Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey: Integrated User Training and Support

描述（由申请人提供）：NICHD资助的洛杉矶家庭和邻里调查（L.A.FANS）被广泛认为是研究邻里社会和物理环境对家庭，成人和儿童影响的重要研究工具。该调查采用独特的纵向设计，追踪居民进出社区的动向，可以直接观察社区选择。洛杉矶FANS收集的地理空间信息在美国大型代表性调查中是无与伦比的，因此，在推进空间人口统计学和理解地方在日常生活中的作用方面发挥着至关重要的作用。由于这项研究位于洛杉矶的洛杉矶县，洛杉矶的FANS也与芝加哥等老工业城市形成了重要的对比，这些城市为我们提供了大部分关于城市社区的知识。它也是研究移民融合和拉丁美洲家庭福利的重要工具。L.A.FANS数据已被多个领域的广泛研究人员使用。然而，洛杉矶FANS数据的复杂设计和丰富性对于新用户甚至许多经验丰富的分析师来说都是一个挑战。特别是纵向数据，需要大量的时间投资，以充分发挥其潜力。这些因素意味着洛杉矶FANS数据的全部潜力还有待开发。该提案旨在为教育和用户支持活动提供资金，旨在扩大研究和政策社区对洛杉矶FANS数据的使用，以研究邻里效应，行为的地理空间方面，城市人口统计学，移民和拉丁裔福利以及许多其他问题。这些活动包括：（1）在年度专业协会会议和在线课程上举办一系列为期一天的讲习班;（2）面向研究生、博士后、助理教授和初级研究人员的关于洛杉矶FANS数据分析的年度讲习班;（3）通过洛杉矶FANS网站和在线设施提供快速响应用户支持服务;（4）准备来自洛杉矶FANS第2.5波的数据（由不同的调查人员收集）以供公开发布;（5）开发一个新的在线课程，介绍调查数据中受访者间接识别的潜在风险;以及（6）洛杉矶FANS用户会议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The NICHD-funded Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS) is widely recognized as an important research tool for studying the effects of neighborhood social and physical context for families, adults and children. The unique longitudinal design of the survey traces the movements of residents into and out of neighborhoods, allowing direct observation of neighborhood selection. The geospatial information collected in L.A.FANS is unparalleled among large, representative surveys in the U.S. and, thus, plays a crucial role in advancing spatial demography and understanding the role of place in daily life. Because the study is located in Los Angeles County, L.A.FANS is also provides an important contrast to older industrial cities such as Chicago which have provided most of our knowledge about urban neighborhoods. It is also a vital tool for the study of immigrant integration and the welfare of Latino families. L.A.FANS data have been used by a broad array of researchers in multiple fields. However, the complex design and richness of L.A.FANS data can be challenging for new users and even for many experienced analysts. The longitudinal data, in particular, require considerable time investment to exploit their potential fully. These factors mean that the full potential of L.A.FANS data has yet to be exploited. This proposal seeks funding for educational and user support activities designed to expand the research and policy communities' use of L.A.FANS data to study neighborhood effects, geospatial aspects of behavior, urban demography, immigrant and Latino welfare, and many other issues. These activities include: (1) a series of one-day workshops at annual professional association meetings and an online course; (2) annual workshops on L.A.FANS data analysis geared to graduate students, post-docs, assistant professors, and junior researchers; (3) rapid response user support services through the L.A.FANS website and through online facilities; (4) preparing data from Wave 2.5 of L.A.FANS (which was collected by separate investigators) for public release; (5) developing a new online course on the potential risks of indirect identificatio of respondents in survey data; and (6) an L.A.FANS Users' Conference.