Theresa Thompson-Colón, and Halliman Winsborough Working paper no. 2006-01

Coverage Error: The Achilles’ Heel of Web-Based Surveys

Rivas, Salvador Working paper no. 2006-06

“Public Use Samples of 1910 & 1920 Puerto Rican Censuses:” Grant Application to the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service

Palloni, Alberto, Francisco Scarano, and Halliman Winsborough Working paper no. 2007-18

Recent Developments in Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the United States

Hauser, Robert, and David Weir Working paper no. 2009-05