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The Huffington Post: Conneting the dots between between spirituality and pornography with GSS data
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Posted: 6.18.2013 4:06PM
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The New York Times: Looking at the net worth of younger households with SCF data and statistics
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:32PM
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Health Affairs: The NLSY provides insight into the troubles that might come with being a stepfather
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:27PM
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Slate Magazine: The difficulties of balancing children with a graduate career, discussed with SDR data and findings
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:20PM
Published Research
"Social Isolation and Adult Mortality: The Role of Chronic Inflammation and Sex Differences.", Yang, Y.C., McClintock, M.K., Kozloski, M. and Li, T., 2013
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Posted: 6.17.2013 9:29AM
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The Associated Press, at Yahoo!: The AP-NORC's Civil Liberties and Security study helps us better understand what we want in privacy
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Posted: 6.13.2013 4:01PM
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The Economist: A look back at Andrew Greeley, priest, sociologist, novelist, and part of NORC
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Posted: 6.13.2013 3:57PM
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"The Politics of New Media, Space, and Race: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election.", Stern, M.J. and Rookey, B.D., 2013
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Posted: 6.13.2013 9:38AM
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The Huffington Post: Conneting the dots between between spirituality and pornography with GSS data
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Posted: 6.18.2013 4:06PM
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The New York Times: Looking at the net worth of younger households with SCF data and statistics
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:32PM
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Health Affairs: The NLSY provides insight into the troubles that might come with being a stepfather
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:27PM
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Slate Magazine: The difficulties of balancing children with a graduate career, discussed with SDR data and findings
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Posted: 6.17.2013 4:20PM
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The Associated Press, at Yahoo!: The AP-NORC's Civil Liberties and Security study helps us better understand what we want in privacy
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Posted: 6.13.2013 4:01PM
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The Economist: A look back at Andrew Greeley, priest, sociologist, novelist, and part of NORC
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Posted: 6.13.2013 3:57PM
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ABC News: The NLSY helps better define some of more surprising effects of obesity
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Posted: 6.12.2013 5:16PM
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Leading Poverty Economist Patricia Ruggles Joins NORC at the University of Chicago as a Senior Fellow in the Economics, Labor, and Population Studies Department
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Posted: 6.12.2013 5:02PM
Events
The 4th Health Datapalooza, The Omni Shoreham Hotel, Monday, June 03, 2013
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Posted: 5.28.2013 4:48PM
Publications
"Social Isolation and Adult Mortality: The Role of Chronic Inflammation and Sex Differences." Yang, Y.C., McClintock, M.K., Kozloski, M. and Li, T., 2013
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Posted: 6.17.2013 9:29AM
"The Politics of New Media, Space, and Race: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election." Stern, M.J. and Rookey, B.D., 2013
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Posted: 6.13.2013 9:38AM
"A Multidimensional Measure of Sexual Orientation, Use of Psychoactive Substances, and Depression: Results of a National Survey on Sexual Behavior in France." Lhomond, B., Saurel-Cubizolles, M-J. and Michaels, S., 2013 (forthcoming)
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Posted: 6.11.2013 9:45AM
"Unpacking the DSF in an Attempt to Better Reach the Drop Point Population." Dekker, K., Amaya, A.E., LeClere, F.B. and English, E.M., 2012
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Posted: 6.7.2013 9:42AM
"Aggregate-Level PUF as a New Alternative to the Traditional Unit-Level PUF for Improving Analytic Utility and Data Confidentiality." Singh, A.C. and Borton, J.M., 2012
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Posted: 6.7.2013 9:37AM
"Geographic Inaccuracy of Cell Phone Samples and the Effect on Telephone Survey Bias, Variance, and Cost." Skalland, B.J. and Khare, M., 2013
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Posted: 6.3.2013 11:01AM
"Why Do So Few Women Work in New York (and So Many in Minneapolis)? Labor Supply of Married Women across U.S. Cities." Black, D.A., Kolesnikova, N. and Taylor, L.J., 2013
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Posted: 6.3.2013 10:58AM
"Changing Survey Modes: Does It Matter How You Get There?" LeClere, F.B., Vanicek, J., Xia, K., Amaya, A.E., Murphy, W.E., Fiorio, L. and Carris, K.L., 2012
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Posted: 5.29.2013 10:07AM
Job Postings
Financial Analyst - Health Care Research
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Posted: 1.28.2013 3:30PM
Survey Statistician - Statistics and Methodology
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Posted: 1.11.2013 9:52AM
Survey Methodologist - Statistics and Methodology
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Posted: 1.11.2013 9:51AM
Senior Survey Statistician - Statistics and Methodology
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Posted: 1.11.2013 9:50AM
Senior Survey Methodologist - Statistics and Methodology
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Posted: 1.11.2013 9:49AM
Research Analyst - Public Health Research
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Posted: 1.8.2013 4:58PM
Research Scientist/Economist - International Projects Department
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Posted: 1.8.2013 4:57PM
Research Assistant - Public Health Research
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Posted: 1.8.2013 4:56PM
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Charles Armstrong
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NORC provides services that span the continuum of social science research.
