U.S. National Survey of Teens Seeking Abortion Services, 1979-1980

Investigators: Aida Torres

The goal of the study was to investigate to what extent parents of unmarried teenagers 17 and younger are informed that their daughters are attending an abortion facility, how parents are informed, and how notification requirements would affect the behavior of those teenagers whose parents do not know. The study also assessed parent-daughter communication regarding contraception and abortion, in addition to contraceptive acquisition, use, and demographic information. Conducted between October 1979 and March 1980, the survey consisted of self-administered questionnaires distributed to all teenage patients in 52 abortion clinics, yielding a final sample of 1,172 (95% of abortion patients). 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.

U.S. National Survey of Young Men, 1979

Investigators: Melvin Zelnik and John F. Kantner

Like the 1971 and 1976 National Surveys of Young Women (DAAPPP Data Set Nos. 01 and 02), the major purpose of this study was to provide estimates of the prevalence of sexual activity, contraceptive use and nonuse, premarital pregnancy and its resolution among U.S. teenagers. The 1979 survey, for the first time, gathered data from young men as well as women (DAAPPP Data Set No. 44). Men aged 17 to 21 living in households in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the continental United States comprised the sample. The survey included 917 ever-married and never-married young men. The men were not only interviewed but received some questions in a self-administered questionnaire.

U.S. National Survey of Young Women, 1971

Investigators: Melvin Zelnik and John F. Kantner

The aim of this study was to document the sexual behavior and practices of females aged 15 to 19 years old living in the U.S. Two national probability samples were drawn, one of adolescent females living in households in the United States, and the second of university students living in dorms. The two samples together had a total of 4,611 respondents. There are 516 variables. Data include information on frequency of sexual behavior, use of contraception, pregnancy, childbearing, and abortion; attitudinal measures on these topics; and basic background information on respondents. Data were collected in mid-1971 by the Institute for Survey Research of Temple University via interviews and self-administered questionnaires.

U.S. National Survey of Young Women, 1976

Investigators: John Kantner and Melvin Zelnik

This study was similar in purpose, scope, and content to the above described 1971 National Survey of Young Women. The total sample size was 2,193, reflecting adjusted completion rates of 76.2% for whites and 78.5% for blacks. Data were obtained entirely through in-person interviews, conducted in the spring and early summer of 1976. 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.

U.S. National Survey of Young Women, 1979

Investigators: Melvin Zelnik and John F. Kantner

Like the 1971 and 1976 National Surveys of Young Women, this study was aimed at providing estimates of the prevalence of sexual activity, contraceptive use and nonuse, premarital pregnancy and its resolution among teenage women. The study also attempted to determine how informed young women were about contraception and the menstrual cycle. The survey also gathered data from young men.

U.S. National Survey of Young Women: Selected Variables, 1971

Investigators: Melvin Zelnik and John Kantner

This study was aimed at documenting the sexual behavior and practices of adolescent females in the U.S. Data on frequency of sexual behavior, use of contraception, pregnancy, childbearing, and abortion were collected. Basic background information on subjects was also collected, to allow investigation of how sexual behavior varies as a function of background. A national probability sample was drawn of females aged 15 to 19 years old living in households in the United States. In addition, another probability sample was taken of female university students living in dorms. The samples together had a total of 4,611 women. Data were collected in mid-1971 via interviews by the Institute for Survey Research of Temple University in a five-month period centering on May 1971. Questions presumed to be more "sensitive" were included in a self-administered questionnaire.

U.S. Survey of Services Provided by Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, 1980

Investigators: JRB Associates

Part of a national investigation of the problems associated with adolescent pregnancy and of methods for improving services to those directly affected by teenage childbearing, this study sought to delineate, identify, describe, and evaluate existing programs at the federal, state, and local levels. The sample for this study consists of 1,118 adolescent pregnancy projects located in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data were obtained regarding (1) the general characteristics of the program, (2) the types of services offered by the program, and (3) key administrative features of the project. 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.

U.S. Survey of Title X-Funded Family Planning Clinics, 1981

Investigators: Roberta Herceg-Baron

This file contains data on the scope of family planning clinic efforts to involve parents in family planning for teenagers. The study sample is based on a 1981 national survey of 351 Title X recipients. Data obtained via telephone interviews included information on agency characteristics, parental involvement activities, and parental consent or notification policies. 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.

U.S. Survey of Unmarried Women Under 18 in Family Planning Clinics, 1979-1980

Investigators: Aida Torres

This file contains information on the extent to which the parents of unmarried teenagers under 18 years of age are informed that their daughters are attending a family planning clinic, how parents have been informed, and how notification requirements would affect the behavior of those teenagers whose parents do not know. The data are based on an Alan Guttmacher Institute survey of 1,212 young women seeking prescription-based contraceptive services from 53 family planning clinics. In addition, information on the metropolitan status of the clinic location and the minimum age at which clinics would provide services without parental consent or notification was added to the data base by the investigators. 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.

U.S.-Mexico Border Survey, 1979

Investigators: Jack C. Smith

Health officials have long recognized that special attention is required to identify and deal with health problems unique to people who live along the U.S.-Mexico border. The United States-Mexico Border Health Association conducted this survey on the utilization of family planning and maternal health services among households in the area in 1979. Its aim was to provide information that would be useful to local, state and regional health officials involved in planning and delivery of family planning and maternal health services in the border area. Data include information on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, alcohol consumption, smoking, and knowledge of contraception. Some general desciptive information about the area surveyed is also included.