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This study examined the association between invitation message tone and student participation in digitally mediated learning environments. Using a field-based quasi-experimental design, 40 students in the Philippines were assigned through an alternating allocation procedure to receive either a formal, context-rich invitation or a brief informal message directing them to the same online task. Participation was measured at the individual level through link activation, task completion, and response timing using automated digital tracking. Results showed higher completion rates and faster response patterns in the formal message condition. Completion reached 100% in the formal condition compared to 50% in the informal condition (χ²(1, N = 40) = 13.33, p < .001, V = .58). These findings show that message structure is associated with how learners respond to academic requests in digitally mediated environments. While limited by a small sample size and context-specific design, the study provides applied evidence consistent with principles of transactional distance and teaching presence. The findings suggest that low-effort improvements in communication design may support participation in asynchronous open and distance learning systems.

This study examined a pressing racial equity problem in early childhood education: the disproportionate suspension and expulsion of Black and Brown children and children with disabilities from early learning opportunities. The study centered on the legislative process conducted in Oregon during 2021 and 2022 when a grassroot led bill to eliminate the use of exclusionary practices in preschool setting was introduced to the Oregon legislature.

This dataset contains a complete anonymized dataset for each of the three bills involved in the process Senate Bill 236 (2021), House Bill 2166 (2021), and House Bill 5202 (2022).

In the original study, discourse analysis was used to investigate support and opposition to structural remedies to a systemic racial equity problem.

Replication Package for published paper

Paper: The Impact of Electronic Benefit Transfer on Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Journal: Agricultural Economics

Authors: Pei Zhou ([email protected]); Yuqing Zheng; Harry M. Kaiser; Miguel I. Gómez; Lingxiao Wang; Diansheng Dong

Publication Year: 2026

The Japanese General Social Surveys (JGSS) Project is a Japanese version of the General Social Survey (GSS) Project which closely replicates the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It provides data for analyses of Japanese society, attitudes, and behaviors, which makes possible international comparisons. This integrated file includes JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018. JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018 both include two components, a face to face interview and a self-administered questionnaire.

In JGSS-2017 and JGSS-2018, respondents were asked about their demographic and background information (education, employment, unemployment, income, income source, educational expense, marital status, number of siblings, detailed family and household composition, household income), their attitudes and behaviors (habitual behaviors, pets, membership in organizations, leisure, trust in people and institutions, religion, views on family, gender and politics, environment, happiness, life satisfaction, social class, social status, and neighborhood environment) as well as a module from East Asian Social Survey (EASS): EASS 2016 Families in East Asia (e.g. intergenerational support, contact with children, division of household labor, and caregiving).

Community-engaged research is an umbrella term for forms of research that have community and stakeholder engagement as a core principle, for example, patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), participatory action research, and community-based participatory research. However, the implementation and category of community engagement can vary across a spectrum from minimal engagement to fully collaborative engagement. A major methodological gap is the assessment of stakeholder engagement from a stakeholder perspective. Evaluation of the impact of stakeholder engagement on research development, implementation, and outcomes requires the development and validation of tools that assess engagement. This study's objective was to develop and validate comprehensive and condensed versions of a survey instrument that will be completed by stakeholders and used to assess engagement in research studies from a stakeholder perspective.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll #2000-6672: Illegal Drugs and End of Life Survey, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Illegal drug use
• Terminally ill patients

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Insurance Coverage Survey, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Important Health Problems
• Satisfaction
• Important Health Issues
• Uninsured
• Health Plans
• Financial Consequences
• News and Consequences
• News

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Public Health Priorities, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Goals of health professionals

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Public Health Survey, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Goals of health professionals

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Care Priorities, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Important health issues
• Laws

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Health Care Issues, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Important health issues

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2001-845Q: Most Important Health Problems, a survey by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR Survey Research Group. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Important health problems
• Health care problems

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-PRIOR2: Priorities 2--Medical Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Rating of nation's system for providing health care
• Problems with the nation's medical care system
• Problems with the nation's medical care system that government should address
• Recent receipt of medical care
• Rating of recent medical care received
• Problems paying medical bills
• Need for medical care but not seeking it
• Access to the most modern medical technologies/treatments
• Availability of high quality medical services in community
• Health insurance coverage