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NORC multidisciplinary project teams include members with expertise and experience in these and other research topics:
Children and Youth
1/14
When, and why, do things go wrong for the most vulnerable young people? NORC’s comprehensive expertise and multi-disciplinary approach is helping to find the answers that enable children and youth reach their full potential. Read more
Security
2/14
Security has traditionally been viewed through the lens of national defense, but world events over the last decade have expanded the public perception of security to include issues of community resiliency that go beyond physical defense and are intertwined with issues of energy and environment. NORC brings together energy, security and environmental expertise to enrich work on complex, vital security projects. Read more
Human Development
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NORC at the University of Chicago is a leader and innovator in social science research, applying innovative and rigorous methods to the most pressing and complex issues today, bringing insights to topics like Human Development. Read more
Education
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From the first GI bill to the No Child Left Behind law, NORC has played a critical role in educational research and understanding what nurtures academic achievement. Collaborative relationships and data collection expertise build knowledge about students ranging from pre-schoolers to doctoral program graduates. Read more
Environment
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Reconciling our standard of living and booming demand for growth with the scarcity of resources and pollution emissions is one of the most difficult and urgent challenges of our time. NORC’s dynamic, interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies brings together experts in energy, public health, security, and environment to address a broad spectrum of issues with implications for national security, the economy, and public health. Read more
Health
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Drawing on 70 years of healthcare, public health and mental health research, NORC has developed effective, innovative ways to conduct research in this rapidly changing, technology-intensive field. Our interdisciplinary team provides data and analysis to help find solutions to tough issues such as healthcare cost, access, and quality. Read more
International Development
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Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Australia. NORC’s international team works on projects that span the globe, providing technical assistance, fielding surveys, and helping to evaluate whether development and assistance programs have a positive, long-term impact and serve aid recipients efficiently and effectively. Read more
Economics
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The fallout of recent financial crises may be with us long after the global economy starts to recover. NORC helps organizations respond with some of the most frequently cited and richest sources of data: the General Social Science Survey, the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, and the Survey of Consumer Finances. Read more
Criminal Justice
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It’s one of society’s most costly institutions, but are efforts to reform the justice system effective, cost efficient, and improving our safety? NORC’s interdisciplinary expertise illuminates multiple perspectives within the legal and justice systems on the impact of reform efforts and diverse topics such as victimization in middle school dating, prison violence, drug markets, and resources for prosecutors and law enforcement. Read more
Sustainability
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NORC at the University of Chicago is a leader and innovator in social science research, applying innovative and rigorous methods to the most pressing and complex issues today, bringing insights to topics like Sustainability. Read more
Energy
11/14
Energy policy and issues require solutions that cannot be determined without careful research and analysis. NORC's approach to energy is innovative, multi-faceted, and interdisciplinary, focusing on the intersections of policy questions in the security, energy, and environmental spheres to provide data and analysis to support informed decision making. Read more
Substance Use
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Substance use remains a stubborn problem, exacting enormous health and productivity costs, threatening family and community stability, and adding to an overburdened criminal justice system. NORC brings exceptional sensitivity and objectivity to the unique challenges of substance use research to provide insight and support effective decision making for substance use issues and programs. Read more
Special Populations
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The complex challenges of studying special populations—minorities, veterans, children, the disabled, prisoners, the elderly—requires cultural competency and advanced research methodologies. NORC’s expertise helps evaluate the programs aimed at improving the circumstances of these groups. Read more
Poverty
14/14
When public housing was demolished in major cities, what happened to the families who lived there? How is poverty tied to race, gender, and even neighborhood or family culture? NORC’s expertise in poverty research sheds light on the individual and systemic issues linked to poverty. Read more
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