Data Set Summary

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

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The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the largest state health survey in the nation. It is a random-dial telephone survey that asks questions on a wide range of health topics. CHIS is conducted on a continuous basis allowing it to provide a detailed picture of the health and health care needs of California’s large and diverse population. A full data cycle takes two years to complete, with over 50,000 Californians surveyed. Continuous data collection allows CHIS to generate timely one-year estimates. CHIS is conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, and the Department of Health Care Services.

Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), 1991-2006

Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), 1991-2006

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Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) was designed to study the adaptation process of the immigrant second generation which is defined broadly as United States-born children with at least one foreign-born parent or children born abroad but brought at an early age to the United States. The original survey was conducted with large samples of second-generation immigrant children attending the 8th and 9th grades in public and private schools in the metropolitan areas of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and San Diego, California.

Educational Longitudinal Survey (ELS), 2002

Educational Longitudinal Survey (ELS), 2002

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The Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS :2002) is designed to monitor the transition of a national sample of young people as they progress from tenth grade through high school and on to post-secondary education and/or the world of work.
As a longitudinal study, ELS: 2002 follows a nationally representative cohort of students from the time they were high school sophomores through the rest of their high school careers.

Immigrants Admitted to The US, 1972

Immigrants Admitted to The US, 1972

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This data collection contains information on the characteristics of aliens who became legal permanent residents of the United States in fiscal year 1972 (July 1971 through June 1972). Data are presented for two types of immigrants. The first category, new arrivals, arrived from outside the United States with valid immigrant visas issued by the United States Department of State. Those in the second category, adjustments, were already in the United States with temporary status and were adjusted to legal permanent residence through petition to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Variables include port of entry, month and year of admission, class of admission, and state and area to which immigrants were admitted. Demographic information such as age, sex, marital status, occupation, country of birth, country of last permanent residence, and nationality is also provided.

Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitian Los Angeles, 2004

Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitian Los Angeles, 2004

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Since 1991, the Russell Sage Foundation has funded a program of research aimed at assessing how well the young adult offspring of recent immigrants are faring as they move through American schools and into the labor market. Two previous major studies have begun to tell us about the paths to incorporation of the children of contemporary immigrants: The Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, and the Immigrant Second Generation in New York study. The Immigration and Intergenerational Mobility in Metropolitan Los Angeles study is the third major initiative analyzing the progress of the new second generation in the United States.

Immigrant Second Generation in Metropolitan New York

Immigrant Second Generation in Metropolitan New York

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The study analyzes the forces leading to or impeding the assimilation of 18- to 32-year-olds from immigrant backgrounds that vary in terms of race, language, and the mix of skills and liabilities their parents brought to the United States. To make sure that what we find derives specifically from growing up in an immigrant family, rather than simply being a young person in New York, a comparison group of people from native born White, Black, and Puerto Rican backgrounds was also studied.

Japanese-American Research Project (JARP): a Three-Generation Study, 1890-1966

Japanese-American Research Project (JARP): a Three-Generation Study, 1890-1966

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This data collection is a socio-historical study of the ways in which three generations (Issei, Nisei, and Sansei) of Japanese American families adapted to social, cultural, educational, occupational, and other institutions of American life. The study examines the experience of the first immigrants to the United States (Issei), and their children (Nisei) and grandchildren (Sansei). Interviews with Issei families stressed the difficulties faced by the immigrants during their early years in the United States, as well as aspects of social and cultural life. Interviews with Nisei included questions on employment, attitudes toward work, income, education, marriage, social relationships, discrimination, and religion. Topics covered in Sansei interviews included birth order, age, marital status, children, social relationships, occupation, industry, income, education, Japanese value systems, marital choices, influence of parents and grandparents, discrimination, religion, political attitudes, and migration.

National Asian American Survey, 2008

National Asian American Survey, 2008

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The 2008 National Asian American Survey (NAAS) contains 5,159 completed telephone interviews of self-identified Asian/Asian American residents of the United States. Interviewing began on August 12, 2008, and ended on October 29, 2008. The survey instrument included questions about political behavior and attitudes as well as personal experiences in immigration to the United States. Topics include attitudes toward government, politics and political issues, extent of political involvement, party affiliation, sources of political information, voting behavior, health and financial status, racial and ethnic identification, linked fate and discrimination, and religious and ethnic social networks. The overall length of the interview was approximately 29 minutes.

National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS), 1988

National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS), 1988

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A nationally representative sample of eighth-graders were first surveyed in the spring of 1988. A sample of these respondents were then resurveyed through four follow-ups in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000. To further enrich the data, students’ teachers, parents, and school administrators were also surveyed. Coursework and grades from students’ high school and post-secondary transcripts are also available in the restricted use dataset – although some composite variables have been made available in the public use file.

National Health Survey, 2012

National Health Survey, 2012

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The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a multi-purpose health survey
conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is the principal source of information on the health of the civilian noninstitutionalized household population of the United States. The NHIS has been conducted continuously since its beginning in 1957. Public use data files are released on an annual basis.