Abstract

In this project, we propose to collect, document, and place in the public domain the second wave of L.A.FANS. Specifically, we propose to: 1. Recontact and reinterview all sampled adult and child respondents from the first wave of the survey (L.A.FANS-1); 2. Sample and interview """"""""new entrant"""""""" adults (age 18 and older) and children (age 17 and younger) who have moved or been born into sampled neighborhoods since L.A.FANS-1; 3. Assess reading and problem-solving skills and take anthropometric measurements for child respondents and their mothers; 4. Conduct systematic social observations (SSO) on all Los Angeles County neighborhoods in which respondents live; 5. Document, clean, and construct public use data sets and make them available to researchers through the L.A.FANS website; and 6. Expand the GIS database of administrative and commercial data for all census tracts in Los Angeles County to include mid-decade information. In combination with L.A.FANS-1, which was completed in January 2002, L.A.FANS-2 will greatly enhance investigators' ability to examine neighborhood and family effects on children's development and to test hypotheses about the mechanisms through which these effects operate. ? ? ?

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD035944-08
Application #
7035807
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-NURS-2 (03))
Program Officer
Evans, V Jeffrey
Project Start
1998-09-18
Project End
2008-11-30
Budget Start
2005-12-01
Budget End
2006-11-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$1,536,837
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095

  Publications

Jones, Malia; Pebley, Anne R (2014) Redefining neighborhoods using common destinations: social characteristics of activity spaces and home census tracts compared. Demography 51:727-52
Bjornstrom, Eileen E S; Kuhl, Danielle C (2014) A different look at the epidemiological paradox: self-rated health, perceived social cohesion, and neighborhood immigrant context. Soc Sci Med 120:118-25
Jones, Malia; Huh, Jimi (2014) Toward a multidimensional understanding of residential neighborhood: a latent profile analysis of Los Angeles neighborhoods and longitudinal adult excess weight. Health Place 27:134-41
Cantrell, Jennifer (2014) A multilevel analysis of gender, Latino immigrant enclaves, and tobacco use behavior. J Urban Health 91:928-39
Bjornstrom, Eileen E S; Ralston, Margaret L; Kuhl, Danielle C (2013) Social cohesion and self-rated health: The moderating effect of neighborhood physical disorder. Am J Community Psychol 52:302-12
Chi, Donald L; Carpiano, Richard M (2013) Neighborhood social capital, neighborhood attachment, and dental care use for Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey adults. Am J Public Health 103:e88-95
Carpiano, Richard M; Kimbro, Rachel T (2012) Neighborhood social capital, parenting strain, and personal mastery among female primary caregivers of children. J Health Soc Behav 53:232-47
Creighton, Mathew J; Goldman, Noreen; Pebley, Anne R et al. (2012) Durational and generational differences in Mexican immigrant obesity: is acculturation the explanation? Soc Sci Med 75:300-10
Jones, Malia; Pebley, Anne R; Sastry, Narayan (2011) Eyes on the Block: Measuring Urban Physical Disorder Through In-Person Observation. Soc Sci Res 40:523-537
Bjornstrom, Eileen E S (2011) The neighborhood context of relative position, trust, and self-rated health. Soc Sci Med 73:42-9

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