Using Secondary Data for Analysis of Marriage and Family

Instructor(s):

• Kate Bartkas, Office of Population Research and the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
• Audrey Beck, Office of Population Research, Princeton University
• Mariah Cheng, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Elizabeth Cooksey, Sociology, Ohio State University
• Paula Goodwin, Survey Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics

The National Center for Marriage Research (NCMR) will sponsor a summer workshop that focuses on analyzing marriage and family research questions using the following four data sources: Fragile Families, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, National Survey of Family Growth, and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The workshop will provide information about the advantages and challenges of using each data source to study marriage and family patterns and change. Data Sharing for Demographic Research at the University of Michigan will facilitate the workshop.

The target audience is graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior researchers, and other researchers who are interested in using the featured secondary data for the analysis of marriage and family. Participants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to minority candidates.

Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of secondary data, fundamental data analytic skills in SPSS, SAS or STATA, and a substantive interest in marriage and family.

Applicants need to include a one-page statement of their research interests and data use plans for specific datasets as well as experience using secondary data. We also require curriculum vitae. Graduate students require a letter of support from their faculty advisor. Supporting materials can be submitted electronically through the Summer Program registration portal on each applicant's Summer Program page. Applications will be reviewed by ICPSR and a NCMR committee.

Deadline: Application due date is Friday May 1, 2009.

The NCMR will offer travel stipends for a limited number of students ($750 maximum) to attend the class. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

The NCMR is funded through a cooperative agreement between the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Bowling Green State University.

Dates:  June 18-19 

Fee:  There will be no tuition fees for accepted participants.

This course is limited to 20 participants.