whither or wither? tracking and sharing survey data: findings from the field e. hamilton unb...
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Whither or wither?
Tracking and Sharing Survey Data: Findings from the Field
E. HamiltonUNB LibrariesAccoleds 2003
Recap: NPHS Project Background
DLI training exercise on deconstruction
Congruence of appearance of NPHS cycle 1 and launch of Data Liberation Initiative
Growing concern about production of public use microdata files
Project design
Determine evidence of data use and knowledge transfer relating to the NPHS using standard bibliographic techniques with peer-reviewed databases as well as grey literature searching techniques
Research Findings
Addiction; Adolescence; Age and Ageing; American Journal of Epidemiology; American Journal of Gastroenterology; American Journal of Public Health; Annals of Epidemiology; Arthritis and Rheumatism; British Journal of Clinical Governance; Bulletin of the International Statistics Institute; Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Canadian Family Physician; Canadian Geographer; Canadian Journal of Cardiology; Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy; Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; Canadian Journal of Public Health; Canadian Journal on Aging; Canadian Medical Association Journal; Canadian Nurse; Canadian Psychology; Canadian Public Policy; Canadian Social Trends; Canadian Studies in Population; Chest; Chronic Diseases in Canada; CPA Bulletin; Daedalus; Depression & Anxiety; Diabetes Care; Diabetologia; Disability and Rehabilitation; Disease Management & Health Outcomes; Environmental Research; Epidemiology; Ethnicity & Health; European Respiratory Journal; GeoJournal; Geriatric Nursing; Gerontologist; Health Affairs; Health & Place; Health Policy; Health Reports; Hospital Quarterly; International Journal of Epidemiology; International Journal of Health Services;
• Broad dissemination of research across many disciplines
Research Findings
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Cross-sectional
Longitudinal Share/linked Both
PUMFs received greatest use in file types identified
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Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3
Cycle 1-3
Cycle 3
Cycle 2
Cycle 1
Cycle 1 remains file with most research use*
* Still being cited in 2003
Research Findings
NPHS Masters
NPHS PhD
38 Theses/Dissertations!
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The Question:
Is there a relationship between dissemination practices and
evidence of research outcomes?
Continuum of Access to Statistics Canada Products
Service
Statistics Canada Website
Depository Service Program
Data Liberation Initiative
Sales & Customized Tabulations
Remote Job
Submission
Research Data
Centres
Partner Contracts
Who is eligible
General public
General public through DSP libraries
Post-secondary academic staff & students
Individuals or organizations
Researchers with accepted proposals
Approved researchers
Ministerial approval
Conditions
Available on the Internet at www.statcan.ca
Available on site
Restricted to teaching and research purposes
Contractual; standard fees usually apply
Arrangement between STC & researcher; fee charged
SSHRC peer review & deemed STC employee status
Stringent conditions for authorized use & users only
Products
- The Daily - Canadian Statistics- Census- Community profiles- Downloadable publications
- Paper publications- Electronic publications & select CDs
Standard data products: aggregate databases, public use microdata files, and geography files
Standard data products; custom tables that have been processed by STC;access to specialized databases
Analytic syntax built by researcher using synthetic files, and STC processing
Confidential data files from longitudinal surveys begun in the 1990’s, such as the NPHS, SLID, NLSCY
Linked or share file depending applicant affiliation & purpose of data use
Notes
Warning: some services on the web site are fee-based
Some DSP libraries provide off-site access to authenticated users
Interface to CANSIM I and Trade Analyzer available through CHASS (University of Toronto)
Specialized databases include CANSIM II and the Trade Analyzer
Available for only select surveys; this service most developed for the NPHS
Applications can be submitted through the RDC/SSHRC web site
Risk levels promote vigilence in use
Model for NPHS Dissemination
The Answer?
> 600 Items identified 213 Primary authors 297 Articles discovered 118 Periodicals listed 121 Presentations 59 Grants identified 43 Theses/dissertations 78 Reports
Evidence from NPHS research outcomes study shows “best practice” data dissemination strategies result in a wide range of knowledge transfer.
Next Step: Share Expertise DLI contacts familiar with faculty and
student use of data and are conversant with searching strategies
Much can be learned about data dissemination for other data sets, both new and older ones.
Divisions and producers interested in tracking their surveys (e.g. EDS, CIHI)
EAC approved a research paper series to provide vehicle for sharing knowledge
Research paper series
Research/analytical reports relating to STC secondary data use in teaching, research and provision of data services
Primary research, sometimes research in progress, covering diverse topics such as:
data training and education techniques/programs
evidence of secondary data in KT activities
secondary data archiving and preservation issues
bibliographies and literatures reviews
Whither, not wither!
Like grapes on the vine, raw data are not appreciated until they are picked, amassed, shared, tested, treated, subjected to both rigour and experimentation, touched by the hand of student and master alike—and sometimes, by the flukes of weather.
The product is worth the effort.