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American Family Data Archive (Volume 1)
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STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Access to files on CD limited to Penn State PRI researchers.
DESCRIPTION: The American Family Data Archive (AFDA) is a collection of social science Data Sets on topics related to the family, family structure, and family well-being. AFDA offers access to family issues such as child care, employment, marital disruption, and child custody. State-of-the-art research data on the American family are available through two volumes of Sociometrics' American Family Data Archive (AFDA). AFDA contains machine-readable raw data and documentation from nationally recognized studies on important issues relating to American family life, demographics, and family patterns. Data sets in the archive may be purchased individually or grouped in any number of data set combinations.
ORIGINATING AGENCY / PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): Sociometrics - Sociometrics compiled the collection and is the responsible disemminator of this data collection. Datasets in the archive, as with all of Sociometrics 'topically focused data archives, have been selected with the guidance of national panel of leading researchers in the field. The AFDA panel, chaired by Dr. Brent Miller, includes Drs. Richard Kulka, Theodora Ooms, Douglas Sprenkle, Elizabeth Thomson, and Arland Thornton.
RELATED WEB SITES:
Sociometrics site for the American Family Data Archive
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PLEASE NOTE: Both CDs must be used together for certain programs. If you are unable to locate hardcopy documentation and would like to have it please contact the Data Archivist . There are no abstracts associated with this dataset available on the web. If you would like a brief description of each dataset, click on the link above for the Sociometrics site, scroll down to AFDA Volume 1 and click on the link for the dataset you are interested in.
| DATASET NAME | Data Location | Input Statement | Documentation Location |
| National Survey of Families and Households, 1988 P.I.(s): J. Sweet, L. Bumpass, & V. Call | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be | 806 Oswald |
| 1976-1987 National Survey of Children: Waves 1, 2, and 3 P.I.(s): N. Zill, J. Peterson, K. Moore, & F. Furstenberg | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| National Child Care Survey 1990: Parent Study P.I.(s): S. Hofferth, A. Brayfield, et al | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| National Child Care Survey 1990: Low-Income Substudy P.I.(s): S. Hofferth, A. Brayfield, et al | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| A Profile of Child Care Settings: Home-Based Programs, 1990 P.I.(s): E. Kisker & V. Piper | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| A Profile of Child Care Settings: Center-Based Programs, 1990 P.I.(s): E. Kisker & V. Piper | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| National Commission on Children: 1990 Survey of Parents and Children P.I.(s): K. Moore | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald (original codebook & instruments also) |
| Marital Instability Over the Life Course: 1981-1988 P.I.(s): A. Booth, D. Johnson, L. White, & J. Edwards | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be found here | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be found here | 806 Oswald |
| Stanford Child Custody Study: Family, 1984-1990 P.I.(s): E. Maccoby, R. Mnookin, & C. Depner | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| Stanford Child Custody Study: Child, 1984-1990 P.I.(s): E. Maccoby, R. Mnookin, & C. Depner | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| 1975 National Family Violence Survey P.I.(s): M. Straus & R. Gelles | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| 1985 National Family Violence Survey P.I.(s): M. Straus & R. Gelles | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |
| National Health Interview Survey on Child Health, 1988 P.I.(s): National Center for Health Statistics | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) Data for this study can also be | 806 Oswald |
| Treatment Process: A Problem at Three Levels, 1988 P.I.(s): G. Patterson & P. Chamberlain | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald PRI (CD-ROM) (2 volumes) | 806 Oswald |