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Kenya Democratization Survey Project, 2006 (ICPSR 32041)

Released/updated on: 2011-10-13

Geographic coverage: Africa, Kenya, Global

Time period: 2006-05-29--2006-07-04

The Kenya Democratization Survey Project was designed to measure societal support for various constitutional reform proposals, support for the government under President Mwai Kibaki, and trust in the government more generally. The project attempts to measure the attitudes of Kenyan citizens on the democratization process during 2005-2006 period and assess the interplay between ethnicity, attitudes on constitutional reform, the economy, and foreign influence in Kenya. The survey consisted of three parts, Part I: Demographic Information, Part II: Political Perceptions, and Part III: Economic Perceptions and Land Reform. Part I provides variables including gender, marital status, number of wives if married, whether they live in an urban or rural area, native language, ethnicity, religion, highest level of education, and occupation. Part II includes questions pertaining to respondents interest in public affairs, satisfaction with Kenya's democracy, party identification, view of the current constitution's reflection of the values of the Kenyan people, how often the President ignores the constitution, trust in government institutions, perception of public officials' involvement in corruption, the level of respondent approval regarding the government's performance, respondent's view on the government's power, their opinion on changing or keeping the current constitution and on political reform, and the degree of their satisfaction with the current government's constitutional reform process. Part III contains questions concerning the respondent's rating of economic conditions (present and past), their rating of living conditions (present, past, and future), their level of occurrence having gone without basic necessities (such as food, water, medicines or medical treatment, fuel, and cash income), their view on land ownership by foreigners and women, and land seizure and arbitration by the government, their opinion of women holding political office, their stance on the local court's authority to protect local religious practices, their opinion on local religious courts ruling on issues such as marriage and divorce, and whether respondents or family members are HIV positive. In addition, respondents were asked whether they read the newly proposed constitution, and if and how they voted in the November 21, 2005 referendum.

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 1, 1970 (ICPSR 36631)

Released/updated on: 2017-02-22

Geographic coverage: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 1, 1970 collection features data gathered in 1970 as part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys (LAMAS). The LAMAS, beginning in the spring of 1970, are a shared-time omnibus survey of Los Angeles County community members, usually repeated twice annually. The LAMAS were conducted ten times between 1970 and 1976 in an effort to develop a set of standard community profile measures appropriate for use in the planning and evaluation of public policy.

The LAMAS instruments, indexes, and scales were used to track the development and course of social indicators (including social, psychological, health, and economic variables) and the impact of public policy on the community. Questions in this survey covered respondents' attitudes toward the following topics: air pollution, health care services in the community, local government politics, police relations, recreation, and leisure time. In addition, participating researchers were given the option of submitting questions to be asked in addition to the core items. Additional question topics included: politics in general, mobility, housing, schools, segregation, and social attitudes and opinions.

Demographic information collected includes age, race, sex, religion, marital status, education, income, and geographic origin.

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 2, 1970 (ICPSR 36612)

Released/updated on: 2017-03-07

Geographic coverage: Los Angeles, California

Time period: 1970-11-04--1971-01-20

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 2, 1970 collection reflects data gathered in 1970 as part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys (LAMAS). The LAMAS, beginning in the spring of 1970, are a shared-time omnibus survey of Los Angeles County community members, usually repeated twice annually. The LAMAS were conducted ten times between 1970 and 1976 in an effort to develop a set of standard community profile measures appropriate for use in the planning and evaluation of public policy.

The LAMAS instruments, indexes, and scales were used to track the development and course of social indicators (including social, psychological, health, and economic variables) and the impact of public policy on the community. Questions in this survey cover respondents' attitudes toward the following topics: air pollution, health care services in the community, local government politics, police relations, recreation, and leisure time. In addition, participating researchers were given the option of submitting questions to be asked in addition to the core items. These additional question topics include: sleep habits, the true self, impact of computers, job seeking behavior, and mental health and psychological factors.

Demographic variables included in this dataset include age, marital status, religion, sex, education, income, geographic origin, and race.

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 3, 1971 (ICPSR 36611)

Released/updated on: 2017-01-31

Geographic coverage: Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 3, 1971 collection reflects data gathered in 1973 as part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys (LAMAS). The LAMAS, beginning in the spring of 1970, are a shared-time omnibus survey of Los Angeles County community members, usually repeated twice annually. The LAMAS were conducted ten times between 1970 and 1976 in an effort to develop a set of standard community profile measures appropriate for use in the planning and evaluation of public policy.

The LAMAS instruments, indexes, and scales were used to track the development and course of social indicators (including social, psychological, health, and economic variables) and the impact of public policy on the community. Questions in this survey cover respondents' attitudes toward the following topics: the concept of a model neighborhood, air pollution, medical problems and health care services in the community, local government politics, police relations, crime, the Mexican-American protests, and public transportation. A sub-sample of households in the San Fernando Area were asked questions about the 1970 earthquake, rating the effectiveness of local government response and the respondents' feelings about possible future disasters.