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092315]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 96 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-QUALITY: Quality of Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Information that would tell the quality of a doctor/medical practice/clinic in comparison to others
• Choice of doctors
• Receipt of information rating doctors/clinics in the community
• Use of information received about ratings of doctors/clinics in making decisions about where to get care
• Use of ratings of doctors/clinic from sources
• Personal health
• Health insurance coverage

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092316]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 125 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-TOBACCO1: Tobacco Survey, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Opinion on smoking in public places
• Favor/oppose total ban on smoking in public places
• Favor/oppose using money from cigarette taxes to pay for programs to help smokers quit
• Perceived amount of state tobacco taxes spent on control/prevention initiatives
• Importance of state government spending of money on control/prevention initiatives
• Effectiveness of ways of quitting smoking
• Personal smoking habits

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092317]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 122 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-TOBACCO2: Tobacco Survey II, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• State government spending on tobacco control/prevention programs
• Personal smoking habits

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092318]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 90 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-VIEWS: Americans' Views on Public Health, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Public health of America
• Government addressing public health
• Quality of life
• Problems in the community
• Health conditions in the community

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092320]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 111 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-VUL: Vulnerable Populations, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Knowledge of maximum yearly income for family of 4 to be considered to be living in poverty
• Knowledge of proportion of United States children who do not complete high school
• Proportion of children living in poverty who do not complete high school
• Government aid to children of legal immigrants
• Favor/oppose continuing government support for children in foster care until age 25
• Most important services for government to spend more money on for children in foster care
• Responsibility for paying for long-term care for older adults
• Preferred place to be if elderly and ill/disabled
• Long-term care insurance
• Seriousness of gun/domestic violence in the community

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092321]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 108 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2007-PRIOR1: Priorities 1--Public Health, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Rating of nation's system for protecting the public from health threats/preventing illness
• Diseases/health conditions posing the greatest threat to the public
• Most important diseases/health conditions for the government to address
• Community quality of life
• Rating of aspects of life in community
• Community problems
• Community health conditions
• Importance of suggested actions to improve nation's health

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092326]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 113 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2007-PRIOR2: Priorities 2--Medical Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Rating of nation's system for providing medical care
• Problems with the nation's medical care system
• Top problems with the nation's medical care system for the government address
• Favor/oppose national health insurance financed by tax money
• Medical care received
• Problems paying medical bills
• Unsought medical care
• Access to most modern medical technologies/treatments
• Availability of high quality medical care in community
• Access to high quality medical care
• Health insurance coverage
• Cost of health insurance

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092327]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 100 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2008-PRIOR1: Health Priorities 1--Americans' Views of the Medical Care System, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Nation's system to protect against health threats
• United States health care system
• National health insurance
• Respondent's personal medical care
• Ability to afford medical bills
• Local institutions
• Personal information regarding respondent
• Other codes

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092332]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 131 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2013 poll The Public's Health Care Agenda for the 113th Congress, a survey from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

• Most important Congressional issues
• Role of government in health care system
• One way to improve health care
• When to work on budget deficit
• Best way to reduce deficit
• Support for program spending reductions
• Support for deficit reduction proposals
• View of 2010 healthcare law
• Importance of government insurance programs to family
• Medicare working well
• Wealthier seniors paying higher premiums
• Changes to Medicare to reduce deficit
• Raising eligibility age
• Need for Medicare reductions
• Program cuts without increasing costs
• State government priorities
• Medicaid working well
• State participation in Medicaid funding
• Greatest health threats to Americans
• Priorities of federal spending
• Preventative care saving money in long run

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092360]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 185 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2014 poll The Burden of Stress in America, a survey from National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

• Stress experienced in past month
• Impact of stress on life aspects
• Stress affecting health
• Stress affecting family and household
• Stress affecting friendships
• Stress affecting work
• Stress affecting community involvement
• Responses to stress
• Time to relax in past month
• Causes of stress
• Concern about various problems
• Daily events contributing to stress
• Reasons for not experiencing stress
• Stress experienced in past year
• Most stressful event in past year
• Things done to reduce stress
• People advising stress reduction methods
• Stress level changes in last few years
• Stress contributing to major life problems
• Stress contributing to future problems
• Stress having positive effect
• Control over stress
• Effect of stress on other people

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092361]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 410 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2014 poll What Shapes Health, a survey from National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

• Concerned about own health
• Meaning of health
• Control over own health
• Effort into maintaining health
• Frequency of healthy activities
• Description of personal health
• Types of healthy habits
• On diet to lose weight
• Ways to improve health
• Things that cause health problems
• Childhood problems causing future health issues
• Participation in community organizations
• Volunteering improving health
• Being told to improve health
• Family/friend behavior influencing health
• Health habits of family/friends
• Problems experienced in adulthood
• Problems experience in childhood
• Receiving health care
• Difficulty accessing health care
• Parents' health
• Recent serious illnesses
• Diagnosed with health conditions
• Frequency of exercising
• Personal weight
• Smoking habits
• Health insurance

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092363]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 244 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2015 poll Sports and Health in America, a survey from National Public Radio/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

• Sports participation in past year
• Exercise in the past year
• Importance of sport/exercise
• Effects of sport/exercise
• Future sport/exercise participation
• Reasons for not participating in sport/exercise
• Sports participation in school
• Desire for child sports participation
• Desire to be professional athlete
• Stopped playing sports
• Reasons for current sports participation
• Child health
• Child sports participation
• Sports participation with child
• Effects of child sports participation
• Hope for child to be professional athlete
• Child exercise
• Obstacles to child sports participation
• Personal health
• Sport/exercise injuries
• Hours of TV

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31095185]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 191 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of the 2017 Discrimination in the United States Survey, a survey from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/National Public Radio conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS). Topics covered in this survey include:

• Belief in discrimination against racial/ethnic minorities
• Discrimination against men/women
• Discrimination against lesbian/gay/bisexual people
• Discrimination against transgender people
• Biggest problem with discrimination against lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) people
• Live on tribal lands
• Local/tribal government
• Discrimination based on race
• Discrimination based on gender
• Discrimination based on being part of the LGBTQ community
• Reasons for avoiding seeking health care
• Experiences with discrimination
• Discrimination resulting in fewer employment opportunities
• Discrimination resulting in unequal pay
• Discrimination resulting in fewer chances for quality education
• Encouraged to/discouraged from applying to college
• Predominant groups living in respondent's area
• Not feeling/being welcomed in neighborhood due to race
• Not feeling/being welcomed in neighborhood due to being part of LGBTQ community
• Considered moving to another area because of discrimination
• Comparing respondent's area to others
• Police using unnecessary force based on race/ethnicity
• Avoiding activities to avoid discrimination from police
• Experiences caused by racial discrimination
• Experiences caused by gender discrimination
• Experiences caused by discrimination against LGBTQ community
• Local police force does/does not reflect racial/ethnic background of community
• Contacted by political representatives about voting/supporting cause
• Registered to vote
• Vote in 2016 presidential election
• Physical health status
• Mental health status
• Disability
• Chronic illness
• Veterans Administration
• Indian Health Services
• Seeking health care
• Insurance coverage

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31114655]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 235 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll: Health Issues Survey, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Important health issues

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll: Drinking and Driving Survey, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Chronic disease
• Important health issues
• Drunk drivers

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2005-DIS: Disparities, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Receipt of poor quality medical care
• Problems receiving quality health care due to race/ethnicity
• Action to ensure racial/ethnic minorities have the same chance to get good quality health care as whites
• Expectation of doctor to understand personal and cultural background's effects on quality of care

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2005-NURSE: Nursing Shortage, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Rating of quality of health care provided by hospitals
• Reasons for poor quality hospital care
• Nursing shortage
• Recent hospitalization in family
• Number of nurses working during recent hospitalization
• Quality of nursing care received during hospitalization
• Choosing a hospital based on quality of nursing care
• 'Magnet' hospitals

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2005-PRIOR1: Priorities 1--Health Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Most important health issues for the government to address
• Most important health care issues for the government to address
• Importance of goals for improving health and health care in country
• Rating of charitable foundations' work done to improve health and health care in country
• Health insurance coverage

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2005-PRIOR2: Priorities 2--Health Care, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Most important health problems facing the nation
• Most important health care problems facing the nation

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-HEALTH: Public Health, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Concern about immediate family members becoming ill soon
• Seasonal influenza shot/vaccine
• Prescription drugs
• Currently have items in home
• Avian/Bird Flu
• Preparedness of groups to provide needed services in the event of a worldwide flu epidemic

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-PRIOR1: Priorities 1--Public Health, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

• Rating of nation's system for protecting the public from health threats/preventing illness
• Diseases/health conditions posing the greatest threat to the public
• Most important diseases/health conditions for the government to address
• Quality of life in community
• Rating of aspects of life in community
• Community problems
• Health conditions in community
• Importance of action to improve nation's health

The East Asian Social Survey (EASS) is a biennial social survey project that serves as a cross-national network of the following four General Social Survey type surveys in East Asia: the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), the Japanese General Social Survey (JGSS), the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), and the Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), and comparatively examines diverse aspects of social life in these regions. Since its 1st module survey in 2006, EASS produces and disseminates its module survey datasets and this is the harmonized data for the 4th module survey, called 'Network Social Capital in East Asia,' which was carried out in 2012 in the four countries.

Survey information in this module focuses on social networks and participation and attitudes toward various social organizations and events. Respondents were asked about common social interactions, family structures and relationships, their neighborhood environments, social support systems, and their trust toward a range of community members and institutions. Additionally, respondents were asked for their opinions on political issues, and about their participation and experience with voting in recent elections.

Demographic and other background information includes age, sex, marital status, religion, years of education completed, employment status, income, and household size and composition.

The goals of this study were to test whether participants who engaged in an extreme ritual in a naturalistic setting would evidence signs of altered states of consciousness, to examine other physiological and affective effects of the ritual, and to determine whether these effects varied based on the role the individual performed within the ritual. A multi-method approach was used that utilized various psychological self-report measures, a measure of cognitive functioning, and a measure of physiological stress. The data collection took place at the "Dance of Souls," a ritual conducted on the last day of the annual Southwest Leather Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in which participants received temporary piercings with hooks or weights attached to the piercings and danced to music provided by drummers.

The associated publication, Altered States of Consciousness during an Extreme Ritual, was used to accompany the data in this collection. Users are encouraged to consult the publication for additional information. The data collection includes one de-identified dataset with 164 variables for 83 cases. Demographic variables include sex, gender, pierced vs. non-pierced, and the role the participant played in the ceremony.

The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) began in 2011 and fosters research to guide efforts to reduce disability, maximize health and independent functioning, and enhance quality of life at older ages. NHATS aims to provide the basis for understanding trends in late-life functioning, how these differ for various population subgroups, and the economic and social consequences of aging and disability for individuals, families, and society.

NHATS gathers information on a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older. The sample is refreshed periodically so that researchers may study national-level disability trends as well as individual trajectories. Annual, in-person interviews collect detailed information on the disablement process and its consequences.

The NHATS interview is guided by a conceptual framework that recognizes physical and cognitive capacity is distinct from the environment in which activities take place. Among the specific content areas included are: the physical, social, technological and service environment, physical and cognitive capacity, use of assistive devices and rehabilitation, help received with daily activities (self-care, household, and medical), participation in valued activities, and wellbeing. A last month of life interview focuses on quality of end of life care. Periodically caregivers of NHATS respondents are interviewed in the supplemental National Study of Caregiving (NSOC). Linkages to Medicare records are also available.

Content was developed by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the fields of demography, geriatric medicine, epidemiology, health services research, economics, and gerontology. NHATS is being led by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with the University of Michigan, with data collection by Westat, and support from the National Institute on Aging.

The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that collects and disseminates data regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, the economy, civil society, and related issues. The data are collected from nationally representative samples in face-to-face interviews in the language of the respondent's choice. Standard topics for the Afrobarometer include attitudes toward and evaluations of democracy, governance and economic conditions, political participation, and national identity. In addition, Round 6 surveys included special modules on taxation; tolerance; crime, conflict and insecurity; political corruption; interregional relations; perceptions of China; use of technology; and social service delivery.

