Online and in-person workshops detailing long-running study of substance abuse
The Monitoring the Future (MTF) project (http://monitoringthefuture.org/) is a long-term epidemiologic and etiologic study of substance use among the nation’s youth and adults. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 1975, the MTF project has collected data annually from nationally representative samples of high school seniors. Beginning in 1991, similar surveys of nationally representative samples of 8th and 10th graders have been collected as well. In all, approximately 50,000 students annually respond to about 100 drug use and demographic questions, as well as to about 200 questions on subjects such as attitudes toward government, social institutions, race relations, changing gender roles, educational aspirations, occupational aims, and marital plans.
The MTF project also includes a longitudinal panel study component, now spanning ages 19-65.
This workshop will introduce participants to the MTF cross-sectional data (public-use and restricted-use) and the restricted-use longitudinal panel data available from the ICPSR/NAHDAP. The workshop will consist of a brief overview of the MTF Cross-sectional and Panel studies and a detailed discussion of the content of MTF public release and restricted-use data, data management, and analysis planning including a complex sample design.
Please note there are two sections of this workshop. The first section (July 9-11) is online-only. The second section (July 28-30) is in-person only. Both sections cover the same material. Applicants may apply for one or both sections and should specify their interest for attending online, in-person, or both.
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