This project is a national, random digit-dialed telephone survey of 2,800 community-living U.S. adults between the ages of 35 and 89 to collect information on health-related quality of life.
Data Collection
The 1910 And 1920 Puerto Rican Census Project
The 1910 and 1920 Puerto Rican Census Project consist of creating a public use samples from the 1910 and 1920 censuses of the population of Puerto Rico.
Food & Veggie Connection Project
The goal of this project is to gather information on young adults’ views and eating habits related to fruit and vegetables. The responses will help develop nutrition education materials for young adults.
Nanotechnology Survey I
The purpose of this survey is to explore the linkages among various aspects of public response to new technologies and scientific developments, such as nanotechnology.
Public Interest Law Organizations Study
The study focuses on the variation in strategy, structure, and mission among public interest law organizations and hopes to map the growing diversity of public interest practice in the United States.
National Survey of Families and Households
The comprehensive study of family life in the U.S. will interview a portion of the original sample and their young adult sons and daughters.
The Science of Asking Questions
Environmental Manufacturers Survey
This study is designed to validate environmental performance models/management systems and measure their performance. The UWSC will conduct telephone interviews with a total of 900 plastics and fabricated metals manufacturers throughout the United States to get a picture of how these manufacturers deal with environmental issues internally.
Chicago Longitudinal Study
The Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS) is being done to investigate the long-term effects of early childhood interventions on the educational and social development of 1,539 individuals who grew up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago.
Minnessota Veterans Administration Study
The purpose of this survey was to assess veteran’s knowledge of prostate cancer screening and to test the effectiveness of an informational brochure and video, designed by the Minneapolis VA, on veteran’s level of knowledge about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening.