NYU Data Catalog

Alternate Title(s): MTF
Authors: Lloyd G. Johnston

Jerald G. Bachman

Patrick M. O'Malley

John E. Schulenberg
Description: The Monitoring the Future annual surveys explore trends and changes in important values, behaviors, and lifestyles of contemporary American youth. Each year, nationally representative samples of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students in the United States are asked to respond to drug use and demographic questions, as well as a subset of topical questions on a variety of subjects such as attitudes toward...
Subject: Mental Health

Population Characteristics

Risk Factors
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Local Expert: Joseph Palamar

Alternate Title(s): YRBS
Description: The NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a subset of the national YRBS conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This survey monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems among youth in New York City. Students complete a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire that measures a variety of behaviors,...
Subject: Health Status

Mental Health

Population Characteristics

Risk Factors
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Local Expert: Kelly V. Ruggles

NYU Dataset

Authors: Brian Elbel
Description: This data was generated during a study to evaluate how the installation of water jets (drinking water dispensers) in New York City public schools affected student consumption of water and milk. Data was collected from 9 schools which received the intervention and 10 comparison (control) schools at three points: pre-intervention/baseline in November 2010, 3.5 months after installation in March 2011,...
Subject: Health Policy

Health Status

Risk Factors
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Omar El Shahawy

Su Hyun Park

Erin Rogers

Jenni A. Shearston

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Description: This dataset contains survey data that was collected in 2015 from 2,460 students aged 18 to 25 years old who were enrolled in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. The study was designed to identify patterns of hookah use, peer influence, and associated risk behaviors among a diverse student population. Stratified probability sampling on the criteria listed below was used to develop statistical...
Subject: Population Characteristics

Risk Factors
Timeframe: 2015
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Stella Yi

Janet Pan

Laura Wyatt
Description: This dataset contains dietary information collected from 83 children aged 8-12 from two New York City public schools in partnership with Common Threads. Chinese-American students were identified by surname (n=22) for comparison with non-Chinese peers (n=61). Participating students completed two short surveys and dietary assessments between January and June 2017 at 6-month intervals. The dietary assessments...
Subject: Population Characteristics
Timeframe: 2017
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Milla Arabadjian

Stephanie Serrato

Mark Sherrid
Description: This dataset was collected as part of a project to assess the availability and utilization of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools in New York State, one of a minority of states which require them in public schools. Between January to March 2018, active nurses who were members of the NYS Association of School Nurses were invited to complete an electronic survey in REDCap to provide information...
Timeframe: 2018
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NYU Dataset

Authors: Ryan Richard Ruff

Richard Niederman
Description: The CariedAway project was a cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial that investigated the non-inferiority of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) versus glass ionomer sealants in the arrest and incidence of dental caries in children when applied through a school-based oral disease prevention program. Secondary objectives of the CariedAway trial were to (1) assess the non-inferiority of SDF when applied...
Subject: Chronic Disease

Health Care System
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