Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys is an open education resource available with Mavs Open Press available to read or download online here.
This textbook was developed to train future public health professionals how to conduct secondary data analysis of national health surveys using SAS statistical software. SAS software was selected because it is one of the most commonly used software programs used among public health departments and academia. The book includes details on how to analyze public-use data from five common national health surveys, including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES).
Data Files
SAS syntax files and datasets that accompany the chapters in the textbook are available in the following Open ICPSR data repository:
- Kindratt, Tiffany. Companion Files for Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-06-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E172301V1
Training Videos and Resources
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Video Lecture
Chapter 1 Introduction Slides
Chapter 1 Transcript
Note: The Chapter 1 video lecture includes an older example for the NHANES case study. More details of the NHANES case study are available in Chapter 10. An updated video lecture should be posted in Spring 2024.
Chapter 2: Overview of National Health Surveys
Chapter 2 Video Lecture
Chapter 2 Overview Surveys Slides
Chapter 2 Transcript
Chapter 3: Literature Review
Chapter 3 Video Lecture
Chapter 3 Literature Review Slides_v3
Note: The Chapter 3 video lecture includes an older example for the NHANES case study. More details of the NHANES case study are available in Chapter 10. An updated video lecture should be posted in Spring 2024.
Chapter 4: Basic Data Analysis
Chapter 4 Syntax Files (File 4.1 and 4.2) are located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 4.3 Permanent SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 5: Complex Survey Design Features
Chapter 5 Syntax Files (File 5.1 and 5.2) are located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 5.3 Permanent SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 6: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Chapter 6 Syntax Files (File 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5) are located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 6.4 Permanent SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 7: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Chapter 7 Syntax Files (File 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.5) are located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 7.4 Permanent MEPS SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 8: Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Chapter 8 Syntax File (File 8.1) is located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 8.2 Permanent HINTS SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 9: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Chapter 9 Syntax Files (Files 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) are located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 9.5 BRFSS 2019 Data File Texas ADRD Caregivers
Chapter 10: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Chapter 10 Syntax File (File 10.1) is located in the Open ICPSR data repository. This file type can no longer be uploaded through the UTA CampusPress website.
File 10.2 Permanent NHANES SAS Analytic Database
Chapter 11: Reporting Results
Chapter 11 Part 1 Presentations Video Lecture
Chapter 11 Part 1 Presentations Slides
Chapter 11 Part 2 Manuscripts Video Lecture
Chapter 11 Part 2 Manuscripts Slides
Chapter 12: Summary
No associated data files.