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Development of Data, Surveys, & Indicators

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Design for Survey of Persons with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities: Summary of Recommendations for Survey Questions and Screening Criteria

This document contains brief summaries of recommendations for survey items to be included in the Survey of Persons with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. The domains covered by these recommendations are based on the core set identified in consultation with the Technical Advisory Group and HHS. [49 PDF pages]

The Activities of Daily Living, National Surveys and Long-Term Care Cost Estimates: Two Current Initiatives

This paper was presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 17-21, 1989. It focuses on several problems associated with making estimates using activities of daily living and highlights some of the methodological work carried out or sponsored by HHS to overcome these problems. [14 PDF pages]

Measuring the Activities of Daily Living Among the Elderly: A Guide to National Surveys

The activities of daily living (ADLs) are the basic task of everyday life: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and transferring. Although persons of all ages may have problems performing ADLs, disability prevalence rates are much higher for the elderly — rising steeply with advancing age.

Evaluation of the 1989 Child Care Supplement in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

This report summarizes the results of a special experiment in the collection (from 347 mothers) of detailed current and retrospective child care information carried out in conjunction with the 1989 (11th round) wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.

Survey Data Collection Design and Procedures

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Final Report on the Effects of Sample Attrition on Estimates of Channeling's Impacts

Randall S. Brown, Peter A. Mossel, Jennifer Schore, Nancy Holden and Judy Roberts Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Clinical Baseline Assessment Instrument Set

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Clinical Baseline Assessment Instrument Set Temple University, Institute on Aging 1983 PDF Version (68 PDF pages)

A Guide to Memorandum of Understanding Negotiation and Development

This paper describes a practical step-by-step approach to negotiating memoranda of understanding. Although they were written for Channeling agencies, the techniques as described would be useful for any social service agency interested in developing formalized interagency agreements. The document includes model agreements. [26 PDF pages]