Companion Files for Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Tiffany Kindratt, University of Texas at Arlington

Version:  View help for Version V1

Version Title:  View help for Version Title Data Files Posted Prior to Open Education Resource Publication

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  Chapter-04-Basic-Data-Analysis 06/28/2022 12:28:PM
  Chapter-05-Complex-Survey-Design-Features 06/28/2022 12:28:PM
  Chapter-06-NHIS 06/28/2022 09:55:PM
  Chapter-07-MEPS 06/28/2022 09:58:PM
  Chapter-08-HINTS 06/28/2022 09:58:PM
  Chapter-09-BRFSS 06/28/2022 10:07:PM
  Chapter-10-NHANES 06/28/2022 10:26:PM

Project Citation: 

Kindratt, Tiffany. Companion Files for Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-06-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E172301V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This repository includes all companion files (syntax, data files, etc.) for the open textbook, Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys. This textbook was developed based on a need to develop open education resources to train future public health professionals how to conduct applied data analysis using secondary national health surveys. A recent study of local health departments demonstrates that MPH graduates may not be prepared for analytical/assessment competencies, including a lack of knowledge, skills and abilities for data collection, database management, data cleaning, quantitative data analysis/statistics, and data analysis using SAS statistical software. A lack of MPH program course offerings and structured curriculum materials available for developing applied data analysis courses may contribute to the limited analytical/assessment competencies among recent graduates.

The open textbook includes details on how to analyze public-use data from five common national health surveys, including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES). 

This data repository includes accompanying SAS syntax and data files for:
  • Chapter 4 Basic Data Analysis
  • Chapter 5 Complex Survey Design Features
  • Chapter 6 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
  • Chapter 7 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
  • Chapter 8 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
  • Chapter 9 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
  • Chapter 10 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources University of Texas at Arlington Coalition for Alternative Resources in Education for Students; United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (R03AG070177); United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging (P30 AG059300)



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