ASA and Sociometrics are pleased to announce a new collaboration to provide ASA members a discount on data available through Sociometrics.

Sociometrics Corporation is a for-profit research and development firm specializing in social science research applications. It was established in 1983 as a corporation in the State of California. Sociometrics' mission is to produce research-based products and services for a variety of target audiences.

ASA members are able to review data archives in the Social Science Electronic Data Library that covers 350 leading studies in areas such as: teen sexuality and pregnancy, the family, social gerontology, disability, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, human behavior, and child well-being. The data library is an authoritative source on social science data and documentation for researchers, educators, and students.

Other benefits of using Sociometrics include:
• Easy-to-use data library for users proficient in SAS or SPSS, data dictionaries and instructional guides.
• Free technical support from Sociometrics.
• Eight percent of the Social Science Electronic Data Library is unique and not available from any other public sources such as the US government or ICPSR data archives.

ASA members may purchase studies and data sets at www.sociometrics.com. Members should enter the code ASA5 in the promotion field of their online shopping cart to receive a 5% discount on all downloadable products.