This particular data collection was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Uganda, and also includes a number of "country-specific questions" designed specifically for respondents of the Uganda survey. These "country-specific questions" solicited respondents' opinions on topics such as: the right to freely assemble, trust in various institutions, corruption, government handling of terrorism, electoral reforms, same-sex relationships, and the "Black Monday" campaign.

The surveys also collect a large set of socio-demographic indicators such as age, gender, education level, poverty level, language and ethnicity, and religious affiliation, as well as political party affiliation. Afrobarometer Round 6 surveys were implemented in 36 countries.

The Community College Civic Outcomes Survey, Spring 2016 study examines the individual and institutional factors associated with greater civic agency, capacity, behavior, and knowledge among college students. In Spring 2016, two surveys were digitally administered at 13 community colleges, or community college systems. These colleges were purposively selected for diversity in terms of geography, campus setting, size, and the racial and ethnic composition of their student bodies. This data includes a sample of 1,693 surveys from those collected.

The Civic Outcomes Survey (COS) was administered to students, and included questions related to voting, political and community engagement, civic knowledge, and leadership development. The Institutional Questionnaire (IQ), was admitted to each college's liaisons to The Democracy Commitment (TDC), and included questions related to college-level factors known to influence student engagement. These questions assessed for institutional intentionality towards civic engagement through college missions and strategic planning, as well as academic and faculty focus on civic involvement. Both instruments were previously tested in a small regional pilot and were subsequently refined to allow for greater response variability. Demographic variables include race, income, gender, and enrollment status.

The Community College Civic Outcomes Survey, Spring 2017 study examines the individual and institutional factors associated with greater civic agency, capacity, behavior, and knowledge among college students. In Spring 2017, two surveys were digitally administered at 8 community colleges, or community college systems. These colleges were purposively selected for diversity in terms of geography, campus setting, size, and the racial and ethnic composition of their student bodies. This data includes a sample of 1,168 surveys from those collected.

The Civic Outcomes Survey (COS) was administered to students, and included questions related to voting, political and community engagement, civic knowledge, and leadership development. The Institutional Questionnaire (IQ), was admitted to each college's liaisons to The Democracy Commitment (TDC), and included questions related to college-level factors known to influence student engagement. These questions assessed for institutional intentionality towards civic engagement through college missions and strategic planning, as well as academic and faculty focus on civic involvement. Both instruments were previously tested in a small regional pilot and were subsequently refined to allow for greater response variability. Demographic variables include race, income, gender, and enrollment status.

The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that collects and disseminates data regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, the economy, civil society, and related issues. The data are collected from nationally representative samples in face-to-face interviews in the language of the respondent's choice. Standard topics for the Afrobarometer include attitudes toward and evaluations of democracy, governance and economic conditions, political participation, and national identity. In addition, Round 6 surveys included special modules on taxation; tolerance; crime, conflict and insecurity; political corruption; interregional relations; perceptions of China; use of technology; and social service delivery.

This particular data collection was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Sierra Leone, and also includes a number of "country-specific questions" designed specifically for respondents of the Sierra Leone survey. These "country-specific questions" solicited respondents' opinions on topics such as the Ebola crisis, medical care, and constitutional review.

The surveys also collect a large set of socio-demographic indicators such as age, gender, education level, poverty level, language and ethnicity, and religious affiliation, as well as political party affiliation. Afrobarometer Round 6 surveys were implemented in 36 countries.

The Creating Connection: Building Public Will for Arts and Culture, 2014, study explores arts and culture experiences as they relate to people's core values. The study is part of the Arts Midwest and Metropolitan Group's multi-year social change effort that began in 2012 to advance the position of arts and culture as a recognized, valued, and expected part of the public's everyday lives. The 2014 study seeks to understand how people define their arts and culture experiences, the core values that drive these experiences, and those messages that effectively connect these experiences to their values in order to craft messages that change expectations surrounding arts and culture.

Data was collected from 4,645 participants through a national survey administered September 2014. The base sample consisted of more than 2,586 responses nationwide, with additional oversamples from San Jose (California), California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Oregon. Data is weighted by education, race, age, and party identification to reflect those populations. Variables include information on: faith, family, community, cultural diversity, arts and culture engagement, social activities, artistic expression, and defining arts and culture. Demographic variables include age, race, education, gender, and income.