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.

Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions, 1990-91

Investigators: Stanley K. Henshaw and Kathryn Kost

The 1990-91 Alan Guttmacher Institute Survey of Parental Involvement in Minors' Abortion Decisions was designed to study the abortion decision-making behavior of pregnant minors and to determine whom they consulted in abortion decisions. Selfadministered questionnaires were distributed in abortion facilities to collect data on young women aged 17 and younger who were having an abortion in states without parental notification requirements. Forty-six abortion facilities provided data for 1,519 patients who received an abortion during a twelve-week period between December 1990 and June 1991. The questionnaire assessed perceptions of parental attitudes toward respondents' sexual behavior; communication between respondents, parents, and others about the abortion decision; parental reaction to the abortion; the consequences of informing parents about the abortion; and demographic measures including race, religion, school enrollment, and household composition.

Parental Notification Policies in U.S. Abortion Facilities, 1979-1980

Investigators: Aida Torres

The survey provides information on patterns followed by abortion clinics in 1979-1980 regarding parental consent and notification policies for teenagers. Data include at what age services are provided without parental consent or notification, what procedures are followed to obtain parental consent or to notify parents, and under what circumstances teenagers might be served without consent or notification. Conducted between October 1979 and March 1980, the survey consisted of a questionnaire mailed to 2,110 hospitals and freestanding clinics across the country that report abortion services, including private physicians who performed more than 100 abortions during the first quarter of 1978. The final sample includes a total of 645 respondent agencies, weighted by type of agency and by caseload. 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 Planning Discontinuation: Clinic and Community File, 1983-85

Investigators: Roberta Herceg-Baron

This is one of several Data Sets concerning family planning clinic discontinuation in Pennsylvania supported by the Office of Population Affairs (see DAAPPP Set Nos. 74, 75, and 76). The clinics involved are from two provider networks: the Maternal Family Health (MFH) and the Family Planning Council (FPC), representing northeastern/ northcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania, respectively. This data set contains observations at the family planning clinic level, including clinic annual reports, a clinic practices survey administered to clinics participating in the study, patient flow analyses, and 1980 census data. This survey was conducted from October 1983 through June 1985, and includes data from 51 clinics.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 Planning Discontinuation: Patient File, 1983-85

Investigators: Roberta Herceg-Baron

This study is the third in a series of four studies documented by DAAPPP concerning family planning clinic discontinuation in Pennsylvania (see DAAPPP Data Set Nos. 73, 74, and 76). The unit of observation in this Data Set is the patient's file of visit data summarized on a patient basis. The patient file includes data on contraception and childbearing histories, clinic visits, visit coverage, and income and educational levels of respondents. Creation of the patient file relied entirely on information contained in the visit file for the two councils (see DAAPPP Data Set No. 74). The data source was a compilation of PVA's for each council. As with DAAPPP Data Set No. 74, young women were oversampled and a subsequent self-weighting sample of 5% overall was produced. A total of 4,990 women from the MFH and 13,362 women from the FPC are included in this Data Set. 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 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.