Demographic variables included in this dataset include age, marital status, religion, sex, education, income, geographic origin, and race.

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 6, 1973 (ICPSR 36615)

Released/updated on: 2017-10-30

Geographic coverage: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Studies [LAMAS] 6, 1973 collection reflects data gathered in 1973 as part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Studies (LAMAS). The LAMAS, beginning in the spring of 1970, are a shared-time omnibus survey of Los Angeles County community members, usually repeated twice annually. The LAMAS were conducted ten times between 1970 and 1976 in an effort to develop a set of standard community profile measures appropriate for use in the planning and evaluation of public policy.

The LAMAS instruments, indexes, and scales used to track the development and course of social indicators (including social, psychological, health, and economic variables) and the impact of public policy on the community. Questions in this year of the LAMAS cover respondents' attitudes toward the following topics: air pollution, health care services in the community, local government politics, police relations, recreation and leisure time. In addition, participating researchers were given the option of submitting questions to be asked in addition to the core items. These additional question topics include: sleep habits, the true self, impact of computers, job seeking behavior, and mental health and psychological factors.

Demographic variables in this collection include sex, age, race, ethnicity, education, occupation, income, religion, marital status, birth place, and housing type.

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 7, 1973 (ICPSR 36604)

Released/updated on: 2017-01-04

Geographic coverage: Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Surveys [LAMAS] 7, 1973 collection reflects data gathered in 1973 as part of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Studies (LAMAS). The LAMAS, beginning in the spring of 1970, are a shared-time omnibus survey of Los Angeles County community members, usually repeated twice annually. The LAMAS were conducted ten times between 1970 and 1976 in an effort to develop a set of standard community profile measures appropriate for use in the planning and evaluation of public policy.

The LAMAS instruments, indexes, and scales were used to track the development and course of social indicators (including social, psychological, health, and economic variables) and the impact of public policy on the community. Questions in this survey cover respondents' attitudes toward the following topics: community and public services, local government politics, political efficacy, residential mobility, and integration of their neighborhood. In addition, participating researchers were given the option of submitting questions to be asked in addition to the core items. These additional question topics include: travel time to work, number of vehicles, means of transportation, and alcohol use, as well as drinking and driving.

Demographic variables in this collection include sex, age, race, ethnicity, education, occupation, income, religion, marital status, birth place, and housing type.

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National Profile of Local Health Departments, 2010 (ICPSR 32922)

Released/updated on: 2024-02-14

Geographic coverage: United States

Conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the purpose of this survey of local health departments (LHDs) was to advance and support the development of a database for LHDs to describe and understand their structure, function, and capacities. A core set of questions was submitted to every LHD. In addition, some LHDs received one of two randomly assigned modules of supplemental questions. The core questions covered governance, funding, workforce (staffing levels, occupations employed, top executive education and licensure, and percentages of staff by race and Hispanic origin), LHD activities, and community health assessment and health improvement planning. The surveyed LHD activities include immunization, screening for diseases and conditions, treatment for communicable diseases, maternal and child health, epidemiology and surveillance activities, population-based primary prevention activities, and regulation, inspection and/or licensing activities. Topics covered by Module 1 included quality improvement, familiarity with a voluntary national accreditation program for state and local health departments, sharing of resources with other LHDs, emergency preparedness, and information technology. Module 2 examined human resources, policy-making and advocacy, access to health care services, practice-based research, health impact assessments, public health and law, and use of public health reports.

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National Profile of Local Health Departments, 2013 (ICPSR 34990)

Released/updated on: 2024-02-14

Geographic coverage: United States

Conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the purpose of this survey of local health departments (LHDs) was to advance and support the development of a database for LHDs to describe and understand their structure, function, and capacities. A core set of questions was submitted to every LHD. In addition, some LHDs received one of two randomly assigned modules of supplemental questions. The core questions covered governance, funding, workforce (staffing levels, occupations employed, top executive education and licensure), LHD activities, community health assessment and health improvement planning, use of the Community Guide of Preventive Services, and policy-making and advocacy. The surveyed LHD activities include immunization, screening for diseases and conditions, treatment for communicable diseases, maternal and child health, epidemiology and surveillance activities, population-based primary prevention activities, and regulation, inspection and/or licensing activities. Topics covered by Module 1 included quality improvement, accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board, sharing of resources across LHDs, human resources issues, partnerships and collaboration with other organizations in the community, practice-based research, health impact assessments, use of the County Health Rankings reports, and collaboration with public health institutes. Module 2 examined emergency preparedness, public health informatics, access to health care services, and health disparities.