University of Michigan Survey Research Center

University of Michigan Institute for Social Research podcast, The Abstract, back for a second season. The first episode features SRC's Grace Noppert and Center for Political Studies' Michael Traugott discussing ISR's past and future and how they intersected at the 75th anniversary symposium. Listen to this and other episodes of The Abstract, and be sure to follow the show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://lnkd.in/dUYvubY8

We are looking for a Survey Specialist Senior to join the Data Collection Operations unit at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research , Survey Research Center (SRC), Survey Research Operations (SRO). The Data Collection Operations unit is responsible for the recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and supporting approximately 650 SRC data collection staff (centralized and decentralized staff) who serve as interviewers. This position is part of the Production Management Team. Survey Specialists on the Production Management Team support a remote, national data collection staff responsible for meeting project production and cost goals on complex surveys, requiring the use of computer-assisted data collection technologies by telephone or in-person, and also collaborate with our centralized production staff located in Ann Arbor. Visit the University of Michigan posting for more detail and apply: https://lnkd.in/eNgJEciW

Megan Patrick, Yvonne Terry-McElrath, Brooke Arterberry & Richard Miech used #MonitoringTheFuture data to examine reasons for vaping nicotine among eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-grade US students, focusing on differences by vaping frequency and grade https://myumi.ch/DrM56 (Infographic via The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

In 2015, the latest year for which reliable estimates are available, 15 million older Americans didn't have close family and most lived alone. Most lived alone. By 2060, that number is expected to swell to 21 million. In addition, millions of seniors who do have children don't live geographically close to them, or have complicated relationships, making asking for support difficult. These older adults turn to friends, neighbors, church, and other community members when they need help. Sarah Patterson says, "“We’re just beginning to do a better job of understanding that people have a multiplicity of connections outside their families that are essential to their well-being."

According to a new report from CDC, infant mortality remained steady from 2022 to 2023 and black infant mortality remains more than double than white infant mortality. Robin Jacob told ABC News, "I am not surprised; in particular infant mortality among Black women and infants is consistently higher than for white women, but I am disappointed that despite increased awareness and efforts to reduce the disparities, we are not seeing any progress in reducing the infant mortality rate among this population."

Please consider this philanthropic campaign for increasing the training and scholarship of social science. At the University of Michigan Survey Research Center we are hoping to start a new panel to broaden the types of questions that can be asked by University of Michigan researchers, but researchers more broadly as well. We have a MS and PhD program in Survey Methods and Data Science that train social science students in the cutting-edge methods that are important for science, industry, and government. These are just 2 of many programs and projects that are important for building the data and the people who work with that data in the future. Please contact Henry Jewell for any questions or to find out how you can support these endeavors and many more.

This morning at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting: Carina Gronlund will chair the paper session Environment and Aging and present her paper Cognitive Vulnerability to Temperature by Region, Housing, and Neighborhood Safety in Health and Retirement Survey in Room 203 (https://cdmcd.co/nRnYmg) Noah Webster will present his paper The Link Between Education Within Social Networks and Volunteering in Room 204 (https://cdmcd.co/5nZX3j).

It's day 2 of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. A full schedule of SRC participation is on our website: https://myumi.ch/ypGw4. And don't forget to visit SRC and University of Michigan Institute for Social Research booths: National Neighborhood Data Archive (Booth #221) National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) (Booth #306) Panel Study of Income Dynamics (Booth #400) NACDA-The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging at ICPSR (Booth #402) Health and Retirement Study (Booth #403)

It is the first day of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. A full schedule of SRC participation is on our website: https://myumi.ch/ypGw4. And don't forget to visit SRC and University of Michigan Institute for Social Research booths: National Neighborhood Data Archive(Booth #221) National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)?(Booth #306) Panel Study of Income Dynamics (Booth #400) NACDA-The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging at ICPSR?(Booth #402) Health and Retirement Study (Booth #403)

Doctoral student Eugenia Quintanilla studies prosociality in American politics, diving deep on why people make the decisions they do in political contexts. ISR's Next Generation Initiative is helping her develop new insights into American political behavior. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eivgdSB4