The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), Division of Reproductive Health, Ecuador Reproductive Health Survey, 1994 (Final Report: Spanish). Also available is a summary report on state-specific pregnancy and birth rates among teenagers in the United States, 1991-1992. Single copies are available at no cost from: Behavioral Epidemiology and Demographic Research Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, MS K35, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333
Special Issue of The Journal of Human Resources: The Health and Retirement Study Data Quality and Early Results. Vol. 30, Supplement 1995. Special HRS Issue Editors: Richard V. Burkhauser and Paul J. Gertler. Limited single copies are available by email request to Richard_Suzman@nih.gov .
The International Programs Center of the Bureau of the Census has released an updated version of its population analysis software and manual, describing and presenting the procedure used at IPC to analyse population information, to make direct and indirect estimates of demographic variables and to project population. ($40) Order from: Information and Research Services Branch, ISP, Washington Plaza II room 109, Bureau of the Census, Washington DC 20233-8860; Phone: 301- 457-1351; Fax: 301-457-3033.
Data from an NIA-funded study of Informal and Formal Supports in Aging are available for analysis. Personal interviews were conducted with 1,200 persons ages 40+ in the Albany area. Topics include contact and help between respondents and their parents, children, and others in their network; attitudes regarding formal and informal supports; use of services; health; and demographic indicators. For further information contact John Logan, 518-442-4656; J.LOGAN@ALBANY.EDU or Glenna Spitze, 518-442-4667; G.SPITZE@ALBANY.EDU .
The Panel on Reproductive Health of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council has published Reproductive Health Interventions: Report of a Meeting, which summarizes background papers and discussions at a meeting in Washington, DC in January, 1995. Presentations dealt with costs ad effectiveness, quality assurance, and service integration within the health and family planning sectors, intersectoral efforts in communications and family life education, and violence as a reproductive health problem. A limited number of copies are available from Joyce Walz, Committee on Population, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20418 USA; Fax: 202-334-3768; e-mail: jwalz@NAS.edu .