1. The Rocky Mountain Research Data Center
Advancing the Frontiers of Social Science: Opportunities and Challenges
Jani Little, Executive Director
Katie Genadek, Expected Administrator
The Rocky Mountain Research Data Center
Scouting Data for Health and Mental Health Data
Jani Little
The Rocky Mountain Federal Statistical Research Data Center
(RMRDC)
Jani Little
Executive Director

2. Finding Example Projects, online sources
List of FSRDC Publications using Census Data
Searchable Discussion Paper Series - Every Census-based project in a RDC submits a working paper to the CES Discussion Paper Series - These papers are downloadable in PDF format –
Good search terms “pollution” “oil”

3. Finding Example Projects, online sources
• NCHS Publications - The NCHS RDC website provides a list of all publications that have come out of NCHS projects conducted in the RDC by dataset –
• Abstracts of Approved NCHS Projects—These have been extracted from Annual Reports of CES and RDC activities –
center/proposals
Good search terms “pollution” “oil”

4. Finding Example Projects using the FSRDC Network
•Contact your Administrator—Katie Genadek or RMRDC Director—Jani Little • We can tap into current projects that are in process throughout the system using inter-FSRDC channels
Good search terms “pollution” “oil”

5. Comparing Diet Quality, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Youth with and without ADHD
Researcher: Carol Curtin - University of Massachusetts Medical School
Restricted National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)
Includes youth, ages 8-15, with and without ADHD
Anthropometric, dietary and activity measures include detailed family structure categories
ADHD and other behavioral health conditions assess using gold standard diagnostic

6. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Provides prevalence data on selected diseases and risk factors of U.S. Population
Monitors trends in diseases, behaviors, and environmental exposures
Identifies emerging public health concerns
Provides national baseline information on health and nutrition

7. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2014
Nationally probability sample, approx. 10,000
Data collection from Mobile unit
Interview—acculturation, air quality, allergies, demographics, diet, cognitive functioning, physical activity, sleep disorder, smoking, social support, weight history, family background, food security,
alcohol use, bowel health, overall health, depression screening, pesticide exposure, reproductive health, exposure to chemicals, drug use, sexual behavior, etc
Physical exam — hearing, body measurements, balance, blood pressure, vision, heart, etc
Lab testing —blood, urine, oral rinse, etc

8. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Restricted Data
Identifies geography below national level down to Census block
Youth -- Alcohol and Drug Use, ADHD, STDs, Mental Health Disorders, Depression, Sexual Behavior

9. Complex Families, State Family Policies, and Child Health Disparities
Researchers: Justin Denney, Rachel Kimbro, Christine Percheski, Maria Perez-Patron
Restricted National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH),
includes detailed family structure categories
Detailed child health assessments
Linked with public data of state-level family and welfare policy variables

10. National Survey of Children’s Health
National telephone survey of households with at least 1 child,
N= 91,642
Demographics, Health and Functioning, Home Environment,
Early Childhood Care, Developmental Screening,
Adolescent School, Exercise, Emotional Difficulties
Family Functioning and Parental Health
Neighborhood and Community
All variables restricted
County and zip code geography available

11. Immigration Policy Enforcement and the Mental Health of Mexican Immigrant Families
Researchers at Columbia University: Neeraj Kaushal; Julia Wang
Local and state public deportation enforcement data
Linked with Restricted National Health Interview Survey (NHIS),
includes detailed health behaviors, health and mental health outcomes for Mexican immigrants
Includes state and local geographic identifiers

12. National Health Interview Survey, 1993-2015
Annual Sample that is Nationally and Regionally Representative
Family, Household and Person Self-Report Data
Extensive Health and Social Psychological Measures including
Depress, anxiety
Other Mental Conditions
Other Emotional or Behavioral Problems

13. National Health Interview Survey, Restricted Data
Country of Birth and Related Immigration Variables (Person File)
State and Year of Birth (Person File)
Industry and Occupation Codes
Detailed Race and Hispanic Origin (Person File)
Exact Dates (e.g., date of birth in Person File)
Low levels of geography from state down to tract

14. Early Life Mortality in the U. S. Elizabeth Lawrence, University of N
Early Life Mortality in the U.S. Elizabeth Lawrence, University of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Rick Rogers, University of Colorado Boulder
NHIS-LMFs
246,464 records, 734 deaths
Restricted-use variables
Early life deaths (ages 0-17)
Exact dates (rather than quarters)
Age, day, month of birth, interview, and death
Detailed cause of death (beyond 10 categories)
New mortality linked files, when available
Geographic detail
50 states rather than 4 regions
Age top coding usually at ages 85+
Quarter of birth, interview, and death may be too broad for younger ages.
Some causes of death are perturbed
New matches, available this fall, will first be accessible only in an RDC
South generally experiences higher risk of death

15. Past Projects that Used Restricted NHIS Data
NHIS and Supplement on Aging (SOA) matched with NDI

16. Exposures to Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Respiratory Outcomes in Adults Using Two National Datasets: A Cross-sectional Study
Researchers: Keeve Nachman and Jennifer Parker
Datasets: National Health Interview Survey, EPA Air Data System (External- Linked using geocode)
Sample Size: 109,343 Individuals
“The objectives of this study are to evaluate the relationship between annual average ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations and respiratory outcomes for adults using modeled air pollution and health outcome data and to examine PM2.5 sensitivity across race/ethnicity… Stratified analyses revealed significant associations for non-Hispanic blacks but not for Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites”

17. NCHS Surveys Linked to National Death Index (NDI)
NHIS
NHANES
National Nursing Home Surveys (NNHS)
National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) 2007
Supplement on Aging (SOA)
The Second Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA II)

18. Additional Suicide Sources
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
Includes ICD codes for Suicide Attempts
National Death Index, by adult age, year, state (county is restricted)
Deaths for under 18 is restricted