Secondary Data Analysis: Benefits and Opportunities at the National Institute on Drug Abuse

• In Event: Child development data for secondary analysis from the Departments of Education & Health and Human Services

Abstract

Data collected through federally funded surveys are often made available for secondary data analysis and can be a valuable resource for studies examining developmental questions that would not otherwise be feasible for a single researcher or research organization to undertake. The first presentation provides information about the benefits of secondary data analysis and highlights opportunities at NIH, primarily at NIDA, for using secondary data. Funding mechanisms appropriate for secondary data analysis, as well as scientific considerations for their use, and some of the datasets of particularly relevant for researchers in child development, such as the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study and the ABCD Study, are highlighted. The presentation also includes information on the National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP), an archive that houses multiple datasets with a focus on addiction and related outcomes.

Author

• Kathy Etz, National Institute of Health
  Presenting Author